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LonMark International Partners with Trade Press Media Group to Bring Educational Seminars to NFMT 2010

February 11, 2010 - San Jose, CA, USA - LonMark International is pleased to announce they will host a series of free, educational seminars at NFMT that will highlight how interoperable products and systems can improve control and reduce energy when used in applications such as HVAC and lighting. LonMark International is a non-profit member trade association and a major driving force in the establishment of interoperable guidelines for building, industrial, transportation, lighting, residential, and utility automation.

LonMark International is partnering with Trade Press Media to provide the latest information about open, interoperable systems at the 2010 NFMT Conference and Expo in Baltimore, MD, USA on March 16-18.

The eight educational seminars are aimed at the facility management professional, system integrator, and end-user, and will be presented by members of LonMark International. "Our seminars are a valuable resource that helps show how the LonWorks technology can be used whether in the form of reduced energy usage, lower operating costs, or increased transparency," says Bettina Skehan, LonMark International's Director of Marketing Communications. "The seminars highlight the key role of control systems using the LonWorks technology in the building automation market."

Please visit www.nfmt.com/EducationEvents/TracksDetails.asp?trackid=108 for more information about the educational seminars offered by LonMark International.

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LonMark International’s mission is to create, support, and promote the standards for open, interoperable LonWorks technology-based products, systems, and professionals. Membership to LonMark International is open to any manufacturer, distributor, engineer, system integrator, or end user committed to the development, specification, and use of open, interoperable products utilizing ISO/IEC 14908-1 and related standards.

LonMark International is a non-profit, mutual-benefit trade association with over 400 members worldwide, and local affiliates in the Americas, Asia, and Europe. For more information about LonMark International please visit www.lonmark.org.

LonMark, LonWorks, and the LonMark Logo are registered trademarks of Echelon Corporation in the US and other jurisdictions.