The study resulted in a recommendation to centralize all reservations for space in one office. After reviewing several systems, EMS was purchased to fully implement the recommendations. EMS Professional handles reservations and details associated with events. Virtual EMS is the web enabled application which we use for faculty, staff, and students to access the site and view scheduled events. We have it set up so that they can request a User ID to search for space, submit secured on-line requests, and view the status of their request.
Guests can also view scheduled events from the web site.
Before each semester we use the Academic Import Utility to import all classes from Banner into EMS Professional. All classes are on the system which is very helpful in booking special events, conferences, one time users, etc. We have been happy with the system. This is a quick answer email for those of you who have switched from one scheduling software system to another . . . For our planning purposes here, I'm trying to get an idea of what a realistic time line will be.