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The Z-Wave Alliance Fall Summit in Edison, NJ, October 22-25 will unveil CABA's landmark smart home/smart grid study by CABA. The Impact of Smart Grid on Connected Homes 2012 is a brand new collaborative landmark research study designed to greatly improve the understanding of residential smart grid development and deployment. Here the media will get a sneak preview of this study and have an opportunity to speak with the steering committee on such topics as identifying market demand and growth areas for new products, comparing competing product strategies and communication of competitors, determining product preferences for end-users, messages that resonate with target audiences, defining critical success factors and establishing a market approach and foundation for strategic decision-making efforts. CABA will also present at Smart Connected Devices Asia in Singapore on November 20-21 on smart grid technologies and its impact on connected cities. The organization will also moderate a panel discussion on how technology will continue to connect and transform the world.

The Continental Automated Buildings Association is pleased to have recently become a participant member of the EnOcean Alliance. With this step, the two organizations have also signed a memorandum of understanding. The objective of the agreement is to share information and work in a collaborative manner on intelligent building and connected home technologies issues to further the development of the market throughout the world.  Read more.

Ron Zimmer, CABA President & CEO will address ACUTA, the Association for Information Communications Technology Professionals in Higher Education, next week in Houston. He will speak about intelligent buildings and smart grids. The following week, Zimmer will attend the 2012 Emerging Technologies Summit (ET Summit) hosted by CABA member Southern California Edison in Pasadena. If you are attending one of these conferences, and would like to meet with Mr. Zimmer, please e-mail him directly at zimmer@caba.org.

The latest edition of CABA's iHomes & Buildings magazine examines future building management systems, home automation in the consumer electronics maketplace, and international standards for the smart grid.

Ron Zimmer, CABA President & CEO, will be attending Light Middle East in Dubai, the premier conference and exhibition for lighting design and technology, from October 1 to 3. Mr. Zimmer will give presentations on lighting and intelligent buildings, and will also investigate business opportunities for small and mid-sized North American businesses. If you are in Dubai or planning to attend the conference, and would like to meet with Mr. Zimmer, please e-mail him directly at zimmer@caba.org. This event is hosted by Messe Frankfurt, a CABA member. Mr. Zimmer's presentation will be made available on the CABA Web site after the conclusion of the event.

The Continental Automated Buildings Association is pleased to announce the appointment of Mike Nager from Metz Connect to its Board of Directors. Nager is Vice President and General Manager of Metz Connect's subsidiary located in Tinton Falls, NJ. Metz is the parent company of BTR Netcom and RIA Connect. Read more.

Ron Zimmer, CABA President & CEO will be speaking at the Shanghai Intelligent Building Technology - Building Standard Forum on September 21, 2012. Mr. Zimmer will be speaking on the impact of smart grids on intelligent buildings. If you are in Shanghai or planning to attend the conference, and would like to meet with Mr. Zimmer, please e-mail him directly at zimmer@caba.org. This event is hosted by Messe Frankfurt, a CABA member. Mr. Zimmer's presentation will be made available on the CABA Web site after the conclusion of the event.

CABA is happy to announce that Joseph Weissman of The MITRE Corporation is the winner for a free copy of the Smart Grid's Impact on Intelligent Buildings (SGIB) research report. This draw was held for those who had registered to attend the CoR Advisors webcast on July 20th, 2012 - Smart Grid's Impact on Intelligent Buildings, which may still be viewed here. CABA will make the Executive Summary for the Smart Grid's Impact on Intelligent Buildings report available to viewers of this webinar until Sept. 30, 2012. We would like to thank Darlene Pope of CoR Advisors for holding the webcast. Find out more information about CABA's other collaborative research projects here. For more information on this report and others, or to receive your copy of the executive summary please contact George Grimes at grimes@caba.org or by calling 613.686.1814 x226.

BOMA Canada's 23rd National Conference and Exhibition will take place Sept. 11 - 13, 2012.This is a premier event for the Canadian commercial real estate industry and a must-attend event for building owners, property and facility managers, service providers and commercial real estate professionals. CABA President & CEO Ron Zimmer will moderate and share research at a session on Sept. 13 entitled: "Smart Grid Impact on Intelligent Buildings". Richard Thorne, from Hydro Ottawa, will also be a featured speaker at this session. If you would like to meet the speakers or organize an interview, please contact CABA at caba@caba.org. BOMEX® is endorsed by CABA and hosted by BOMA Ottawa and more info can be found at: http://bomex.ca/.

CEDIA EXPO brings together every overlapping technology of the integrated home; all-encompassing a wide range of cutting-edge home electronic technologies and products that help simplify a consumer’s lifestyle. CABA will be exhibiting at CEDIA EXPO, September 6-8, and hope you will drop by to say hello at our booth (#3108). Ken Gallinger, CABA’s Marketing Director and George Grimes, CABA’s Business Development Manager will be in attendance. If you would like to book an appointment to meet or conduct an interview with CABA’s iHomes and Buildings Magazine, please contact George Grimes at 613.686.1814 x226 or grimes@caba.org.