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| PlugFest 2011 Format | Plugfest 2011 Schedule (Tentative - Updated 11-10-11): There will be a BTL-WG meeting on Monday prior to the workshop. If you would like to attend the working group meeting please RSVP here. |
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| Test Sessions The one-on-one testing sessions are designed to allow each team to test their products with individual company products in scheduled sessions. We will have 1 hour and 2 hour sessions during the workshop. Pairings will be assigned by the BTL based on vendor availability and vendor preferences. Workshops (Day 1 and 2) We are going to provide workshops again this year. Topics are still to be determined. Round Table (Day 2 and Day 3) There will be two round tables, one for BACnet/IP the other for MS/TP, available on day 2 and day 3 of the workshop. This table is available to teams who wish to have unscheduled testing with other vendors who may be participating in the round table. Please indicate on your application form when you plan to attend the round table so that you are not scheduled for an official Test Session. |
Tuesday, November 15 |
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| 10:00am | Registration and Set-Up | ||
| Lunch on your own |
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| 12:30pm - 12:45pm | Welcome | ||
| 12:45pm - 2:45pm | Testing Session #1 | ||
| 2:45pm - 3:00pm | Break | ||
| 3:00pm - 4:00pm | Testing Session #2 | ||
| 4:00pm - 4:15pm | Break | ||
| 4:15pm - 5:15pm | Testing Session #3 | ||
| Dinner on your own | |||
| Wednesday, November 16 | |||
| 7:30am - 8:15am | Continental Breakfast | ||
| 8:15am - 9:15am | Testing Session #4 | ||
| 9:15am - 9:30am | Break | ||
| 9:30am - 10:30am | Workshops | ||
| 10:30am - 10:45am | Break | ||
| 10:45am - 11:45am | Testing Session #5 | ||
| 11:45am - 12:45pm | Lunch | ||
| 12:45pm - 1:45pm | Testing Session #6 | ||
| 1:45pm - 2:00pm | Break | ||
| 2:00pm - 3:00pm | Testing Session #7 |
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| 3:00pm - 3:15pm | Break | ||
| 3:15pm - 5:15pm | Testing Session #8 | ||
| Thursday, November 17 |
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| 7:30am - 8:30am | Continental Breakfast | ||
| 8:30am - 10:30am | Testing Session #9 | ||
| 10:30am - 10:45am | Break | ||
| 10:45am - 11:45am | Testing Session #10 | ||
| 11:45am - 12:45pm | Lunch | ||
| 12:45pm - 2:45pm | Testing Session #11 | ||
| 2:45pm - 3:00pm | Break | ||
| 3:00pm - 4:00pm | Testing Session #12 |
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Schedule Subject to Change. Please check final email confirmation sent approximately one week prior to event.
Location |
Airport Transportation |
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Westin Atlanta Perimeter North Please click here to book your hotel room online. You can also reserve a room by phone by calling 001-770-395-3900 and mentioning BACnet International PlugFest. The deadline to reserve a room is October 14, 2011. Free in-room internet, as well as free, wireless internet access in the meetings rooms, is provided. Participants are responsible for their own travel arrangements. |
The Westin Atlanta Perimeter North provides complimentary transportation to and from the nearest MARTA station (which runs directly to the airport). Please click here for more information. |
Registration
STEP 1 – Register for PlugFest
To register, please complete the application form and schedule preference form carefully. The deadline for registration is October 25, 2011. Registration no longer available. We hope to see you next year.
Once your application has been received and accepted, you will receive confirmation by e-mail. If you have any questions about registration, please contact the Executive Office.
STEP 2 – Make your hotel reservations
Please click here to make your hotel reservation. After October 25, 2011, attendees will not be able to reserve a hotel room at the host hotel.
STEP 3 – Follow-up Preference List and PICS
You will receive a follow-up email after the registration deadline has passed for you to complete your list of testing preferences. This will also contain more information about the training sessions to be offered. Your preferences will be due back to the BTL Manager on a date that is TBD.
The BTL needs this information in order to create a testing schedule that matches manufacturers that have products with complementary BACnet functionality.
After the test schedule is complete, you will receive an email containing the test schedule and other information about the workshop.
Who May Attend
Workshop participants should be very familiar with the software and hardware that implements the capabilities being tested and are expected to have a good understanding of the BACnet protocol. The Workshop is only open to active participants.
We can accommodate a maximum of 100 participants for this workshop.
Test Teams
Each company may bring one or two testing teams, with a maximum of two people per team at any particular time. Exceptions may be granted at the discretion of the BTL Manager. If the number of people planning to attend the workshop exceeds the space available, BI Corporate members will have priority.
Legal Terms of Participation
The purpose of the workshop is to identify interoperability problems in BACnet products and the BACnet Standard, and this requires an environment in which the participants feel comfortable discussing product functionality. Many participants will bring unreleased products, and other participants are expected to respect their privacy. All participants agree to keep confidential for a period of one year any information about other companies’ products obtained primarily as a result of their participation in the workshop. The BTL will collect information on interoperability problems identified during the Workshop, and that information may be discussed among the participants in the BTL’s testing activities for purposes that are consistent with the charter of the BTL. All participants agree that the Workshop is not a forum for discussions related to sales, marketing, business development, distribution, or any related matters.
Each company will receive a non-disclosure agreement for completion prior to the start of PlugFest 2011.
What to Bring
Bring all materials you think would be needed for your testing and connecting to other vendors’ equipment. Some suggested items include Ethernet cables (straight-through and cross), Ethernet hubs, power extension cords, power strips, hand tools, portable oscilloscopes, BACnet protocol analyzers, and BACnet Routers. It is expected that the interconnection of different vendors’ equipment will be done primarily using BACnet/Ethernet or MS/TP, but some vendors will want to test communication using raw Ethernet or PTP. If you do not have a BACnet router or other device that will permit your equipment to connect to a BACnet/Ethernet or BACnet/IP network, please contact the BTL Manager.
Equipment Shipping
c/o Westin Atlanta Perimeter North
7 Concourse Parkway
Atlanta, GA 30328
Hold For: November 15-17, 2011 BACnet International PlugFest
Box(es) ____ of ____ (Multiple Boxes MUST be numbered)
Each individual will need to make arrangements to have the shipments returned to their destination at the end of the event.
Questions
Please direct any questions about the content and format of the Workshop to the BTL Manager, Duffy O'Craven at btl-manager@bacnetinternational.org. Please direct any questions about registration to the Executive Office at sarah@bacnetinternational.org.
BACnet International
Duffy O'Craven, BTL Manager
PMB 321
2900 Delk Road Suite 700
Marietta, GA 30062
Tel: (770) 971-6003 - BI Executive Office
Fax: (678) 560-9112 - BI Office Fax
Fax: (866) 565-4112 - direct BTL Office fax
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