{"id":4671,"date":"2019-10-28T09:47:05","date_gmt":"2019-10-28T15:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lyryx.com\/wordpress\/?p=4671"},"modified":"2019-11-04T11:57:56","modified_gmt":"2019-11-04T18:57:56","slug":"lyryx-2019-astech-awards-finalist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corpsite.testing.lyryx.com\/2019\/10\/28\/lyryx-2019-astech-awards-finalist\/","title":{"rendered":"Lyryx Learning is a 2019 ASTech Awards WINNER!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Update: Lyryx Learning is a 2019 ASTech Awards WINNER!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Calgary, AB (November 4, 2019) <\/strong>Lyryx is thrilled to have been presented with the 2019 ASTech award for <i>Outstanding Achievement in Information and Communication Technology<\/i>!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe did it!\u201d Claude Laflamme announced to his team; congratulating each of them on this accomplishment. As a small group of people working to achieve big things, an award like this is gratefully received and serves as motivation to continue innovating for students and instructors.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.astech.ca\/archives\/indexofpastwinners\/lyryx\">2019 ASTech Award Winner \u2013 Lyryx Learning<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"622\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M0vui1zVMPA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Lyryx Learning is a 2019 ASTech Awards Finalist!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Calgary, AB (October 28, 2019)\u00a0<\/strong>This Friday (November 1\/19), members of the Lyryx team will attend the 30th Annual ASTech Awards and find out whether they will be awarded for\u00a0<em>Outstanding Achievement in Information and Communication Technology.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The ASTech Foundation is a not-for-profit organization founded through an industry initiative in 1989 to showcase the substantial achievement in science and technology in Alberta and to promote the importance of these activities to social and economic benefit.<\/p>\n<p>CEO and Founder, Claude Laflamme, is very pleased to have Lyryx recognized as an innovator in Alberta, &#8220;We are trying to do the right thing and it&#8217;s nice to be recognized. I feel Lyryx is not only a tech company; it&#8217;s a socially responsible company.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The award ceremony is just four days away, so read more about how Lyryx is \u201c<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.astech.ca\/archives\/indexofpastwinners\/lyryx\">flipping the publishing industry with open texts and better educational software<\/a><\/u><\/span>\u201d and check out Claude\u2019s <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JOzGQMMA0V4\"><i>Humans of Alberta Innovation (HOAI)<\/i><\/a><\/u><\/span> interview.<\/p>\n<p>Good luck, Lyryx!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>About Lyryx Learning<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Lyryx Learning is an open educational resources (OER) company based in Calgary, Alberta that began in the Mathematics Department at the University of Calgary. Lyryx was established in 2000 and is supporting instructors across Canada by sustaining OER and developing adaptable, accessible and affordable resources for higher education. Lyryx provides quality OER and services including open texts, assessments, supplements and support in the subjects of: Mathematics, Statistics, Accounting and Economics.<\/p>\n<p>Lyryx offers a modern model strengthening open educational resources, providing excellent materials and services to students at an affordable price. We are advancing learning as champions of access to knowledge.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>For more information contact:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nTamsyn Murnaghan<br \/>\nDirector of Client Services<br \/>\nP: 877-670-6726 ext.222<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:tamsyn@lyryx.com\">tamsyn@lyryx.com<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Update: Lyryx Learning is a 2019 ASTech Awards WINNER! Calgary, AB (November 4, 2019) Lyryx is thrilled to have been presented with the 2019 ASTech award for Outstanding Achievement in Information and Communication Technology! \u201cWe did it!\u201d Claude Laflamme announced to his team; congratulating each of them on this accomplishment. 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