Summary of the 18th ECHONET Forum

On July 17 (Tue), 2007, the 18th ECHONET Forum was held at KOGAKUIN University in Shinjuku-ku district, Tokyo. About 60 individuals from 37 member companies and government officials participated and had active exchange of opinions and information. Especially, in this Forum, FY2007Action Plan, Overseas Investigation Report in America, Report on Asia Home Network Council, International Standardization activity of the ECHONET Specification, New Promotion Activities for Penetration of ECHONET, and Invited Speeches and exhibition of ECHONET / home network products by Member Companies.

The following items were presented:

1. FY2007 Action Plan
2. Overseas Investigation Report in America
3. International Standardization activity of the ECHONET Specification
4. Asia Home Network Council Report
5. New Promotion Activities for Penetration of ECHONET
6. Next Generation Wireless Network Specification "ZigBee" Current Technology Trend and Application Examples
7. Technology Introductions by Member Companies