Summary of the 20th ECHONET Forum

On June 30 (Mon), 2008, the 20th ECHONET Forum was held at KYURIAN-SHINAGAWA in Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo. About 60 individuals from 25 member companies and government officials participated and had active exchange of opinions and information. In this Forum, invited speeches on activities at the University of Tokyo and the house constructor were made. Technical presentations by Members were made as well as reports on international standardization works and Overseas Investigation (USA) by ECHONET Consortium.

The following items were presented:

1. FY2007 Action Plan
2. Overseas Investigation Report in America
3. International Standardization Activity of the ECHONET Specification
4. Report on Asia Home Network Council
5. Invited Speeches: Overview of Green UT Campus Project with Advanced ICT Technology
6. Invited Speeches: Issue of Homenetwork
7. New Activities for penetration of ECHONET
8. The latest situation of Toshiba Home IT system“FEMINITY”
9. Technology Introductions by Member Companies