Research Triangle Park, NC (3 February 2004) – ISA’s live, interactive Web Seminars continue to gain in popularity with manufacturing professionals. More than 12,000 manufacturing personnel participated in an ISA Web seminar in 2003. The 90-minute Web-based seminars cover a variety of technical topics and are led by ISA subject matter experts. Participants need a Web connection and a separate telephone line. Each seminar provides time for questions and answers, and an unlimited number of individuals can participate at a location.
Scheduled seminars for February to June 2004 are listed below.
February 2004
02/05 - 21 CFR Part 11 Series, Part 3: 21 CFR Part 11 and Manufacturing Systems02/11 - Safety Instrumented Systems Series, Part 3: Field Device Issues & Their Impact on System Performance02/12 - Industrial Network Security Series, Part 1: Cyber Security Risk Assessment for Automation Systems02/17 - Business to Business Marketing Series, Part 1: 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing02/18 - Industrial Ethernet Series Part 3: Designing Industrial Ethernet Networks02/19 - 21 CFR Part 11 Series, Part 4: 21 CFR Part 11 and Laboratory Systems02/26 - Industrial Network Security Series, Part 2: Firewalls and Filtering Security on the Plant Floor
March 2004
03/05 - Business to Business Marketing Series, Part 2: Marketing Warfare03/08 - Technical Sales Series, Part 1: Why People Don't Buy Things03/10 - Overview of FOUNDATION Fieldbus Technology03/11 - Industrial Network Security Series, Part 3: Encryption & Virtual Private Networks03/16 - Sell More Through Effective Technical Presentations03/17 - Business to Business Marketing Series, Part 3: Positioning03/18 - Technical Sales Series, Part 2: Solution Selling03/23 - Data Quality Basics: Introduction to Measurement Uncertainty03/24 - FOUNDATION Fieldbus H1 Installation and Commissioning03/31 - Technical Sales Series, Part 3: LAMP-Large Account Management Process
April 2004
04/07 - Introduction to the GAMP Model for Computer Validation04/21 - Engineering Influence: Unlock the Secrets to Getting Your Way04/30 - Boiler Control Fundamentals
May 2004
05/04 - Hybrid Systems Overview05/06 - Effective Project Team Building05/11 - .NET in Manufacturing05/13 - Overview of Fiber Optic Sensing05/18 - Introduction to DCS Alarm Management05/19 - Is A Burner Management System (BMS) a Safety Instrumented System (SIS)? 05/20 - Team Member Motivation
June 2004
06/02 - Overview of Enterprise Control Integration06/16 - Short Introduction to Patents and Patent Process06/17 - Industrial Ethernet Series Part 1: Understanding Ethernet Cabling & Hardware06/23 - Industrial Ethernet Series Part 2: Is Ethernet Ready for the Plant Floor? 06/30 - Industrial Ethernet Series Part 3: Designing Industrial Ethernet NetworksDates are subject to change. For more information about ISA's Web Seminars, visit www.isa.org/websem .
About ISA
ISA—The Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation Society is a 33,000-member global, nonprofit, educational organization connecting people and ideas in automation + control. The Society fosters advancement in the theory, design, manufacture, and use of sensors, instruments, computers, and systems for automation + control in a wide variety of applications. In addition to hosting the largest conferences and exhibitions for automation + control in the Western Hemisphere, ISA is a leading technical training organization and a respected publisher of books, magazines, and standards. ISA also serves the professional development and accreditation needs of Control Systems Engineers (CSE), instrument technicians, and others within the field of automation + control.

