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August 2007
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INSTRUMENTATION 2008 is Coming Soon! The First Annual Instrumentation Expo exceeded all expectations! For photos from this year’sInstrumentation 2007, and to watch the videos, please check the official Expo websitewww.instrumentation2008.com. Exhibitors should ask about early sign-up discounts.
Fourth Fourth Fourth Fourth Fourth Annual Beach PartyAnnual Beach PartyAnnual Beach PartyAnnual Beach PartyAnnual Beach Party, BBQ & Bon Fire, BBQ & Bon Fire, BBQ & Bon Fire, BBQ & Bon Fire, BBQ & Bon Fire The annual ISALA and Cal Poly beach party will be held this year on Saturday, August 11,once again at Huntington State Beach. It’s in your backyard, so please come! All are welcome - nocost to ISA members and their guests. For more info and to RSVP contact Ashot Filipetyan at(323) 533-8981 or [email protected]. More info at www.isala.org. Map on page 2...
Orange County Members and Guests Invited to the ...
PE Review Course begins Saturday, August 11 The annual review course for the control systems engineering PE license exam begins August11 in Fountain Valley. For more information, the article on page 3 of this newsletter.
INSIDE THIS ISSUE…
Upcoming Regional Events
Las Vegas SectionTabletop Expo -- Oct. 12For info about exhibiting, contactJerome Breland at (702) 633-1284 [email protected].
Instrumentation 2008Los Angeles SectionFor the latest information,www.instrumentation2008.comand www.isala.org
“Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.” -- Dale Carnegie
2 - President’s Message 3 - DVP: It’s a Dry Heat!
CSE PE Review Class 4 - Las Vegas TableTop
Expo Planned 5 - Southern Californians
Receive NationalHonors
6 - Local Section MeetingsISA Webinar ScheduleFree Standards,Webinars
7 - Regional Events 8 - New Technology Update 9 - The Future of ISA 10 - Job Shop
The monthly ISA Section NewslettersISA Section NewslettersISA Section NewslettersISA Section NewslettersISA Section Newsletters and annual Regional Membership Directory and Buyers’ Guide Regional Membership Directory and Buyers’ Guide Regional Membership Directory and Buyers’ Guide Regional Membership Directory and Buyers’ Guide Regional Membership Directory and Buyers’ Guide are mailed to all ISA section members in SouthernCalifornia and Southern Nevada and to ISA student affiliates at Cal Poly Pomona, Cal State Fullterton and Long Beach State. Newsletters include the South San JoaquinValley Alarm, Los Angeles Annunciator, Orange County Chart, San Diego Signal and Las Vegas Experience. Changes of address Changes of address Changes of address Changes of address Changes of address can only be processed by ISA byat (919) 549-8411 or www.isa.org. For editorial submissions and feedback,editorial submissions and feedback,editorial submissions and feedback,editorial submissions and feedback,editorial submissions and feedback, please contact the newsletter editor. Advertising rates, circulation informa-Advertising rates, circulation informa-Advertising rates, circulation informa-Advertising rates, circulation informa-Advertising rates, circulation informa-tion and style guidetion and style guidetion and style guidetion and style guidetion and style guide is posted at www.TechPubs.net. Billing Billing Billing Billing Billing and publishing correspondence may be addressed to TechPubs Communications, PO Box 1605,Costa Mesa, California 92628. Submissions are copyright by the authors with all rights reserved. Copyright (C) 2007 TechPubs Communications. All Rights Reserved.
Orange County SectionOfficers 2007-2008www.isa.org/~oranc/
President’s messageBy Craig Lanternier, Section President○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Craig LanternierPresidentISA Orange County SectionFluor CorporationElectrical & Control Systems(949) [email protected]
08/08/2007 CSE PE Exam Review Part 3: Measurement II08/15/2007 DCS Alarm Assessment Overview08/22/2007 CSE PE Exam Review Part 4: Control System Analysis08/29/2007 How Can OPC reduce Your Plant Control Integration Costs?09/05/2007 CSE PE Exam Review Part 5: Final Control Elements09/12/2007 Overview of Enterprise Control Integration09/19/2007 CSE PE Exam Review Part 6: Contr System Implementation09/26/2007 Overview of HMI Applications10/10/2007 Effective Technical Presentations10/17/2007 Wireless Networking of Sensors and Instrumentation10/24/2007 Overview of Fiber Optic Sensing10/31/2007 Radio Frequency Identification Overview & Applications11/01/2007 Cyber Security Risk Assessment for Automation Systems11/07/2007 Firewalls and Filtering Security on the Plant Floor11/14/2007 Encryption and Virtual Private Networks
With summer upon us, we are taking a short break from the monthlymeeting schedule to take care of some other business and hopefullyenjoy some of these long sunny days.
The annual Planning Meeting for the 2007-2008 year took place atDave & Busters on July 14th. We were fortunate to have two newenthusiastic volunteers for board positions attend the meeting. RomelBhullar of Fluor, our latest ISA Fellow inductee, and Alan Szarowicz ofBrinderson, both seasoned veterans formerly active in local sectionactivities. Welcome aboard!
The regular August meeting will not be held, instead the board members will meet toplan the events for the coming year, see you in September!
President —Craig LanternierFluor Enterprises,(949) [email protected]
President Elect — Open
Secretary — Jesus MoncayoCoffin World Water Systems(949) 222-5777, ext. [email protected]
Treasurer — Gautam ParikhFluor Enterprises,(949) [email protected]
Delegate —Christine DorganDisneyland Scientific Systems(714) [email protected]
Alternate Delegate—John QueridoJontec Systems, (949) [email protected]
Arrangements Chair —Bis MitraFluor Enterprises,(949) [email protected]
Education Chair —John GongICP-DAS USA, Inc.,(310) [email protected]
Historian — John QueridoJontec Systems, (949) [email protected]
Honors & Awards Chair —John QueridoJontec Systems, (949) [email protected]
Marketing Chair—Alan [email protected]
Membership Chair —Don ZeeDon Zee Associates,(949) [email protected]
Newsletter Editor —John PrinceAPG Analyzer Systems,(714) [email protected]
Nominations Chair --Raj AdaniEmerson Process Management,(714) [email protected]
Program Chair — Hiten DalalNewtech Resources,(714) [email protected]
Publicity Chair —Sebastian ZielonkaFluor Enterprises, (949) [email protected]
Student Section Liaison —Bob HarrisonConex Systems, (714) [email protected]
Webmaster — Bob HarrisonConex Systems, (714) [email protected]
Division Vice President -Joe BinghamAES Automation, (714) [email protected]
ISA Staff Contact -Dalton Wilson, ISA(919) 990-9280, [email protected]
New ISA webinarschedule
For details about each web seminar, the direct link ishttp://tinyurl.com/DU6AY. For information about taking anyof these web seminars, contact ISA at (919) 549-8411.
Message from the DVP
Certification and licensing
PE exam reviewcourse August 11th
The Los Angeles Section’s PE Exam Review Course for theCalifornia Professional Engineer Exam in Control Systems Engineeringbegins August 11. Space will be limited to 15 students, so be sure tosign up early. The cost is $245 for ISA members, $315 for non-members.
To register and for more information, see www-pe-exam.net
continued on page 6
It’s a DRYHEAT!
Whatever! It was a hot heat!About two-hundred of ISA’s volunteer
leaders from all over the world and key staffpersonnel gathered in Scottsdale, AZ. Whyyou ask? Good question.
Have you ever wondered how it allcomes together? I mean the standards, the benefits, the EXPO, thetraining, etc. Well, we meet in person twice a year for about a week(these meetings are call the Spring Leadership Meeting and the FallLeadership Meeting), where we have meetings concerning you and ISA.Why do I say you? Simple, we are members just like you. When wemake decisions, we carefully consider how it will benefit the member-ship, that’s you.
You know, I could go on and on about how busy we are duringthis time, instead, I’ll let the schedule for just three days speak for itself!Saturday, June 23, 2007 Meeting8:00am-8:50am LDR First Timers’ Orientation8:00am-9:50am SOC Admissions Committee (Closed)8:00am-10:50am SPLN New Venture Investment Committee10:00am-10:50am DVP 2008 Joint DLC Planning11:00am-11:50am GEN GENERAL OPENING SESSION1:00pm-1:50pm LDR ISA’s Certified Automation Professional (CAP)Program1:00pm-1:50pm SOC Executive Board Preview Session2:00pm-2:50pm DVP Section and District Issues Committee2:00pm-2:50pm LDR Section Finance (US Sections)2:00pm-2:50pm SOC H&A Joint Service Award Subcommittees(Closed)3:00pm-3:50pm LDR Section Leaders Roundtable3:00pm-3:50pm SOC H&A Technical Awards Subcommittee (Closed)4:00pm-4:50pm DVP District Budget/DLC Committee4:00pm-4:50pm SOC Honors & Awards Committee6:00pm-9:30pm GEN Group Event - Dinner at the Desert BotanicalGarden
Sunday, June 24, 2007 Meeting7:30am-8:00am DVP District Vice President Open Discussion8:00am-8:50am DIV Analysis Division
Continued on page 13
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The Las Vegas Section annual table topshow will be held Friday, October 12, 2007 atthe College of Southern Nevada, CheyenneCampus in North Las Vegas, NV between 11A.M. till 4 P.M. The event will be held in theTechnology Center’s Ensign Lobby.
Vendors will be displaying the latesttechnology and new products for theinstrumentation and control systems industry.Be sure and mark this date on your calendar soyou don’t miss this show. Door prizes will be
held throughout the show along with technical presentations in theadjoining auditorium.
Jerome Breland, City of North Las Vegas, and his committee areorganizing this event and it looks to be a good one; Don’t Miss It!Vendors, for exhibit information and signup forms, contact JeromeBreland at (702) 633-1284 or [email protected] space will be allocated on a first-come basis.
Authors if you are itching to write a technical paper about somefacet of instrumentation and controls systems this may be your chance
to become rich and famous. Well maybe not rich but who knows! Email abrief synopsis of your paper to Lyle Mariam [email protected] or personal [email protected].
More information will follow shortly in the newsletter. If you are aLas Vegas ISA Section member, we will send you additional informationvia email. If you are not sure we have your correct email address, sendyour email information to Lyle Mariam, [email protected], and I willadd you to the list. Vendors if you wish to exhibit at the show, pleasecontact Jerome at [email protected] or you cancontact me at my work email [email protected] or [email protected].
Also, please join us at our monthly Section meetings in Las Vegaswhen you are in town. They are held the first Thursday of each month,6:30 P.M. at the Tap House, 5589 W. Charleston Blvd, just East of JonesRoad. Great company and food, see you there.
Lyle Mariam is President of the ISA Las Vegas Section and can bereached at [email protected], personal [email protected] or(702) 860-0789. Jerome Breland is Program Chair for the Las VegasSection.
ISA Las Vegas Section
2007 Las Vegas Table Top October 12By Lyle Mariam, President, ISA Las Vegas Section
August 2007 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 5
We are proud to announce the 2007 ISA Society TechnicalAwards winners from Southern California and Nevada, and extend ourcongratulations and thanks to these extraordinary individuals. The ISAHonors and Awards Gala is being held in conjunction with ISA EXPO atthe Hyatt Regency Houston, Houston, Texas, 1 October. This presti-gious black-tie event will honor the following individuals for theircontributions to and advancement of the automation industry.
Romel S. Bhullar of the OrangeCounty Section has beenrecognized as a 2007Fellow Candidate. Mr.Bhullar is with FluorCorporation, Carlsbad,California. Recognitionis for the developmentand implementation of
advanced control strategies.Chang-Dong Feng of the Orange
County Section will receive the Arnold O.Beckman FounderAward for his researchand development of advanced electrochemical sensingand instrumentation. Mr. Feng is with Emerson ProcessManagement, Irvine
Elhami Ibrahim, left, of the California StatePolytechnic University Pomona Section will receive theDon W. Thompson Award for exemplary efforts to
mentor students and support local student activity.John Querido of the Orange County Section will
receive the Golden Achievement Award. Mr. Querido, ofJontec Systems of Laguna Hills California, has over 25years of continuous ISA membership, continuing activeservice and contributions to organizational units of theSociety, and this award acknowledges that he epitomizes
to the membership theideals of the Society.
The Analysis and Power Divisionare recognized for outstanding activitiesduring the year. Some of the keymembers of the Analysis Division whomade the year a great success are locatedin Southern California, including PaulOtteman (left), John Querido, SandraKrauthammer and Derek Matsumuto.
Also, the Orange County Sectionwill be presented with the Gold SectionPerformance Award for garnering themost points.
For more information about the 2007 ISA Honors and Awards Gala,please visit www.isa.org/gala2007. Gala tickets, and reserved tables, areavailable for purchase. Tickets are $70 per person, $560 per table ofeight. Seating is limited. Call (919) 549-8411 to purchase your tickettoday! Sponsorship opportunities are also available. For informationabout sponsorship packages, visit www.isa.org/honors.
Honors and Awards
Southern Californians receive national honors
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Local section meetingsFor more details about any of the section meetings, please contact the section president, website or read each section’s complete newsletteronline at www.techpubs.net/isanews.
So. San Joaquin Valley No Meeting President - Seth Olson, (661) 322-4470, [email protected]
No regular section meeting this month. Next meeting will be inSeptember. Website: www.isa.org/~ssjv.
San Diego See Website President - Rob Henley, (858) 243-5754,[email protected]
No regular section meeting this month. Next meeting will be inSeptember. Website at www.isasd.org.
Cal Poly Pomona Student Section Sat., August 11 President - Ashot Filipetyan, [email protected]
The 4th Annual Legendary Beach Party, BBQ and Bon Fire will beheld Saturday August 11st at Huntington Beach State Beach. To RSVP,contact Ashot. For more information see the website: www.isala.org.
For details about each web seminar, the direct link is http://tinyurl.com/DU6AY. For information about taking any of these web seminars,contact ISA at (919) 549-8411 or contact your Section President at the number on page 2 of the newsletter.
Schedule of live ISA webseminars
08/15/2007 DCS Alarm Assessment Overview08/22/2007 CSE PE Exam Review Part 4: Control System Analysis08/29/2007 How Can OPC Reduce Your Plant Control Integration Costs?09/05/2007 CSE PE Exam Review Part 5: Final Control Elements09/12/2007 Overview of Enterprise Control Integration09/19/2007 CSE PE Exam Review Part 6: Contr System Implementation09/26/2007 Overview of HMI Applications10/10/2007 Effective Technical Presentations10/17/2007 Wireless Networking of Sensors and Instrumentation
10/24/2007 Overview of Fiber Optic Sensing10/31/2007 Radio Frequency Identification Overview & Applications11/01/2007 Cyber Security Risk Assessment for Automation Systems11/07/2007 Firewalls and Filtering Security on the Plant Floor11/14/2007 Encryption and Virtual Private Networks11/20/2007 Overview of Enhanced EDDL11/28/2007 Overview of 40 CFR 60 Appendix A Method 2112/05/2007 Grounding in Instrumentation Systems12/12/2007 Electrical Noise Reduction in Instrumentation Systems
About the ISALA Review CourseExpect another excellent and thorough review class again this
year. Part of the course will include the ISA web seminars. Allsessions will include plenty of class interaction and problem-working,and will be taught by professional instructors.
The meeting location will be the same as last year - CarolloEngineers in Fountain Valley, just off the 405 Fwy between the 55 and605. Classes will be held on Saturday mornings 8:30-12:30 beginningon Saturday, August 11th, and running into the middle of October.
PE exam reviewcourse August 11thContinued from page 3
Free standards,archived webinarsonly to ISA members Only ISA regular members have free, unlimitedaccess to viewing all archived ISA web seminars. This is a greatbenefit, as the 40,000+ downloads so far in 2007 proves. Be sure toget the full advantage of your ISA membership. For details and howto download the standards, contact ISA at [email protected], (919) 549-8411 or through the website, www.isa.org. If you are having anytrouble getting information or learning how to use the website,contact your Section President.
Los Angeles Sat, August 11 President -Kristina Balobeck, [email protected]
The 4th Annual Legendary Beach Party, BBQ and Bon Fire will beheld Saturday August 11st at Huntington Beach State Beach. For moreinformation, see Section website at www.isala.org.
Orange County No Meeting President - Craig Lanternier, (949) 349-4371
The next meeting will be in September. Website: www.isa.org/~oranc.
Las Vegas See Website President - Lyle Mariam, (702) 822-8642, [email protected]
“We are now a year round Section! Our regular meeting night is the firstThursday of each month at the Tap House, 5589 W. Charleston Blvd.,just east of Jones. The Section Table Top is in the planning stages.Section members should watch their email for notice of the latestevents.” Website: www.isa.org.~lasve.
August 2007 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 7
Regional events
Aug 11 - Sept 29, 2007ISALA PE Exam Review Coursewww.isala.org
September 16-20, 2007Safety in Ammonia Plants and RelatedFacilities SymposiumHenderson, NVwww.aiche.org/ammonia
Sept 17, 2007CAP Application Deadline for Nov-DecExamhttp://tinyurl.com/2JXBGSDale Lee, (919) 549-8411, [email protected]
September 23-29, 2007Association of Engineering Geologists(AEG) Annual MeetingUniversal City, www.aegweb.org
September 24-27, 2007ASIS International 2007Las Vegaswww.asisonline.orgOctober 1-5, 200720th Annual Bioprocess Technol Seminarsand ExhibitsSan Diegowww.asmeconferences.org/bioprocess07/
October 1, 2007ISA Honors & Awards Ceremony & Ban-quet, Houstonwww.isa.org/gala2007
October 2-4, 2007ISA Expo 2007Houston, Texaswww.isa.org
October 10-13, 2007American Chemical SocietyWestern Regional MeetingSan Diego, www.acs.com
October 13-17, 2007WEFTEC Conf & ExpositionWater Environment FederationSan Diego Convention Centerwww.energy.uh.edu/new
October 14-17, 2007Gasification Technologies 2007Gasification Technologies CouncilSan Francisco, www.gasification.org
October 15-17, 2007Process Expo 2007Las Vegas Convention Center
October 15-17, 2007PackExpoLas Vegas, www.packexpo.com
Friday, October 26, 2007California State PE Exams for ControlSystems Engg, et at, Pomona,For links to State website: www.isala.org
Nov 1 - Dec 31, 2007CAP Exam Windowhttp://tinyurl.com/2JXBGSDale Lee, (919) 549-8411, [email protected]
November 4 - 7, 20072007 ISPE Annual MeetingLas Vegas
November 11-14, 2007Annual Technical Conference and Exhibi-tionSociety of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)Anaheim, www.spe.org
November 12-16, 2007American Society for NondestructiveTesting (ASNT)Fall Conference and Quality Testing ShowLas Vegas, NV, www.asnt.org
Register Now for ... INSTRUMENTATION 2008!
Don’t be left out!Over 200 instrumentation, automationand controls professionals registered toattend Instrumentation 2007, the firstannual expo last year. For informationabout early exhibitor sign-up discountsfor the 2008 Expo, will be posted at thewebsite...
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Dates are subject to change. Always contact the sponsoring party before making your final plans to attend. To include an eventor make a correction, please contact the editor.
March 11-15, 2008Construction & Construction MaterialsExpositionLas Vegas Convention Centerwww.conexpoconagg.com
March 11-15, 2008National Fluid Power AssocAnnual Technical Conference and Exhibi-tion, Las Vegaswww.nfpa.com
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San Francisco — For 10 years, the Red Herring’s editorial team hasdiligently surveyed entrepreneurship around the globe. Technologyindustry executives, investors, and observers have regarded the RedHerring 100 lists as an invaluable instrument to discover and advocate thepromising startups that will lead the next wave of disruption andinnovation. Past award winners includes Google, Yahoo!, Skype,Netscape, Salesforce.com, and YouTube, although this year biosciencecompanies topped the list.
Biosciences companies made the largest showing with 16% of the100 top companies in that industry. They were followed by internetservices (15%), security/defense (14%), software (13%), entertainment/media (13%), wireless (10%), computing (8%), communications (5%)and energy (4%).
Geographically, of the 100 winners, the most, 56%, were located inCalifornia, 11% in Massachusetts and 4% in New York. The wirelesssector received the most venture capital funding, followed by bio-sciences. Thirty-five percent of all the companies were started withinthe last three years.
Red Herring hosts 10 events in 2007 around the globe - from Beijingto Budapest to Kyoto to Monterey, CA to Cannes. Red Herring eventshave long delivered clear and intelligent insight into the critical trendsshaping the future of technology. We bring together industry leaders,venture capitalists and other financiers, entrepreneurs and our ownbusiness intelligence team to share ideas and present our research-baseddiscoveries. Attendees explore the strategic shifts and disruptions that
new technologies will have across the globe. For more information, go towww.redherring.com/events.
“Having received more than 800 submissions, it is clear that we arewitnessing a new outburst of creativity,” says Joel Dreyfuss, editor inchief of Red Herring. “With venture capital flowing again, it’s exciting tosee technology innovators and business investors collaborate to createdisruptive technologies. The Red Herring 100 North America companiesare impressive up-and-comers, and definitely the ones to watch.”
To honor the CEOs of Red Herring 100 Spring companies, RedHerring invited each one to present his or her company at its Red HerringSpring 2007 event, May 1-3, at the Hyatt Regency in Monterey. As thevenue for the unveiling of the Top 100 private companies in NorthAmerica, Red Herring Spring draws unparalleled attention from decisionmakers and industry observers across the continent.
Red Herring is a global media company which unites the world’sbest high technology innovators, venture investors and business decisionmakers in a variety of forums: a leading innovation magazine, an onlinedaily technology news service, technology newsletters, and major eventsfor technology leaders around the globe. Red Herring provides aninsider’s access to the global innovation economy, featuring unparalleledinsights on the emerging technologies driving the economy.
Sources: Red Herring, www.redherring.com; Covergence. For a listof all the Red Herring events around the world, seewww.herringevents.com/index.html.
Business and New Technologies
Bioscience companies top Red Herring’s 100“most promising” technology companies
August 2007 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 9
The Future for ISABy Kim Miller Dunn C.A.P.ISA President-Elect Secretary
This is the first article of a series on “TheFuture for ISA” that will appear in subsequentissues of the newsletter. It was originallypresented by Ms. Dunn at ExpoControl inMexico City in June 2007.
As the world’s leading technical societyfor the advancement of the automationprofession, ISA serves automation profes-sionals and practitioners in over 100 coun-tries. ISA has about 172 local sections in over
30 countries - 6 of these are served by this newsletter. In addition toproviding excellent networking opportunities for their members, sectionsserve as a link between the Society and the automation industry.
Our Society leaders throughout the world, are volunteers who workin every possible capacity within the automation industry. They donatetheir own time to ISA and we would not have a functioning Societywithout these dedicated volunteers.
As our tagline states, we are setting the standard for automation byhelping over 30,000 worldwide members solve difficult technicalproblems. This is done through Education and training, Certification,Standards development, Conferences and Exhibits, and publications - Thefive core competencies of ISA. The Society is “reinventing itself”through these endeavors. However, Society leaders all over the globehave said that ISA needed to make additional changes to be relevant in thefuture. It is not that ISA or the automation profession has a negativereputation it is simply that we have no reputation.
Why does the automation industry lack a reputation?There is little in our everyday life that is not touched by automa-
tion. From the food we eat, the water we drink, the energy that fuels ouractivities and the transportation that gets us where we need to be - Allare touched by automation and the automation professional. Automa-tion professionals have little stature in the executive suite within thecompanies where they work - It is ISA’s primary responsibility toenhance that stature. In the words of former Society President Bob Ives“plants that run efficiently with greater throughput, consistent highquality, and lower energy costs do so primarily because of automationengineers”. ISA and its members should be the messengers to proclaimthat and this is a challenge that we are now embracing.“We control the world”
Here and now I proclaim to you that as automation professionals -We control the world - and ISA is committed to carrying this messageglobally. It is only a matter of time before automation professionals willno longer be the un-sung heroes of industry - but the recognized leadersof process and plant floor environments.
In order to achieve this level of recognition, an all encompassingstrategy is required - A strategy that in conjunction with our five CoreCompetencies will raise the recognition of our profession and thepractitioners within the field. (To be continued next month.)
Kim Miller Dunn is ISA President-Elect Secretary and Director ofthe Council of Student Affairs and the ISA Professional DevelopmentDepartment. Kim is a member of the Council of Society Delegates, ISAExecutive Board, Executive Committee, New Ventures InvestmentCommittee. She is ISA Staff Contact for the Control System IntegratorAssociation, IEEE-Instrumentation & Measurement Society, Measure-ment, Control & Automation Association, and Society of ManufacturingEngineers. Kim can be reached at (949) 757-8545 [email protected].
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Instrumentation & Analyzer Technicians. Perform repairs,calibration, preventative maintenance with a minimum of supervisionon all types of electrical, instrumentation, and plant analyticalequipment. Installation of wiring, instrumentation and control systemequipment. Experience with PLC programming, graphical interfacesoftware desirable but not required. Ability to work from electricalschematics, mechanical drawings. Will work from home and coverSouthern California. Full-time, part-time or contract openings. Noovernight travel. Please contact John Prince at APG Analyzer Systems,at (714) 968-5501 or apply through website - wwwCalCEMS.com.
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Outside Sales Position. Valin is interviewing for an immediate outsidesales position covering a territory that includes Los Angeles and OrangeCounties. The position has specific focus on the petrochemical andengineering contractor markets. Candidates should have experienceselling valve and instrumentation products. Please contact the followingfor more information: Greg Neneman at [email protected] or JohnHill at [email protected]. You may also find out more about ValinCorporation at valinonline.com.
Electro-Mechanical Engineer/Technician. Automation companyneeds Engineer/Technician experienced with computer and PLCcontrolled equipment comprised of multi-axis motor control, pneumaticactuators, machine control, and feedback elements including analog &digital inputs, encoders, photo-electrics, vision systems. Must under-stand PC/PLC software, HW/SW interfaces and be able to identify andisolate electrical, software, or mechanical problems. Will assist withdesign & assembly of new systems as well as installation, field service &support. Salary commensurate with experience. Email resume [email protected].
Circulation is approximately 1,500 ISA members and other industrypersonnel. To place an ad, please contact the newsletter editor.
Product Manager. Required: 5+ years industrial liquid flow measure-ment field and engineering degree or equivalent. George Fischer Signet,Inc., George Fischer Piping Systems, 3401 Aerojet Avenue, El Monte,CA 91731 www.gfsignet.com, FAX: 626-288-2067,[email protected].
Automation Analyst. Central Automation is a progressive andexpanding Control Systems Integration company focused on the oil &gas, water/wastewater, electric utilities and food manufacturingindustries. We are currently looking for qualified individuals to fill anAutomation Analyst position for Central and Southern California area.Requirements: Experience with HMI graphics development, PLCprogramming, electrical control circuit design and instrumentation.Salary. DOE. EOE. Fax resume to (661) 633-2853 or email [email protected]. Phone: (661) 633-2850.
Manufacturers Representative. Growing Manufacturer is looking forMfg. Representatives to sell Process Control Equipment. We specializein food, pulp and paper, and wastewater. Product line is established inthe USA and around the world. Send contact info [email protected].
Outside Sales. Precision Instrumentation is interviewing candidatesfor an outside sales position. Precision is a stocking distributor ofpressure, flow, filtration, and temperature controls selling to industrialcustomers. The successful applicant will be working primarily in theInland Empire and South Orange County. We offer a competitivecompensation package including salary, bonus, medical insurance, andretirement plan. Candidates should have mechanical aptitude and salesexperience. Interested candidates should email their resume [email protected] Technicians for our Central Coast offices. For 30 years,
Cannon Associates has provided engineering, surveying, and planningservices to clients throughout California. Position requires minimum 3years experience working with automation equipment and programmablecontrollers. Must have firm understanding of Programmable LogicControllers and familiarity with process instrumentation (RTU’s, HMI,SCADA, flowmeters and transducers) including installation, calibration,and maintenance. We offer full benefits and competitive salaries. Submitresume to [email protected] or fax 805-781-0915.www.CannonAssociates.us
Newly Formed Manufacturers Representative Firm aggressivelyseeking Process Control product lines to represent in Southern Califor-nia. Owner has over 15 years of experience in Industrial Sales. We arealso offering onsite Project Management and Consulting Services atcompetitive rates. Let us GROW your business. Send inquiries to JobShop 070529, c/o Tech Pubs Communications, PO Box 1605, CostaMesa, CA 92628.
Territory Manager II-Southern California. Salary/Commission/ Car/Benefits/ Home Office/ Opportunity to grow and join a winning team.We are looking for min. 5 years field sales, degree preferred, knowledge ofrefineries and power plants a plus, knowledge of valves and instrumenta-tion strongly preferred. Good attitude, work ethic, relationship building,and independence are valued for this position. 9-state region, approx. 50% travel. Email resume [email protected].
GROWTH CAREER OPPORTUNITY: Established growingSystems Integrator seeks professional hands-on Control SystemsProject Engineers in their Orange County, CA and Kansas City,MO offices. Accomplishments expected with Allen-Bradley andModicon PLC; Wonderware and Intellution HMI software;developing graphics screens and tag databases; IBM DB2; andMicrosoft SQL Server, ACCESS, EXCEL, and WORD for dataacquisition-monitoring-reporting systems. Please forward resumesfor confidential consideration to [email protected].
Over 2,500 technical papers from past ISA EXPO conferences andISA Division symposia are available for download as PDF files fromISA’s Web site at no cost to all ISA Members.
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PE Exam Review CourseAugust - October 2007. More info... www.isala.org8:00am-10:50am S&P Standards & Practices Department Board
8:00am-11:00am GEN LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT WORK-SHOP8:00am-4:50pm SOC Nominating Committee (Closed)9:00am-9:50am PDD ISA Certification Board10:00am-10:50am DIV Joint A&T and I&S Advisory Board10:00am-10:50am PDD CAP Steering Team11:00am-11:50am DVP Global District Committee11:00am-11:50am IMD Image & Membership Department11:00am-11:50am SOC Technical Conference Moderator Training 20071:00pm-1:50pm LDR How to be an Effective Section President1:00pm-5:00pm DIV Division Leaders Training Workshop1:30pm-5:30pm S&P SP96 Valve Actuators3:00pm-3:50pm PDD Council of Student Affairs4:00pm-4:50pm PDD Leadership Development Committee5:00pm-6:00pm GEN Reception
Monday, June 25, 2007 Meeting8:00am-8:50am SOC ISASI Board of Directors8:00am-8:50am SOC Life Members Committee8:00am-8:50am SOC Officer Search Committee (Closed)8:00am-8:50am SOC Technical Conference Committee Meeting 20078:00am-9:50am PDD Scholarship Committee (Closed)8:00am-5:00pm S&P SP18 Instrument Signals and Alarms8:30am-5:15pm S&P SP96 Valve Actuators9:00am-9:50am DIV Automatic Control Systems Division9:00am-9:50am DIV Management Division9:00am-9:50am DIV Water & Wastewater Division9:00am-9:50am DVP District Board Preview9:00am-9:50am PUBS Publications Department9:00am-9:50am SOC C&E Global Oversight Board9:00am-10:50am DIV Joint A&T and I&S Department10:00am-10:50am PDD Professional Development Department11:00am-11:50am DIV Joint Aerospace Industries and Test Measure-ment Division11:00am-11:50am DIV Process Measurement and Control Division11:00am-11:50am SOC Society MOP Task Force11:00am-11:50am SPLN Strategic Planning Department1:00pm-2:50pm SOC Board of Department Vice Presidents1:00pm-2:50pm SOC Board of District Vice Presidents1:00pm-5:15pm S&P SP103 Field Device Tool Interface Specification1:00pm-5:15pm S&P SP91 Criticality Ranking for Instrumentation1:00pm-5:15pm S&P SP99 Working Group 4 Security for IndustrialAutomation & Control Systems – Specific Requirements2:00pm-2:50pm DIV Food & Pharmaceutical Industries Division4:00pm-4:50pm DIV Chemical & Petroleum Industries Division4:00pm-4:50pm GEN GENERAL CLOSING SESSION5:00pm-6:00pm GEN ReceptionAs you can see your leadership is very busy keeping the wheels of ISAturning! But, we have one problem! We need more leaders. You donot have to know the secret hand shake to be involved within thesociety of ISA (because we don’t have one). We are always looking fornew talent and ideas. The people involved in the above meetings areAutomation Professionals just like you! If you’re still curious how itall works, ask your local section leaders, they can help!
“If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves.” -- Thomas A. Edison
As always, please let me know if you like my messages or thinkthat I’m way off track. Also please let me know if you have any
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questions, concerns, comments, etc. You can reach me at 714-625-9021or [email protected].
Yours truly,
Joe BinghamDistrict Vice-President, District 11, 2006 - 2007Chairman SP – 101, HMI’sMember of the Executive Board of ISA
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Caltrol, Inc .................................................... 9Capital Westward Systems & Controls .......... 8Electrical Systems Limited .............................. 7Emerson Process Management ...................... 4George Fischer Signet .................................... 3Golden State Controls ................................... 8JPR Systems ................................................. 5Moore Industries .................................... InsertPatten Systems, Inc. ...................................... 4Precision Instrumentation ............................... 9Valin Corporation .......................................... 5WestMark Sales, Inc. ................... Back CoverWilmington Instrument ............................. Insert
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