Other Services

CloudFlare: Security

Bookstack – iLRN Codex

Cvent: Event Management

Testing

Michael Hamaoka - EN621 - OMAX Software, Operation, and Maintenance Certification Exam - Completion Certificate.pdf

Discord: Real Time Member Communcations

We pay for Nitro and Server Boost on a yearly basis. We should do something with this.

EventBrite: Small Event Management

FastComet: Domain Name and Web Hosting

The immersivelrn.org domain name is registered through FastComet. We also host our Open Journal Systems (OJS) installation on this service. Please see the separate Open Journal Systems (OJS): Publications page for more information about that installation.

Basic Information

Company Name FastComet
Company Website https://www.fastcomet.com/
Domain Name $12.95 (renews annually). The next renewal is due May 31, 2026.
Web Hosting $215.40 (renews annually). The next renewal is due December 22, 2025.
Account Owner Jonathon Richter
Administrator(s) Michael Hamaoka

Media Server

There is a media server set up on FastComet. You can upload files via FTP using the following information. To request a username and password to log into the FTP server, contact michael@immersivelrn.org.

FTP Server Address ftp://ftp.immersivelrn.org
FTP Port 21

After you upload files, you can access them by appending the path of your files to https://media.immersivelrn.org. 

The following subfolders currently exist to help with organization. If you create a new subfolder, please update the list below.

TODO: Add subfolder information here (Michael)

Invision: Website and Community Management

Invision Community is used as our membership platform.

Basic Information

Company Name Invision Community
Company Website

https://invisioncommunity.com/
Plan We have the Creator Pro plan which costs $169.00/month and processes around the 23rd of each month.
Account Owner Jonathon Richter
Administrator(s) Michael Hamaoka

Roles

The following user roles are defined in Invision Community.

Administrators

The following people have administrator privileges on the Invision Community website.

TODO: Add list of admins (Michael)

MailerLite: Mailing List

MailerLite stores our mailing list and is used to send out the monthly newsletter.

Basic Information

Company Name MailerLite
Company Website https://www.mailerlite.com/
Service Plan

We have the Growing Business Plan which supports up to 1000 subscribers. As of September 2025, have around 900 subscribers.

 

The cost of the service is $15.00 monthly plus tax. Renewals happen automatically around the second day of the month.
Administrator(s)

Jonathon Richter

Michael Hamaoka


Monday: Project Management

Open Journal Systems (OJS): Publications Site

The iLRN Open Journal Systems (OJS) installation is hosted on FastComet and is acessible at https://publications.immersivelrn.org. This site contains all official iLRN publications including conference proceedings and special journals.

Basic Information

Company Name The Public Knowledge Project (Simon Fraser University)
Project Name

Open Journal Systems (OJS)
Project Website

https://pkp.sfu.ca/software/ojs/
iLRN Site

https://publications.immersivelrn.org
Administrator(s)

Anasol Peña-Rios

Daniela Pedrosa

Michael Hamaoka

Jonathon Richter

 


Stripe: Payment Processing

We have a payment processing account with Stripe. It is currently connected to Tally.

Basic Information

Company Name FastComet
Company Website https://www.fastcomet.com/
Domain Name $12.95 (renews annually). The next renewal is due May 31, 2026.
Web Hosting $215.40 (renews annually). The next renewal is due December 22, 2025.
Account Owner Jonathon Richter
Administrator(s) Michael Hamaoka


Tally: Surveys

Tally is a survey tools domain name is registered through FastComet. We also host our Open Journal Systems (OJS) installation on this service.

Basic Information

Company Name FastComet
Company Website https://www.fastcomet.com/
Domain Name $12.95 (renews annually). The next renewal is due May 31, 2026.
Web Hosting $215.40 (renews annually). The next renewal is due December 22, 2025.
Account Owner Jonathon Richter
Administrator(s) Michael Hamaoka


Wistia: Video Hosting

The Wistia video hosting service can be used to host videos that we don't want to put on YouTube.

Basic Information

Company Name Wistia
Company Website

https://wistia.com/
Plan Free Plan (5 videos)
Account Owner Jonathon Richter
Administrator(s) Michael Hamaoka

Although we are currently using a free plan, it can be upgraded as needed. For example, we upgraded to a paid plan temporarilyt to host recordings of Kristin Torrence's Getting Started with Instructional Design for Virtual Reality workshop. We have also used Wistia to host some videos for the conference.

YouTube: Video Recordings

The iLRN YouTube channel contains official videos, including recordings from webinars and conference sessions.

Basic Information

Company Name YouTube
Company Website

https://www.youtube.com
iLRN Channel

https://www.youtube.com/@immersivelearningresearchnet
Account Owner Jonathon Richter
Administrator(s) Michael Hamaoka

We currently have another channel https://www.youtube.com/@immersivelrn which has a prefereable handle, but I'm not sure if there's a way we can move the handle to our main account and get rid of this one.

 

Zoom: Meetings and Webinars

The immersivelrn.org domain name is registered through FastComet. We also host our Open Journal Systems (OJS) installation on this service.

Basic Information

Company Name Zoom
Company Website

https://www.zoom.us
Account Owner Jonathon Richter
Administrator(s) Michael Hamaoka

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