Automation Federation

ISA is working with WBF and OMAC to form The Automation Federation.
Surely there are people out in the industry throwing cold water on a hot subject. The idea of bringing together different organizations to play off their strengths for the betterment of the automation industry is an idea that should have happened five years ago.
For those that haven’t heard, The Automation Federation is an umbrella organization where associations and societies in manufacturing and process automation can potentially work more effectively together. This way you don’t have different organizations working separately on the same thing. You could call it cost effect innovation.
The hope is the Federation will be able to enable strategic analysis, seminars, Web conferences, training, and conference services, among other things.
Three organizations are currently involved, but word has it there are others already considering joining.
Right now, the Federation has great potential but is short on detail. If they don’t get caught up in paperwork and red tape, this could be the best thing that ever happened to the industry.