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		AWWA and ISA to promote WWAC - 04/26/12 The Florida Section of the American Water Works Association and the ISA will co-promote the 7-9 August 2012 Water/Wastewater and Automatic Controls (WWAC) Symposium.

		ISA100 Wireless Compliance Institute Demonstrates ISA100.11a Products & Interoperability at Hannover - 04/23/12 The ISA100 Wireless Compliance Institute (WCI) today announced that it will showcase ISA100.11a products in live interoperability demonstrations at the Hannover Messe Industrial Automation Fair, 23-27 April 2012, in Hannover, Germany.

		Call for Papers for 7th ISA Marketing & Sales Summit - 04/18/12 ISA has issued a call for papers for the 7th Annual ISA Marketing & Sales Summit, which takes place 15–17 August 2012 in Austin, Texas, USA.

		ISA publishes Foundation Fieldbus, fourth edition - 04/01/12 This edition provides in-depth coverage on Fieldbus communications and configuration, including calculation of macrocycle for Control-in-Field and in the host system.

		Paul Gruhn to present keynote address at Instrumentation Symposium - 03/22/12 Process safety expert Paul Gruhn will deliver a keynote address at the 58th Annual International Instrumentation Symposium (IIS) on Wednesday, 6 June 2012, in La Jolla, California, USA.

		CABA to promote ISA courses for building automation - 03/15/12 Continental Automated Buildings Association (CABA) will promote ISA courses to the CABA membership.

		Gregory Pope to Keynote ISA Safety and Security Symposium - 03/12/12 Pope will address the ISA Safety and Security Division Symposium, held 25-27 April 2012, on the topic of “Is it a Bug or a Feature?”

		ISA publishes President’s Year in Review - 02/23/12 The report provides ISA members insight into the Society’s goals, activities, and accomplishments for the year.

		San Jacinto College to offer ISA instrumentation training - 02/22/12 ISA will provide local-area students with access to ISA’s instrumentation curriculum at San Jacinto College.

		Rohrback Cosasco Joins ISA100 Wireless Compliance Institute - 02/21/12 Rohrback Cosasco Systems (RCS), a supplier of corrosion monitoring and chemical injection systems, has joined ISA100 WCI as a supplier member.

		ISA Opens Two New Membership Grades - 02/14/12 ISA added Automation Community Member and Automation Affiliate Member grades.

		ISA names Juliann Grant social media community manager - 02/05/12 Grant is a vice president of Telesian Technology, and has more than 20 years of experience developing marketing strategies for high-technology and industrial-automation companies.

		Perpetuum Joins ISA100 Wireless Compliance Institute - 01/23/12 Perpetuum designs and manufactures vibration energy harvesters delivering life-long power for wireless technology.

		ISA announces Robert E. Lindeman as its 2012 President - 01/12/12 Lindeman will work with ISA leaders to continue moving the Society toward meeting its strategic goals.

		ISA publishes Control Systems Engineer Technical Reference Handbook - 01/10/12 The Handbook is a technical reference guide for the control systems professional, as well as a study aid for the Control Systems Engineering (CSE) Professional Engineer (PE) Exam.

		ISA accepting scholarship applications - 11/17/11 ISA is accepting applications for the 2012-2013 academic year for students who demonstrate potential in the fields of automation, instrumentation and control.

		ISA Creates Building Automation Standards Committee - 11/06/11 ISA111, Unified Automation for Buildings, will develop standards and guidelines to communicate the necessary information to enable building subsystems to be managed.

		ISA gets “social” with ISA Interchange blog - 07/20/11 ISA launched its social media site, ISA Interchange. This news-and-blog site provides automation professionals with an opportunity for finding relevant, high-quality technical knowledge.

		ISA announces 2011 Corporate Partnership with OSIsoft, LLC - 03/15/11 OSIsoft was an ISA Automation Week Partner in 2010 and made the decision to sign a higher level partnership, the ISA Corporate Partnership, in 2011.

		ISA99 launches Cyber Threat Gap Analysis Task Group - 03/03/11 The task force will determine if companies following the ISA99 standards would have been protected from such sophisticated attacks and to identify changes needed, if any, to the standards being developed by the ISA99 committee.

		ISA Announces Partnerships with four companies - 02/09/11 Fluke, GE Energy, Honeywell Process Solutions and OSIsoft joined the ISA Corporate Partnerships Program.

		ISA Technical Report Provides Guidance for EDDL Users - 01/20/11 ISA-TR104.00.03 is intended to provide factual guidance in using EDDL for device integration.

		ISA Publishes Advanced Temperature Measurement and Control book - 01/18/11 Advanced Temperature Measurement and Control, Second Edition, by Gregory K. McMillan provides a comprehensive view of what is needed to take advantage of the latest developments in smart and wireless temperature measurements and control strategies.

		ISA Welcomes New President, Leo Staples - 01/13/11 Staples opened the year with a call-to-action to all ISA members to dedicate themselves to a high level of involvement in, and collaboration among, their sections, divisions, and the Society.

		will.i.am of Black Eyed Peas joins forces with FIRST - 01/12/11 will.i.am (Black Eyed Peas) has joined forces with FIRST and is actively working to build support in the entertainment industry for FIRST.

		ISA Publishes Alarm Management Guide - 12/14/10 Alarm Management: A Comprehensive Guide, Second Edition, by Bill Hollifield and Eddie Habibi contains examples of good practices and poor practices.

		ISA Publishes Control Loop Foundation—Batch and Continuous Processes - 10/28/10 In this in-depth book, the authors address the concepts and terminology that are needed to work in the field of process control.

		ISA Supports the Analyzer Technician Opportunities Project - 10/10/10 ATOP engages students in the study of analytical instruments and emphasizes the instruments' use in safety, product analysis, product quality, and environmental monitoring and control.

		R3 Sensors Joins ISA100 Wireless Compliance Institute - 10/06/10 R3 Sensors joined the ISA100 Wireless Compliance Institute (WCI) as a supplier member.

		FIRST, Automation Federation, and ISA Promote STEM Education - 10/03/10 The three will promote the importance of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education for students in kindergarten through high school (K-12).

		ISA Announces ISA Automation Week 2011 - 10/03/10 ISA Automation Week 2011: Technology and Solutions Event will be held at the Arthur R. Outlaw Mobile Convention Center in Mobile, Alabama, USA, on 17-20 October, 2011.

		ISA Announces Educational Foundation Scholarships - 09/28/10 ISA is now accepting applications for its 2011 ISA Educational Foundation Scholarships.

		ISA Announces Honors & Awards Gala and Awards Honorees - 09/08/10 Awards will be presented on 4 October 2010 to recognize Society service, technical accomplishments, contributions to education and individual achievements.

		ISA Announces ISA100.11a Product Certifications - 08/24/10 The ISA100 Wireless Compliance Institute announced certifications of six ISA100.11a wireless devices.

		ISASecure Embedded Device Security Assurance Certification Accepted by ANSI - 08/02/10 ANSI launched a formal pilot accreditation program based on the requirements of the ISASecure Embedded Device Security Assurance (EDSA) certification program.

		ISA announces ISA-100.11a certification services - 07/26/10 The ISA100 Wireless Compliance Institute (WCI) announced ISA-100.11a certification services.

		ISA Announces Recipients of Scholarships - 07/15/10 ISA awarded $62,000, which was distributed among students in two- and four-year colleges and universities, and graduate students.

		Dean Kamen to keynote ISA Automation Week 2010 - 07/07/10 Kamen is the inventor of the Segway and founder of FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology).

		ISA100 selects NTS for Certification Laboratory - 06/22/10 The ISA100 Wireless Compliance Institute (WCI) selected National Technical Systems (NTS) as its independent third-party lab to provide conformance testing for the ISA100.11a certifications.

		ISA Opens Registration for ISA Automation Week 2010 - 06/21/10 ISA Automation Week will be held 4-7 October 2010 in Houston, Texas, at the Westin Galleria Hotel.

		ISA100 Wireless Compliance Institute releases Wireless Test Kits - 06/16/10 Kits verify the correct communication behavior of a wireless device as defined in the ISA100.11a standard and provide tools for troubleshooting, debugging, and regression testing.

		Yamatake Joins ISA100 Wireless Compliance Institute - 06/15/10 Yamatake Corporation has joined the WCI Governing Board.

		ARC Forum to Be Held at ISA Automation Week 2010 - 06/10/10 ARC will present “ARC Inside: The Business Case for Asset Performance Management,” at ISA Automation Week 2010.

		ISA Security Compliance Institute Publishes Test Requirements - 06/09/10 The Lab Accreditation and Test Tool Recognition Requirements form a key element of the overall ISA Secure Embedded Device Security Assurance (EDSA) certification program.

		ISA Announces OSIsoft is ISA Automation Week 2010 Partner - 05/25/10 The partnership includes specialized and intensive promotional opportunities that will provide recognition before, during, and after the event.

		GE joins ISA100 Wireless Compliance Institute Governing Board - 05/25/10 GE joins Apprion, BP, Chevron, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, ExxonMobil, Fuji Electric, Gastronics, Honeywell, Nivis, Procter & Gamble, R3 Sensors, Shell, Shengyang Institute of Automation, and Yokogawa.

		ISA Publishes Project Management: A Technician’s Guide - 05/03/10 Subjects include documentation requirements, communication requirements, planning and resource coordination, monitoring and control, administration, and closeout.

		ISA publishes Embedded Device Security Assurance Specifications - 04/29/10 The ISA Security Compliance Institute (ISCI) posted two of three key elements of the ISASecure Embedded Device Security Assessment (EDSA) certification specification on its website.

		ISA publishes Online ISA Directory of Automation - 04/11/10 This valuable resource—the top purchasing guide in the automation field—is available to ISA’s members from a link on the ISA homepage.

		ISA publishes book on Reasoning Machines in Factory Automation - 03/07/10 The authors predict future production platforms will adapt to market changes with a minimum of human involvement. The book targets reasoning machines that are able to collaborate and automatically reconfigure themselves.

		ISA publishes new edition of Industrial Network Security book - 03/04/10 Industrial Network Security, 2nd Edition, by David J. Teumim, tells managers, engineers, technicians, and operators how to keep industrial networks secure amid rising threats from hackers, disgruntled employees, and even cyberterrorists.

		ISA issues Call for Papers for Water/Wastewater Symposium - 02/11/10 ISA issued a Call for Papers for the Water/Wastewater Automatic Controls Division Symposium (WWAC) to be held 3-5 August 2010 in Orlando, FL. The deadline for abstract submittals is 16 April 2010.

		ISA issues Call for Papers for Automation Week 2010 - 02/07/10 ISA issued a Call for Papers inviting authors, experts, innovators, and automation professionals to submit abstracts for presentation consideration at the conference to be held in Houston, TX, 4-7 October 2010.

		ISA Safety and Security Symposium to discuss threats - 01/25/10 The symposium, 28-29 April 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana, will focus on threats—including cyber security threats—to industrial environments and the steps engineers must consider when designing and optimizing industrial processes and Safety Instrumented Systems.

		ISA100.12 standards committee meeting - 01/14/10 The ISA100 standards committee, Wireless Systems for Automation, will hold a series of meetings at the Rosen Centre in Orlando, Florida, 9-11 February.

		ISA appoints Bill Lydon chief editor for InTech - 12/02/09 Automation.com's Bill Lydon was appointed editor of InTech, further strengthening ISA’s partnership with Automation.com to jointly publish several e-newsletters for InTech and Automation.com subscribers.

		Changes at ISA - A Current Volunteer Leader's Perspective - 11/06/09 by Don Frey, ISA Volunteer Leader Faced with unprecedented declines in demand for training, advertising, and exhibit space, the ISA has had to make drastic cuts in its budget for 2010. Some significant areas where cuts have been made are in the areas of professional staff, frequency of publication of InTech magazine, ISA E-News production and distribution, and future ISA EXPO offerings.

		ISA announces Corporate Sponsorship Program in 2010 - 11/05/09 Sponsorship packages will offer year round promotion, prominent association-wide access and recognition, and turnkey service from a dedicated team of professionals.

		ISA publishes Collaborative Process Automation Systems book - 10/26/09 The book discusses topics such as engineering, security, enterprise connectivity, advanced process control, plant asset management and operator efficiency.

		ISA describes plans for ISA Automation Week 2010 - 10/25/09 ISA Automation Week will feature intensive educational and applications-based technical conference sessions delivered by subject matter experts. The event will have a focused exhibition area for a limited number of companies to showcase products and services.

		Wireless Compliance Institute tests ISA100 devices at chemical plant - 10/07/09 Within days of approval of the ISA100.11a standard, the ISA100 Wireless Compliance Institute successfully deployed tested and approved ISA100.11a standard devices at Arkema's plant in Crosby, Texas.

		ISA selects Automation.com to provide E-Newsletters - 10/07/09 The co-branded e-newsletters will be distributed to Automation.com’s subscribers, InTech subscribers, and ISA members and customers, creating a combined total distribution of more than 90,000 world-wide automation professionals.

		ISA100 Wireless Compliance Institute elects officers - 09/15/09 Dan Sheflin from Honeywell was selected as the Institute’s first Chairman and Dr. Penny Chen from Yokogawa was selected as the Institute’s first Vice-Chairman.

		ISA ratifies ISA-100.11a document - 09/10/09 The ISA Standards & Practices Board (S&P) has voted to approve the ISA-100.11a wireless standard "Wireless Systems for Industrial Automation."

		ISA99 plans Working Group on cyber security and safety - 05/08/09 ISA99 Working Group 7 will promote greater awareness of the impact of cyber security issues on the safe operation of industrial processes.

		ISA100 Factory Automation Working Group calls for papers - 03/24/09 The group is seeking presentations for new wireless technology and system architectures for the link between sensors/actuators and automation systems.

		ISA publishes industrial cyber security management standard - 02/05/09 The standard, ANSI/ISA-99.02.01-2009, describes elements to set up a cyber security management system.

		Deadline approaches for ISA Educational Foundation Scholarships - 01/22/09 ISA urges all interested automation and control students to apply prior to 16 February, which is the deadline for applications.

		ISA publishes 2nd edition of pressure, level and density measurement book - 01/11/09 "Industrial Pressure, Level, and Density Measurement," Second Edition, by Donald R. Gillum, includes a new chapter covering equipment selection, mounting techniques, and specifications.

		ISA publishes IEC 61499 and Safety Resources books - 01/02/09 ISA published “Real-Time Execution for IEC 61499,” and “Safety Profiles for Real-Time Ethernet-Based Industrial Automation Networks.”

		ASCI hires WBF to develop B2MML - 09/04/08 The Automation Standards Compliance Institute has retained Charlie Gifford and Dennis Brandl from WBF to develop the B2MML Compliance Program.

		ISA Publishes New Edition of Control Valve Primer - 09/04/08 ISA recently announced the release of Control Valve Primer, A User's Guide, 4th Edition by Hans D. Baumann.

		ISA EXPO focuses on Enterprise Integration ISA EXPO 2008 will feature enterprise integration as one of six technology exchanges.

		Paul Sereiko is Keynote Speaker for Water and Wastewater and Control Symposium - 07/14/08 Paul Sereiko, President and CEO of AirSprite Technologies, will keynote at the ISA Water and Wastewater and Automatic Controls Symposium on 6 August 2008.

		Cold Fusion Expert to Deliver ISA EXPO Rimbach Lecture - 07/08/08 Dr. David J. Nagel, Research Professor at The George Washington University, will present the Keynote/Rimbach Lecture on at ISA EXPO 2008 in Houston, Texas.

		ISA publishes book, "Sell More Through Effective Technical Presentations" - 06/26/08 This easy-to-read guide offers updated information on presentation materials and styles and to help you become a more competent speaker.

		ISA publishes patent reference book - 06/23/08 The book describes the various types of intellectual property, how to protect the property, retain it as an asset, and respect the intellectual property of others.

		Smart Dust Inventor to Present Keynote at ISA EXPO 2008 - 06/16/08 Dr. Pister is the Co-Director of the Berkeley Sensor & Actuator Center, and Co-founder and CTO of Dust Networks.

		ISA84 Safety Instrumented Systems Certificate Programs - 06/16/08 Three certificate programs are available: Safety Instrumented Systems Specialist, Safety Integrity Level Determination Specialist, and Safety Instrumented Systems Hardware Design and Analysis Specialist.

		ISA forms WirelessHART Convergence Subcommittee - 05/22/08 The subcommittee will compare the technology within the ISA100.11a and WirelessHART standards, with an ultimate goal of merging the best of both standards.

		ISA100 Wireless Compliance Institute reports progress - 05/16/08 The ISA100 Wireless Compliance Institute is working to develop supporting compliance programs for the universal family of ISA100 standards.

		ISA takes first step toward wireless standard approval - 05/15/08 The ISA100.11a Working Group sent its first letter ballot on its draft standard, the first step in getting approval for the ISA100 standard.

		ISA publishes Industrial Ethernet guide - 05/07/08 "Industrial Ethernet for the Plant Floor" provides guidance on how to select components, layout, install, test, certify and troubleshoot a network system.

		ISA announces Keynote Speakers for Instrumentation Symposium - 04/15/08 Keynote speakers include Dick Morley, father of the PLC, and Dr. John R. Bratten, Nautical Archaeologist.

		ISA Security Institute elects governing board - 03/25/08 Johan Nye, Ivan Susanto, Kevin Staggs and Ernie Rakaczky were elected officers for the ISA Security Compliance Institute.

		Industrial Interoperability Compliance Institute seeks members - 03/24/08 The IICI, the official compliance testing organization for standards such as WBF's B2MML and BatchML schemas, issued a call for members. Members will be entitled to use the IICI logo on products and system.

		ISA Calls for Papers for Marketing & Sales Summit - 03/24/08 Abstracts may be submitted for the conference session presentations through 11 April 2008. The event, in Cleveland, Ohio, is set for 17-19 September 2008.

		ISA issues call for papers for ISA EXPO - 03/11/08 Abstracts will be accepted until 11 April for paper, panel, and tutorial sessions.

		ISA100.11a Draft Standard up for first vote - 03/05/08 At the April working group meeting in Chongqing, China, the ISA100.11a draft standard is scheduled for initial work group balloting, the first step in the approval process for the standard.

		OAGIS releases version 9.2 with ISA95 - 03/03/08 This release contains ISA95 Business Object Documents related to production performance and production schedule.

		ISA Alaska establishes Tom Quimby Student Endowment - 03/02/08 The endowment will be used to provide scholarships to students studying the arts and sciences related to the theory, design, manufacture, and use of instrumentation, systems, and automation.

		ISA Releases ISA20 instrument specification forms on CD-ROM - 02/21/08 ISA20 Instrument Specification Forms cover most instrument types used in the pharmaceutical and other industries. The CD has 73 fill-in-the-blank forms.

		ISA publishes 3rd Edition of "Wireless Networks for Industrial Automation" - 02/19/08 Available in digital format, this book covers new topics such as ISA100.11a, RFID, WirelessHART, and WiFi.

		Congressman visits Automation Federation and ISA Leaders - 02/18/08 "Champion of Science" Congressman David Price visited Automation Federation and ISA leaders at AF headquarters in Research Triangle Park.

		ISA publishes guide to Automation in Bio-Pharmaceuticals - 02/13/08 "Automation Applications in Bio-Pharmaceuticals" by George Buckbee and Joseph Alford helps scientists and engineers improve process control and on-line availability of information.

		ISA publishes Humorous Retirement book - 02/12/08 McMillan, Stan Weiner and illustrator Ted Williams co-wrote "The Funnier Side of Retirement." Readers will have a chance to see what retirement offers for "geeks."

		ISA100 Wireless Compliance Institute offers open membership - 02/04/08 Industry leaders who join can help define how products and systems will become compliant and contribute to test specifications.

		ISA100 Wireless Committee forms discrete automation group - 02/01/08 ISA100 Wireless Automation standards committee formed an interest group for wireless networks in factory and discrete automation.

		ISA approves Wurldtech CS2SAT SCADA cyber security tool - 01/23/08 The CS2SAT is an online tool that provides organizations that use SCADA and industrial control systems with a self-assessment tool for evaluating the security of the control system.

		ISA offers online access to ISA Transactions - 01/17/08 ISA Transactions, a journal of advances and state-of-the-art in the science and engineering of measurement and automation, will be available at no cost to ISA members.

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