The ISE community supports the Emma Children's Hospital in Amsterdam with a technological project

The work of organizers and companies of the event has not ended with the mere exhibition, but in a charitable project to create a new high-tech entertainment space, in collaboration with the University Medical Center of the Dutch capital.

In the last edition that will be held in Amsterdam, el certamen Integrated Systems Europe (WHEREAS) it doesn't go empty, since it has committed the support of its global community to a charitable project for the Emma Children's Hospital.

Multiple brands in the audiovisual sector and Wolf, installer and winner of this year's Cedia award, are working together to create an innovative and fun entertainment room in The Jeroen Pit House, a new transitional care unit for children with chronic illnesses and their families on the grounds of the University Medical Center Amsterdam.

“We are pleased to utilize our industry connections and those of our co-owners, give in y Avixa, to bring together the best products, experience in design and installation to support this project and build something wonderful for a very worthy cause - explained Mike Blackman, general director of Integrated Systems Events-. This space will be a source of enjoyment, excitement and escape for everyone staying at Het Jeroen Pit Huis. “It is a great project and will be a fitting and lasting legacy of the ISE community for the people of Amsterdam.”.

Professor and doctor Hans van Goudoever, head of Emma Children's Hospital, has shown his satisfaction with this project. “Children are our future, including those who are sick and need our support. “In our hospital we try to maximize the possibilities of all children with chronic illnesses to participate in our society.”.

In this line, Paul Riemens, CEO of RAI Amsterdam, He assured that “we are proud to be part of ISE's legacy to the city of Amsterdam.”. In the last fifteen years, RAI and ISE have created a partnership that has brought visitors, prosperity and enjoyment of the city. We are delighted to be working together with Emma Children's Hospital, RAI's chosen charity, and The Jeroen Pit House, a project that will be valued and appreciated for many years to come”.

The presentation of this project took place on the last day of ISE 2020, the past 14 February, also coinciding with the event Hello Barcelona! (more details in Digital AV) in which the contest said goodbye to its last edition in this venue in the Dutch capital.

Preparations for the construction of Het Jeroen Pit Huis will begin in spring 2020, and the project is expected to be completed by the end of 2021. The project is also supported by an ISE platinum sponsor 2020, Crestron.

Emma Children's Hospital, which is part of the Amsterdam University Medical Center, provides integrated family care. Its focus goes beyond the admitted child and includes the entire family. The center's pediatric doctors and nurses involve parents in the child's care and decisions about treatments are always made jointly..

An important starting point is for the child and his or her family to spend as much time together as possible.. Donation from Integrated Systems Europe will help fulfill desire to develop facilities for children with serious chronic illnesses, for whom the transition from hospital to home is difficult.

At Het Jeroen Pit Huis families can stay with their child, with a chronic illness that needs medical care around the clock, and parents are trained and supported in the transition so that their child can live at home with greater guarantees.

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