We are very pleased to announce our four free education sessions to be held at AHRExpo 2015 Chicago. This is our 16 year of providing these educational sessions we acknowledge the ongoing support of International Exhibitions in providing the constant venue and thank them for their support of industry education.
How the Internet of Things (IoT) is changing Building Automation
1. Sesson AHRExpo 2015 Chicago January 26; 9:00 am
“Growing the Building Automation Industry Younger" with Internet of Things (IoT), open cloud, and collaboration.
A summary with discussion of significant BAS industry changes since AHR Expo, New York. It will include how to keep powerful cloud services open; the impact of new LED lighting systems complete with their own control networks; plus how to attract new talent to our industry. Will also add insight from AutomatedBuildings.com’s 15 years in the collaborator with significant events that shaped our industry.
Jim Sinopoli, Brad White and Ken Sinclair discuss trends and directions that have occurred since New York AHRExpo 2014 that are rapidly changing our industry.
2. Session at AHRExpo 2015 Chicago January 26; 1:30 pm
“Addressing the Skills Gap”, Understanding that People are our only Asset, an education session.
To help grow our only true resource, our people, younger, by reaching out to youth with messages about our vibrant, vital and rewarding industry. Organizations need to attract talent before they graduate; whether working on a two or four year degree, students need to be introduced to this field early on. Through internship programs, they can gain an understanding of the field and whether this is right for them. The knowledge shift required for the IoT will be discussed.
Paul Oswald Environmental Systems, Inc., Jim Sinopoli our contributing editor, and Ken Sinclair will discuss the problems and skills needed to address the skills gap.
3. Session AHRExpo 2015 Chicago January 27; 9:00 am
How Smart Automated Buildings and IoT create Smart Cities.
To provide connections and information about IoT known interactions that will alter our journey. Increased urbanization also means a greater number of buildings and key urban systems. There appears to be an overarching commonality in smart buildings and smart cities; it is the use of advanced technology to improve the “performance” of the entity. It involves automation, information technology, communications, integration, data mining and analytics.
Jim Sinopoli, Brad White and Ken Sinclair creating Smart Cities.
4. Session AHRExpo 2015 Chicago January 27; 1:30 pm
Third annual Connection Community Collaboratory meeting
Open forum from industry thought leaders on how to make our industry a major player and resource in building convergence to the internet of things, promoting all the ways that participating in it is a fast track to amazing IoT capabilities.
The concept of connection communities was created by Marc Petock and Ken Sinclair in Chicago at the AHRExpo 2012. We were searching to find words that described the communities who are working together and fueling new ways to extend the value of our building systems and effecting change and innovation.