"Another lesson learned...it is my understanding that sign-in sheets were not always available at each session. ISA must retain the back-up documentation..."

"There's been a few questions about the availability of the conference proceedings and I thought I'd let everyone know that proceedings will be availa..."

"For those ISA attendees involved in purchasing software for their companies, you may find some value in the session on TechMATCH Pro, which takes place Wedne..."

"Come and have a look at Jason’s poster.  He has put together an Open Source software package (meaning software that can be freely downloaded and c..."

"Check out some of the interesting speakers we have in the Human Asset Optimization track.  Should be some great information shared in these sessions. ..."

"Less than two weeks until ISA Automation Week kicks off! Have you had a chance to create your own personal session schedule yet? After you're done ..."

"I like the fact that they are looking at specifics, on "How the hacker has become more intrigued with industrial control systems and constantly searches..."

"Ian you did good on flights. When I first looked one week ago, my airfare was $260. By yesterday it had jumped to $460 and today I am seeing some a..."

"Don't forget to take advantage of the planning tools especially Pathfinder, available on the web site to help you make best use of your time in Mobile. M..."

"This series of events aimed at 2nd, 3rd and higher level students explaining the outlets available to them in the automation discipline. see http://bit.ly/kc..."

"Find out who will be keynoting at ISA Automation Week 2011—http://bit.ly/eF00OK"

"ISA Automation Week 2011 Call for Papers has been issued The Call for Papers solicits abstracts that cover topics for the following tracks, as they rel..."

"If you have any pics to share then it might be nice to put 'em up on the ISA Flikr site!"

"That's right, Dean. This forum will be available for a full year and I hope to be able to seamlessly transition from this event to our 2011 event without..."

"Seems like we could help build this event into something more than it is.  I am not sure how much the volunteers actually push this to help attendance.&..."

"Could not have done it with out the talented, dedicated and professional staff of ISA.  THANK YOU!"

"We have a meeting in early November to start the ball rolling.  Details should come out soon after.  None of that prevents individuals from getti..."

"Thank you.  It was fun.  Looking forward to next years prize and a lot more competition!!!"

"Also don't forget that even if you can't meet with the committees, they still can use your help. Watch for notifications in INtech about standards ..."

"It was just 18 years ago, that NCEES recognized Control Systems Engineering (CSE) as a practice specialty for state Professional Engineering License/Registra..."

"Some great presentations today and tomorrow on develop our next generation of automation professionals. Training and development of these folks is critic..."

"We are half way through the ISA Automation Week and once again, a great big thank you to ISA Staff and volunteers for pulling off a great conference.  A..."

"Randy, Please stop me again and you can have my full attention for as long as you need to in order for you to understand what this means to our profession ..."

"In talking with several of the exhibitors, I am an hearing more positive than negative.  Once folks adjust to the new format, they traffic has been more..."

"Randy, Not sure where you were to find the deafening silence but the volunteers that worked diligently to pull this partnership together were in the p..."

"This question is a very hot topic these days, and of course, could not slip through the Q&A during the Security track discussions on Tuesday.  Some ..."

"Might I suggest a useful feature to the Conversations? Add a button to the individual conversation screen to cycle to the "NEXT" conversation. It..."

"As a member of the CSE PE exam group through ISA & NCEES, I can vouch that it is an arduous task to carve out the requisite "bodies of knowledge&quo..."

"I nominate Eion to get the Tweety award for the most Twittering--Day 2. I don't do Twitter because I have difficulty expressing thoughts in 104 charact..."

"A follow-up...at the Exhibits I ran into a great many people attending the Automation Week who had not signed up for the Online Component.  It sure woul..."

"A further consideration...."what if" the perpetrators are blackmailing the US authorities claiming that they will do a take-down of critical system..."

"...voice a concern, clear up some of the rumor mill.  Get your own megaphone so you too can spread the word about the automation Profession. &n..."

"Alex, I too think the idea is great.  Let's chat more at Automation Week.  Let's see if we can generate some momentum. Dean"

"Randy, I think you will find the announcement a testament to the changes we are making in the profession.  It has to start somewhere and it appears yo..."

"We've had some last-minute session schedule updates and we now have an added Automation & Control Track session on Thursday at 10:30 a.m. Here are th..."

"I was recently corresponding with a potential client in Brisbane, Australia about some automation/safety work and found that they are report a great deficien..."

"A good history and recent status of analysis of Stuxnet can be found at: http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/stuxnet-p2p-component"

"While IEC 61508/61511 is occupying a great deal of time with the operating companies, the emergence of the StuxNet worm is going to precipitate a lot of thin..."

"Makes me wish I were under 30 again! I remember that it was Dr. Hans Baumann who I met at the A&M Instrumentation Symposium while I was a student/volun..."

"In the 30 years that I've been in the business, nothing replaces the hands-on and in-your-face of a table-top trade show.  New products can be showc..."

"I was reading some of the details about how it was discovered and some of the theories of its origin. It appears to have been out for over a year! As a &..."

"Dean, Has the Automation Federation had any success in Canada with promoting Automation as a field by itself.   For example, in Canada we have ap..."

"Thanks Dean. Sounds like good advice. Looking forward to Automation Week.  See you there. Graham"

"Esam, check out the just released The Voice newsletter for some explanation.  http://thevoice.automationfederation.org/ In particular, see the artic..."

"Stop by booth 136 and see how PIECAL Calibrators can make your calibration tasks quicker and easier. Learn how the simple to use loop diagnostic calibrators ..."

"Excellent question Joel.   We perform control system security assessments following the security life cycle outlined in ANSI/ISA 99.02.01 standard. &n..."

"Hi Pieter, Are you going to be in Houston?  I'd like to meet. Best regards, Kevin"

"Mahmoud Alyaee, secretary-general of Iran's industrial computer servers, including its nuclear facilities control systems, confirmed Saturday, Sept. 25, ..."

"We have some very exciting things to talk to everyone about with the Automation Competency Model.  Be sure to stop by the Automation Federation Think Ta..."

"Some deserved recognition for our work getting our youth engaged in math, science and engineering.  This is critical for the workforce and innovators of..."

"A new newsletter from ISA Training Institute list courses (including those for the Fall Semester and in Automation Week). It look like it will be a monthly. ..."

"A new newsletter from ISA Training Institute list courses (including those for the Fall Semester and in Automation Week). It look like it will be a monthly. ..."

"Gear up and get ready for ISA Automation Week by participating in our online community contest. The winner of our “Post the Most” contest will be..."

"Hello everyone, I am on a panel with Dave Lancaster at Automation Week on October 5 and in addition to inviting all of you to attend would like to ask you to..."

"In conjunction with the wealth of Automation Week activities is our Fall Training Institute (FTI) 2010 ... offering 20 in-depth, technical training cour..."

"  PathFinder is  way cool.  Have you checked it out? http://www.isaautomationweek.org/AWTemplate.cfm?template=/isaautomationweek/confe..."

"Kelleye, Your exhibitor badge gets your into the dinner!  Anyone badged with a conference or exhibition badge can come in.  Dinner is provided, c..."

"Thanks everybody!  We have some topics and I'll reveal them to you within a few days. "

"Working hard on preparing the actual onsite program and I must say, it's looking really good! Our sessions are loaded with good stuff!!!"