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ISA Power Industries Division Announces 16th Annual Joint ISA POWID/EPRI Controls and Instrumentation Conference and the 49th Annual ISA POWID Symposium
Research Triangle Park, NC (13 March 2006) - The 16th Annual Joint ISA POWID/EPRI Controls and Instrumentation Conference and the 49th Annual ISA POWID Symposium will be held 4-9 June 2006 at the Doubletree Hotel in San Jose, California. The theme of the symposium is Effective Integration of Safety, Security, Reliability With Control Systems:
Measurement and Control Challenges and Solutions for the Power Industry in the Changing Economic and Regulatory Environment.
"Our goal as a Division is to provide a means for information exchange.
This conference enables instrumentation and control leaders from private companies and governments, along with vendors, consultants, and academia to network and share technologies," said program co-chair Bob Webb.
Conference sessions include presentations on power plant control systems, nuclear plant issues and technologies, control and information systems security, and power plant safety.
Topic areas for the training sessions include basic control systems design considerations and documentation, control system network design, OPC, securing control systems, and setpoints for nuclear safety related instrumentation.
For more information, or to register, please visit www.isa.org/powersymp.
This event is co-located with the 6th ISA NOx Emissions and Source Monitoring Training and Technical Conference Event 7-8 June, 2006 in San Jose. Visit www.isa.org/nox for more information.
About ISA
Founded in 1945, ISA (www.isa.org) is a leading, global, nonprofit organization that is setting the standard for automation by helping over 30,000 worldwide members and other professionals solve difficult technical problems, while enhancing their leadership and personal career capabilities. Based in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, ISA develops standards; certifies industry professionals; provides education and training; publishes books and technical articles; and hosts the largest conference and exhibition for automation professionals in the Western Hemisphere. ISA is the founding sponsor of The Automation Federation (www.automationfederation.org).
About WBF
WBF provides an open forum for the exchange of information related to the management, operation, and automation of manufacturing processes. Created in 1994, members of the non-profit, professional organization include end-users, vendors, consultants and academics. WBF provides organization, management, and structure to facilitate networking among its members and sharing of knowledge and information related to manufacturing processes. WBF documents best practices and guidelines for implementation of standards that apply to batch control and the exchange of batch data, as well as conducting technical conferences and technical training programs. WBF is a founding charter member of The Automation Federation (www.automationfederation.org). More information about WBF is available at www.wbf.org.
About OMAC
OMAC–The Open Modular Architecture Controls Users’ Group (www.omac.org) is an affiliate organization of ISA- The Instrumentation, Systems and Automation Society- and works to collectively derive common solutions for both technical and non-technical issues in the development, implementation, and commercialization of open, modular architecture control (OMAC) technologies, and to facilitate the accelerated development and convergence of industry and government developed OMAC technology guidelines to one set that satisfies common use requirements. OMAC has about 500 member representatives from end-user companies, OEM's, and technology providers and integrator companies. OMAC currently operates three Work Groups: Packaging Machinery, Manufacturing Infrastructure, and Machine Tool. OMAC is a founding charter member of The Automation Federation (www.automationfederation.org).
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