ISA Insights
July 2009

EXPO Spotlight Takes Industrial Security to New Levels

On Wednesday, 7 October, security will be on everyone's mind as the first Industrial Security Spotlight takes center stage at ISA EXPO 2009. From industry notables, industrial security lounge, first-ever live hack and defend demonstration, and more, the Industrial Security Spotlight ...more

ISA Approves Widely Anticipated Standard on Alarm Systems

A major new standard on the development, installation, and management of alarm systems in the process industries has reached a significant milestone. ISA-18.2, "Management of Alarm Systems for the Process Industries," has been approved by the ISA Standards & Practices Board ...more

 

2009 Honors & Awards Honorees Announced

Honorees for the 47th Annual ISA Honors & Awards Program and newly elected ISA Fellows were approved by the International Society of Automation (ISA) Executive Board during ISA's annual Spring Leaders' Meeting in Indianapolis, IN, in June. ...more

Automation Career Connection

Building upon the success of previous years' YAPFEST and last year's premiere of iAU2M8, the International Society of Automation (ISA) and the Automation Federation are introducing Automation Career Connection, an Automation Week event taking place at ISA EXPO, 6-8 ...more

Importance of Automation in Manufacturing Gets Recognized by U.S. Congress

It's not everyday that automation and manufacturing take center stage, but on 25 June 2009, a giant leap took place as the importance of automation in manufacturing was included in a report language submitted by Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) from the Committee on ...more

2010 Slate of Nominees Presented

ISA's Society Nominating Committee will present the following slate of candidates to the Council of Society Delegates for election at the 5 October 2009 meeting in Houston, Texas, USA: ...more

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ISA99 and ISA100 Standards Included in the EPRI Interim Report on the Smart Grid Interoperability Standards Roadmap for NIST

The Automation Federation is pleased to announce a noteworthy recognition of their Founding Member, the International Society of Automation (ISA) ...more

 

BOOK REVIEW

Be the First to Review "MES Guide for Executives: Why and How to Select, Implement, and Maintain a Manufacturing Execution System"

Best-selling author of "The Road to Integration: A Guide to Applying ISA-95 in Manufacturing," Bianca Scholten, recently had her latest easy-to-read guide, "MES Guide for ...more

ISA EVENTS

Marketing & Sales Summit

Join top marketing and sales professionals from some of the world's leading automation and control companies and learn what challenges they are facing and what cutting-edge technologies, emerging strategies, processes, and performance metrics they are using to measure not only revenue but also to augment customer relationships. ...more
 

MEMBER NEWS

Make a difference in someone's life: become an ISA mentor

Are you an ISA Member who is interested in helping others in the automation profession? ...more