LONMARK Announces Sessions 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; Amsterdam, NL; Barcelona, ES; Budapest, HU; Dubai, AUE; 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.