Applications in Automation Conference

March 23 - 25, 2010 in Wilmington, DE

Mark your calendar now to attend the Applications in Automation Conference! This three-day conference features several of ISA’s most popular training courses, a technical conference with paper presentations on today’s hottest automation topics, a product and solutions showcase, and an evening event for networking with your peers. 

Download the full flyer here.

Download the Technical Abstracts here.

Note: The March 23nd and 25th training has been cancelled due to low registration. The March 24th Technical Conference will proceed as planned.

Agenda for Technical Conference - Wednesday, March 24

8:15 – 8:30 AM Welcome & Introductions

8:30 – 10:00 Maximizing Controller Performance

• Reducing Energy Consumption by Monitoring Controller Performance
  George Buckbee, Expertune
• Demystifying PID Controller Tuning for Desired Performance and Robust Stability
  Jeffrey Arbogast, American Air Liquide
• Is your control Loop better than my loop? Performance monitoring at five similar TiO2 plants
  Arshad Jamil, DuPont

10:00 – 10:30 Break, Exhibits, and Networking

10:30 – 12:00 Process Optimization

• Simulation of Model Predictive Control for a Coal Fired Power Plant
  Phillip Schnelle Jr; DuPont, and Paul Fruehauf ; Fruehauf Engineering Services, Inc.
• Process Economic Optimization. The Ultimate Goal of Process Control
  Dave March, Rockwell Automation
• Real Time Optimization of Air Separation Plants
  Tong Li, Thierry Roba and Marc Bastid; Air Liquide Group

12:00 – 1:00 PM Lunch in Cafeteria (included)

1:00 – 1:30 PM Keynote Presentation

• Realizing the Benefits of Automation and How to Get There with Qualified Control System Integrators Robert Lowe, Executive Director, Control System Integrators Association (CSIA)

1:30 – 3:00 Control System Upgrades

• Transitioning the Corbalis Water Treatment Plant’s Control System
  Joshua Gelman and Eric Silverman; CDM
• Economic Justification of Plant Modernization Using Automation
  Alex Habib, Automation Consultant
• The Impact of PLC Program Architecture on Production Line Efficiency: Case Study of a Control System Rewrite
  George Walters; Walters Controls and Eric Bryla; NexCtrl Inc.

3:00 – 3:30 Break, Exhibits, and Networking

3:30 – 5:00 Safety and Security

• Strategic Proof Testing
  William Goble, exida LLC
• Incorporating performance and prescriptive based standards for BMS
  Charles Fialkowski, Siemens Industry Inc.
• Safety and Security What Went Wrong? A Study of Actual Industrial Cyber Security Incidents
  John Cusimano, Security Incidents Organization

5:30 - 7:30 Networking Event at Twin Lakes Brewery, (a 5 minute drive away)

Agenda for Training

Tuesday, March 23

ISA Training Classes (8:00 - 4:00)
 
· Alarm Management - Introduction to the Management of Alarm Systems (IC39C)

· Wireless - Industrial Wireless Systems (IC85C)

Thursday, March 25 

ISA Training Classes (8:00 - 4:00)

· Safety Systems - Safety Instrumented Systems-The Must Know for Implementation (EC50C)

· Security - Introduction to Industrial Automation Security and the ANSI/ISA99 Standards (IC32C)

Note: The March 23th and 25nd training has been cancelled due to low registration. The March 24th Technical Conference will proceed as planned.

Cost & Registration

• One-day technical conference: $60 for ISA members and $160 for non-members 

• One day ISA training class: $445 for ISA members and $545 for non-members (per class)*

Parking at the Barley Sheaf complex is free. Lunch at the onsite cafeteria is included in the registration.

*Note: Registration for the 23th and 25th ISA training events will need to be done separately. The cost to attend a one day ISA training class is $445 for ISA members and $545 for non-members. For more information, and to register: click here.

For more information: Email: ISAApplications.conference@gmail.com

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