Track Overview

XML Symposium Sessions
Track Leader: David Dern
Wednesday 9 February 2005

The XML Symposium sessions will provide attendees with a unique perspective of the role of XML and Web services in the HVAC Industry.

Opening Remarks
9:00 - 9:15

Presenter:  Ron Zimmer  CABA

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Presenter:  Anto Budiardjo  Clasma Events Inc.

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Keynote: XML’s Growing Relevance to HVAC
9:15 - 9:45

XML's relevance to the HVAC Industry is set to become significant in 2005. Hear from a key figure in the HVAC industry on the importance of XML and Web services and how this IT centric technology will set the stage for the interaction between the building and the enterprise.
Presenter:  Jay Althof  Trane - Global Controls Systems

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Technology Basics and Adoption Overview
9:45 - 10:15

According to OASIS, XML is applied to industries ranging from insurance to human resources to publishing. Join us as we delve further into XML's impact on the building automation/controls vertical.
Moderator:  Paul Ehrlich  Building Intelligence Group
Presenter:  Aaron Hansen  Tridium Inc.

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XML-Related HVAC Industry Initiatives
10:45 - 12:00

You might be surprised at how many groups are investigating XML's relevance to the building controls industry. While their paths might seem different these groups are all focussed on one goal; getting to market easy-to-install, easy-to-configure and easy-to-upgrade products that will take users well into the 21st century.
Moderator:  Ken Sinclair  AutomatedBuildings.com
Panelist:  John Kennedy   GeoPraxis, Inc.

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Panelist:  Wayne A. Dunn P.E.  Sunbelt Engineering, Inc.

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Panelist:  Toby Considine  oBIX / University of North Carolina

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Panelist:  Jim Lee  Cimetrics Inc.

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Panelist:  Ron Bernstein  LONMARK International

Lunch with Sponsors
12:00 - 1:15pm


Afternoon Keynote: XML’s Role as a Standard
1:15 - 1:45

As the use and adoption of XML and Web services in the HVAC industry take hold, the importance of standards becomes critical. The President of OASIS (Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards) will provide attendees with a view of how standards around XML and Web services are created and the importance of working with other standard initiatives in the IT Industry.
Presenter:  Patrick Gannon  OASIS

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XML in the Real World
1:45 - 3:00

Nothing tells the story like a case study. Hear the trials and tribulations of projects that have incorporated XML-based products.
Moderator:  Anto Budiardjo  Clasma Events Inc.
Panelist:  Alex Chervet  Echelon Corporation

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Panelist:  John Petze  Privaris, Inc.

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Panelist:  Tim  Huneycutt  Gridlogix Inc.

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Panelist:  Steve Tom  AutomatedLogic Corporation

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Panelist:  John J. Mc Gowan  Energy Control Inc.

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Vertical Market Applications
3:30 - 4:45

Integrators that work in a number of vertical sectors of the HVAC industry talk about their experiences in using XML and Web services in a number of key vertical applications.
Moderator:  David Dern  CABA
Panelist:  Krishnan Gowri  Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

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Panelist:  Bob Ofenstein  Cimetrics, Inc.

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Panelist:  Anno Scholten  NovusEdge Inc.

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Panelist:  Mike Donlon  Computrols, Inc.

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Panelist:  Toby Considine  oBIX / University of North Carolina

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Q&A Session
4:45 - 5:00

Moderator:  Anto Budiardjo  Clasma Events Inc.

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Closing Remarks
5:00 - 5:15

Presenter:  Ron Zimmer  CABA

Reception
5:00pm - 7:00pm

A chance to discuss XML and Web services with sponsors for the XML Symposium and conference speakers, in an important networking opportunity.