Join our CEO Denis Ahern and Business Development Manager Helena O' Brien on our inaugural episode of the IMS Hotel Tech Unwrapped podcast series, where we unravel the pivotal role of technology in hospitality.

Watch video here.

02:15 - Partnership with a hotel group to improve online reputation

03:19 - The importance of guest feedback and online reputation

04:46 - Analysing the Wi-Fi score and other technology categories

06:42 - Lessons learned from the partnership

07:18 - The impact of guest reviews on bookings

08:12 - Investing in TV solutions to increase rankings#

09:09 - Simplifying technology and the guest digital journey

11:33 - The value of technology for operators and guests

12:11 - The challenges of integrating new technology

13:38 - The cost of technology and making informed investment decisions

15:30 - Key takeaways and conclusion

Resources:

Limerick Treaty Suicide Prevention

Phone: 085 784 5347

Email: [email protected]

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/treatysuicideprevention/

Where to get help:

A GP

A GP can offer support for anyone in crisis. If possible, ask someone to come along with you. Find a service near you:

HSE Mental Health Services

If you are being supported by a mental health team, or have been in the past, contact the service for support in a crisis.

Samaritans

Samaritans services are available 24 hours a day, for confidential, non-judgmental support.

Pieta

Pieta provide a range of suicide and self-harm prevention services.

Text About It

Text About It is a free, anonymous, 24/7 messaging service providing everything from a calming chat to immediate support for our mental health and emotional wellbeing.

Childline

A free 24/7 support service for children and young people up to and including those age 18 years of age.

Hospital and emergency services

If you, or someone you know is at immediate risk of harm, go to or call the emergency department of your local general hospital. You can also contact emergency services on 112 or 999 anytime, day or night. 

Visit www.yourmentalhealth.ie for information on how to mind your mental health, support others, or to find a support service in your area. You can also call the Your Mental Health Information Line on 1800 111 888, anytime day or night, for information on mental health services in your area.

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Julian Lloyd as Commerical Director for IMS UK.

As part of our best practices for using Zoom, IMS is delighted to host a webinar on Virtual Event Production.  We have special guest Mr Paul Richards who is the Chief Streaming Officer at StreamGeeks.  Paul is a Live Streaming and Cloud-Based Video Collaboration Expert with over 10 years in the audio-visual industry. He is experienced in implementing affordable & effective unified communications for video broadcasting and collaboration.  This free event will show how to deliver Edutainment for amateur and professional live video productions. Paul will also be discussing his upcoming Presence Summit and what is going on behind the scenes as they prepare to kick off their event on July 15th.

Are you preparing to speak at or host an online event? Zoom Video Webinars make it easy to host and attend events from anywhere. As a presenter, it is important that you look and sound your best on video so your attendees can focus on the content. We’ve compiled our best practices/tips for the optimum setup for hosts and panelists using Zoom. Join Jason Mobley - UC Guru, Joshua A. Jones - The WebiNerd, Eric de Jager - TechSonic and Shane Hartigan - IMS on how to get the best out of your online events.

COVID-19 is creating unprecedented challenges for our businesses today. Companies need to react at speed and get creative to deal with the disruption due to the pandemic. This is especially evident within manufacturing. As infections spread around the world different countries, health systems and industries have redirected substantial resources to COVID-19 response efforts. Some extraordinary measures are underway to rapidly deal with the issue. The crisis has forced industry to quickly recalibrate across the value chain from suppliers to customer needs.   

Our webinar, chaired by Cathal Reilly (CEIA, Chairman) with have a panel of Industry members led by Sean Gayer, VP Operations Boston Scientific, and to include Sean Sheehan CEO Wisetek and Jerry Sweeney CEO CloudCIX. They will discuss and share with you how each of their business are:  

• Re-aligning business Priorities 

• Re-structuring their Organisation capabilities 

• Workforce planning incorporating Corona Virus safety planning guidelines 

• Ramp strategy plan 

• How their teams are dealing with the new norm

A special webinar co-hosted by the Education Centre Network and IMS to demonstrate the capabilities of Zoom in an Education setting.

Episode #5: - Special Webinar: "Remote working used to be a luxury, now it’s a necessity - Hosted IT@Cork & IMS

Special Webinar: "Zoom for Education" - Hosted by the Education Centre Tralee & IMS

A special webinar hosted by it@cork for its members and the general public on the current status of COVID-19 and the mathematical modelling behind the exponential spread of the virus globally.

Panellist/Line-up:  

> Prof. Patricia Kearney – Cardiovascular Epidemiologist and Clinical Trialist, School of Public Health, University College Cork 

> Prof. John O’Leary – Professor/Chair of Pathology, Trinity College Dublin

 > Dr Martin Hogan – Managing Director CHI Cork, Past Dean of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine  

> Karen Egan – VP Advanced Customer Engagement, VMware 

> Jerry Sweeney – Founder, MD CloudCIX