Among the many benefits of ICS membership are the following:

Career Recognition

• European-wide, industry-recognised endorsement of your experience and qualification with post-nominal letters to signify your professionalism - AMICS, MICS and FICS.
• Access to the SkillsCert program enables members to profile, validate and certify their job roles and skills as IT professionals, to a consistent and recognised standard. Currently being tested with a number of organisations, this program will be made available on an individual basis over the coming months.

Career Development

• Free or discounted entry to ICS lectures by well-known and respected professionals, on topical issues of relevance. ICS lectures cover technical, management and personal development subjects.
• Whole and half-day seminars are run periodically by the ICS to cover major topics in depth. For these seminars, the ICS attracts renowned international experts and local specialists to present a range of views. These seminars are regarded as the best on offer timely, topical, unbiased, relevant, informative and value for money. Surveys of attendees consistently elicit ratings of 'very good' to 'excellent' for all aspects of these seminars.
• Discounted entry to event programs of affiliated societies and organisations.

Networking Opportunities

• ICS membership gives you numerous occasions to gather information, make introductions and network with your peers. As well as the scheduled lectures and seminars there are occasional (at least quarterly) member-only social events.
• The ICS encourages the formation of Special Interest Groups (SIGs) for targeted networking and sharing of specialist knowledge. The ICS will facilitate the administration of these groups.
• On-line networking is possible through the members-only area of the ICS website. Email, discussion boards and a member's directory allow disparate members to communicate effectively on topics of mutual interest.

Information Services

• Free subscription to Computer Scope magazine. Each monthly issue features an Irish Computer Society section with articles highlighting topics of interest to our members including upcoming events, as well as promoting ICS membership to the general readership.
• Free subscription to Knowlege Ireland magazine. Each monthly issue features an Irish Computer Society page with articles highlighting topics of interest to our members including upcoming events, as well as promoting ICS membership to the general readership.
• The ICS Legal e-Bulletins features contributing writers from the Matheson Ormsby Prentice Information Technology Law Group and is distributed to members on a monthly basis. The bulletins consider common problems that can arise with computer related contracts.
• The ICS newsletter keeps our members informed about what is going on - reports of past events and news of forthcoming ones, articles of technical interest, analysis of legislative changes that may impact our members work, international developments - all presented in an informal, easy to read style. The newsletter is emailed to members on a monthly basis.

Exclusive ICS member offers

Training

• iQuest offer 10% discount for ICS members on the attendance fee for all iQuest events, which include Cloud Computing Summit and the upcoming Green IT Summit, 22nd April 2010.  Contact Leona Gregory by email on leona@ics.ie for further information.  
• Griffith College Dublin are offering a 5% reduction on fees for a range of Postgraduate Diplomas starting in February and September 2010. Contact Mariead Murphy T: 01 415 0412 or E: mairead.murphy@gcd.ie for more details. 
• Sureskills Ltd Dublin offer 20% off technical courses and 10% off end user courses to ICS Members. For further information: www.sureskills.com
• PFH offer 10% off list price for all PFH public scheduled courses. Discount does not apply to any special offers. For further information, please contact PFH on 021 2303000 or training@pfh.ie.  Visit web on www.pfh.ie

Healthcare

• VHI offers 10% discount for ICS members. You will need to quote your ICS membership number to VHI to obtain the discount. For further information, please contact VHI on 1850 444444 or www.vhihealthcare.com
• The Well, Beacon Consultant Clinic, Dublin 18 offer 10% discount for ICS members on their Executive Medical Health Screening. Further information and discounts are available, please contact The Well on 01 2945444 or wwwthewell.ie

Miscellaneous

• Room Hire - ICS members receive a 20% discount when hiring meeting and seminar rooms in Crescent Hall.