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October 2008 - Meeting Reminder & Updates

In This Issue: 1 - Our Next Meeting 2 - ISA Approves Name Change 3 - EXPO 2009 - March 11, 2009 4 - Your Subscription & Privacy

Mark Your Calendar and be sure to join us on Tuesday - October 28^th. We look forward to seeing you !!

1	Our Next Meeting - October 28, 2008
Date:	Tuesday - October 28, 2008
Time:	6:00 PM - Dinner (Cash Bar) 7:00 PM - Meeting & Technical Presentation
Venue:	Pinetree Restaurant - 397 Centennial Parkway North - Hamilton Follow this link for a map and directions to the Pinetree Restaurant [Google Map] Dinner cost is $5 for ISA Members and $15 for non-members. Please be sure to confirm your dinner attendance!! Reserve your space for dinner and confirm your attendance via: - Submitting the online Attendance Confirmation form -or- - E-Mail message to Jack Vincent -or - - Telefax sent to the attention of Jack Vincent - (905) 333-4976
Subject:	Advancements in Valve Technology
	Solenoid valves are no longer a simple device from the past, with advancements in the technology there are lots of choices and options. Todays valves are designed for increasing demand to reduce the amount of power we consume. Valves are also available with field bus technology to enable you to communicate, diagnose and provide improved plant efficiencies. Attend this informative seminar to hear and discuss about these and other advancements in the valve technology that will enable you to make a right choice for your future projects.
Speaker:	John De Luca - ASCO Numatics
	Mr. John De Luca is an application specialist in the Fluid control business for 7 years. He has been with ASCO Valve Canada for 5 years working on applications for such products as the Red Hat solenoid valve, TriPoint pressure and temperature switches, pressure and level sensors and VMS quarter turn position indicators. He is a Instrumentation Technician graduate of Mohawk College and part time student at George Brown College. ASCO Valve Canada is a world leader in design and manufacturing of fluid control products.

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2	ISA Council of Society Delegates Approves Name Change
Research Triangle Park, NC (14 October 2008) -The initials ISA remain the same but what they stand for has changed. ISAs Council of Society Delegates voted in their annual meeting in Houston yesterday to change the organizations name to International Society of Automation by an overwhelming majority. The Council also approved a $15 per year dues increase to accommodate two Technical Division Memberships for individual members, and an updated policy on Section rebates. The Council voted to rename the Society from ISA The Instrumentation, Systems and Automation Society to the International Society of Automation. The Council of Society Delegates controls the policies of the Society, and Members are represented by one delegate for each geographic ISA Section. >>>>> For more information follow this link to the ISA web site.

3	EXPO 2009 - Set for March 11, 2009
Be sure to mark your calendar and plan to join us on WEDNESDAY - March 11, 2009 for ISA Hamilton - EXPO 2009. Over the past several years our Exhibition & Conference has continually grown and expanded. We're looking forward to a terrific event next spring. Additional information will follow soon and will be available on our web site.

4	Your Subscription & Privacy
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