Beginning Monday, July 16, Google Calendar meeting room and resource names will be updated to meet Google’s new required standard.

To meet this standard, Office of Information Technologies (OIT) Google administrators have organized the ND meeting rooms and resources by building instead of department. However, you will still be able search for available resources in your department by typing your department’s name in the room search bar.

Additional information about the rooms and resources will now be instantly available, such as:

• Rooms: Building name, floor, section, room name, capacity

• Resources:  Building name, floor, section, resource name, capacity (if applicable)

When reviewing the available options for your upcoming meeting or event, just hover over the name to see the details. For a preview of how the resources will look, create an event and search for “OIT” in the rooms search bar. These rooms and resources have already been changed to the new format.

With this change, Google incorporated some time-saving automation features you can take advantage of now–such as improved automated room suggestions when you are booking events in Calendar. It also provides a base for future automation enhancements.

For additional information, please contact the OIT Help Desk at 574-631-8111, oithelp@nd.edu, or chat at: help.nd.edu.