Lehigh Valley Section ISA » Section News http://www.lvisa.org Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:19 +0000 en hourly 1 Summer Outing to Reading Phillies – Date Change to July 27th http://www.lvisa.org/summer-outing-to-reading-phillies-date-change-to-july-27th/ http://www.lvisa.org/summer-outing-to-reading-phillies-date-change-to-july-27th/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:34:19 +0000 John Day http://www.lvisa.org/?p=341 Please note that the date for our outing to the Reading Phillies has changed from August 3rd to July 27th. An email on the details for this outing will be sent to the membership in the spring.

]]> http://www.lvisa.org/summer-outing-to-reading-phillies-date-change-to-july-27th/feed/ 0 Lehigh Valley ISA Section Student Scholarships http://www.lvisa.org/lehigh-valley-isa-section-student-scholarships/ http://www.lvisa.org/lehigh-valley-isa-section-student-scholarships/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 21:20:34 +0000 John Day http://www.lvisa.org/?p=334 Each year, the Lehigh ValleyISA section awards 6 scholarships to local University and Trade School students with an interest and aptitude in the field of Instrumentation and Controls. We have modified our scholarship process this year. Highlights are as follows:

  1. We will award two $1000 Charles F. Homewood Memorial scholarships to deserving students at Lehigh and Lafayette University.
  2. We will award four $250 Nicholas A. Stangil Memorial Scholarships to deserving students at Northampton Community College, Lincoln Technical Institute, and Pennsylvania State University Berks Campus.
  3. We will NOT be having our December Honors and Awards Banquet this year – scholarships will be awarded at our April 2012 section meeting
]]> http://www.lvisa.org/lehigh-valley-isa-section-student-scholarships/feed/ 0 Lehigh Valley ISA Section President’s Year in Review 2010-2011 http://www.lvisa.org/lehigh-valley-isa-section-president%e2%80%99s-year-in-review-2010-2011/ http://www.lvisa.org/lehigh-valley-isa-section-president%e2%80%99s-year-in-review-2010-2011/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2011 14:25:25 +0000 John Day http://www.lvisa.org/?p=330 Thanks to everyone for another great year with the Lehigh Valley ISA.  We had some great things this past year:

  • Our section membership is slightly down this past year – we have approximately 140 members.
  • Our section finances are doing well. We have a section budget for our upcoming 2011-2012 year.
  • We held 8 section meetings last year. This included 2 tours, 1 vendor’s table top show, 2 technical talks, 1 Joint meeting with the Philadelphia ISA section, 1 Golf outing and 1 Baseball outing.
  • Our section awarded 6 scholarships to local college students at our annual Honors and Awards Banquet in December. These were awarded to students with an interest and aptitude in the field of instrumentation and control systems. We are looking to modify our scholarship awards in the upcoming year – please stay tuned for details.
  • Our section awarded 3 scholarships to local middle and high school students at the Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science fair in February. These were awarded to students with science projects related to the automation and control field.

 

Thanks to all of the many people who volunteer their time over the year to make all of this possible.  We hope you had a chance to participate this year, Our new calendar of 2011-2012 events is posted online at www.lvisa.org under the events tabs. Please check it out when you have a chance. If you would like to become more involved with the section committee, events planning, or scholarships – please let me know.  The section is only as good as its members make it.

Best Regards,

John Day

Lehigh Valley ISA 2010-2011 Section President

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  • Our section membership has stayed relatively constant this past year – we have approximately 160 members.
  • Our section finances are doing well. We have a section budget for our upcoming year.
  • We held 10 section meetings last year. This included 4 tours, 1 vendor’s table top show, 3 technical talks,  1 non technical talk, 1 Golf outing and 1 Baseball outing.
  • Our section awarded 6 scholarships to local college students at our annual Honors and Awards Banquet in December. These were awarded to students with an interest and aptitude in the field of instrumentation and control systems.
  • Our section awarded 3 scholarships to local middle and high school students at the Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science fair in February. These were awarded to students with science projects related to the automation and control field.
  • Our section participated in the planning and execution of the ISA Mid-Atlantic “Applications in Automation Conference” held in Delaware in March.
    • ]]>     http://www.lvisa.org/2009-2010-lehigh-valley-isa-section-year-in-review/feed/ 0     2010 ISA Standards and Practices Board http://www.lvisa.org/2010-isa-standards-ad-practices-board/ http://www.lvisa.org/2010-isa-standards-ad-practices-board/#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:02:56 +0000 John Day http://www.lvisa.org/?p=307 Our Standards and Practices Chair, Warren Weidman, has provided a list of new and revised ISA Standards. This is located under our “Resources” page for review.

    ]]>     http://www.lvisa.org/2010-isa-standards-ad-practices-board/feed/ 0     2010 – 2011 Section Calendar http://www.lvisa.org/2010-2011-section-calendar/ http://www.lvisa.org/2010-2011-section-calendar/#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 19:48:33 +0000 John Day http://www.lvisa.org/?p=301 Lehigh Valley Section Members,
      We are developing a new meeting schedule and will have it posted in early September. The section meetings will include plant tours, technical presentations, vendor table top show and web seminars. Please let us know if there are other meeting topics of interest.
    ]]>     http://www.lvisa.org/2010-2011-section-calendar/feed/ 0     March 9th ISA Pittsburgh Education and Product Symposium http://www.lvisa.org/march-9th-isa-pittsburgh-education-and-product-symposium/ http://www.lvisa.org/march-9th-isa-pittsburgh-education-and-product-symposium/#comments Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:51:11 +0000 Melvin Foo http://www.lvisa.org/?p=274 The ISA Pittsburgh Education and Product Symposium is being held next month.

    When: Tuesday, March 9th 2010

    Location:

    Regional Learning Alliance at Cranberry Woods
    850 Cranberry Woods Drive, Cranberry Township, PA 16066
    (Directions can be found on our website www.isapgh.org)

    Description:

    12 three hour symposia dedicated to our industry topics, given in state-of-the-art class rooms. Each class is limited to 25 students. New this year – National ISA Sponsored Class “Safety Instrumented Systems – The Must Know for Implementation (EC50C)

    Topics:

    Best Practices for Applying EtherNetIP, Improving Calibration Productivity, Instrument & Control Drawings & Symbology, Intro. To Control Valve Architecture & Selection, Troubleshooting Tools for Hi Volume Batch in Food Industry, Wireless Mesh Networking with I/O Radios, Intro. To Regulator Types and Applications, Level Measurement Best Practices, Nuclear Renaissance II, PLC-Based Simulation Speeds Operator Training & Cert., Screw It In, Don’t Screw It Up. Quick Disconnects, WirelessHART Device Networks

    Symposium Topics details and registration form:

    Download here

    ]]>     http://www.lvisa.org/march-9th-isa-pittsburgh-education-and-product-symposium/feed/ 0     ISA Applications in Automation Conference http://www.lvisa.org/isa-applications-in-automation-conference/ http://www.lvisa.org/isa-applications-in-automation-conference/#comments Thu, 28 Jan 2010 03:08:27 +0000 Melvin Foo http://www.lvisa.org/?p=242 ISA Applications in Automation Conference
    Wilmington, DE
    March 23 – 25, 2010

    Presented by the Mid-Atlantic Sections of ISA:
    Baltimore * Washington, DC * Carolina Golden Triangle * Central New Jersey  Lehigh Valley * Philadelphia * Tarheel Capital Area * Western Carolinas * Richmond-Hopewell * South Jersey

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

    The technical conference on March 24th provides a unique opportunity to hear about innovative applications from other members of the Mid-Atlantic ISA Region. Attend the technical conference in-person or via virtual conference. Same low cost ($60 for ISA members). Same great presentations.

    Agenda for Technical Conference – Wednesday, March 24

    8:15 – 8:30 AM Welcome & Introductions

    8:30 – 10:00 Maximizing Controller Performance

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

    10:30 – 12:00 Process Optimization

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

    1:00 – 1:30 PM Keynote Presentation · Realizing the Benefits of Automation and How to Get There with Qualified Control System Integrators Robert Lowe, Executive Director, Control System Integrators Association (CSIA)

    1:30 – 3:00 Control System Upgrades

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

    3:30 – 5:00 Safety and Security

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

    Tuesday, March 23 – ISA Training Classes (8:00 – 4:00)
    · Alarm Management – Introduction to the Management of Alarm Systems (IC39C)
    · Wireless – Industrial Wireless Systems (IC85C)

    Thursday, March 25 – ISA Training Classes (8:00 – 4:00)
    · Safety Systems – Safety Instrumented Systems—The Must Know for Implementation (EC50C)
    · Security – Introduction to Industrial Automation Security and the ANSI/ISA99 Standards (IC32C)

    Location:

    Dupont – Barley Mill Conference Center
    4417 Lancaster Pike – BMP 20
    Wilmington, DE 19805

    Cost & Registration

    · One-day technical conference (24th March): $60 for ISA members and $160 for nonmembers

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

    To register for the technical conference: click here

    To register for the ISA Training Classes:  click here

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

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

    Download the flyer here: https://www.box.net/shared/vqk3qfmmss

    ]]>     http://www.lvisa.org/isa-applications-in-automation-conference/feed/ 0     A New Year, a new website! http://www.lvisa.org/a-new-year-a-new-website/ http://www.lvisa.org/a-new-year-a-new-website/#comments Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:37:04 +0000 Melvin Foo http://www.lvisa.org/test/?p=207 A New Year, a new website! I have decided to revamp the website to make it more functional as the old one was just a little clunky and cluttered. It was also not user friendly at all from a coding perspective.

    Our website is now running on the ever popular Wordpress platform and allows for easy on-the-fly changes and WYSIWYG content addition. I believe the current site navigation is better and links are easier to find too. Using the Wordpress platform gives us the capability to add news and articles in blog style fashion, make the site Search Engine Optimized, add social media capabilities and make this site mobile phone friendly.

    We hope you like the simplicity and functionality of the new design. Any comments or changes, please let me know in the comments area below. Thanks, and I look forward to seeing you at future ISA Lehigh Valley section events.

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