OPC & Integration: Eliminating Islands of Information

www.isa.org/~oranc December 2009 Inside This Issue 2 - President s Message 3 - Windows 7 Seminar Annual Christmas Party & Award Ceremony 4 - District 11 Members Honored 5 - ISA Unveils Expo Plans 6 - Orange County Recognized 7 - New InTech Editor 8 - Local Section Meetings 9 - Regional Events ISA Training PE Review Course 11 - Industry News 12 - Neil Finch Receives Jake Groenewegen Award 13 - On the Light Side 14 - Job Shop 15 - Unemployed Benefits Regional Events & Training Jan 13: OPC and Integration Jan 23: Windows 7 Seminar Feb 10: Pros & Cons of Wireless Mar 10: Control Systems Trends Apr 14: Newport Electr Tour May 12: To Be Announced Jun 09: Security Systems Jul 14: Industrial Ethernet A person is judged by what they do when no one is looking. John Hope Bryant Founder of Operation Hope January Section Event OPC & Integration: Eliminating Islands of Information OPC and its various standards enable the simple integration of information across disparate platforms. It also shifts the responsibility for designing a communication interface from an integrator or large DCS manufacturer to each component system designer. Like printer drivers, each component designer is responsible for building a standard communication interface that any other software can rely on to communicate with the device. This allows any OPC enabled device to speak to any other. This discussion will introduce the audience to the big picture of OPC and show the basic architecture. It will also show how a project might be structured to connect multiple OPC enabled devices as well as the challenges that may occur as well. We will also highlight the advantages of sharing information via OPC for process control as well as higher level reporting such as enterprise historians, ERP and MRP systems. About the Speaker. Randy Warren is a process control system designer with over 15 years experience in process controls and programming. In addition to integrating many large projects with Continued on next page Feb 18: INSTRUMENTATION 2010 Expo Instrumentation 2010 will be held Thursday, February 18, at the Carson Center. The previous two Expos had over 500 registered attendees each, with 70+ exhibits of state-of-the-art I&C products & services and a two dozen technical training sessions. This year will also include a Career Fair & 30 training classes to make this year s expo the biggest yet. At press time, 40 companies have signed up to exhibit. Pre-register online at www.instrumentation2010.com. It is the largest technical training and exhibition of instrumentation and process control technologies on the west coast, held once again during Engineers Week. Latest information is posted at www.instrumentation2010.com. As of mid-december, the following companies had planned to exhibit: Westmark Sales, PR Electronics, Moore Industries Int ll, Dahl-Vaughn Inc, Emerson Process Mgmt, JPR Systems Inc, Patten Systems, Valin Corp, Wilmington Instrument, Western States Controls, Newport Electronics, Blair-Martin Co Inc, Jensen Instrument Co, MCR Technologies Inc, Electrical Systems Ltd, Sage Designs Inc, Prosoft Technology, Analyzer Products Group, Advanced Proc Serv, Anton-Paar, Central California Instr, D&D Engineering, Flexim Americas Corp, GF Piping Systems, Hanna Instruments, Horiba Instruments Inc, Industrial Automation Grp, ioselect, Kube Engineering, Meriam Process Technol, McJunkin Redman, Mid-State Instruments, Quantum Automation, Rotork, SC Controls IncSummit Fluid Techno, Swagelok Los Angeles, Daily Thermetrics Corp, Thorco, The Fitting Source and Thermx. This is the largest process instrumentation & automation expo on the west coast this year. If your company has not yet signed up, ask now before all the tables are sold. Don t be left out in the cold! Sign up at www.instrumentation2010.com. December 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) 349-6762 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 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 Happy New Year to everyone, The holidays are over and as usual, the Orange County and Los Angeles Sections hosted our joint Christmas Cruise on December 12 from the Long Beach harbor. The event was a success again this year despite some rough seas. Looking back at 2009, those that attended the Automation OC show October 27 probably enjoyed plenty of well-made German food for free, and visited some of the 60+ exhibitors at the show. For our first show, I think it was a huge success. As always, we had much to learn and next year will be all that much better. I would also like to thank the ISAOC Board members (especially Bis Mitra), John Prince and Kandace Peterson for all their work and time, the day of the event was a big team effort. November s presentation by Romel Bhullar and Mark Murphy, both highly respected engineers from Fluor, on the topic of Designing Safer Plants, was well attended and informative. Thank you to both for donating their time to educate the OC members. The Christmas Cruise as mentioned above has replaced the December meeting. Lastly, we will be adding a new addition to the beginning of each presentation. As a result of the economy, we will be offering a brief one-minute slot to any individual, seeking a job, to speak to the group and express their qualifications and type of job they are seeking. Employers looking for employees will also be given a one-minute slot to advertise their available positions. We hope this adds to the value of the meetings and encourage all to take advantage of the opportunity. Don t forget you also have the opportunity to advertise your availability in the Chart newsletter for free as well. Sebastian Zielonka, President ISA Orange County Section (949) 349-8773 sebastian.zielonka@fluor.com OPC & Integration: Eliminating Islands of Information, Continued from front page OPC, his company AO Genesis Corporation (www.aogenesis.com) has released custom software to implement OPC Clients and Servers for various hardware and software platforms for OEM s and end users. His experience has varied from serving in the United States Navy as a Nuclear Power Plant Reactor Operator on board submarines, instrument tech, DeltaV control system programmer, and system architect for OEM bench-top bio-reactor control systems. He currently runs AO Genesis Corporation consulting on system design and product development for OPC specific software. Meeting Details Date: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 Time: 5:00 pm Networking; 6:00 pm Program Location: Fluor - Irvine Office, 47 Discovery, Irvine RSVP: Fred McEachen (949) 349-2482 or Fred.McEachen@fluor.com 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., (623) 332-7545 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. 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Training and Education Orange County offers Windows 7 seminar A seminar on Microsoft Windows 7 and Office 2007 is being offered by ISA Orange County Section on January 23, 2010. The seminar is being presented by a Microsoft representative and is by advance registration only. One copy of Windows 7 will be given away! To register, mail your payment with the registration form below. Microsoft Windows 7 and Office 2007 are the hot topics and point of interest of a lot of professionals nowadays. Microsoft s primary stated objective with Windows 7 was to simplify your everyday tasks, work the way you want, and make new things possible. Windows 7 contains many new features like an updated taskbar, new graphical user interface, improved searching features, new multimedia creation tools, redesigned networking, audio, print, and improved security. Windows 7 also aims to increase the level of communication between machines on home networks using peer-to-peer technology to simplify sharing files and digital media between computers and devices. Presenter, Bobby Bliven from Microsoft, has over ten years of Microsoft Industry Experience as Technology Solutions Professional and received his MCSE in NT4 in 2000. Bobby spent over 4 years working for a software/hardware distributor where he did everything from instruction, installations, implementations, project management, pre-sales, to sales. Currently, Bobby works at Microsoft specializing Windows 7 Seminar, continued on page 11 ISA Orange County & Los Angeles Sections Over 90 attend dinner and award ceremony Thanks to Bis Mitra of the ISA Orange County Section and to Linda Meyers of the ISA Los Angeles Section for heading up the planning. This year s annual Christmas party and awards ceremony was was a dinner cruise aboard Spirit Cruises, leaving from Shoreline Village in Long Beach and was held Saturday, December 12, 2009. ISA Orange County & Los Angeles Sections would like to thank the following companies for supporting the event by participating and for donating raffle prizes: Advanced Process Controls, ASCO, Bermingham Controls, Caltrol, Cameron, CCI, DLE/Gayesco, Dresser Industries, Emerson Process Management, Jensen Instruments, Newport Electronics, Ponton Industries, Rockwell Automation, Rotork Controls, SC Controls, SICK Maihak, Southwest Services and Valin Corp., Thorco and Tyco Valves. 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 December 2009 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 3

Honors and Awards District 11 members receive Society honors Leonard Moore receiving Honorary Membership for contributions in the advancement of the arts and sciences of automation from ISA President Gerald W. Cockrell and Past President Steve Huffman. Leonard W. Moore, of Moore Industries International, North Hills, California. Citation, received Honorary Membership for contributions in the advancement of the arts and sciences of automation over a 40-year career of innovation, product development, and business leadership. ISA s highest honor, recognizes individuals, members or non members, whose support of and/or contributions to the advancement of the automation profession are deserving of special recognition. ISA reports that Mr. Moore is that rare person who is both an outstanding business management leader and an inventive, handson engineer who has personally guided the development of a long list of industry firsts. Moore founded Moore Industries in North Hills, California 41 years ago and remains its president today. He was elected an ISA Fellow in 1996 for his many technical contributions advancing signal conditioning instrumentation and monitoring systems. Although he personally owns six patents and was involved in all his company s industry firsts from both a hands-on technical and management standpoint, if you ask him what he s most proud of he ll tell you it s the culture of creativity, loyalty and shared teamwork that exists among the employees of Moore Industries. Leonard Moore is a member of ISA Los Angeles Section. For more information about the Honorary Member Award, see http://tinyurl.com/isahonorary. Lawrence Barone, Jr., P.E., of South Coast Systems, Inc., Santa Ana, California, received Fellow Membership in recognition of contributions to the design, development, and implementation of control systems. The distinguished grade of Fellow is conveyed by ISA to qualified senior members who have made exceptional engineering or scientific contributions to the field of automation. ISA reports that Mr. Barone is owner and principal engineer at South Coast Systems, Inc. Prior to founding South Coast Systems in 1977, Lawrence held positions at Foxboro, where he was responsible for the implementation, testing, and startup of control systems. He has also held engineering positions with Cutler Hammer and Lockheed Missiles and Space Co., and he holds a patent for a liquid pipeline leak detection system. Lawrence became a member of ISA in 1977 and is a licensed control systems engineer in California. Lawrence Barone is a member of ISA Orange County Section. Seth Olson, P.E., of PLCs Plus International, Bakersfield, California, received the Emerging Leader Award. Seth, a member of ISA for nine years, has assumed leadership roles in the Southern San Joaquin Valley Section serving as Program Chair, Webmaster, Secretary, President-elect, President, and Society Delegate. He has a reputation as the go to guy who can be counted on to get things done. Olson is a licensed professional Control Systems Engineer. Established in 2005, the award recognizes Society Members who have made significant contributions to organizational units of the Society Lawrence Barone, Jr., P.E., of South Coast Systems, Inc., Santa Ana, California, received Fellow Membership from ISA President Gerald W. Cockrell. Seth Olson accepting the Emerging Leader Award from ISA President Gerald W. Cockrell. 4 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 December 2009

and its Members and have no more than 10 years of accumulated membership. Contributions must include a minimum of four years of progressive leadership positions and documentation of the breadth and depth of the accomplishments and responsibilities. More information about this award is at http://tinyurl.com/isaemergingleader. Kristofer Pister, Ph.D., of Dust Networks, Hayward, California, received the Albert F. Sperry Founder Award for advances in the development of high-reliability lower-power wireless mesh networking. The award recognizes individuals, members or non members, who have made an outstanding technical, educational, or philosophical contribution to the science and technology of instrumentation, systems, and automation. The award was originated to recognize the conception or implementation of fundamental contributions with a profound or significant impact in the broad field of instrumentation, contributions which are basic to the growth and development of major advances in the field. Kristofer Pister is a member of ISA Northern California Section. Fluor Corporation, Southern California Division, Aliso Viejo, California, received the Corporate Sponsorship and Recognition Award in the Large Company Category (over 250 employees). Award presentation is made for significant support to ISA Sections, Districts, Divisions and/or Society organizational units during the calendar year preceding the award by a company or corporation active in any or all of the areas noted below. The company management actively promotes ISA to employees, employees demonstrate active involvement in ISA, company management provides tangible support for ISA, the company promotes ISA and the instrumentation, systems, and automation community to outside interests and peers. All companies, regardless of size and location, are eligible for consideration. More information about the award is at http://tinyurl.com/isacorpsponsor. Photos of these and all the other award winners is posted at www.isa.org/honors. Direct link to photos of all award winners is http://tinyurl.com/isa-awards-09. Direct link to portraits taken at the award ceremony is http://tinyurl.com/isa-portraits-09. ISA Society News ISA Unveils Plans for ISA Automation Week 2010 Research Triangle Park, NC (Oct 23, 2009) The International Society of Automation recently unveiled plans for its new event, ISA Automation Week: Technology and Solutions Event, to be held 4-7 October 2010 at the Westin Galleria Complex in Houston, Texas, USA. ISA Automation Week will feature intensive educational and applications-based technical conference sessions delivered by subject matter experts. Discrete and process automation professionals will have a chance to learn techniques and solutions for creating more efficient, productive, and economical manufacturing processes. ISA training courses and standards meetings will also be held concurrently, making ISA Automation Week a one-stop shop for automation and control knowledge and networking opportunities. ISA Automation Week is organized around a different model than ISA has used in the past. The new model focuses on the conference as the center of the event, because we believe that automation and control professionals at every level seek knowledge above all else. By centering the event on the conference, we can help exhibitors create more successful interactions with serious and focused attendees at all levels, said ISA Executive Director and CEO Patrick Gouhin. ISA is all about knowledge. The conference focus of this event will help us deliver a top-notch technical curriculum to our ISA Society news, continue on page 7 Romel Bhullar accepting the Corporate Sponsorship and Support Recognition Award for Fluor Corporation, Aliso Viejo, California, from ISA President Gerald W. Cockrell. December 2009 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 5

Honors and Awards ISA Orange County Section recognized ISA Orange County Section has received the Section Performance Award for enabling two student groups to compete in a robotics competition student groups. The Section Performance Award carries a $500 honorarium and plaque. Presentation was made to Section President Sebastian Zielonka during the Society s annual Honors and Awards Program. ISA believes the strength of the Society lies in our Sections, and knows how hard Section volunteers work to provide the best possible programs and services for their members. To recognize these efforts, ISA has established a set of Section Performance Awards, based on a scoring system designed to recognize several areas of Section activities. The Section Performance Award was originated to recognize and reward high quality performance at the Section level. Section activity, for some members, is their total perspective and experience of ISA. All Section Presidents are invited to nominate themselves to receive a Section Performance Award based on a particular accomplishment, like Member Retention/Recruitment; Newsletter; Training/Education Program; Student Section Support; Web site, etc. To do this, the Section sends a letter explaining what was accomplished along with documentation for the activity to the Honors and Awards Committee. Each submittal will be considered on its own merit and not by guidelines prescribed by the Subcommittee (potential for 3 awards). Nomination deadline is 1 June. Detailed information about all the honorees can be found at http://tinyurl.com/isa-honorees-09. More information about the Section Performance Award at http://tinyurl.com/sectionaward. Sebastian Zielonka accepting the Section Performance Award from ISA President Gerald W. Cockrell at the ISA Annual Honors and Awards Ceremony in Houston October 2009. Photo courtesy of ISA. www.donwolf.com 21955 Plummer Street Chatsworth, CA 91311 (800) 266-2046 (818) 885-5855 fax sales@donwolf.com AUTOMATION & INSTRUM RUMENTATION SPECIALISTS 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! Pressure Gauges Transmitters: Pressure Temperature Honeywell Analytics, Inc. Distributors of Pressure and Flow Controls: Pressure regulators, pressure indicators, flowmeters, filters, separators, thermometers, and enclosures 13413 Benson Ave., Chino CA 91710 TEL: (909) 590-0408 FAX: (909)590-4146 www.precinstr.com 6 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 December 2009

ISA Society news, Continued from page5 attendees, and it will benefit our partners and exhibitors as well, said ISA Automation Week Program Committee co-chair and 2009 ISA President Jerry Cockrell of Indiana State University. By drawing on our connections to the academic community to develop presentations in addition to our strong applications-based technical network, we can create a well-rounded program that attracts all levels of automation professionals. The increased focus on the conference aspect of the event is a positive development for automation suppliers as well, said 2010 ISA President Nelson Ninin, who is the President of Yokogawa America Do Sul SA. We believe that an educated prospect is a qualified prospect. Our attendees will spend three intensive days learning about the latest technologies and solutions in the world of automation and control, and they ll be ready to see the products that our partner companies have to offer in those areas. This is a great opportunity for a company to showcase its products as solutions to the technical challenges and developments presented in the conference sessions. An Exhibitor Advisory Committee and other feedback mechanisms are being created to solicit input at various stages of the development process for the 2010 event and events in future years. Companies or individuals interested in learning more, or providing input toward the development of ISA Automation Week, should contact ISA at feedback@isa.org, or call +1 (919) 549-8411. ISA Society News ISA announces new chief editor for InTech by Jennifer Infantino Research Triangle Park, NC (Dec 2, 2009) -ISA is pleased to announce Bill Lydon, automation industry writer, analyst, and consultant, as the new chief editor of InTech, beginning January 2010. Lydon will lead the InTech editorial team and manage the strategy and content of the print, digital, and online versions of the magazine in collaboration with the InTech Editorial Advisory Board. He will draw from the expertise of ISA s Members and leaders to focus on the most important automation industry news and trends, and provide unbiased coverage of the automation market. Subject-matter experts will develop stories and cover the important industry issues outlined in the 2010 InTech editorial calendar to meet the technical information needs of automation professionals around the world. Lydon brings more than 10 years of writing and editing expertise to InTech, plus more than 25 years of experience designing and applying technology in the automation and controls industry. Lydon started his career as a designer of computer-based machine tool controls; in other positions, he applied programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and process control technology. In addition to working at various large companies (e.g., Sundstrand, Johnson Controls, and Wago), Lydon served a two-year stint as part of a five-person task group, where he designed controls, automation systems, and software for chiller and boiler plant optimization. He was also a product Continued on page 8 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 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 & Emissions Analyzer Systems 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 Distributor Rotameters Sub-Distributor for G M Cooke, Inc. Golden State Controls is affiliated with Western States Controls Professional Services Group that provides engineering and technical solutions to process control systems and instrumentation. (714) 968-5501 www.analyzerproducts.com Over 35 Years Service Experience With Continuous OnLine Analyzers BP ARCO Chevron www.goldenstatecontrols.com Analect Genentech December 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. New InTech Editor, continued from page 7 manager for a multimillion-dollar controls and automation product line and president of an industrial control software company. It is indeed fortunate that we have been able to have somebody as well qualified as Bill Lydon, said Vitor Finkel, ISA Publications Department vice president. Here is somebody who has dirtied his hands, so to speak, with real instruments. Not only that, but he also has experience in designing automation software. He is one of those rare people with practical experience and the ability to write-the ideal person to be at the helm of the leading automation publication. InTech, says Lydon, is the conduit for ISA Members to share their rich and valuable sources of knowledge to improve controls and automation effectiveness. Trained as a group problem-solving facilitator at the Creative Education Foundation, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, Lydon now facilitates groups to help them solve problems and identify opportunities. I hold those people who work in controls and automation in the highest esteem, comments Lydon, and I believe their honorable professions are key to industry, society, and the environment. In addition to serving as chief editor of InTech, Lydon also will continue his independent editorial work with other companies, such as Automation.com. This arrangement further strengthens ISA s newly announced partnership with Automation.com to jointly publish several e-newsletters for InTech and Automation.com subscribers. For more information about InTech magazine, visit www.isa.org/ intech. Industry experts and potential article contributors may submit article ideas and feedback, as well as product press releases and other news announcements, to Emily Kovac, InTech Associate Production/ Copy Editor, at ekovac@isa.org. Orange County Section Wed, Jan 13 Sebastian Zielonka, (949) 349-8773 sebatian.zielonka@fluor.com OPC & Integration: Eliminating Islands of Information. Randy Warren of AO Genesis Corporation, process control system designer with over 15 years experience in process controls and programming, will introduce the audience to the big picture of OPC and show the basic architecture. He will also show how a project might be structured to connect multiple OPC enabled devices as well as the challenges that may occur, highlight the advantages of sharing information via OPC for process control and higher level reporting such as enterprise historians, ERP and MRP systems. Networking & refreshments at 5pm; program at 6pm at Fluor - Irvine Office, 47 Discovery, Irvine. RSVP to Fred McEachen (949) 349-2482 or Fred.McEachen@fluor.com. Website: www.isa.org/~oranc. Los Angeles Section Tues, Jan 19 Mitch Dornsife, (310) 847-5410, Mitch.Dornsife@bp.com Virtual Instrumentation Using LabVIEW. Dr. Norali Pernalete, Associate Professor in Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology at Cal Poly Pomona, will present an overview of LabVIEW applications, components of a virtual instrument, common functions, graphical programming techniques and subroutines. Basics of data acquisition will also be discussed. RSVP to Bill Campbell at willcampbell@ca.rr.com or (562) 533-0188. Networking & refreshments at 5:00pm; program at 5:30 at the Gas Company Energy Resource Center, 9240 Firestone Blvd, Downey. LabVIEW is a registered trademark of National Instruments. Website: www.isala.org. San Diego Section Wed, Jan 20 Jim Van de Wetering (858) 208-9713 jvan@blairmartin.com The Latest in PLC and Data Communication Technology. Charlie Black, instructor of PLC & HMI programming and data communications from Walters Wholesale Electric, will give a presentation on the latest developments in data communications technologies. RSVP: Mike Wallace at mwallace@sdcwa.org. Networking and refreshments at 5:00; Program at 5:30. Cost is $40 for non-members; no cost to ISA members and those who join at the door. Website: www.isasd.com. Las Vegas Section Fri, Jan 22 Jeff Blue, (702) 249-1156, Jeff.Blue@lvvwd.com Comedy Stop Fund Raiser. Our regular meeting this month is on a Friday and is a fund-raiser at the Comedy Stop at 8pm. Reserve your tickets by January 13 by calling Jeff Blue at (702) 249-1156. An event flyer in PDF format can be downloaded at the section website. Future meetings will be at noon on the third Thursday of each month at Grove Madsen Industries, 4155 West Russell Road. Website: www.isalv.org. So San Joaquin Valley Section Sat, Jan 30 Bob Jackson, (661) 331-4719, jacksonb@chevron.com Indoor SuperKart Racing & Membership Drive. The fun starts at 10am. There will also be a drawing for a $100 VISA gift card. Super Kart Racing is located at 47021 Schirra Ct. in Bakersfield. Cost includes deli sandwich (turkey, ham roast-beef, chips, dessert, drinks) and racing fee. Cost is $25 for members, $40 for non-members; $20 for student members; $30 for student non-members. To sign up, contact Bob Jackson at (661) 768-3376 or Fernando Ceja at (661) 330-7956. 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. 8 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 December 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. Jan 22, 2010 Comedy Stop Fund-Raiser ISA Las Vegas Section www.isalv.org Jan 23-27, 2010 ALA Lab Automation Palm Springs, www.labautomation.org Jan 30, 2010 ISA So. San Joaquin Valley Section SuperKart Membership Drive www.isa.org/~ssjv/ Jan-Feb, 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 March 14-17, 2010 Western Turbine Users Conference San Diego ConventionCenter www.wtui.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 13-14, 2010 ISA So 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 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. Before making final plans, be sure to ask ISA about its policy regarding canceling courses if sufficient number of students do not register. 2/1/2010 - Introduction to Industrial Automation & Control 5/11/2010 - Control Systems Engineering PE Exam Review Course 6/15/2010 - Safety Instrumented Systems: Design, Analysis, Justification Second CSE PE review course being considered Due to requests from members, ISA Los Angeles is considering holding two 6-week PE license exam review courses next summer -- one in Southern Los Angeles County or North Orange County, and another in the Pasadena-Monrovia area. If you are considering taking a review course for the PE exam in October 2010, or if you would like to take a refresher course in Control System Engineering, please contact John Prince at jprince@calcems.com and let him know that you are interested and which location you prefer. Space is limited. INGOLD Leading Process Analytics ph/do/o2/conductivity/ Resistivity/Turbidty Student members Schedule change for Battlebots program Originally scheduled for December telecast on CBS College Sports Network, the program has been rescheduled for 2010 on FOX Network. Details will be posted as information becomes available. Walter also organized a group of students to build a robot for the TV show Battlebots and took the team to a competition this past May. The competition was video recorded with the intent for it to be televised on a major television network. Videos featuring Cal State Long Beach are posted at www.isala.org and www.icexpo09.com. Glass-Trac / Steam-Trac / Level-Trac / Mag-Trac Level / Steam Gauges Instrumentation & Controls Nuclear Level & Density - TN & Kay-Ray Density & Spec. Gravity - Sarasota Ultrasonic Flow - Polysonics, M-PULSe Flow Computers - AutoEXEC Data Recorders - Westronics Air Flow Sensors - Brandt December 2009 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 9

Windows 7 Seminar Registration Form, continued from page 3 CORPORATION Brands you trust: JAMESBURY NELES Instrumentation Work Smarter... Increase Equipment Life with the Hilco Selexsorb GT Filter Cartridges and Systems The Hilco Selexsorb GT is a patented adsorbent specifically designed for use in Fyrquel gas turbine lube and hydraulic control fluids. Longer Fluid Life: Fluid change-out intervals are lengthened, and fluid is maintained to its near original condition Prolong Equipment Life: A result of continual acid phosphate removal Superior Efficiency: Maintains total acid number (TAN) better then fuller s earth 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 10 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 December 2009

Windows 7 Seminar, Continued from page 3 on stage with Jeff Raikes, President, Microsoft Business Division, performing demos for the Los Angeles 2007 Business launch of Vista that had over 2000+ attendees. Registration form on page10. Seminar Agenda: - Windows 7 Better User Experience (Presentation & Demo) - Security & Management (Presentation & Demo) - Ease of Deployment (Presentation & Demo) - Office 2007 (Presentation) - Q&A (15 minutes) Meeting Details: - Date: Saturday, January 23rd, 2010 - Continental Breakfast: 8:00am - Seminar: 8:30 A.M - 12:00 P.M. - Lunch: 12:00pm - Location: Fluor Office located at 47 Discovery, Irvine, CA 92618 (www.isa.org/~oranc for directions) For more information, please contact Hiten Dalal at (714) 500-1018 or hitend@newtechresources.com. Registration form is on page 10. Windows 7 and Office 2007 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp. New Product News SOR introduces new stick type pressure transmitter SOR Inc. (Lenexa, Kansas, USA) is proud to announce the newest addition to the SOR family of process instruments the 805PT Pressure Transmitter. The 805PT is a low-cost explosion proof pressure transmitter that will fit into tight hazardous locations and provides rugged performance that outshines the competition. The 805PT is available in seven fixed ranges from 100 to 10,000 psi or as a field adjustable unit with its own calibration software kit. The new 805PT is backed by the stringent manufacturing and design standards you have come to expect from SOR. The 805PT was developed as a response to a request from oil and gas customers for a robust, dependable stick-type transmitter. However, it is also an ideal solution for any application requiring a simple, 4-20mA transmitter such as power generation, petrochemical plants, water/ wastewater treatment facilities and pulp and paper mills. The 805PT embodies the SOR pedigree of more than 50 years of supplying the process instrumentation to the world s industries with tough, dependable instruments. The new electronic transmitter joins the company s popular Mini- Hermet Pressure Transmitter, Mini Hermet Pressure Switch, Model 1540 Pneumatic Level Switch and Model 1510 Electric Level Switch product offerings for downstream, mid-stream and upstream oil and gas operations. SOR Inc. is represented by Patten Systems Inc.for parts of Southern California and Nevada and can be reached at 714-799-5656. December 2009 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 11

ISA Los Angeles Section Neil Finch receives section service award At the annual ISA Los Angeles Orange County Section Christmas Party and Award Ceremony, Neil Finch, right, was presented with the 2009 Jake C. Groenewegen Distinguished Section Servce Award for Outstanding Service as Past President, Education Chair and Instructor. Linda Meyers, seated, coordinated the event for the Los Angeles Section. Standing next to Linda is Jenny Xu of ISA Orange County. Bis Mitra and his committee from the OC once again did an excellent job arranging the cruise. Photos courtesy of Bill Campbell. Previous Recipients of the Jake Groenewegen Award On the far side of the table from ISA Cal Poly Student Section are Edgar Valles, Section President and Yessenia Duran, Vice President. In the foreground are Salomon & Janet Oldak. Dr. Oldak is Chair of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept at Cal Poly and Advisor to the Cal Poly Section. Photo courtesy of Bill Campbell. Neil Finch (2009) John Prince (2008) Joe Bingham (2007) Frank Smith (2006) Elami Ibrahim (2005) Alan Martin (2004) Tom Leslie (2003) Gary Parisi (2002) Tom Burdi (2001) George Wolkowisky (2000) Kim Miller Dunn (1999) Sanford Melville (1998) Jim Van De Wetering (1997) Ken Blair (1996) Tom Stout (1995) Mike Rizzo (1994) Ben Rector (1993) Alan Baker (1992) Carl McClain (1991) Bill Campbell (1990) Tom Stout (1989) Sten Hammerstrom (1988) Frank Ziol (1987) Jake Groenewegen (1987) 12 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 December 2009

On the Lighter Side In the eye of the beholder December 2009 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 13

Job Shop Circulation is 1400-1500 ISA members and other industry personnel in California and Nevada. To place a Job Shop ad, call (714) 968-5501. The cost to place a job ad is $25 per block of 25 words. Vice President, Engineering - Career Opportunity Available: Key, high visibility and exciting position available in a $20M to $40M profitable and growing California Company for a manager accomplished in providing leadership to focused high performance teams developing enterprise software solutions for Oil and Gas, or related Process Industries operations. This position reports directly to the President/CEO. Qualified and motivated candidates should email their resumes at this time to Don@DonZeeAssociates.com for confidential consideration. Field Sales Orange County. BLAIR-MARTIN CO., INC.. Required: Technical engineering degree or equivalent experience; Strong communication skills & computer literacy; Must reside in territory; Proven track record of sales success in same or similar industry; Solid professional references. Superior performance rewarded by generous unlimited commission program, expense reimbursement, and comprehensive benefits package. Apply only if you are a non-smoker, U.S. Citizen, and will pass pre-hire & random drug testing.. jobs@blairmartin.com. Outside Sales Representative. Applied Valves and Controls, located in Southern California specializes in valves, valve automation and process control products, has an immediate opening for an Outside Sales Rep in the greater LA/OC area. This position requires selling into the biopharm, commercial HVAC, industrial process, and water/ waste industries. Applicant must be highly motivated with a positive attitude and have excellent communication and organizational skills. Minimum 3 years sales experience. Engg degree preferred, but not required. Excellent compensation package including a base salary plus commissions, benefits, and a fun professionally encouraging environment. For immediate consideration please contact Ray Herrera at 760-438-4840 or email resume to rherrera@appliedvalves.com. Instrumentation Tech II. Orange County Sanitation District. Performs installation, maintenance, and calibration, of process control instrumentation and related equipment; implements additions or modifications of control systems; troubleshoots and repairs electrical, electronic, microprocessor-based and pneumatic and mechanical process control components; identifies, isolates, and diagnoses failures; interprets schematic and loop drawings and coordinates repairs with other divisions as necessary. High School equivalence supplemented by college level course work or trade school training in instrumentation technology or a related field. Three years of increasingly responsible experience maintaining, calibrating, installing, troubleshooting, and repairing electrical, pneumatic, and mechanical process control instruments is required. Salary: $33.69 - $40.95 Hourly. Benefits: Personal leave; eleven paid holidays and one floating holiday; life insurance; disability insurance; health insurance (employee contribution is required), dependent coverage available, including medical, dental, and vision; a pension plan, and an optional deferred compensation plan. Apply online at: www.ocsd.com. Outside Sales Engineer. Ponton Industries is in immediate need of an another qualified Outside Sales Engineer! Previous sales experience with instrumentation is a must. The position pays a very competitive salary/draw/ commission and includes generous medical, auto, dental, life insurance and tax deferred retirement benefits. Ponton Industries also has an inside sales position opening. The position pays a very competitive salary and includes generous medical, auto, dental, life insurance and tax deferred retirement benefits. Please send your resume to: marty@pontonind.com or call 714-998-9073 for more information. Instrumentation Technician Seeking Employment. Highly motivated individual with excellent work ethic. Performs field installation, repairs, calibration, preventative maintenance on all types of process instrumentation and controls with a minimum of supervision. Ability to work from schematics & mechanical drawings. Prefer So California but will consider other areas. Fulltime, part-time or contract. Contact this person by email at jobs090401@icexpo09.com. Tunable Diode Laser Analyzers: Low-maintenance and results in seconds! SS2100 TDL Analyzers measure H2O, H2S, CO2, HCl and more at ppm and ppb levels. SpectraSensors process analyzers utilize proven spectroscopy techniques with a new advancement in light source design: drift-free laser diodes ensure robustness and maintenance-free use for many years. 2008 SpectraSensors www.spectrasensors.com 800.619.2861 sales@spectrasensors.com 14 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 December 2009

ISA Benefits Unemployed members receive new benefits from ISA Free membership extension offered as just one component of a larger effort on the part of ISA to assist members who have become unemployed. To support ISA Members during these difficult economic times, ISA is granting an extension of membership benefits to unemployed Members for a period of one year. To find out more about this and other benefits, contact your section president or contact ISA directly at (919) 549-8411 or info@isa.org. Job Search Aides from ISA The following sites offer assistance to unemployed members: - www.isa.org/isajobs - www.automationtechies.com - www.automation.com/career-job-center ADVERTISERS INDEX Analyzer Products Group... 7 Applied Valves & Controls... 3 Blair - Martin Co., Inc.... 10 Capital Westward Systems & Controls... 11 Don Wolf & Associates, Inc.... 6 Emerson Process Management... 5 Golden State Controls... 7 Jensen Instrument Company... 9 JPR Systems... 3 Moore Industries... Insert PR Electronics... Insert Precision Instrumentation Co... 6 SpectraSensors... 14 Valin Corporation... 10 WestMark Sales, Inc.... Back Cover Wilmington Instrument Co... Insert ISA MEMBERS SEEKING EMPLOYMENT Job-Wanted Ads are free for unemployed District 11 ISA members. Send 75-word or shorter summary of your experience and the type of job you are seeking with your contact info or use a blind email address such as jobwatnted@techpubs.net. Become a licensed and validate your qualifications in this discipline You ll be able to: Provide services for projects requiring licensed engineers Place your seal on plans, drawings, specifications, and reports Advertise your services to the public Contact your state engineering board to request a CSE information packet or visit www.isa.org/certify/cse for information December 2009 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 15

ISA Section Newsletter Los Angeles Section of ISA c/o TechPubs Communications PO Box 1605 Costa Mesa, CA 92628 Instrumentation 2010 Expo & Training Carson Center - Feb 18 OC 16 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 December 2009