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ISA’s primary safety standards committees, ISA18 and ISA84, are launching several new projects this year in addition to wrapping up some key ongoing projects. Here is brief rundown of these efforts.

Mary Ramsey understood that organizations need to periodically recalibrate based on member and industry needs, and she has done a great job of collaborating with staff and member volunteers to craft clear definitions of ISA guiding principles. This article was originally published in the December 2021 issue of InTech magazine.

“In the past few years, open process automation and industry initiatives have focused on open modular, interoperable and portable solutions,” Bridget Fitzpatrick, Process Automation Authority for Wood Applied Intelligence, said during her keynote speech at the International Society of Automation (ISA) Process Industry Virtual Conference (PIC).

“Obtaining value from digital transformation is only possible if culture change is achieved,” said Dow Global Process Automation Technology Leader Paul Tomlin, during the ISA's Digital Transformation Virtual Conference.

Certification to the ISA/IEC 62443-4-2 standard provides assurance that Johnson Controls and the YORK brand adhere to stringent ISASecure technical security requirements for IACS components.

Endress+Hauser and the International Society of Automation (ISA) announce their collaboration efforts for training and certification. ISA will provide select certified training courses in conjunction with Endress+Hauser’s instrumentation training courses, with these courses offered onsite at Endress+Hauser’s process training units (PTUs) located across the U.S.

The International Society of Automation (ISA) presented the two-track Cybersecurity Standards Implementation Conference (CSIC) virtually on the 19th of October, which is Cybersecurity Awareness Month.

The International Society of Automation (ISA) announced today the hire of its new Executive Director, Claire Ramspeck.

The International Society of Automation (ISA) announced the availability of new professional certificate program covering the unique challenges of project management in the automation industry.

David Strobhar, one of three ISA Fellows named in 2021, is being honored for applying human factors in control system human machine interfaces and alarm management to improve safety and productivity.

The president of Phoenix Contact USA has been recognized for Excellence in Leadership.

Digital transformation can result in a connected, empowered workforce and highly agile operations. This puts industrial autonomy at the forefront of efforts to improve worker productivity, quality and safety. This article was originally published in InTech's July/August issue.

Controllers and smart devices are being created with cybersecurity in mind, but these products do not compensate for underlying infrastructure vulnerabilities. This article was originally published in InTech's July/August issue.

ISAGCA asked NIST to consider referencing selected parts of the ISA/IEC 62443 standard when defining critical software, product security development life-cycle requirements, and technical security requirements. This article was originally published in InTech's July/August issue.

As an ISA Fellow, Donald Dunn is being honored for many years of work on the education and standardization of terminology, as well as requirements and guidance related to alarm management and process industry safety. This article was originally published in InTech's July/August issue.

ANSI/ISA-18.2, Management of Alarm Systems for the Process Industries, has found wide use and success in improving the development, design, installation and management of alarm systems across the process industry sectors. This article was originally published in InTech's July/August issue.

Joseph S. Alford, PhD, an ISA Fellow and long-time contributing expert on ISA18, has been honored with a 2021 Distinguished Alumnus Award from Purdue University’s College of Engineering, Davidson School of Chemical Engineering. This article was originally published in InTech's July/August issue.

ISA and Maschinenbau-Institut GmbH (MBI), a service company of the German mechanical engineering industry association, or VDMA, are joining forces to offer a unique cybersecurity training program for German speakers. This article was originally published in InTech's July/August issue.

The ISA Global Cybersecurity Alliance (ISAGCA) announced the release of a position paper detailing the automation cybersecurity public policy views of the organization and its fifty industry-leading companies.

The paper “Controlling industrial dead-time systems: When to use a PID or an advanced controller” won the nomination from the editorial advisory board as the best paper published in ISA Transactions in 2020.