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BACnet Interest Group Europe News

New: Building Automation Tech Talks –

Technical Know-How, Made Understandable

Neu: Building Automation Tech Talks –

Technik verständlich gemacht

On July 4, 2025, the BACnet Interest Group real-world challenges encountered in BACnet- A Webinar – But Different
Europe (BIG-EU) launched a fresh new based projects. Less theory, more practice. And
format: the Building Automation Tech Talks. above all, knowledge sharing at eye level. Each Tech Talk is a one-hour webinar, combining
What began as an idea within the BIG-EU a focused 30-minute presentation with a live
Technical Working Group was discussed in A Strong Start: Cybersecurity Takes Q&A session. No overloaded slides or overly
detail during recent meetings – including Center Stage technical jargon – just clear, practical input
the final round in Lisbon – and has now with room for discussion. The sessions are held
come to life. The inaugural session tackled a topic that’s both in English and are free of charge. Only a brief
Mit einem neuen Format bringt die BACnet timely and crucial: “Basics of Cybersecurity in registration is required.
Interest Group Europe (BIG-EU) frischen Building Automation.” Frank Schubert from
Wind in den technischen Dialog: Am 4. Juli Beckhoff presented key insights, covering More to Come
2025 feierten die Building Automation Tech everything from legal frameworks like CRA and
Talks ihre Premiere. Was in der Arbeits- NIS2 to core concepts such as TLS encryption The enthusiastic response confirms it: the
gruppe Technik zunächst als Idee reifte, and the evolving convergence of IT and OT. The demand is high. The BACnet community can
wurde zuletzt in Lissabon konkret diskutiert session was expertly moderated by Salvatore look forward to many more Tech Talks to come.
und einstimmig verabschiedet – nun ist der Gattaldi, head of the BIG-EU Technical Working Upcoming topics and dates will be announced
erste Schritt gemacht. Group. soon via the BIG-EU platform.

The concept is as straightforward as it is impact- With nearly 100 registrations and more than 60 A promising start – and the beginning of a new
ful: break down technical BACnet topics in a way live attendees, the first Tech Talk proved to be a chapter in BACnet’s technical dialogue. 
that’s easy to grasp – by engineers, for engineers. resounding success – a clear indication that the
The focus lies on the latest developments and the format hits a nerve in the BACnet community.

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