www.isa.org/~oranc Inside This Issue 2 - President s Message 4 - Las Vegas to Host SLM 5 - Automation OC Expo and Oktoberfest Impact Your Future 6 - I/C Expo09 Photos 7 - History of the Orange County Section 8 - Local Section Meetings 9 - Regional Events ISA Training 14 - Job Shop 15 - International Business Member Benefits Regional Events Wed, Sept 23 Tour of Twin Oaks Valley Water Treatment Plant Escondido, www.isasd.com Wed, Sept 23 & 30 Multimeter Safety and Basic Operating Principles Course Downey, www.isala.org Wed, Oct 14 Data Acquisition and Control Using Cellular Technology Irvine, www.isa.org/~oranc Tues, Oct 27 Automation OC Expo & Oktoberfest, Huntington Bch, www.automationoc.com Insist on yourself -- never imitate. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson August 2009 September Section Meeting Common industrial protocols for control & communications Plus discussion on FDT open standards A presentation about the Common Industrial Protocols (CIP) of DeviceNet, EtherNet/IP, CompoNet and ControlNet, along with the major extensions to CIP - CIP Safety and CIP Motion, will be given by Loren Shifley of Rockwell Automation. These are the most widely used open protocols in North America, and some of the more popular ones in the world, for industrial control and communications. Each protocol will be explained and their unique characteristics and differences will be examined. Open Device Vendors Association (ODVA), manages the development of these open technologies. About the speaker Loren Shifley is the Integrated Architecture & Solutions manager for the Pacific Southwest District at Rockwell Automation. His responsibilities include extensive focus and knowledge for applying software and hardware controls for a variety of industrial applications. Extensive domain expertise for Continuous Process Control, Traditional Discrete PLC Control, SCADA Controls, Safety Control, as well as Motion Control for the past 14+ years within Rockwell. He has also conducted hands-on, integrated and customized software and controls workshops for numerous ISA Orange County AUTOMATION OC Expo & Oktoberfest Old World Village, Tues Oct 27 Continued on page 2 Break out your lederhosen and crank up the polka music! What is expected to be the largest regional event on the west coast this fall focusing on process automation, instrumentation and controls, AutomationOC & Oktoberfest is coming Tuesday, October 27 to Old World Village in Huntington Beach presented by ISA Orange County Section. Automation OC is the only ISA-sponsored and supported exhibition to be held in Orange County this fall, completing the circle of regional Southern and Central California exhibitions. The other upcoming ISA exhibitions to put on your calendar are ISA Los Angeles Instrumentation 2010 February 18, 2010), ISA Bakersfield s 2-Day Golf, Exhibition and Training Event (May 2010), and ISA San Diego s I/C Expo 10 (August 2010). (Photo courtesy of Jim Van de Wetering) More about Automation OC on page 5 TM August 2009 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 1
Orange County Section Officers 2009-2010 www.isa.org/~oranc/ President s message By Sebastian Zielonka, Section President President Sebastian Zielonka Fluor Enterprises, (949) 349-8773 Sebastian.Zielonka@fluor.com Treasurer Rafael Agrazsanchez Fluor Enterprises, (949) 349-2304 Rafael.Agrazsanchez@fluor.com Secretary Manny Martinez Fluor Enterprises, (949) 349-2099 manny.e.martinez@fluor.com President-elect Jesus Moncayo South Coast Systems, (714) 834-0232 jesus.moncayo@southcoastsystems.com Past President Craig Lanternier Fluor Enterprises, (949) 349-4371 craig.lanternier@fluor.com Delegate Romel Bhullar Fluor Enterprises, (949) 349-3860 Romel.Bhullar@Fluor.com Education Chair Hiten Dalal Newtech Resources (714) 500-1018, hitend@ntrcal.com Honors & Awards Chair, Student Section Liaison Craig Lanternier Fluor Enterprises, (949) 349-4371 craig.lanternier@fluor.com Hola! Did you take advantage of the month off? I did, my brother and I decided to run around Spain for a couple weeks visiting Madrid, Barcelona, Ibiza, and Mallorca. The highlight of the trip? Hmm, it would have to be one of the following beautiful beaches, beautiful people, amazing history and architecture, great seafood (have you ever eaten a razor clam they are amazing!), unbelievable Sangria, and an uncontrollable nightlife. Overall, it was a fantastic trip and I highly recommend visiting at least Barcelona. Now, back to reality and boy do we have a lot in store for you. Coming up September 9, we have our monthly meeting on Selection of Common Industrial Protocols and Discussion on FDT Open Instrumentation Standards. I strongly encourage you all to attend. Next, I would like to bring to your attention the upcoming ISA Orange County Tabletop show called AutomationOC this October 27, 2009. The show will include Exhibits, Presentations, Career Fair, and an Oktoberfest ambiance. This event is being held at the Old World Village in Huntington Beach. I am extremely excited about this show and anticipate a great turnout. This is the first OC show in a few years, please visit the website AutomationOC.com for information, Exhibitor Inquiries, Attendee Registration or contact info regarding event ideas or volunteer speakers. In addition, we will still be holding our October and November monthly meetings and of course the ever-popular X-Mas Cruise in the Long Beach harbor. We are working hard to make this fiscal year one to remember and we hope it meets your expectations. Sincerely, Sebastian Zielonka, President ISA Orange County Section (949) 349-8773 sebastian.zielonka@fluor.com Marketing Chair Bis Mitra Fluor Enterprises, (949) 349-3270 Biswajit.Mitra@fluor.com Membership Chair Francisco Guzman Southern Calif Edison, (949) 368-2251 francisco.guzman@sce.com Newsletter Editor John Prince APG Analyzer Systems, (714) 968-5501 jprince@calcems.com Program Chair Fred McEachen Fluor Enterprises, (949) 525-5810 fred.mceachen@fluor.com Publications Chair Sergei Seleznev Caltrol, Inc., (949) 294-6838 Sergei_Seleznev@caltrol.com Student Section Liaison, Webmaster Bob Harrison Conex Systems, (714) 968-1369 rharrison@socal.rr.com Advisor, CSULB Walter Martinez Cal State Long Beach, (562) 577-3605 wmartinz@csulb.edu Advisor, OCC Robert Castaño Orange Coast College, (714) 432-5745 R.Castano@ieee.org Special Assignment Raj Adani Emerson Process, (714) 803-3399 Raj.Adani@member.isa.org Common industrial protocols for control & communication, Continued from front page end users, engineering and consulting firms throughout Southern California. He is also actively involved with the FDT Group and IEEE. Loren Shifley can be reached at LAShifley@ra.rockwell.com or (661) 310.3310. About FDT The FDT Communications Technology used to Accessing Device Diagnostics and Device Parameters of Smart Instrumentation will also be discussed. The FDT Group is an open, independent, not-for-profit association of international companies dedicated to establishing the FDT Technology as an international standard with broad acceptance in the automation industry. Open to all companies, it began in 2003 as an informal association by ABB, Endress+Hauser, Invensys, Metso, and Siemens, and was formally organized a legally independent entity in September 2005. Meeting details Date: Wednesday, July 8, 2009 Time: Networking 5:00 pm; Program 5:30pm Location: Fluor - Irvine Office, 47 Discovery, Irvine RSVP: Bis Mitra at 949) 349-3270 or Biswajit.Mitra@fluor.com. Directions, maps and more info at the excellent section website, www.isa.org/~oranc. Special Assignment Christine Dorgan Disney Scientific Syst, (714) 781-1699 Christine.Dorgan@disney.com Brad Rupert - District 11 Vice President Caltrol, (925) 226-0216 Bradley_Rupert@Caltrol.com Gary Campbell, CCST III - District VP Elect M+W Zander., (480) 319-1479 gcampbellisa@cox.net The monthly ISA Section Newsletters and annual Regional Membership Directory and Buyers Guide are mailed to all ISA section members in Southern California and Southern Nevada and to ISA student affiliates at Cal Poly Pomona, Long Beach State University and Bakersfield College. Newsletters include the Southern San Joaquin Valley Alarm, Los Angeles Annunciator, Orange County Chart, San Diego Signal and Las Vegas Experience. Changes of address can only be processed by ISA by at (919) 549-8411 or www.isa.org. For editorial submissions and feedback, please contact the newsletter editor. Advertising rates, circulation information and style guide is posted at www.techpubs.net. 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) 2009 TechPubs Communications. All Rights Reserved. 2 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 August 2009
Your path to greater productivity starts at Automation Fair 2009 November 11-12, 2009 Anaheim Convention Center Automation Fair 2009 a two-day event that is the educational highlight of the year. Attend in-depth technical sessions, workshops, and hands-on labs. Visit more than 100 exhibits and displays. Learn best practices at specialized industry forums. Discover greater productivity. As always, there s no charge to attend Automation Fair 2009 it s all free! Interested? For details and registration, visit www.automationfair.com. November 11-12, 2009 Anaheim Convention Center Copyright 2009 Rockwell Automation, Inc. All Rights Reserved. August 2009 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 3
ISA News Las Vegas to host 2010 ISA Spring Leaders Meeting by Nelson Ninin, 2010 ISA President I am pleased to announce the date and location for the 2010 ISA Spring Leaders Meeting (SLM) as 12 15 June, J.W Marriott Las Vegas Resort & Spa at Summerlin, Las Vegas, Nevada. Look for more details to come about the Spring Leaders Meeting as they develop. ISA Leaders Meetings bring together Section, District, Division, and Department leaders, Standards Committee Members, and other Society-level Committee Members to review and discuss the Society s direction and adopt guiding policies. Leaders meetings also provide new ISA leaders with an introduction to Society structure, operations, and activities through numerous leader orientation sessions. I encourage you to mark your calendars now and make your plans to attend this important meeting. I look forward to seeing you there. A recent interview with Nelson can be read at www.automationworld.com/feature-5036. Nelson Ninin is ISA President-elect Secretary and is a member of the Sao Paulo Section. He can be reached at Yokogawa America Do Sul SA at 55 11 3513 1301 or ninin@ysa.yokogawa.com.br. CORPORATION Instrumentation JAMESBURY NELES Work Smarter... Maximize Productivity with the Rotork IQ Pro Electric Actuator Call Valin Today and Begin Working Smarter! 1-800-774-5630 moreinfo@valin.com w w w. v a l i n. c o m 4 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 August 2009
Training & State-of-the-Art Products AUTOMATION OC Expo Continued from front page Automation OC follows the successful format of high quality technical training on current topics, a career fair and state-of-the-arts products on display that those in the industry have requested. Full-time students enrolled in a technical field will receive a free student membership in ISA. Also, the first 200 attendees who Pre-Register Online will receive a free gift not available at to those who register at the door. Exhibitors call (714) 478-8816 to sign up. All other information is posted on the website at www.automationoc.com. Within four days of announcing the event, the following exhibitors had already registered: ABB Process Analytics, Advanced Process Services, Blair-Martin Co Inc, cmax-2000, Inc., Cemtek Environmental, Central California Instruments, Inline Industries, Mid- State Instruments, MRC Technologies, Newport Electronics, Patten Systems Inc, PR Electronics, ProSoft Technology, Romatec Inc, Rotork Controls, SC Controls, Siemens,Valin Corp, The Valve Shop, Walters Wholesale, WyoTech. The exhibits, training, career fair and plenty of great German (and American) food are all free to those who pre-register online. See the latest in process automation and instrumentation while sampling excellent German (and American) food & beverages, which are free to all who attend. Open to all those in the process industries, including biotech, refinery, water, wastewater, pharmaceutical, food and beverage, power generation and others that use instrumentation and process automation. Date: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 Time: 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM Location: Old World Village, 7561 Center Ave, Huntington Bch,t 405 Fwy & Beach Blvd. ISA Society Planning Impact the future of your profession Are you concerned about the future of your professional organization? If you are planning to travel to ISA Expo in Houston, leave a couple of days early, find out exactly what is going on behind the scenes with ISA, and put in your two cents. ISA leaders have not yet perfected their mind-reading skills. All are encouraged to attend these meetings and voice an opinion. Problems appear when the running of ISA is left to others with no direction from the membership. Key meetings take place Saturday-Monday, Oct 3-5, before the Expo. ISA Expo schedule and links to Society documents can be found at the Administration tab on www.isala.org. For more information, and to pre-register for the free training and receive a special gift not available to those who register on site, please see www.automationoc.com. Old World Village is a self-contained German community complete with restaurants, delis, shops and Rathskeller (next to the church). Store owners live over the shops; most residents are first and second generation German. There s nothing like it ouside of the Old Country. Automation OC is a trademark of ISA Orange County Section. King Flowmeters Glass, Metal, and Plastic Tubes Optional transmitters and switches Metal tube with rates as low as 1 SCFH Quick Delivery! Distributors of Pressure and Flow Controls: Pressure regulators, pressure indicators, flowmeters, filters, separators, thermometers, and switches 13413 Benson Ave., Chino CA 91710 TEL: (909) 590-0408 FAX: (909)590-4146 www.precinstr.com August 2009 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 5
ISA San Diego Section I/C Expo 09 best show in San Diego in 20 years! Photos courtesy Jim Van de Wetering www.donwolf.com 21955 Plummer Street Chatsworth, CA 91311 (800) 266-2046 (818) 885-5855 fax sales@donwolf.com AUTOMATION & INSTRUM RUMENTATION SPECIALISTS 3D Instruments Direct Drive Process and Test Gauges, Digital Process and Test Gauges, Diaphragm Seals, Hand Pumps and Thermometers Patten Systems, Inc. Industrial & Municipal Representatives B S & B Safety Systems Industrial & Sanitary Rupture Disks, Explosion Vents, Wireless Sensor Systems Analyzers and Instruments: Combustion/ Emissions Analyzers Toxic Gas, IAQ, LEL & Radiation Detectors Calibration Gases, Kits & Accessories Components for Automation: Fluid Controls/Pressure Regulators Miniature Pumps Solenoid Valves We also offer: Annual Maintenance Quick Repair & Calibration Engineering & Design High quality & Low prices Technical Information/ Advocacy & much more! Measurement Systems Cameron Measurement Systems (Barton, Nuflo & Former Haliburton Measurement) D.P. & Pressure Transmitters, D.P. Indicators & Recorders Turbine Meters, PD Meters, Totalizers, Samplers, Orifice Fittings, Relief Valves, Cone Meters L & J Technologies L&J Engineering/Shand & Jurs (GPE - Omnitrol - Delavan), Tank Gauging Systems, Radar & Servo, Tank Vents, Breather Valves, Gauge Hatches, Flame & Detonation Arrestors/ Vapor Recovery, Capacitance and Ultrasonic Level Moore Industries Intelligent Distributed I/O, Alarm Trips, Isolators, Temperature Transmitters, I/P s, AC Power Transducers, Controllers, Fieldbus Device Couplers and Power Supplies Kurz Instruments Air & Gas Thermal Mass Flow Meters, Flow Switches, Flow Conditioners, CEM Flow Systems, Portable Flow Meters Meriam Process Technologies HART Configurators, Calibrators & Software, Averaging Pitot Tubes, Laminar Flow Elements, Digital Manometers Raco Manufacturing Remote Alarm Monitoring, Reporting, Datalogging via Dial-up, or Wireless Honeywell Analytics, Inc. Ronan Display & Measurements Divisions Annunciators, Mosaic Graphics, Serial Annunciators Sequence of Events Recorders, Fault Finders, Protocol Converters, Lamp Boxes, Nuclear Level SOR Inc. Pressure, Level, Differential Pressure, Temperature, Flow Switches, and Transmitters Sparling Instruments Magnetic Flow Meters, Propeller Meters, Vortex Flow Meters Vishay BLH Load Cells, Electronic Weighing, Tension Measurement, Weight Display and Control 15201 Springdale Street Huntington Beach, California 92649 Tel (714) 799-5656 Fax (714) 799-5353 www.pattensystems.com BAKERSFIELD LAS VEGAS SAN DIEGO 6 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 August 2009
ISA Orange County Section History of ISA Orange County Section by John C. Querido, P.E. Orange County Section was chartered as a spin-off of the Los Angeles Section on February 17, 1959. At that time the Los Angeles Section was heavily oriented toward the aerospace industry. A distinguished group of refinery, contracting engineer and vendor representatives started the new section to promote industrial measurement and control programs. This remains the primary orientation of the Orange County Section. Membership in the Section is the third largest of the eight sections in District 11. The member s professional classifications include end users, engineering consultants, suppliers, educators, students and retired personnel. We have Student Sections at California State University at Fullerton, California State University at Long Beach and Orange Coast College. Three of our members served as ISA National Presidents. Two of them are Dr. Arnold O. Beckman (1952) and Thomas J. Kehoe (1970). Dr. Beckman became an Honorary Member in 1959 and was presented the Life Achievement Award in 1981. The Arnold O. Beckman Founder Award is one of ISA s most prestigious technical awards. Dr. Beckman invented the ph analyzer and founded the company that grew into a major analytical instrument manufacturer. Don Zee of our Section was the 2005 ISA President. Many of our members have served ISA at the national level, either as district leaders or on industry or technical committees. As an example, Earl Montgomery served for many years as the Standards Committee Chair. Earl helped develop many of the new industry standards that help Control System Engineers do a better job. The current District 11 Vice President is Brad Rupert of the Northern California Section. The Orange County Section 2009-2010 Section President is Sebastian Zielonka, now serving a second term. Preceding Sebastian as Section President were the following individuals: 2009-2010 Sebastian Zielonka 2008-2009 Sebastian Zielonka 2007-2008 Craig Lanternier 2006-2007 Craig Lanternier 2005-2006 John C. Querido 2004-2005 Sarah Sheldon 2003-2004 John Gong 2002-2003 Raj Adani 2001-2002 Christine Tachdjian Dorgan 2000-2001 Terry Sellers 1999-2000 Troy Johnson 1998-1999 Bis Mitra 1997-1998 Carl Skokan 1996-1997 Robert W. Harrison 1995-1996 Donald W. Zee 1994-1995 Joan Stannard 14978 Sand Canyon Ave., Suite C Irvine, CA 92618 Office: 949-559-1941 Fax: 949-653-2420 Instrumentation and Control Systems for Southern California, Nevada and Hawaii Process & Emissions Analyzer Systems Golden State Controls and Invensys Foxboro We are the authorized Representative for the Foxboro Systems group. We now support the full range of Foxboro control systems including IA and A Squared. Please call us for information, support and service. Instrumentation Control Valves Control Systems Tosco Process & Stack Monitoring Analyzer System Provider Evaluation - Installation - Service - Sample System Upgrading - Packaged Analyzer Systems - Third Party Service & Upgrading - On Site Evaluation & Troubleshooting - On Site Operator & Service Training - Custom Field Manuals, P&ID, O&MD - Air Pollution District Permit Issues CalCEMS Exxon Analyzer Products Group PO Box 8241, Huntington Bch, CA 92615 (714) 968-5501 www.analyzerproducts.com Chevron Distributor Rotameters Sub-Distributor for G M Cooke, Inc. Over 35 Years Service Experience With Continuous OnLine Analyzers Golden State Controls is affiliated with Western States Controls Professional Services Group that provides engineering and technical solutions to process control systems and instrumentation. BP ARCO www.goldenstatecontrols.com Analect Genentech August 2009 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 7
Local section meetings For more details about any of the section meetings, please contact the section president, website or read each section s complete newsletter online at www.instrument-news.com. Orange County Section Wed, Sept 9 Sebastian Zielonka, (949) 349-8773 sebatian.zielonka@fluor.com Common Industrial Protocols for Control and Communications. DeviceNet, EtherNet/IP, CompoNet and ControlNet, along with the major extensions to CIP - CIP Safety and CIP Motion, will be covered by Loren Shifley of Rockwell Automation. Networking 5:00 pm; Program 5:30pm at Fluor s Irvine Office, 47 Discovery, Irvine. RSVP to Bis Mitra at (949) 349-3270 or Biswajit.Mitra@fluor.com. Directions, maps and more info at www.isa.org/~oranc. Los Angeles Section Tues, Sept 15 Mitch Dornsife, (310) 847-5410, Mitch.Dornsife@bp.com Edison Control Room & Peaker Plant Tour. Meet in Westminster at 5:30pm and tour the Control Center followed by a tour of the Peaker Plant. Directions will be given when you RSVP to Bill Campbell at (562) 533-0188 or willcampbell@ca.rr.com. Website: www.isala.org. San Diego Section Wed, Sept 23 Jim Van de Wetering, (858) 208-9713, jvan@blairmartin.com Twin Oaks Valley Water Treatment Plant Tour. The plant located just north of San Marcos is the largest submerged membrane water treatment plant in the world, completed in April 2008. For more info about the plant, see the ISA San Diego Section website. Directions and meeting instructions will be given when you RSVP by Mike Wallace at mwallace@sdcwa.org. Website: www.isasd.com. Las Vegas Section See Section Website Jeff Blue, (702) 249-1156, Jeff.Blue@lvvwd.com The Las Vegas Section typically meets on the 3 rd Thursday of each month at the Grand Cafe inside the Palace Station Hotel. RSVP to Jeff Blue at 702 249-1156, Jeff.Blue@lvvwd.com. Website: www.isalv.org. So San Joaquin Valley Section No Information Bob Jackson, (661) 331-4719, jacksonb@chevron.com At press time no information was available. Please contact the section president for latest section information. Website: www.isa.org/~ssjv. Cal Poly Pomona Student Section No Information Edgar Valles, (626) 475-3660, ejaramos@gmail.com At press time no information was available. Please contact the section president for latest section information. Website: www.isacalpoly.org. Bakersfield College Student Section No Information Sean Caras, (661) 395-4393, scaras@bakersfieldcollege.edu At press time no information was available. Please contact advisor, Sean Caras, for the latest section information. Cal State Long Beach Student Committee No Information Walter Martinez, (562) 577-3605 wmartinz@csulb.edu At press time no information was available. Please contact advisor, Walter Martinez, for the latest section information. Website: www.isacsulb.org. Manufacturers Representative and Stocking Distributor INSTRUMENTATION ELECTRIC HEAT TRACING FILTRATION VALVES Heat Management Systems Turnkey Installations Engineering Services Electric Heat Tracing Pressure & Differential Pressure Coriolis, Magnetic & Vortex Flow Liquid Analytical--pH/Conductivity Temperature/Valve Positioners Pulse & Guided Wave Radar Solids Radar Level & Switches Nuclear Level & Density On-Line TOC Analyzers Pipeline Strainers Bag Filtration Automatic Strainers Ultrasonic Flow Meters Thermal Energy Meters Oil & Gas Flow Refractometers Instrument Valves & Manifolds Gauge & Hand Valves Gas & Liquid Samplers Zeus Power Products Toxic Gas Transmitters Combustible Gas Transmitters Flame Detection V-Cone Flow Elements Magnetic Flow Meters Propeller Flow Meters Tank Gauging Level Transmitters Inventory Management Systems Terminal Automation Systems Thermal Dispersion Flow Meters Flow Tube & Insertion Styles Flow Switches Gas Analytics Trace & Percent Oxygen Hydrocarbon Analyzers Angle Seat Valves Sliding Gate Valves Sanitary Valves Positioners Liquid Level Indicators Magnetostrictive Level Transmitters Custom Welded Bridles Guided Wave Radar Chambers Magnetic Flowmeters Nutating Disc Flow Meters Turbine Flow Meters Annunciators & Lamp Cabinets Sequence of Events Recorders Intrinsically Safe Panel Products Conservation Vents Emergency Relief Vents Detonation & Flame Arresters Sales Office Bakersfield California Tel 661.391.1000 Fax 661.391.0990 Corporate Office 305 N. Berry Street Brea CA 92821 Tel 714.674.9520 Fax 714.674.9521 www.jprsystems.com Sales Office Danville CA 94526 Tel 925.552.7000 Fax 925.891.9191 8 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 August 2009
Regional events & training Dates subject to change. Always contact the sponsoring party before making your final plans to attend. To include an ISA or non-isa event, please contact the editor. Sept 14-17, 2009 AIAA Space 2009 Expo Pasadena Conv Center www.aiaa.org Sept 15, 2009 2nd Annual Joint Vendor Fair Lake Poway Park www.sdcwwg.org Sept 15-18, 2009 Pacific Oil Conf & Expo, Reno, www.petroshow.com Sept 22-24, 2009 Tri-State Seminar on the River Primm, NV www.tristateseminar.com Sept 22-24, 2009 Solid Waste Assn WasteCon Long Beach, www.swana.org Oct 2, 2009 MD&M West Show Anaheim Conv Center Oct 3, 2009 ISA Fall Leader s Meeting Westin Galleria Houston www.isa.org/expo Oct 4-8, 2009 ISA Training Courses Reliant Center Houston www.isa.org/expo ISA Orange County Oct 6-8, 2009 ISA Expo 2009 Reliant Center Houston www.isa.org/expo Oct 15-17, 2009 Society of Women Engr Conf Long Beach, www.swe.org Oct 23, 2009 Calif & Nevada State PE License Exams Call State office for Location Oct 27, 2009 ISA Orange County AutomationOC Expo & OKTOBERFEST www.automationoc.com Nov 2-4, 2009 CASOA Stormwater Conference, San Diego www.stormwaterconference.com Nov 8-12, 2009 Amer Assoc of Pharma Scientists Mtg & Expo Los Angeles, www.aaps.org Dec 1-4, 2009 ACWA 2009 Fall Conf San Diego www.acwa.com Continued on page 10 AUTOMATION OC Expo & Oktoberfest Tuesday, Oct 27, 2009 Old World Village Huntington Beach, California Process Automation and Instrumentation Training: 11 am -6 pm Exhibits: 12 noon - 7 pm Career Fair: 4 pm - 7 pm TM Automation OC is the only exhibition in Orange County this fall that is presented or sponsored by ISA or ISA Orange County Section. Automation OC is a trademark of ISA Orange County Section. ISA professional training The following ISA training courses are scheduled to be held in Burbank. To register or for more info contact ISA at (919) 549-8411. Two to four weeks advance registration is typically required. Before making final plans, be sure you ask ISA to explain its policy regarding canceling courses if sufficient number of students do not register. IMPORTANT: Note that some of the class dates may have been changed since last published in the newsletter, and may change after this is published. Be sure to confirm the class dates in advance with ISA by calling (919) 549-8411. 9/9/2009 - Advanced SIS Hardware Design & Analysis 9/14/2009 - Installing, Calibrating, Maintaining Electronic Instruments 9/30/2009? - Advanced Operation of Smart Field Devices 11/2/2009 - Understanding Electrical Systems 11/5/2009 - Industrial Electronics 11/10/2009 - Introduction to Building Automation Systems 12/7/2009 - Grounding & Noise Considerations for Control Equipment 12/9/2009 - Implementing an Open Control System Network Regional Industry Events SDCWWG / CWEA Second Annual Joint Vendor Fair We are pleased to announce that SDCWWG and the CWEA-San Diego Section training and education opportunity will be held Sept 15, 2009, at Lake Poway Park in San Diego County. San Diego County Water Works Group helped to promote ISA San Diego Section s I/C Expo 09 last month and ISA Orange County s Automation OC Expo and Oktoberfest (Oct 27). Be a part of this exciting and informative event at Lake Poway and don t miss out on training sessions, vendor demonstrations, BBQ lunch, and prizes. Don t miss this revamped event with its new format, six contact hour training classes, on-site vendor displays & demos PLUS a great Santa Maria style BBQ lunch prepared onsite and valuable gift prizes. SDCWWG still has several parking spaces for sale to vendors who are interested, but spaces are limited, so respond ASAP if interested. Please consider bringing a fellow co-worker along, too! For more information and to sign up, see the websites www.sdcwwg.org and www.cwea.org/sd. Information on contact hour classes and info for attendees and vendors can be found at www.sdcwwg.org, or by contacting San Diego County Water Works Group Vice President Carl Hoffman at DLT&V Systems Engineering, Inc. at choffman@dltvse.com or (951) 760-0041. August 2009 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 9
History of the Orange County Section, Continued from page 7 1993-1994 John C. Querido 1992-1993 Terry Moore 1991-1992 Earl Montgomery 1990-1991 Christopher D. Smith 1989-1990 Robert W. Harrison 1988-1989 Larry F. Barone 1987-1988 Donald W. Zee 1986-1987 John Stammen 1985-1986 Ronn Nelson 1984-1985 John Lucey 1983-1984 John McCamey 1983-1984 James Campbell 1982-1983 Jeff Green 1981-1982 Joan Hill 1980-1981 Jerry Humphrey 1979-1980 Alan E. Rodely 1978-1979 William K. Lander 1977-1978 George A. Hollingsworth End-to-End SCADA Enhanced Integration Adding value to your business with an integrated suite of advanced SCADA products CONTROL MICROSYSTEMS SCADA products... for the distance www.controlmicrosystems.com Represented by 1976-1977 Richard D. Mackenzie 1975-1976 John Durand 1974-1975 Frank C. Collins 1973-1974 Don Jones 1972-1973 Jim Rickets 1971-1972 Edward D. Woodring 1970-1971 James W. Anderson 1969-1970 Harlan Hughes 1968-1969 Thomas I. Humphries 1967-1968 Wilhelmus P. Houben 1966-1967 Howard L. Joseph 1965-1966 Howard S. Ingber 1964-1965 Herbert E. Carson 1963-1964 Robert L. Chapman 1962-1964 Robert Coel 1961-1962 Joseph Huffman 1960-1961 Edward D. Woodring 1959-1960 H. Kemp Continued next page SCADA Host: ClearSCADA Data Radios: SCADAWave Controllers: SCADAPack Sensors: SCADASense & SCADARange Bakersfield. Mill Valley. Newport Beach Contact us: 1-888-ASK-SAGE www.sagedesignsinc.com Regional events, Continued from page 9 Dec 8-10, 2009 PowerGen Las Vegas, www.powergen.com Dec 8-10, 2009 Nuclear Power Int l Las Vegas Conv Center Jan 23-27, 2010 ALA Lab Automation Palm Springs, www.labautomation.org January-February, 2010 Application Deadlines for April Nevada PE License Exam boe.state.nv.us; Call for dates Feb 8-11, 2010 Pacific Design & Mfg Show Automation Technology Expo Anaheim, www.pacificdesign.com Feb 18, 2010 Instrumentation 2010 Los Angeles County www.instrumentation2010.com March 2010 Measurement Science Conference www.msc-conf.com Mar 21-25, 2010 OFC/NFO Engineers Conf San Diego Mar 22-25, 2010 WESTEC Los Angeles, www.sme.org Mar 22-26, 2010 SAF Med Lab Scientists Conf & Exhibit, San Diego Mar 23-25, 2010 Int l CTIA WIRELESS Las Vegas Mar 29 - Apr 1, 2010 CA-NV AWWA 2010 Spring Conf, Hollywood www.ca-nv-awwa.org April 16 & 17, 2010 Nevada State PE License Exam boe.state.nv.us May 3-6, 2010 NHA Hydrogen Conf & Expo Long Beach; www.hydrogenassociation.org May 2010 ISA Southern San Joaquin Valley Golf Tournament, Exhibits, Training & Cajun Feast Scholarship Fundraiser www.isa.org/~ssjv August 2010 ISA San Diego Section I/C Expo 2010 www.icexpo10.com 10 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 August 2009
History of the Orange County Section Continued from page 10 After 40+ years, we still continue to work closely with the Los Angeles Section. Each year we jointly sponsor technical meetings, tours, social events and an annual honorarium dinner. Moreover, the two sections jointly served as host sections when the ISA International Conference was held in Los Angeles in 1965 and in Anaheim in 1987, 1991, and 1994. We worked together to make these conventions a success. In 1987, the Orange County Section and Los Angeles Section teamed up with the Southern California Measurement Association to expand the annual SCMA Short Course into the annual SCMA / ISA Short Course & Exhibits. This event grew into the largest short course in the nation and was held each year until 1998. It made a major educational contribution to the measurement and control community. Our section was well represented on the Host Committee for the ISA Western Regional Conference & Exhibition, Chaired by Kim Miller Dunn of the Los Angeles Section. That event took place on June 18th & 19th, 2002 in Las Vegas. On April 23-24, 2004, the ISA Automation West Conference & Exhibition was held at the Long Beach Convention Center. John Querido was Host Chair, leading a Host Committee consisting of Los Angeles and Orange County members. Other Orange County Section members on this committee were Raj Adani, Publicity Chair; Don Zee, Finance Chair; Bob Harrison, Web Master and John Gong, Monitor Co Chair. This event was repeated as Automation West 2006 at the Long Beach Convention Center in the May 2006. The ISA Analytical Division held AD 2006, its annual symposium, in 2006 in Anaheim, California. John Querido is a member of this Division and was Symposium Chair for the Anaheim event. This symposium has been held in various cities in the US and Canada for a number of years and features state of the art papers on analyzer measurements and systems. The symposium was a successful event, with 140 paid attendees from many countries. Based on the success of the 2009 event, AD2011 will be held again in Anaheim with Sandra Krauthamer of the Los Angeles Section as Chair. Part of our history is related to 9/11, which took place during ISA 2001 in Houston. With airlines shut down, we out of town people had to find a way to get home. In typical style, Bis Mitra came to the rescue. Bis arranged for several ISA members to join him and two fellow employees in driving back to California in two Fluor Corporation rental cars. Kim Miller, of the Los Angeles Section, solved the luggage problem by filling the hatch back of the rental car she was driving. We left Houston on Thursday morning, September 13, stopped overnight in Las Cruces, New Mexico and arrived home late Friday night. There were ten of us in the three car convoy. Kim Miller and Susan Varalla were in Kim s car. Bis Mitra, Terry Sellers, Jeannie and Don Zee were in one Fluor car. Sara Sheldon, Albert Briones, John Querido and Alan McMurray were in the other. We were all happy to get home. In 1994 the board decided to honor Don Zee by naming the Orange County Section annual award the DON ZEE AWARD. We did so to recognize Don s outstanding dedication to our Section and ISA. Don has twice served as Section President, was District 11 Vice President for four years and for four years was ISA Treasurer. In 1998, Don was given the ISA Distinguished Society Service Award. Don served as ISA President for 2005. Past awardees are listed below: 2008 Craig Lanternier 2007 Victor Wegelin 2006 Sarah Sheldon 2005 Christine Dorgan 2004 Raj Adani 2003 Terry Sellers 2002 John Gong 2001 Bob Coel 2000 Jon R. Wimer 1999 Biswajit Mitra 1998 George Thuro 1997 Lawrence F. Barone 1996 Peter Pitsker 1995 John C. Querido 1994 John Stammen 1993 Wilhelmus (Bill) Houben 1992 Earl F. Montgomery 1991 Robert W. Harrison 1990 Don Zee Moving into the 21 century In 1999 Bob Harrison was inducted as an ISA Fellow, ISA s highest level of membership, in recognition of his technical contributions to our industry. Bob has twice served as President of the Orange County Section and has served as our Web Master since the Orange County Section founded a Web Site. Bob teaches a control system course at California State University Fullerton and is active with our Student Section there. A complete list of ISAOC Fellows and date inducted, is as follows: Larry Barone South Coast Systems 2009 Romel S. Bhullar Flour Corporation 2007 Dr. Robert L. Moore Fluor Corporation 2006 Victor Wegelin PMA Concepts 2005 Robert W. Harrison Conex Systems 1999 Thomas J. Kehoe Beckman Instruments 1967 Glen G. Gallagher Fluor Corporation 1964 At ISA EXPO/2006 in Houston we had a record number of Orange County Section Honorees. In order of their appearance left to right in the photo on the next page are Robert W. Harrison - Golden Achievement Award, Earl F. Montgomery - Distinguished Society Service Award, Peter B. Pitsker - Life Achievement Award, Dr. Robert L. Moore - ISA Fellow. Dr. Moore was also awarded the Albert L. Sperry Founder Award at ISA Expo 2008 in Houston. Our Section received the Kates Award for Section Documentation in 1992, when it was prepared by Chris Smith and in 1993, when it was prepared by Earl Montgomery and we received it again in 1995. In 1998 we received a Section Performance Award for the section s educational activities. In 1999 we again received a Section Performance Award for Student Section activities. We were pleased to have Bis Mitra accept Continued on next page ISA Orange County AUTOMATION OC Expo & Oktoberfest Tuesday, Oct 27, 2009 Old World Village Huntington Beach, California Process Automation and Instrumentation Training: 11 am -6 pm Exhibits: 12 noon - 7 pm Career Fair: 4 pm - 7 pm Automation OC is the only exhibition in Orange County this fall that is presented or sponsored by ISA or ISA Orange County Section. Automation OC is a trademark of ISA Orange County Section. August 2009 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 11 TM
History of ISA Orange County Section Continued from page 11 the 1998 & 1999 awards for our section at the ISA National Conferences. Bis has made an outstanding contribution to our section as 1998-1999 President and in all the other board positions he has occupied. With Sarah Sheldon as our Section President, we received the ISA Gold Section Performance Award for the 2004-2005 term. John Querido, Section President, presented Sarah with the certificate for this award at our November 2005 meeting. Under Craig Lanternier s leadership the Orange County Section received a Section Performance Award for our 2006-2007 term. This was presented at EXPO 2007 in Houston. At this same meeting Romel S. Bhullar, a Fluor Corporation Fellow, was made an ISA Fellow and John C. Querido received the ISA Golden Achievement Award. Continued on next page Robert W. Harrison - Golden Achievement Award (left), Earl F. Montgomery - Distinguished Society Service Award, Peter B. Pitsker - Life Achievement Award, Dr. Robert L. Moore - ISA Fellow. Dr. Moore was also awarded the Albert L. Sperry Founder Award at ISA Expo 2008 in Houston. Photo couresty of John Querido. 12 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 August 2009
At ISA EXPO 2009, to be held in Houston, our Section will receive another Section Performance Award for our financial support of two of our Student Sections that are active in robotic competions. At this meeting Fluor Corporation will also be honored with the ISA Corporate Section Support Award in recognition of ongoing support of the Orange County Section. And Larry Barone of South Coast Systems will be inducted as an ISA Fellow. Orange County Section has planned memorable programs. In 1964-65, when process computers were in their infancy, Howard Ingber put together a very successful meeting series on this topic. In 1968-69, Harlan Hughes organized a ten-meeting program on pollution control. In 1994-95, Ron Kaiser developed an outstanding two meeting series on PLC vs. DCS that was held as joint meeting with the Los Angeles Section. In 1995-96, Earl Montgomery focused on the Field Bus issue and it s relationship to the future of measurement and control. Early in 2000, we had a successful high tech presentation and exhibit night. Last year (2004-2005) Carl Hoffman was our Program Chair. He developed a series of state of the art programs. Sarah Sheldon, in addition to serving as Past President, took on that Chair for 2005-2006 and provided interesting, well attended topics. We have continued to provide advanced technology to our members at well attended monthly meetings. Each year we sponsor two or more half-day education symposia on measurement and control technology. John Pooler, as Education Chair, concentrated on Open Systems. John Gong succeeded him. John covered a number of high tech topics, mostly state of the art software, over a period of several years. John s outstanding activities resulted in the section receiving a Section Performance Award in 1998. In 2003-2004 Tim Ton was Education Chair. For the last three years John again served in this important position. In February 2007 we broke ground with a new concept by having an Orange County Section/Analysis Division Education Seminar. John Gong chaired the Symposium. John Querido arranged for the AD 2006 Host Committee to develop the program. Paul Ottemann arranged for Robert Sherman, ISA Fellow and an authority on sample conditioning, to be our speaker. The symposium was a success with 25 attendees. A side benefit was, with a two tier member/non member registration fee, we recruited four new ISA members. In our annual Section Performance Award submittal we used a write up of this event to solicit a special Section Performance Award and were successful. We are proud of our Section s contribution to our technical field. We invite you, as a member, to help us continue this legacy. August 2009 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 13
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