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December 2006 Update |
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| 1 - Message from our President | ||
| 2 - Our Next Membership Meeting - January 2007 | ||
| 3 - Career Opportunities now on our Web Site | ||
| 4 - ISA - Educational Partner at Automation World 2007 | ||
| 5 - Standards & Practices Committee Update | ||
| 6 - Students Program - Lunch & Learn at Mohawk College | ||
| 7 - Your Subscription & Privacy | ||
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Message from our President | |
| Welcome to this, the final issue of the ISA Hamilton Section Update email newsletter for 2006. Its been a terrific year of growth and renewal for our section; a time where we've been able to expand on our programs, visibility and our members' benefits. First and foremost, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the members of our executive board and the countless volunteers who have worked with us to make our events and meetings so interesting and successful. I'm very proud of our accomplishments to date and I'm looking forward to a very rewarding and enjoyable slate of ISA Hamilton activities in 2007. | ||
 Please
be sure to join us at our next members' meeting on January 30th
where we'll learn about the practical side of designing and
installing fieldbus segments. I'm looking forward to seeing
many of you at our next meeting and ask that if you haven't yet done
so, please mark it in your calendar and plan to join us on
January 30, 2007. (Be
sure to visit our web site for more information on our Meetings &
Events) In addition to our members' meetings, please
be sure to join us for
EXPO 2007, our annual Exhibition & Conference
on March 27, 2007, and our
Golf Tournament on May 25, 2007.
Additional information will be provided in upcoming issues of our
email newsletters in 2007 and and be sure to
visit our web site for any
updates and the latest information on these events. |
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 In closing.... with
the Holidays and the New Year rapidly approaching I want to extend
our best wishes to you and yours. Have a very
Merry Christmas,
the Happiest of Holidays, and a safe, prosperous and wonderful New Year
in 2007.
Warmest Regards, |
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| PS. You can now pre-register to attend EXPO 2007. Avoid the lines and the waiting at the conference/exhibit; Click here to Pre-Register on-line and your badge/regisration details will be ready for you at EXPO 2007 | ||
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Our Next Meeting - January 2007 | |
| Date: | Tuesday - January 30, 2007 | |
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6:00 PM - Dinner (Cash Bar &
Dinner) 7:00 PM - Technical Presentation |
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Pinetree
Restaurant - 397 Centennial Parkway North
- Hamilton Follow this link for a map and directions to the Pinetree Restaurant. 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 - (519) 304-0488 -or- - Telephone Jack Vincent - (519) 304-0489 |
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| Subject: | Designing & Installing Fieldbus Segments | |
 The
presentation and discussions will focus on the Practical side of
designing and installing the physical layer of Profibus PA or
Foundation Fieldbus H1 segments. Specifically, the importance of
short circuit protection and the methods in providing this
protection; Installing Fieldbus in Hazardous areas - Div 2 through
Div 1, considerations for Intrinsically Safe requirements, the value
of auto termination technology, how to implement a fully redundant
H1 segment. |
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| Speaker: | Gary Prentice | |
 Gary
is the Regional Sales Manager for Moore Industries-International.
Gary has spent the past 30 years applying instrumentation in a sales
capacity and the last 14 years have been with Moore Industries. With
their acquisition of the Hawke Fieldbus products and their continued
technology developments, Moore Industries' ongoing developments
have led to a most robust physical layer for Fieldbus. |
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Career Opportunities | |
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As an additional service/benefit to our ISA Hamilton Section members... If you're looking for a new job or want to make a change in your current career path, you can use this page to post your resume. Simply submit your CV to any one of our executive board members and (subject to applicable content review) we'll have your information on-line within a day or two. |
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ISA - Educational Partner at Automation World 2007 | |
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| For a detailed list of "ISA Inside" course offerings/descriptions at
Automation World 2007 and to register for these courses,
click here
OR on the individual course titles listed below: - Ethernet & TCP/IP on the Plant Floor (FG21C) - Implementing Enterprises/Control Integration Using ISA-95 Standards (IC55C) - Safety Instrumented Systems: The Must Know For Implementation (EC50C) - Overview of Measurement & Control Fundamentals (FG05C) - Securing Industrial Networks: Cyber Protection for Automation, Control & SCADA Systems (IC32C) - Introduction to Applying the Batch Control Standard ANSI/ISA 88.01 (IC40C) |
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 NOTE: All individuals registering for a one-day ISA course also
receive complimentary access to the ABB Technical Training Program &
Exhibits at Automation World 2007, as well as a FREE one-year ISA
membership!
For more information
regarding ABB Automation World 2007, click here. |
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Standards & Practices | |
 Yes,
it’s that time again; time to stand in line at my local big box
emporium of home improvement delights. Time to get that new
string of energy efficient festive LED holiday lights for my
festive holiday tree. But LED’s don’t twinkle. As I stood there
with the designed in the USA, made in China, packaged in Quebec,
to be installed on my Burlington Ontario holiday tree,
non-twinkling lights, it occurred to me that none of this would
be possible without international product and safety standards -
and the people that make them happen. People like our local ISA
members. |
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| I would like to thank everybody who reviewed draft standards this year and ask for your continued participation. For more information, visit ISA standards online at www.isa.org/standards, for information on the standards committees, visit www.isa.org/standardscommittees, and for more information on how you can participate as a local standards reviewer please contact me at glen@ewerksinc.com. | ||
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Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, and Best Wishes for a
Prosperous New year. |
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Lunch & Learn at Mohawk College | |
 ISA
Hamilton Section encourages and supports local educational
institutions in the community. One of the ways we do this is to host
a one hour presentation on the “Benefits of ISA”.
The presentation is usually done as a Lunch & Learn where we provide the lunch, and the students come to learn about what ISA can do for them. |
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| On November 22, 2006, Jack Vincent and Jerry Gelata hosted one of these sessions at Mohawk College. Klaus Schmidtsrauter helped to organize the meeting from the college side, along with assistance from Mike Edwards, George Voros, Roger Wilson and Cathy Usik. | ||
| The presentation covered what ISA is as a national organization, what the Hamilton Section is composed of and what we do locally. As well, we discussed how membership is a benefit to both students and professionals in the field of Instrumentation, Systems and Automation. We had a mix of approximately twenty students from the instrumentation and electrical programs attend and take in the presentation. As an added bonus, the ISA Hamilton Section then offers the students a free Student Membership for their first year of membership with ISA. | ||
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Your Subscription & Privacy | |
| We value your personal privacy and your right to choose what email messages you receive. If you've received this message in error we apologize. If you would like to have your email address removed from the ISA Hamilton mailing list, please reply to this e-mail message and simply add "REMOVE" to the subject line of your reply message. Please allow 4 to 6 days for this change to take effect. | ||
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