Infrared Data Association Appoints New Executive Director

Lawrence Faulkner has been named the new executive director of the Infrared Data Association (IrDA; Walnut Creek, CA). The position became available due to the untimely death of John LaRoche from cancer on March 30.

Faulkner served as manager of Connectivity Products at Genoa Technology (Moorpark, CA) from 1995 to 1998, and as a company member was associated with the IrDA for the past four years. Faulkner previously held the position of chair of IrDA's Test Committee and during this time he authored the Guidelines for Protocol Performance Testing that IrDA still uses today.

The IrDA is a non-profit corporation established in 1993 and headed by a board of directors with a membership of more than 150 companies representing PC's, telecommunications hardware, software, components, and adapter markets. The association focuses on providing IR standards to ensure the quality and interoperability of the infrared technology.