Promoting and supporting ISA Ireland
 The very active ISA Ireland Section has recently started a partnership and sponsorship programme with automation companies active in Ireland. This is a method of supporting ISA Ireland in promoting Automation and also benefiting participating companies by introducing them to ISA membership and giving them exposure at ISA Ireland events. Picture shows ISA Ireland President John Downey and Liam O'Brien of Enterprise System Partners (ESP) recently as they became the first ISA Ireland Partners. Read more....!
Birthday Greetings
 We congratulate Dr. Anatoly Ovodenko as he celebrates his 65th birthday (16 Apl) and wish him good health and success. He has served as the St. Petersburg, Russia, Section President and the Conference Committee Chairman. He has also served as the Section Alternate Delegate, and has been the Chairman of the ISA Headquarters Russian Federation since 2002. ....more
VP visits Middle East Sections
VP Hauet visited four Middle East Sections recently. One, The Qatar Section, organised a symposium on "Plant Wireless Technology for Oil & Gas and Petrochemical Industry" and he was the keynote speaker. The other sections visited in the area included the UAE (Pictured), Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. It was the first visit to the area by a VP in many years.
Report on visit to sections!
More on Symposium
 Arkady Ovodenko the oldest Russian ISA senior member passed away on February 5, 2012 in his eighty ninth year. He was a member of the St Petersburg Section. RIP ...more |
Ireland's H&A event truly international
 The annual Ireland Section Honours & Awards event was a truly internation, not to say astronomical event. Awardees came from places as divese as Montreál and Cagliari. Two of the awards were made for candidates who were involved in control projects involving astronomy. The Pioneer waward was presented to a founding member of the section which is 35 years old this year! Read on...
President Staples at Abu Dhabi function
ISA President Leo Staples visited the Abu Dhabi section on in December. Members from United Arab Emirates and Oman arrange presidential dinner and Lecture event.
Visit to Israel Section
The Israel Section is very active. They organise technical events and training courses. 40 members attended the annual meeting to which District VP Hauet was invited by the former President Itzik Shabat. This was an excellent opportunity for explaining the ISA organization and the role of the District 12.
During this meeting a new committee was elected : Giora Brandwine, President, Ofer Stern, President Elect, and Udi Kedem, secretary.
VP Hauet expressed himself well satisfied with the progress of the section and congratulated their success.
A great success for the 1st ISA Dist 12 EMEA Forum in Brussels
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During two days, a panel of twenty eminent specialists from Belgium, France, Ireland, Britain, Germany, Canada, USA, highlighted the pivotal role that Automation and process control play in the implementation of all the technologies which are required for containing the CO2 emissions within acceptable limits. Report in Read-out!
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Special honour marks service to Russian section
Former ISA President Gerald Cockrell and Former ISA senior administrator Laura Crumpler were awarded by the Memorial medals "70 years of the St. Petersburg State University of Aerospace Insrumentation" for their many years wonderful work for international students activities.The medal to G.Cockrell was presented in June in Terre Haute (IN US) during visit of Russian delegation to ISU. The Medal to Laura Crumpler was presented in North Caroline in July.
Successful forum in Spain 
The 13th Forum ISA-Spain "Procurement and execution of automation projects. New trends."was held in Madrid on June 9th 2011. It was a resoundig success with over 120 participants from many companies and organisations.
The meeting leitmotiv was to update the knowledge of all participants in new project management purchasing trends. Specially oriented towards the chemical, gass and oil industry.
Excellent day also to share professional and personal experiences with colleagues and new generation of professionals from universities and other educational centres.
Birthday greetings 
All members throughout the district will join their colleagues in the Russion Federation in wishing our former District VP, Alex Bobovitch, every happiness on reaching his 60th year.
ISA Ireland MIS Seminar a success!  The Ireland Section of the International Society of Automation had a very successful half-day seminar in Cork city on 12th April 2011. The over seventy attendees were very positive about how the event went. For a volunteer led function it was remarkably professional and smoothly run.
Picture shows: Kieran Coughlan (ISA Ireland), John McKeon (Astellas), Michael Lawlor (Genzyme), Charlotta Johssen (Lund University Sweden) David O’Brien (President ISA Ireland) and Barry Lawlor (J&J Jannssen Biologics).
Russian meeeting 
The annual meeting of the ISA RF Presidium was organized on January 11, 2011 in St. Petersburg (RU)
Irish awards presented
The Ireland Section recently presented their annual awards. These represent a tremendous achievement for the recipients and especially to be so were nominated by Third Level institutions and one from the membership of the Section. The full story...
ISA Congress in Brussels
ISA recently organised a two-day congress  on the exhibition floor of the fair Industry and Automation. This ISA Congress was held in Brussels. The seminar program focused on the international automation standards such as ISA-88, ISA-95 and ISA-100 and was subtitled, "My name is ISA!" Read more...
ISA France VP receives IEC top award
Bernard Dumortier has been active in IEC work for over 25 years, starting as a member of the French shadow committee and working as expert in the Fieldbus projects developed within SC65C. He is currently ISA-France Vice-president and secretary and an influential member of the ISA standardisation Board and memeber of several committees. He has just received the IEC's Lord Kelvin Award for his work in standarisation over the past twenty years. Read more...
This story also appears in the latest issue of ISA France's newsletter ISA FLash 39 (pdf)
Long distance "Project Management" class
Professor Gerald Cockrell, Past President ISA, presented his last class of the fifth long-distance seminar " Project Management", which he organized for Russian students from SUAI during 2009-2010. Professor Artur Budagov, Dean of the Economican Faculty of the SUAI passed the certificates to students from the name of Professor Cockrell.
Scholorships for SUAI students
  
Evgeny Bakin, Konstantin Gurnov and Alexey Tirtichny, (left to right above) students from SUAI in St. Petersburg (RU) have been nominated to receive ISA Education Foundation Scholarships in 2010. They will receive $12,000.00 between them - very substantial scholarships. Great news for SUAI, the local ISA Student Section and District 12. Congratulations to all. Поздравляем всех.
In a separate announcement Mahdi Sharifzadeh, a student at Imperial College, London (GB) as been awarded an ISA District 12 Scholarship
 Sad news from Italy
The death has been announced of Augusto Mansutti after a long illness. He was one of the longest serving members of ISA in the ISA Italy Section and District
12. He was awarded the ISA Life Achievement Award in 2004. May he rest in peace!
Networking evening success in Ireland
 The Ireland Section recently held a very successful "Networking Evening" attended by around 24 people. It was organised for people working in the Engineering Industry over the last number of years throughout Ireland.
During the 1st half of the evening there were short presentations with plenty of time for questions. The objective was to give valuable informative & practical hints on working & communicating internationally, During the 2nd half of the evening there were complimentary refreshments allowing time to catch up with friends throughout our industry and with the presenters.
 A cold shower in Saudi Arabia!
Last December we reported on the first newsletter, The World of Automation, from the student members at the King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM). The second issue has now been published with details of some of the events of the section. It is a very creditable publication with interesting material on FDT, "what is a PLC?" and a stimulating account on understanding control while taking a shower from Ahmad Qutbuddin.
New DVP elected
 After an election the name of the next District VP elect for District 12 is to be Jean- Pierre Hauet of the France Section. His term as elect will commence 1st January 2010. He will succeed as VP on 1st Januray 2011.
Current VP Dignan said "I would like to be the first to formally offer my congratulations to you on being elected to serve as DVP for 2011 and 2012. I know that you will bring your great enthusiasm and passion for ISA to this important role in our Society." He also piad tribute to the nominating committee who ran the election, particularly Alex Bobavitch, District Niominator and Dianna Noyes in staff."
Jean Pierre stated: It's a great honor to be elected as DVP for D12 and I would like to thank very warmly all our colleagues who have placed their confidence in my election.
I know of course that times are difficult and that nothing is granted for free. We have to work harder than ever and be imaginative in order to promote the renaissance of our Society. Automation remains at the core of the economic development. However, it has to be recognized by politicians and high executives as well as by our students. New technology is blossoming and is a chance for the "old economies" to recover their dynamism and their competitiveness.
It will be pleasure to assist Kevin during the coming year in his difficult mandate and I will do my best in order to meet with all the sections representatives and try to outline new initiatives which would be profitable to the Society and its D12 sections.
Honour for Student President
  SUAI student section president-elect Georgy Kuyumchev was declared as the "St. Petersburg best student 2009" in a nomination which cited "The best in research and creative work".
Very many congratulations on achieving this high achievement!
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Delegate Conference
Top: Some ogf the District Delegates at Conference.
Bottom: This is a general view of the attendance at the annual general delegate conference of the Society which met 5th October 2009. (Pic Jon DiPietro - Boston Section).
Nominations for election
 The Society Nominating Committee met at the Spring Leaders Meeting in Indianapolis, (Ind USA) to select candidates for Society officer positions. Among these selected was Billy Walsh of the Ireland Section, former Dist 12 VP and Executive Board member. He and the other nominees will be presented to the Council of Society Delegates for election in October 2009.
The District has been honoured in recent years by the election as Department VPs of Declan Lordan (Image and Membership) and Eoin Ó Riain (Publications).
Education Award
Alexander V. Bobovich of the St Petersburg Section and former District VP is to be honoured at the Autumn meeting of ISA which coincides with the annual ISAExpo in Houston, "For outstanding contributions to education and training in the science, engineering and technology of instrumentation, systems, and automation." He is to receive the Donald P. Eckman Education Award which was instituted to recognize an outstanding contribution toward education and training in the science, engineering, and technology of instrumentation. Congratulations Alex! Well done and well deserved.
Keith Herbst R.I.P.
 The death of Keith Herbst, former ISA President (1989) occured on 16th June 2009. Pino Zani reports: "I spoke with Keith a couple of month ago and he was aware of his short time of life due to his illness.
"I am very proud to tell you that he did everything possible to make sure that medical researche could benefit from his case in the future to improve the aid to many other persons.
"We lost an experienced and trusted advisor, a friend, and more."
May he rest in peace and may his dear ones be comforted!
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President visits Ireland
During May the Ireland Section was honoured with a visit by ISA President Gerald Cockrell and his wife Jan. Among the places visited were Ely Lilly (Headquartered in Indianapolis where Dr Cockrell teaches in the University), DPS Engineering and the two centres of education in Cork, CIT and UCC.
More pictures here!
Long distance conference
A long-distance ISA International students conference was organized by Prof G.Cockrell and Alexander Bobovich on April 13, 2009.
Students from Africa want to join to ISA
A group of eleven students from Nigeria are studying instrumentation over a 2 year period at the St. Petersburg State University of Aerospace. They visited ISA Headquarters there in February. Alexander V. Bobovich, D12 students committee chair made a presentation about ISA, D12 students activities and answered questions.
District nominator elected
Alex Bobovitch has been elected District Nominator for 2009-2010. The District Nominator sits on the Society Nominating Committee which selects suitable candidates for election to Society Officererships (President, Treasurer and Department VPs). He succeeds Billy Walsh in this important position.
"Thirty years a-growing..."
The Ireland section celebrated the thirtieth anniversary of
its charter at a gala dinner at which most of the surviving presidents were present. This is the
historic picture taken at the event which was addressed by the Irish Foreign Minister Mr
Micheál Martin T.D. and other notables.
Click on the picture to identify the
presidents in the picture.
News from England Section
 Sometimes we wonder when a section's name or news has not appeared on the District 12 website. This does not mean that the section is inactive merely that they have forgotten to keep the Dist 12 Wenmaster supplied with material. England advise us that they have issued another edition of their Newsletter. Russel Hobbs, Section President invited members to a technical seminar "to lift your spirits and educate yourselves..in these trying times" on
"Core competency for a safe system" and afterward there was an informal
networking dinner at the 'Cat & Lion Pub' Stretton, Warrington near Liverpool.
The section has been asked to provide a keynote speaker at the rejuvinated mtec Exhibition which is scheduled for next March.
Award for ISA President-elect
At a meeting of the Academic Council of Saint-Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation, which took place on the 25th of September 2008 it was agreed to honour Professor Gerry Cockrell, President-Elect Secretary of ISA and President during 2009 with an Honorary Doctorate from the University.
The solemn ceremony of presentation of the Honorary Cloak and the Diploma will be made in person at a meeting of the Academic Council of University in Saint - Petersburg to be convened later.
Italian students awards presented
Professor Orazio Mirabella and Alex Bobovich organised Catania University student section session at September 15, 2008 at the Engineering Faculty of Catania University in Catania (I). Alex Bobovich made a presentation "District 12 student activities: history,today, problems,perspectives". Alex and Orazio also presented certificates and medals to Italian students - winners of ESPC-2008 the certificates and medals.
News Items from the ISA Summer Leaders Meeting (SLM)
Eoin Ó Riain (Ireland Section & Dist 12 Webmaster) got selected to as nominee ISA Vice President-elect/elect for the Publications Department. On election by the Council of Society Delegates he will serve as VP-elect for the Publications Department (2009 - 2010) and VP for the Publications Department (2011 - 2012).
Kevin Dignam was selected to serve as one of the six District Vice Presidents (DVP's) that will be sitting on the main ISA 16 Member Executive Board in 2009. This means that there will be two people from District 12 serving on the ISA Executive Board in 2009 (1/8th of its members in total), namely Kevin and Declan Lordan.
 The nominee for President-elect/ Secretary for ISA in 2009 is Nelson Ninin from Sao Paulo in Brazil, District 4 (right), this is very historic for many reasons. On election he will be only the 2nd Non North American (Pino Zani from Italy was the 2002 ISA President) to get such a post. Nelson is the only Non Japanese that sits on the main Yokogawa board, he is truly a global player.
Nelson Ninin é eleito Presidente Mundial da ISA
The following Dist 12 Members will be honoured at the Autumn Meeting in Houston.
Golden Achievement Award: Pierguiseppe Zani Italy
Citation: For long and continuous dedication to the Society and its ideals.
Emerging Leader Award: Anatoly Ovodenko, Ph.D., St. Petersburg, Russia
Citation: For up-and-coming leadership benefiting the Society and its Members.
Don W. Thompson Award: Orazio Mirabella, Italy
Citation: For exemplary efforts and achievements to encourage and support students activities and to mentor students.
Alexey Tirtichny, St.Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation, St.
Petersburg, Russia, was approved for an Education Foundation scholorship ($1,500).
(ISA Announces Recipients of 2008 ISA Educational Foundation Scholarships)
A large group of district 12 leaders participated at this SLM in Florida. They were: Alex Bobovich ( Russia), Pino Zani (Italy), Declan Lordan, Billy Walsh and Kevin Dignam (Ireland),Charlotta Johnsson (Sweden), Jean Vielle (France).
Congratulations
Professor Ovodenko with President Putin.
Fifty-four famous Russians received state awards and titles, including
figures from science, culture and the arts, doctors, teachers and representatives of industry and
agriculture.
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A ceremony for presentation of State awards was held in
the Kremlin of Moscow recently. President Vladimir Putin presented high Russian Federation award,
the "Order for the services to Fatherland-IY degree" to Anatoly Ovodenko (SUAI rector, ISA HQ
RF chair).
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 Valedictory Message from President
Huffman.
YAPFEST comes to Europe
 ISA's first European YAPFEST, an event for young
automation professionals under the age of 30, attracted
almost 300 attendees. In early November the Netherlands Section organised this event with the help and according the ideas taken from the fest which first happened last year at the ISAEXPO in Houston and wghich was so successful that it was repeated this year! Sponsored by 9 sponsors,
the Wednesday evening party gave young professionals
a chance to network with industry professionals from
participating companies, dance to the music of "The
Embers" a hot local band, and enjoy food and beer
provided by the sponsors.
"Events like YAPFEST are great ways to influence the
development of the next generation of automation
professionals," said ISA President Pieter van der
Klooster. "We love seeing young people mingle with
industry executives. It's good for the profession, and it's
an honor to bring that opportunity to young people
through this event."
Awards honours three in Dist 12
Three of our members were honoured at the Autumn Honours and Awards function in Houston in October. The awardees are photographed above with their fellow District 12 delegates and ISA President Huffman. The awardees - holding their awards - are from left: Eoin Ó Riain (IRL), Golden Achievement Award; Ron Migliorini (ENG) and Éamon Creech (IRL), Distinguished Society Service Award.
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All the
official photos on main society website!!
Summer Leaders Meeting
The Summer Leaders' Meeeting was held in Scottsdale Arizona, USA, in June.
This shows a number of members from District 12 at one of the meetings.:
From left: Alex Bobovitch, District VP, Billy Walsh, Former VP and Kevin Dignam, VP Elect.
A motion is being sent forward to the Council of Society Delegates in Houston to confirm the new name will be:ISA - The International Society for Automation. The logo will remain as before.
Professor Gerald Cockrell has been nominated for the poosition of President Elect/Secretary for the Society. The election for this position will also be by the Delegate Council in Houston. Dr Cockrell is very active in education and has given some "long-distance" seminars to the St Petersburg Section.
New District Education Chairman
This is Marijke Vreugdenhil who became District Education Committee Chairman for District 12 recently in succession to Charlotta Johnsson.  She has been with TWP Training as Training Manager for almost 3 years now. TWP is an ISA certified training center and
provides official ISA training courses since 2000. They work
together with seven ISA certified trainers. Her responsibilities for TWP
are to arrange everything related to training courses, contact with
(new) customers, organizing education sessions, organizing exhibitions,
etc.
She says, "I'm looking forward fulfilling my duties as Education Chairman and
working together with ISA headquarter & sections. Together we can do
a lot for our members!"
Meeting at conference
Maurizio Brancaleoni, Italy Section, (former European Region Chairman) visited St. Petersburg, Russia recently. He was a participant at the CEIR 2007 Congress. While there he met ou DVP Bobovitch.
The European Region predated District 12 as now constituted.
 Ron Migliorini promoted
Emerson Process Management has promoted Ron Migliorini to Vice President of Marquee Accounts, with specific responsibility for the BG Group worldwide.
Ron has served the ISA well in his local section, England, and has also held many positions in our District including VP.
Honoured at Houston
The following people/sections from the District were honoured at the Honours & Awards Banquet in October 2006 at Houston.
Maurice Radford - Ireland Section - Golden Achievement Award.
John Lotty - Ireland Section - Distinguished Society Award.
Kevin Dignam - Ireland Section - Emerging Leader Award.
Allan Rodrigo M. Gaban - Politecnico di Torino, Italy - Norman E. Huston Endowment worth $2000.
Spain Section - Section Performance Award - recognition for a specific accomplishment - developing a Master in Instrumentation and Control Program.
The Italy Section and the Ireland Section receive a Certificate of Accomplishment.
Russo-Italian joint seminar
The III ISA Italian- Russian students seminar wes organized in Catania ( Italy) at July 19-28, 2006. Nine Russian students from SUAI with Alex Bobovich were the guests of the students section of the catania University. Professor Orazio Mirabella (District 12 students committee chairman) prepared an excellent programme for Italian and Russian student-participants.
District 12 VP in special delegation to India
Billy Walsh, current District 12 VP as a member of the ISA Executive Committee was part of the Delegation which visited District 14 which includes the subcontinent of India. Above he is shown attending the District Leaders Council held during this visit and below with members of the Bangalore Section.
Student activity in Spain
The ISA Students in Spain will present a paper "Connecting academic and industry for education", at the ACE congress 2006 (Advances in Control Education 2006) to be held this June in Madrid. Billy Walsh, District VP commented: "This is ground breaking material (in my mind pioneering work), it really shows how active and involved the Student Sections in Spain are with local industry. A big thank you to the regular ISA Spain Section for promoting this collaboration between industry and the universities. Very impressive!"
The Paper (Format pdf)
District 12 Members attending President's Autumn
Meeting Chicago 2005 with Laura Crumpler our Liason in ISA Headquarters.
Alex Bobovitch made Fellow
Alex Bobovitch, VP Elect of the District was honoured as a Fellow of the Society in Chicago this year. He has been involved exppecially in student activities in the district for many years.
Picture shows him with Society President Don Zee at Chicago.
Joint Meeting - St Petersburg/St Louis
St. Petersburg (Russia) - St. Louis (USA) ISA joint meeting in St. Louis at July 20, 2005. During the First International Exchange Program ISU-SUAI July 15-24, 2005. 4 Russian ISA regular members and 7 students member visited Indiana at that period.
Leo Lang, Steve Huffman, Alex Bobovitch and Gerard Cockrell are included in the above picture taken at the event.
Membership Award for Ireland
Based on the deliberations of the ISA Honors & Awards Committee and approval of the ISA Executive Board, the ISA Ireland Section has been selected to receive a Section Performance Award for outstanding achievement in conducting a well documented and highly successful membership drive. The Award which includes a $500.00 honorarium and plaque will be presented at the ISA H&A function in Chicago 24th October.
Newsletter published in Italy
The latest issue of the Italy Section's newsletter in English may be downloaded here. It's an MS Word document.
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New District VP to be from Ireland
 | Due to unforseen illness John Metcalf has been forced to resign as VP Elect of the district. All district members, and indeed the wider ISA Community wish him a speedy and complete recovery.
This necessitated a new election, organised by our Nominator, Kevin Dignam. The candidate elected is Brian Curtis from the Ireland Section. ...read more! |
Italy looses automation leader
 We sadly report that Piergiovanni Tira, 59 years old, former ISA Italy Section President (2002-2003) passed away in March. For many years he has been an active member of Italy Section and of A.I.S. (the Italian Association of Automation professionals). He chaired many of the Technical Conferences organised in Italy and devoted special attention to the young generation of professionals . Under his term as President the Section hosted the District Leader Meeting in Cervia in 2003 and he was part of the Organizing Committee of O.M.C. (Offshore Mediterranean Conference) in Ravenna. He was highly esteemed in his work as Instrumentation and Automation Deptartment Manager of Snamprogetti (ENI Group). In 2003-2004 he successfully started off the subsidiary branch of his company in Bucharest (RO) .
May he rest in peace!
AGM in St Petersburg
The annual President's meeting of Russian section was organised on January 26, 2012 in St. Petersburg ( Russia).
New VP Elect
 John Medcalf, of the Spain Section has been elected as VP-elect. His term, as D12 VP, will start on 1st January 2013 when he will succeed Jean-Pierre Hauet.
John Medcalf is a Life Senior Member of ISA. He was key to the creation of the Spain Section, being member of the first Executive Committee in 1998. Since then, he has always been engaged with the Section, acting as Delegate from 2000 to 2005. John has the reputation of being very proactive with a clear leadership competence. He is a renowned professional, having devoted his career to the Automation Sector. Recently retired, his last position was General Manager of Emerson in Spain. From that position he greatly encouraged professionals from his company to be members of ISA and to serve in leadership positions.The Announcement
France Section honoured
The France Section was honoured For developing a series of French language training modules for major ISA standards. Picture shows Jean Pierre accepting the honour on behalf of the section at the Gala H&A event at Automation Week in October.
Security expert passes
 Jean-Pierre Dalzon, one of the France Section's most eminent members has passed away. Jean-Pierre, since he retired from ALSTOM, had been playing a first rank role in the ISA-France section as technical leader. He used to be a voting member of the ISA 99 standardization committee and was co-author of a training course, in French, about cyber-security. Dist 12 VP Hauet said "We have lost an expert and a friend." May he rest in peace! More...
Italo-Russian co-operation - Part 2!
The second part of the of the 9th Italian- Russian student seminar transferred to in Catania (I) from July 31 till August 11, 2011. During seminar Alex Bobovich presented the medals and certificates Italian students-winner of ESPC-2011. At end of visit Prof. Orazio Mirabella presented participation certificates those who attended the student seminar.
Italo-Russian co-operation
 The 9th Italian- Russian student ISA seminar was organized in St. Petersburg ( Russia) on the base of SUAI and Russian section. 15 Italian students from CU came to St.Petersburg from July 23 till July 31. The Italian General Consul in St. Petersburg, Sr. Luigi Estero (right) participated at one of the sessions.
ISA Educational Foundation Scholarships
ISA Educational Foundation Scholarships are awarded to college or university students who demonstrate outstanding potential for long-range contribution to the fields of automation and control. The scholarship awards support tuition and related expenses and research activities and initiatives. The District 12 Scholorship (US$1500) goes to Alexey Tirtichny of St Petersburg. We congratulate him on his achievement.
The passing of a pioneer! -
His many friends throughout the world will be sad to hear of the passing of Maurice Radford, a founding member of ISA Ireland and onetime District 12 VP. He was aged 77 and died peacefully on Sunday 10th July after a long illness.
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Student long-distance conference
On April 20,2011 the IV ISA student research long-distance conference was organized by the D12 student committee. Students, postgraduate and specialists from USA,Italy, Russia, Ireland and France took part in event. Gerald Cockrell, Jean-Pierre Hauet, Declan Lordan, Don Frey, Alex Bobovich, Orazio Mirabella, Mario Collotta joined the conference. Patrick Buzzard (NASA Russia Representative) addressed the participants and saluted this International student activity.
ISA Safety Conference held
 The Qatar Section organised the ISA Safety Conference 2011 in early February. The event focused on safety systems of oil and gas and petrochemical plants covering various aspects of plant shutdown system, its evaluation, selection, integration with the control system and its stringent requirements as per international standards ...see report in Gulf Times!
Honouring Laura Crumpler
 
The Ireland and France Sections expressed their appreciation for the years of service given to sections by Laura Crumpler, recently retired from headquarters.
These pictures show her with the tokens presented to her recently. The Ireland presentation was a replica of a sculpture of Annie Moore, the "rosy-cheeked Irish girl", who was the first immigrant to be registered at New York's Ellis Island when it opened as an immigration station in 1892.
The France presentation was a traditional French porcelain piece.
ISA Russian section congratulates professor Vladimir Kraskin
Friends and colleagues from the St. Petersburg Russian section congratulate professor Vladimir Borisovich Kraskin (V.G. Khlopin Institute consultant) – one of the oldest ISA Russian members - in connection with his 80th Birthday and wish him good health and success in everything!
The Indianapolis 500!
 The SUAI delegation helded by Victor Boer ( ISA senior-member) participated from October 16 till October 27 at the 5th SUAI-ISU student seminar in Terra Haute, Indiana, USA.The seminar was organized by ISA past-president prof. Gerald Cockrell. SUAI students participated at the International Forum Technology and Economics.
Gerald Cockrell and Alex Bobovich (ISA VP 2007-2008) organized joint meeting of the ISA ISU and SUAI students sections. Both section discussed future joint activities.ISU organized nice cultural programm for Russian visitors.
Developments in Italy
Recently an Italo/Russian student seminar was held in Catania University under Prof. Orazio Mirabella. The next seminar is to be held in St Petersburg (RU).
During this event Alex Bobovitch visited Kore University in Enna (I) and started the process of setting up a new student section.
Picture shows from left: Ilenia Collotta (Student), Prof. Mario Collotta (Adviser to the embrionic Section), Alex Bobovich (D12 Student Comm Chair) and Valerio Salerno (Student).
Successful annual event for France Section
 
The 5th Forum ISA-France "Smart grids: automation, communications and cyber-security at the service of grid optimization", held in Paris in mid June 2010, was a resounding success, with over 150 participants from many companies and organisations.
This forum has helped to better understand possibilities and hopes in the use of "smart grids" and identify the key technologies needed for implimentation. While studies are numerous, implementations and returns of experience remain relatively few.
Pics show Left Wayne Manges of ISA100 Committee addressing the Forum and J-P Hauet, Dist VP-Elect making a point!
Honours for District Members announced  Two members from District twelve are to be honoured in the Autumn Honours & Awards Banquet in Houston next October. They are: Brian Curtis, Ireland Section and
Gianfranca Sanzeni, Italy Section
Citation: For outstanding service and contributions to the Society and its Members.
District VP Dignam adds "Knowing both people personally I am very well aware of their dedication to ISA and its goals and I know how well deserved theses awards are. Congratulations to both of you and I look forward to seeing the presentations made at the Honours and Awards ceremony."
Russia Section reports
Like all Russion section like all in the district submit a report at the end of each year to the District VP. Their's was accompanied by this picture of the section committee in session!
Co-operation with Slovak publication
ISA has agreed to supply a series of articles for the Slovak journal  AT&P. This publication focuses on industrial automation and control, measurement, control devices and products. Features include practical plant applications , opinions of experienced specialists and new products and technologies. Although a Slovak publication it is widely read in the Czech Republic, Germany and Austyria and in Britain.
Hopefully this cooperation between an important European publication and ISA will be the first of many.
European office
ISA recently established an office in Europe to help our Society further serve the automation community in our region. This office of ISA is located in Eindhoven (NL), under the directorship of Pieter van der Klooster.
Pieter will work closely with the existing ISA infrastructure and local sections in a mutually co-operative way to maximize benefits for both the sections and the society as a whole and to avoid duplication of services and effort.
Communicating network in West Africa
The Nigeria Section has a LinkedIn site up and running. LinkedIn is a useful facility to keep members up-to-date with events and technology in the section. ISA Nigeria Section on LinkedIn
Past District VP features
 Alex Bobovitch, past District VP, is featured in the Decembers issue of ISA Insights. In it he discusses what ISA means to him and how it has impacted on his professional life. He has a large wall in his home which is covered with the various awards and honours he has deservidly received during his many years as a member. Well worth reading.
Read the article!
Technical meeting for students in Ireland
A well attended Ireland Section meeting was given in November in the Carlow Institute of Technology. The meeting led by Mr Peter Keane of Instrument Technology discussed humidity measurement. This is a picture of the attendees with the speakers and section members.
Major scholorship goes to Russian student
Alexey Tirtichny is SUAI student section president 2009. He is the award recepient of the ISA Education Foundation 2009 scholarship award from the Bob and Mary Ives Endowment Fund. Alexy was winner of the ESPC 2008, and has received many awards for his research and reports here in the Russian Federation including recently President of the Russian Federation Grant 2008. Currently he is in England improving his command of English during 2 summer months at Cambrige (GB). He will will be in Houston in October to participate at the 1st ISA - URSC and YAPFest. He presented his report during ISA internet-student session of the 62 International students research conference of the SUAI in April (pic) and he will also present at in Houston.
Section Performance Award to Italy
The Italy Section is also to be honoured in October with an award to recognize ISA Sections for achievements or for outstanding accomplishments in a particular area of Section activity. The citation reads: for garnering the most points among the small Gold Sections.
Former ISA England president lands European post -
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Emerson Process Management has appointed Mark Dutton as
Vice President & General Manager, Daniel® Measurement and Control,
Europe. He will be based at Emerson's offices in Stirling, Scotland.
Mark has been a leading figure in the UK process automation industry - he was President of the England ISA Section for a number of years - and brings a strong customer focus and significant industry knowledge to
this high profile role. He joined Emerson in 1999, and has taken on
increasing responsibilities in the UK and Ireland Sales Organisation,
including providing leadership and direction for the last three years as
General Manager, United Kingdom and Ireland
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Spain's students visit Achema
 The four student section presidents were invited by ISA Spain to participate in Achema fair (Germany). The advisor of San Juan Bosco Section, Jose Teruel, and Vicente Rico attended the visit with them and took the opportunity to explain practical concepts about Instrumentation and Control.
Attendees came from ISA Spain student sections of Universidad de Valladolid, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Universidad Complutense de Madrid and San Juan Bosco (Cartagena)
More pictures and brief report
ISA President honoured
Dr Professor Gerald Cockrell, President of ISA and of Indiana State University was vested as an honorory doctor at a meeting of SUAI Scientific Council Meeting which was broadcast over the web on 12th of March, 2009.
Picture shows LtoR: Alexander Bobovich, past D12 VP,G. Cockrell, ISA president, Lidia Chubraeva, ISA Russian section president.
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ISA Flash - Bulletin de la section française!
Au sommaire de cet ISA-Flash -
Un nouveau Président pour l'ISA
Kevin Dignan, Vice-président du district 12
De nouveaux sites ISA-France
La V2 du comitéCD Rom sur la cyber-sécurité (ISA99) est parue
Les travaux du comité ISA99 progressent
Quoi de neuf du côté ISA88/ISA95
Formation
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The latest issue of the ISA France Section newsletter has just been published. Click on picture to download a copy!
85 years young
Senior Member Arkady Ovodenko has just celebrated his 85th birthday.  He is the oldest Russian ISA member. SUAI organized special dinner at which more then 100 specialists from St. Petersburg plants and companies greeted him. Arkady is famous in avionics area in Russia and former USSR. He was founder and chair of the Main design centre of the "Leninetz" Institute in St. Petersburg. As USSR Honorary Radio Operator and Deserved Macine Builder of Russian Federation he has been honoured with the highest state professional titles in both the USSR and RF. His name is entered in the St. Petersburg Engineering Encyclopaedia.
His Russian collegues and all the members of District 12 congratulate him and wish him well.
Students competitors at Houston
This is the D12 student team at International students games with ISA president Kim Miller Dunn and D12 VP Alex Bobovitch.
President's message about name change!
Long distance seminar completed
ISA president -elect secretary, Professor Gerry Cockrell finished his 3rd long distance seminar "Project Management" for Russian students from SUAI. Professor Artur Budagov ISA senior member, SUAI Economic Faculty Dean presented students with ISU certificates in the name of professor Cockrell. The students thanked Prof Cockrell on-line.
 Golf in Ireland
The Ireland Section held a very successful Golf Outing at the end of August. Despite a rather lack-lustre summer quite a number ventured out on the links and the weather wasn't too bad. A good pleasurable day was had by all and all aadjurned to the 19th hole when the competion was finished.
Seminar in Sicily
Student - participants of Italian-Russian seminar with Alexander Bobovich, Orazio Mirabella and the University vice-rector Maria Luisa Garnazza at the Catania University Council Hall.
Ireland Section wins special award
Based on the deliberations of the ISA Honors & Awards
Committee and approval of the ISA Executive Board, the ISA Ireland Section has been selected to
receive a Section Performance Award for outstanding accomplishment.  The award presentation includes
an honorarium and plaque. The citation reads: For outstanding accomplishment serving as joint
organizers of the PHARMATEX 2007 Conference.
Ireland President Mick Meade comments: "Well done to our committee members of Billy Walsh (who actioned the awards submission), Kevin Dignam, Eoin Ó Riain and Declan Lordan who were the Section interface with Pharmatex 2007 and drove our interests throughout the very lengthy event planning phase."
Co-operation
Participants of the Joint Italian- Russian students seminar at the NWCIT of the SUAI, St. Petersburg ( Russia), July 1, 2008.
Russian Council meets
The ISA Russian Council meeting was organized at ISA HQRF office on January 18, 2008. The 2007 section report was presented by section past-president professor E. Krouk. The 2008 section plan of activities was present by section president professor I. Pavlov. The section president 2009 election process was commenced at this meeting.
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Dott. Ing. Augusto Mansutti - one of the oldest ISA district
12 members, awarded the ISA Life Achievement Award in 2004, has sent Christmas and New Year
greetings from his Florence to all district 12 collegues.
All our members also greet him in return and wish him well.
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Autumn (Fall) Leaders Meeting
The Autumn Leaders' Meeeting was held in Houston, Texas, USA, just before ISA EXPO 2007.
This shows a section at the Council of Society Delegates which in effect is the annual general meeting of the society. Each section is represented and sits in a section reserved for its district. This body elects officers to the society and passes or rejects any motions which effect the constitution of the society
A motion to change the society name to "ISA - The International Society for Automation," was defeated.
Professor Gerald Cockrell was elected President Elect/Secretary for the Society. Dr Cockrell is very active in education and has given some "long-distance" seminars to the St Petersburg Section.
Honoured by the Society
The ISA Honors & Awards Committee met in late June to review candidate nominations and provide award recipient recommendations to the ISA Executive Board for approval. The above members of our district have been named and approved as honourees for recognition during the 2007 Annual H&A Banquet in Houston TX USA in the Autumn.
Left to right: Éamon Creech, Ireland Section and Ron Migliorini, England Section, who receive the Distinguished Society Service Award and Eoin Ó Riain, Ireland Section who receives the Golden Achievement Award.
Also honoured is Russian student Denis Shepetov who is to receive the $2,000 2007 scholarship award!
DLC 2007
Delegates at the 2007 DLC in St Petersburg, Russia, held on 24 and 25th May 2007.
Russion Federation President's Meeting
There are now 53 section members
from different cities of Russian Federation, Ukraine and Bellarus. There
are directors, scientists, specialists from different companies,
Universities. This is a picture of attendees at the RF President's
Meetinhg in January with DVP Bobovitch on extreme right.
LtoR:Alexey Sesin,Sergey Bazhin,Veronica Prokhorova,Alexander Samoylov,Evgueni Krouk, Yuri Podoplekin,Vitaly Khimenko,Alexander Bestugin,Anatoly Ovodenko,Igor Pavlov, Alexander Bobovich
Sad news from Russia -
A few days before 2007 the St. Petersburg Section have lost a valued member. Professor, ISA senior member Valery V. Elkin departed this life suddenly 
on December 27, 2006 at the relatively young age of 60.
He graduated from Leningrad Institute of Aerospace Instrumentation (now SUAI) in 1970 and get his Ph D in radio - engineering area .He was SUAI research department chair during 1983-1992. and more recently as SUAI management department professor. Valery was author of many research publication and patents.
He was ISA SUAI student section adviser. The Society and our discipline in Russia, District 12 and through the world have lost wonderful men and true friend.
Many ISA D12 colleagues remember him as one of the D12 LSC organiser in St. Petersburg in 2002.
May he rest in peace!
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 9/11/2006: We have just learned of the death of Fred Gilroy III, founder member and first president of the Ireland Section of ISA (1977/8) and founder of the Gilroy Group.
May he rest in peace!
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Newsletters keep members in picture
 It is often stressed that Newsletters are very important in keeping members who find it difficult to attend Section functions as fully informed as possible. Yes we have INTECH every month but because this is base on the worldwide membership the "small" technical meetings of Italy or Ireland will not feature. This is why the regular newsletter and (if available) the section up-to-date website is so vital. On the left is the latest newsletters brought to our attention, that of the new Kuwait Section.
Award for Spain
2006 Section Performance Award recommendations have been reviewed and approved and among them is the
Spain Section who have received ecognition for a specific accomplishment - developing a master in instrumentation and control program.
Long distance seminar yields results
The most recent last long distance seminar " Project Management"which was organized by Professor Gerald Cockrell since last November (2005). Students have just received the certificates and here they express their thanks to Professor Cockrell (on screen). This is some of the real ISA international students activity now happening in our district. VP Elect Bobovitch is on the right.
District Success in H&A 2006
DVP Walsh announced at the DLC in Manchester that four of the Society's awards are to go District 12 this year.
These were to Maurice Radford, founder member Ireland Section, twice District 12 VP in the eighties and guiding hand in the implementation of the global strategies of the society at that time. He receives the Golden Achievement award. John Lotty, twice president of the Ireland Section, recieves the Distinguished Society Service Award for services to the society in the Nineties and Kevin Dignam, current Ireland Section President, is awarded the Emerging Leader Award. The forth award is a student award, the Norman E. Huston Endowment of $2000 which is awarded to Allan Rodrigo M. Gaban, Politecnico di Torino Torino, Italy.
The District salutes these distinguished gentlemen and offers sincerest congratulations.
Welcome Kuwait!
The Executive Board approved new section charters at the recent Spring Meeting in Florida. Among these was a new District 12 Section, the Kuwait Section based in Kuwait City.
The Distrcit Council welcomed the approval of this charter and welcomes the Kuwait Section to the district.
Successful show in Ireland
The annual ISA Ireland Show was held in April and was regarded as a great success. Pictures may be found on their website. This one day table-top event is held every year. This year the associated symposium was on Intrinsic Safety.
New member benefits
On January 1, 2006, ISA
introduced three new member benefits. The benefits enhance the
membership experience of thousands of automation professionals. Each
full dues paying Member now receives a free standard each year of their
membership. Each Member also has free access to a library of web
seminars and free downloads of technical papers from past ISA
conferences.
65 Years contributing to industry
The St Petersberg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation (SUAI) is sixty five years in existance. At the present it is a unique scientific and educational centre in the field of aerospace instrumentation in Russian Federation. There are 11 faculties and 46 chairs, thirteen institutes and centers, over fifty directions of training, postgraduate and doctor's degree courses in SUAI.
The main directions of students training and scientific work in SUAI are aerospace instruments and systems, radio-engineering, electronics and communication, information systems and control, computer science and programming, economics, management and law.
It is a vigourous supporter of ISA activities not only in its native land but in Europe and throughout the world.
Group picture above with Plaque from ISA Headquarters and Glass Bowl from District 12 (Sponsored by Ireland Section). Dist 12 VP Elect Alex Bobavitch is 3rd from left.
 Going to Chicago!
This is Dmitry Bodnya (SUAI student) - winner of the ISA scolarship program 2005.
The scholarship includes $1,000.00 from the Executive Board Endowment, $4,000.00 from the General Educational Foundation for tuition and educational expenses in addition to a further $1,000.00 for travel expenses so as to assist in going to the ISA Autumn Show and Meeting in Chicago.
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Italian/Russian Seminar
The final session of the Second ISA Italian - Russian students seminar and The First ISA European students paper competition (ESPC-2005). The Vice Consul of Italy in St. Petersburg Jessica Lagana greeted students and presented certificates and medals. The picture shows participants and winners of the ESPC-2005 and participants of the Second ISA Italian - Russian students seminar. June 30, 2005, St. Petersburg State University of aerospace instrumentation, Russia
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