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ISA Spring Training Dates Announced

Research Triangle Park, N.C. (10 January 2005) – In response to customer requests, the ISA Training Institute will bring seventeen of its most popular courses and seminars to the Hilton – Philadelphia Airport, Philadelphia, PA, on 4-8 April 2005. By bringing these courses and the equipment used for the hands-on labs, to a single convenient location, the decision to attend should be a simple one.

The scheduled courses include best-sellers, "Securing Industrial Networks: Cyber Protection for Automation, Control, and SCADA Systems",  "Safety Instrumented Systems - Design, Analysis, and Justification", "Ethernet and TCP/IP on the Plant Floor",  Certified Control System Technician® (CCST®) Review Course", and "Installing, Calibrating and Maintaining Electronic Instruments".

Also scheduled are new courses, including the "Certified Automation Professional (CAP) Review Course" and "Control Systems Engineering (CSE) PE Exam Review Course".

Event sponsorships are still available.

For more information about the event, visit www.isa.org/springtraining. For more information about the ISA Training Institute visit www.isa.org/training. Or call (919) 549-8411.

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).