LONMARK Announces Sessions 2007

Free Educational Seminar Program to visit 59 cities around the world

April 04, 2007 – LONMARK International (LMI), the industry trade and interoperability association for the controls industry, announced today the LONMARK Sessions 2007 Global Educational Seminar Program.

Capitalizing on the success of the 2005 Building Open Systems tour which received over 4,000 registrants, the LONMARk Sessions 2007 Tour will visit 59 cities across the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Middle East. LMI will host the tour, which is part of the LONMARK Connection Initiative, a global educational program that aims to help the controls and automation industries continue the transition from proprietary to open, integrated systems.

The program is scheduled to visit*:

The United States:
Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Columbus, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, Miami/Ft Lauderdale, Minneapolis, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Raleigh/Durham, Seattle, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, Washington D.C.;

Canada:
Montreal, QC; Toronto, ON; Vancouv, BC

Europe:
Abu Dhabi, UAE; Barcelona, ES; Budapest, HU; Dubai, AUE; Eindhoven, NL; Frankfurt, DE; Geneva, CH; Kiev, UA; Krakow, PL; Ljubljana, SI; London, UK; Madrid, ES; Manchester, UK; Milan, IT; Moscow, RU; Prague, CZ; Riga, LV; Tallin, EE; Zurich, CH;

and Asia:
Beijing, CN; Chengdu, CN; Hong Kong, CN; Melbourne, AU; Mumbai, IN; Nagoya, JP; Osaka, JP; Perth, AU; Shanghai, CN; Shenzhen, CN; Seoul, KP; Sydney, AU; Taipei, TW; Tokyo, JP.

The tour will focus on:

• Energy savings
• Improving efficiencies through system integration
• Maintenance, operating, and training cost reductions
• Leveraging IT infrastructure
• Successful projects and market trends
• And related topics

The one day seminars will highlight the market penetration of LONMARK open systems and demonstrate the value of LONMARK certified products and professionals in the market place. Facility professionals around the globe are encouraged to attend. The seminars will cater to building owners, managers, architects and stake holders as well as engineers, system integrators and specifiers.

The seminars will be presented free of charge, and attendees will experience a live technology demonstration—featuring LONMARK certified devices—that demonstrate a complete, integrated building solution.

Participants will also have the opportunity to take the new LONMARK Certified Professional examination at each location. This test sets the standard for professional competency for engineers and integrators working with open, control systems. More information about LONMARK Certification Programs is available at www.lonmark.org/testing.

Further details are available at: www.lonmark.org/sessions. Keep up-to-date with the event schedule by clicking on the “Keep me informed” button.

*subject to change

About LONMARK International
Since its inception in 1994, LONMARK International has become a driving force in the establishment of interoperable guidelines for building, industrial, transportation and residential/utility automation. LONMARK International is committed to educating the market on the value of open, interoperable systems and providing tools, resources, and support for its members. With over 500 members, LONMARK affiliates span the globe with local presence in the Americas, Asia, and Europe. LONMARK membership is open to any manufacturer, distributor, engineer, system integrator, or end-user interested in the development, specification, and use of open, interoperable products utilizing ANSI/CEA 709.1 and related standards.

Products that have been verified to conform to the LONMARK interoperability guidelines are eligible to carry the LONMARK logo. More information can be found at www.lonmark.org.

LONMARK and the LONMARK Logo are registered trademarks in the US and other jurisdictions. Other marks belong to their respective holders.

For Information contact:
Kacey Weinberg
Theaterstr. 74
52062 Aachen
Germany
Tel.: +49-241-88970-41
Fax.: +49-241-88970-42
Email: weinberg@tema.de
http://www.tema.de

Ron Bernstein
LONMARK® International
550 Meridian Avenue
San Jose, CA 95126
Tel: +1 408 938 5266
Fax: +1 408 790 3838
www.lonmark.org
info@lonmark.org

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