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Contact: Becky Schneider
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bschneider@isa.org

ISA Announces Safety Track at ISA Automation Week 2010

Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA (17 September 2010)—The International Society of Automation (ISA) announced today the offerings of its Safety Track at ISA Automation Week 2010: Technology and Solutions Event, Tuesday, 4-7 October 2010, at the Westin Galleria, Houston, Texas.

The Safety Track offers in-depth sessions focused on alarm management, safety instrumented systems, fire and gas detection, maintenance, test and measurement, boiler safety, and management of safety-related projects.

Safety Track session titles include:

  • Identification of Required Shutdowns—Procedures and Legal Implications
  • Safety Field Bus for the Process Industry
  • Field Instrumentation—Proof Testing and Validation of Your Reliability Data
  • Alarm Management and the Functional Safety Lifecycle
  • Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) Panel Discussion
  • SIS Fundamentals Tutorial
  • Fire & Gas (F&G) System Design—Performance Based Modeling for your Mitigation Layer
  • Safety Application Workshop—Guidance on Identifying Safety Instrument Functions (SIF) on Your Burner Management System (BMS)

Complete details of each Safety session are now available online or at www.isaautomationweek.org/ .

“A fundamental event including workshops, open Q&A panels, and expert participants from ISA’s Standards Committees and industry’s top companies that delve into the most critical topics every safety engineer needs to know, makes the Safety Track a fine learning tool for professionals following any career path,” said ISA Automation Week Program Committee co-chair and 2009 ISA President Gerald Cockrell of Indiana State University.

ISA Automation Week is a technical conference that covers two and a half days of sessions, and includes two keynote addresses, networking and social events; and a 10,000-square–foot exhibit area that features more than 100 exhibitors.

Conference registration includes hospitality, meals, and more.  Register online at www.isaautomationweek.org/register or call ISA for assistance at +1 919-549-8411.

About ISA 

Founded in 1945, the International Society of Automation (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 conferences and exhibitions for automation professionals. ISA is the founding sponsor of the Automation Federation (www.automationfederation.org).