Propeople 2009 retrospective
January 18, 2010. Written by Mihai Moscovici
Amazing! This is the word to describe Propeople in 2009. It has been a tremendous year.
In just a year Propeople
- Expanded by establishing a new office in Moldova,
- Gained the higher status by becoming an Acquia Drupal Platinum Partner and a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner,
- Supported and actively participated at the most important events in the Drupal and Microsoft communities,
- As well as developed unique and outstanding projects for distinguished clients.
It’s hard to explain all this great stuff in just few words, so we made a 2009 timeline of the major events at Propeople. Take a closer look, as you may find yourself in there too.
February
First trip to Moldova to establish the Propeople office in Chisinau, Moldova. Michael Drejer, Welin Welchev and Michel Samucha came to Moldova for headhunting. In just three days they met most of the leading Moldovan web designers and web developers. One month later, Propeople had its first five designers and developers starting the work in Moldova.
March
Propeople become an official Acquia Drupal Platinum Partner, the company that provides products, services, and technical support for Drupal. This partnership strengthens Propeople leadership position in cutting-edge trends and technologies, and forges Propeople as the leading Drupal company in Scandinavia, being the only Acquia Drupal Platinum Partner in the region (along with other 5 worldwide).
Michael Drejer, Welin Welchev, Jens Beltofte Sørensen, Denis Chakarov and Svilen Sabev attended DrupalCon in Washington DC.
Microsoft Most Valued Professional (MVP) Award recipients from Propeople, Martin Kulov (VSTS MVP) and Coskun Sunali (ASP.NET MVP) have attended the MVP Global Summit, one of the largest multiday Microsoft MVP events. At the MVP Global Summit, MVPs receive access to exclusive technical content, participate in direct feedback sessions, and meet with Microsoft executives, product teams, and their peers from around the world. Microsoft executives and employees welcome MVPs to the Global Summit at Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Washington and in Seattle.
April
Propeople got really serious about blogging and social media. Check out Propeople blog… (ah, you’re actually reading it :) and follow Propeople on Twitter.
May
Propeople had the privilege to proudly support the Danish Drupal community by becoming a DrupalCamp Copenhagen 2.0 Platinum Sponsor. “As the leading Drupal development company in Denmark and an Acquia Platinum partner, Propeople has the responsibility to be a part of the Drupal community and to support it. Sponsoring DrupalCamp Copenhagen 2.0 is a great privilege to support the Drupal community both in Denmark and around the world.” said Michael Koefoed Steensborg Drejer.
June
Propeople Moldova is oficially registered and opens a fully functional office in Chisinau, Moldova. We’re always glad to see you in Moldova.
July
Propeople representative, Martin Kulov, in the jury for Imagine Cup 2009.
Imagine Cup 2009,
held in Cairo on July 02-08, is the world’s largest students contest on Microsoft technologies. Martin Kulov was invited to be part of the jury along with other very important and respected Microsoft professionals.
August
Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and Small Business Specialist Propeople is officially a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. The MS Gold Certified Partner status represents the highest level of competence and expertise with Microsoft technologies, and the closest working relationship with Microsoft. Propeople was also assigned the special competency as a Small Business Specialist through proven competency in marketing, selling, planning, and building solutions for small businesses.
September
Live blogging from DrupalCon Paris As an Acquia Drupal Platinum Partner, Propeople has actively participated at DrupalCon Paris and has provided live coverage from the conference on Propeople blog. Check out our live coverage on the DrupalCon Paris tag.
November
ProPeople is now a Microsoft BizSpark Network Partner Being a BizSpark Network Partner, Propeople can now identify startup companies and individuals in the Scandinavian market and provide them with guidance on their future prospects, technological know-how and validate their eligibility for the BizSpark program. The program itself provides incredible value and the necessary tools to build highly innovative solutions using the latest Microsoft technologies.
December
One of the greatest news for the New Year is that DrupalCon is coming to Copenhagen in August 2010. Propeople will do all the best to make DrupalCon Copenhagen an awesome and unforgettable event for the global Drupal community.
We would like to say a big THANK YOU to all our friends and supporters for being with us in 2009. For the new 2010, we promise to
exceed all your highest expectations through full commitment, genuine passion and hard work.
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