Moodle Pty Ltd today announced the newest addition to the Moodle Partner program, InterClase S.R.L., based in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia’s largest city.

The Moodle Certified Service Provider program, now boasting over 55 organisations in more than 35 countries, offers services such Moodle hosting, training, support & development for the popular Moodle open source course management system.

“This partnership is an historic moment for our company, our clients and the open-source community,” said Pavel Gonzalez, CEO of Latin American-based InterClase. “InterClase offers premium Moodle services with an emphasis on scalable, high availability solutions and working relationships which are responsive and flexible. We serve colleges and universities, schools and organizations by supporting the software those educators use and is a proud Moodle Partner company that contributes to the development of the open-source Moodle community” Gonzalez added.

Martin Dougiamas, Founder and Director of Moodle Pty Ltd said: “Interclase have shown they are very capable Moodle service providers and I’m really happy we can accept them into the Moodle Partner family. Not only will they help Moodlers in Bolivia but like all Moodle Partners they will contribute financially towards Moodle development and a better open source product for everyone. We look forward to a long and beneficial relationship.”

Contact information:

For further information please see our contact page.
For more information about InterClase, go to www.interclase.com

Moodle Pty Ltd today announced the newest addition to the Moodle Partner program, AMVONET.RU, based in Novosibirsk, Russia’s third most populous city. AMVONET.RU, now Moodle Partner for the Russian Federation, is a subsidiary of AMVONET headquartered in Alliance, Ohio, USA.

AMVONET has been an active participant in the e-learning market providing services to K-12, higher education, healthcare and corporate training and development clients in addition to selling their innovative products such as AMVONET Connect, Publish & Bridge.

The Moodle Partner Certified Service Provider program has grown to over 55 organisations in more than 35 countries offering services such Moodle hosting, training, support & development for the popular Moodle open source course management system.

Vadim Eelen, president and CEO of AMVONET stated “AMVONET is pleased and excited to join the Moodle Partner network. We look forward to working with the Moodle team to expand our business throughout Russia, a key territory for AMVONET and Moodle. We believe this partnership will accelerate our sales and marketing efforts in Russia.”

“It’s great that AMVONET has joined our group and will be contributing to the development of Moodle while supporting users in Russia,” said Martin Dougiamas, Lead Developer and Director of Moodle Pty Ltd. “AMVONET’s products complement Moodle very well, and we’re also looking forward to working with AMVONET to develop and promote this intuitive, interactive solution for Russian educators.”

Contact information:
For further information please see our contact page.
For more information about AMVONET go to www.amvonet.ru

Elearning & Software is a well known in Romania for offering Moodle commercial services, as well as developing open source projects and events.

The Moodle Certified Service Provider program is a network of over 50 worldwide organisations offering services such hosting, training, support & development for the popular Moodle open source course management system.

Martin Dougiamas, Lead Developer and Director of Moodle Pty Ltd said “I’m really happy to have the team at Elearning & Software SRL join our growing group of Moodle Partners in providing quality Moodle services to educators in Romania.”

Cosmin Herman, Technical Manager at Elearning & Software states “We are thrilled to join the Moodle Partner program as it will help us to enlarge the range of services we provide to our clients which include training companies, universities, high schools and public institutions. The partnership with Moodle will help us strengthen and grow open source communities in Romania.” He further stated “Our goal is to help institutions make the most of their investment in our services and Moodle.”

Elearning & Software offers a wide range of professional services including hosting, support services, live online and face-to-face training, customised course content, and hands-on, self-paced interactive learning activities. For more information on these services and please visit the Elearning & Software website at www.digitservices.ro

We are seeking draft proposals from prospective bidders before February 4th, 2013. Here are the important dates:

4th February, 2013. Draft proposals are due
15th February, 2013. Conference Coordinator Committee evaluates proposals
22nd February, 2013. Promising bidders asked for further information if necessary
4th March, 2013. Final bid selected

Draft proposals should be submitted with details about:

• Location (accessibility; conference venue, e.g., hotel or university; accommodations, e.g., hotels, motels, student dorms)
• Proposed dates
• Local Arrangements team (organiser, volunteer labor, registration handling)
• Meeting venues (space for plenary sessions, tutorials, workshops, posters, exhibits, demos and small meetings)
• A/V equipment
• Food/entertainment/banquet/receptions
• Budget estimates

Proposals will be evaluated in relation to a number of selection criteria (unordered):

• Experience of local arrangements team
• Accessibility and attractiveness of proposed site
• Appropriateness of proposed dates
• Adequacy of conference and exhibit facilities for the anticipated number of registrants
• Adequacy of residence accommodations and food services in a range of price categories and close to the conference facilities
• Adequacy of budget projections

See the MRC 2013 proposal template for a structure to get you started.

Please send your draft proposal or questions direct to Simos Retalis (info@research.moodle.net).

Over the last few years eFaktor has built up considerable expertise providing Moodle services, such as hosting, support, theme development and integration services. eFaktor is responsible for the Norwegian translation of Moodle and are proud to announce that 100 percent of Moodle 2.3 has been translated into Norwegian.

Alf Martin Johnsen, eFaktor CEO stated: “We at eFaktor are thrilled to be part of the Moodle Partner network. We are convinced that eFaktor has much to gain from the network – and much to offer it. We are very excited at the opportunity to contribute more to the Moodle community in the years ahead. Being a Certified Moodle Service Provider will no doubt benefit the business, as we can document our competencies connected to the delivery of professional Moodle services to our clients in Norway.”

Martin Dougiamas, Founder and Director of Moodle Pty Ltd said: “After their long involvement in the Moodle community it is truly a pleasure to see eFaktor taking the step to becoming a full Moodle Partner. I always look for win-win situations and this is one of those. I’m looking forward to a strong relationship that benefits not only eFaktor but Moodle in general”.

To learn more about the services eFaktor offers, visit www.efaktor.no