There's a commercial package that they're very interested in selling to you but in reality, you can get practically all of the functionality for scheduling (via the Web Ajax interface) with the FOSS version. Regardless, I'd encourage you to download and try it out.
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Hoover Chan chan@sacredsf.org
Technology Director
Schools of the Sacred Heart
2222 Broadway St.
San Francisco, CA 94115
----- "Tech Dept" <techpurchases@jpds.org> wrote:
> What solutions are being deployed out there to track room usage/
> availability, etc? We're seeking the ability to manage our event
> scheduling
> in a 'smarter' way. We want to be able to look in a single place to
> know
> what events are scheduled in which rooms, when, and with which
> resources
> (projector, tables, etc).
>
> We're considering a software package from Event Management Systems.
> EMS
> Lite requires a host SQL server. The demo looked promising but I'm
> doing
> due diligence. Do any of you have experience with this
> company/package?
> What other solutions have you tried? We're currently using a
> spreadsheet
> and it really isn't solving our problems.
>
> Just brainstorming features we'd like to see:
> * Give a complete picture of a day - which events are occuring in
> which
> rooms, and which resources are requested
> * notify specific departments (or responsible individuals) in advance
> when
> certain resources are required (eg tech dept for projector)
> * Show which rooms are available for an upcoming event, filtered by
> capacity
> and features
> * Include student information at least including courses and schedule
>
> * Associate those classes with a specific teacher and a specific
> day/time
> and room
> * Show exactly where the student is supposed to be at any given
> moment, on
> any given day, including special events and field trips
> * Show exactly where each teacher is supposed to be at any given
> moment
> * (For those facilities which rent out their space) track charges,
> contracts
> and billing info and plug that billing/payment info into accounting
> software
>
>
> Our SID (PCR Educator) can hold a list of available spaces/rooms, and
> can be
> used to build a schedule of which classes are being held in each room.
> In
> an ideal world, PCR would also be able to track one-time or recurring
> non-academic events and resource requirements.
>
> Any help/guidance is appreciated.
>
> Dan Berger
> Jewish Primary Day School of the Nation's Capital
> Washington, DC
>
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