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BACnet Issues & Events BACnet International Plugfest 2008 BACnet® International’s PlugFest 2008, the industry’s leading workshop for companies to perform interoperability testing for their BACnet®enabled solutions, will take place October 7-9 in St. Paul, MN. As the ninth annual interoperability workshop, the event is expected to be the largest to date, with participation from over 100 engineers from over 30 different companies, representing six different countries. Plugfest appeals to engineers as an opportunity to test their solutions in a vendor neutral and friendly environment with other community members. More information about Plugfest 2008, including vendor applications, registration details, requests for topics and other logistics, can be found at www.bacnetassociation.org. Compliance.” This course continues the discussion of object modeling by addressing the requirements for achieving BACnet compliance. The course reviews the BACnet interoperable building blocks (BIBBs), the BACnet Standard Device Proﬁles, BACnet International, the BACnet Testing Laboratories (BTL) Mark, and provides an example of a Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (PICS). Using a PICS statement, an individual can determine the capability of a device and its compliance level. The course also discusses the importance of Plugfests as a convenient method for vendors to test-drive their products beforeactually incurring the expense and effort of a formal conformance test. “With the addition of this course and more in the future, the IEU participant will be able to improve his working knowledge of Ethernet,” says Joe Stasiek, sales manager. “It will aid the IEU student looking to train for a new career or simply looking to upgrade his current skills.” This material is beneﬁcial because knowledge of application protocols has become more signiﬁcant as modern networks are deployed. The latest protocols are all based upon object modeling which can be quite confusing to someone who is not familiar with this abstract concept. More than 3200 students are enrolled in IEU, studying all or some of the 22 courses as they relate to installations on machines and in factories. Students take tests to verify comprehension, and all material is based on the IEEE Std. 802.3 and relevant Request for Comments (RFCs). The information is vendor-neutral since the purpose of the virtual university is to educate the public for the beneﬁt of the industry. In addition, students are able to explore more topics through 13 lectures on the site provided by industry experts. To sign up at no cost, anyone may visit the “campus” at www.ieu.cc. Mark Weldy, vice president and business leader for Trane Global Controls, discussed Trane's sponsorship of the event, “As part of our commitment to making buildings better, Trane is pleased to sponsor PlugFest 2008. We believe open, standard protocols are a best practice to deliver the integrated solutions demanded by building professionals.” Mr. Weldy said. “This hands-on conference will help industry participants develop interoperable products that share data more robustly and reliably and combine seamlessly into high performance systems. Fall 2008 marks Trane’s 30th anniversary in controls, and we are excited about the further progress that this BACnet® International PlugFest event can foster.” Andy McMillan, president of BACnet® International and president/ CEO of Teletrol Systems, commented on Plugfest 2008, “By creating a co-operative and neutral forum for vendors to improve product interoperability, we believe everyone wins. Participating vendors get more innovative solutions in the hands of their customers more quickly, and BACnet® International and its members improve their testing methods, and ultimately their products.” Plugfest 2008 will take place at the Crowne Plaza in St. Paul. Any company with a BACnet® product that is released or at beta level of maturity is eligible to participate. BACnet® International members may participate at a discounted fee or free of charge, depending on their level of involvement. NewEnergy Alliance charter memebers include Delta Controls Constellation Energy (NYSE:CEG) and its subsidiary, Constellation NewEnergy, have announced the creation of the NewEnergy Alliance, a group committed to driving innovation in the building automation industry that will create smarter, more energy responsive buildings. These buildings will be capable of reacting to changes in the energy marketplace at anytime by reducing and adjusting energy consumption. “By bringing together a broad coalition of companies and industry leaders, the NewEnergy Alliance will help drive innovations in demand response technologies,” said Peter Kelly-Detwiler, senior vice president of energy technology services for Constellation NewEnergy. “This effort may help bolster the reliability of regional energy grids, as well as provide customers with new revenue that can be invested into efﬁciency measures and environmental programs.” Members of the NewEnergy Alliance will work together to help drive innovation across the BAS industry by sharing best practices, new technologies and advanced energy strategies to bring the economic and environmental beneﬁts of demand response to every building that has a BAS. “The goal is to create Energy Responsive BuildingsSM by integrating BAS with real-time energy market data and pricing signals,” said Leighton Wolffe, vice president of alliances and strategy for Constellation NewEnergy. “This commitment to developing and implementing enterprise level energy solutions and technologies will deliver advanced energy expertise and innovative tools that today’s customers need to identify and leverage the energy in our built environment.” Constellation NewEnergy will participate in the NewEnergy Contemporary controls offers new BACnet compliance graduate-level course Contemporary Controls announces a new virtual Industrial Ethernet University (IEU) graduate level course entitled “Achieving BACnet 16B B AC n e t C o n f e r e n c e a n d E xp o Su p p l emen t http://www.bacnetassociation.org http://www.ieu.cc

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