The BACnet User Group of New England is inviting BACnet users and enthusiasts to their meeting on Monday, May 15th at Donohue's Bar and Grill in Watertown, MA. This free event, supported by BACnet International, aims to bring together the local BACnet user community bi-annually to share tips, techniques and pains on the use of the BACnet products and technologies. Address: 87 Bigelow Ave, Watertown, MA 02472 Agenda: 5:30 pm - 6:15: Dinner and networking. Dinner will be provided by BACnet International. There will be a cash bar for drinks. 6:15 pm - 8:00 pm: Presentations and discussions. Topic: BACnet Community Coming of Age The global BACnet community continues to grow and evolve to better serve the needs of those new to BACnet and those deeply involved in it. This talk will outline current BACnet International initiatives designed to address the BACnet Beginner Problem with a focus on building owner/operators. It will also provide information on initiatives designed to accelerate new BACnet capability development and deployment with a focus on BACnet product developers and system integrators. Register: https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07ejq59f0x4fa89d6e#  

BACnet International would like to invite you to the next phase of BACnet cybersecurity, the Cybersecurity Acceleration Program. Designed for manufacturers, the Cybersecurity Acceleration Program aims to reduce their cybersecurity implementation learning curve and align their product development with industry direction on interoperability and best practices. The program includes reference implementation and source code components including:

• Certificate Authority (CA) server
• Certificate Signing Request (CSR) generation and validation tool
• Machine readable, interoperable certificate file format

Fast track your in-house technical knowledge and development with additional program features including:

• Cybersecurity implementation webinars
• Early tool release with full source code license
• Expert moderated developer’s forum
• Manufacturer’s cybersecurity guidelines document development

Program Cost: Corporate Members: $5,000 Non-members: $10,600 (includes a Silver Membership to BACnet International, view BACnet International Member Benefits) For more information, please contact Dave Nardone at david@bacnetinternational.org. Note: You must be logged to register. Corporate Members of BACnet International, in good financial standing, are eligible for the member rate. For BACnet International Corporate Members, if your company or a team member is not in our system, please let us know so we can ensure we get you set up in order to receive the Corporate Member discount (save $5,600).  More info and to register

WEBINAR DESCRIPTION: Learn from vendors and end customers about the challenges and needs they see in building security management and how this program will help provide the knowledge and tools to meet those needs. Participants are encouraged to use the Question feature on their Zoom Control Panel to submit questions. If they are not addressed during the webinar they will be added to the program forum later. Panelists: Dave Robin, Program Technical Champion Nate Benes, Director of Operational Technology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Carol Lomonaco, Johnson Controls, Inc., Sr. Product Manager – Metasys Moderator: Andy McMillan, BACnet International President and Managing Director Note: This webinar is open to all interested parties. Future Cybersecurity Acceleration Program webinars are only open to registered program participants. Registration link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1dvjuQV9TFOzKCjrZwArFQ#/registration

The PlugFest Interoperability Event will be held October 3 - 5, 2023 at the University of New Hampshire's InterOperability Lab. For more information, visit bacnetinternational.org/plugfest.