LonMark International (LMI), a non-profit trade association recognized as the industry authority for certification, education and promotion of interoperability standards for the benefit of manufacturers, integrators and end users, recently announced the first anniversary of its successful Professional Certification Testing Program.

Since the testing program was launched at the AHR Expo in Dallas (USA) in January 2007, close to 135 individuals (engineers, integrators, designers, among others) have taken the test, which can only be taken at the certified LonMark Testing Centers. The 150 multiple-choice questions cover 12 subject areas, including: LonWorks history and terminology, physical and logical network structuring, installation, communication, LonWorks and IP, and user interfaces. The test is currently available in English and German, with other languages to follow.

This year, the LonMark Educational Seminars at AHR Expo saw an attendance of just over 300 people, an astonishing 50% over last year’s attendance, reveals the association’s perss release. “The seminars were a huge success. The presentations were very educational and the feedback from the attendees confirms that LonMark continues to provide the highest quality and informative educational seminars. LonMark’ s partnership with AHR Expo is in its third year and we are very pleased with the mutual success,” said Ron Bernstein, Executive Director of LonMark International. 

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