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ISA Announces Details of Electric Power Industry Conference

Research Triangle Park, NC (24 March 2005) - The 15th Annual Joint ISA POWID/EPRI Controls and Instrumentation Conference and 48th Annual ISA POWID Symposium, the only conference dedicated to power generation issues in the nation, will be held 5-10 June 2005 in Nashville, TN. 

The conference, held at the Millennium Maxwell House Hotel, will cover the spectrum of technical and business topics related to the instrumentation, controls and networks to satisfy business intelligence needs of power products.  Several training courses will be offered during the week, including Tuning of Feedback Controllers and Introduction to Boiler Control Systems on 9 June and Boiler Burner Management Systems on 10 June. 

Marcia Cooper, TVA Senior VP of Engineering in the Fossil Power Group, will be the keynote speaker at the conference.  The conference sponsors are Power Magazine, Wood Group, Honeywell, Invensys and Emerson. Additional exhibitors to date are MTL Inc, Intek Inc, GE Energy, Beamex, Siemens Westinghouse Power Group, and Promecon USA.

Attendees who register by 13 May will receive special discount pricing.  For more information or to register, call (919) 549-8411 or visit www.isa.org/powersymp. 

NOTE TO MEDIA:  Complimentary press passes for this event will be available - simply contact ISA directly. 

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).