UNITED STATES
                   SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                         Washington, D.C. 20549


                                FORM 8-K

                             CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
                 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

   Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  October 19, 2006


                        COGNITRONICS CORPORATION
         (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


         New York                   1-8496         13-1953544
(State or other jurisdiction  (Commission File  (I.R.S. Employer
    of incorporation)             Number)       Identification No.)

              3 Corporate Drive, Danbury, Connecticut 06810
      (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

                             (203) 830-3400
          (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)




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Item 5.02.  DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION
OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS

(d) On October 19, 2006, Robert H. Scott was elected to the Board of
Directors of the Company.  Mr. Scott was named to the Audit Committee.
Mr. Scott has been President and Chief Executive of Xelcor Software Inc.
since September 2004.  Prior to that he was President and Chief Executive
of Iperia, Inc. from 2003 to 2004 and Chairman of Octave Communications
Inc. from 1998 to 2003.







                               SIGNATURES

	Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                                COGNITRONICS CORPORATION


Date:  October 24, 2006 		          By: _______________________
                                                  Garrett Sullivan
                                                  Treasurer