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ISA Knowledge centre opens
On Thursday, 18th of October, the first ISA Knowledge Center started at the Central Library of the Silesian University of Technology,
Gliwice, Poland. It is sponsored by ISA and Project Management Group. The official opening was attended by the ISA President-Elect-Secretary, Mr. Pino Zani. Vladimir Lazuk from St.
Petersburg, vice-director of the SUAI's library was another foreign guest.
He represented the university, which will host the next ISA Knowledge
Center, scheduled for opening next May. The event was also attended by deans
of several faculties of the Silesian University of Technology, the library
governing body, ISA Student Section representatives, their advisor, and
regional press. An invitation to participate had been also issued to
representatives of companies and industries by Professor Remigiusz
Sosnowski, Vice-Rector for Research, who supported organizational efforts.
More about Knowledge Centres - More Photos
ISA Wedding
 Michael Bobovitch ( 26 years old) married with Maria at the First Russian Fededartion Marriage Palace in St.Petersburg in August 2001.
Michael was one of the pioneer of the first European students' section, joining ISA in 1995, and he was SUAI students section president 1996.
He took part in Int'l students competition 3 times (In New Orleans-95,Chicago-96 and Anahaim-97). He graduated from SUAI with a
masters in computer science. Now he is a St.Petersburg section member and IT manager of the TAMRO company.
Successful event in Cork
The Autumn Seminar of the Ireland Section was very successful. Over eighty attendees listened to six very fine presentations addressing the theme "Meeting the Challenges within the Pharma/Bio Industry in 2001." Speakers came from the United States and Britain as well as Ireland.
Section President Tony Mahon remarked, "I must...congratulate all involved, the hard work was well worth it, the day was professional, stimulating and I believe rewarding to all involved."
President's Winter Meeting - Feb 2001
- All the ISA standards online will be available to members for an annual fee of $25.00. This should be available by end of April 2001. This
service will only be available online for you to download and will not apply to the CD or Hardcopy of the standards.
- Members will be able to
download any or all of the ISA standards when they pay an additional fee of $25.00 to their membership. This is a very worthwhile member benefit and
will help us in our efforts to grow our sections and give an extra reason to retain members.
- The CD of the Directory of Instrumentation 2001 and following years will be sent to all non-American/Canadian members. They will also have the
option of requesting the paper version of the directory.
- A European Conference and Exhibition has be agreed. It will take place in England in
October 2001. Mike Scott is working on the Conference and Exhibition in a professional capacity and would be interested in hearing any ideas that
people may have regarding topics for the event.
- There were many more decisions taken on the restructuring of the ISA and these all should have a
very positive effect on the future of ISA as a Global Society serving the need of it's members.
 Game set in Ireland!
As part of their promotional work for Interkama a second group of engineers traveled to Ireland in July. Dr Uwe Martens, President of Interkama 2001, gave
an interesting talk on the evolution of automation. Afterwards Mr Declan Lordan, District VP ISA District 12 presented him with two hurleys (sticks) and sliotars (balls) which are the instruments used in the nation Irish game of Hurling. Picture
shows Mr Lordan (left), Dr Martens and Mr Armin Stader, Project Director of Interkama 2001. More details of this
trip.
Spain honours students
ISA Spain section has organized a special award for students belonging to an ISA Spanish Student section. We received 5 papers,
most of them of a high standard quality. The jury was formed by 7 people, 3 coming from the Academia, 3 from Industry and 1 from
ISA professional section.
The aim of this Award is to promote the development of papers and works on practical industrial application of Instrumentation,
Systems and Automation, to promote ISA Students section activities and give publicity to ISA Spain activities.
The winning papers (both from members of the ISA Valladolid Student Section) were:
1st.: "Simulation and Control of Distillation Column in the Sugar Industry" by Almudena Rueda
2nd: "Modelling and simulation of a debutanizer tower" by Anabel Garcia
Picture: right-Almudena Rueda (1st. prize), left-Anabel Garcia (2nd.prize)
District 12 VP elected Chairman
Declan Lordan, District 12 DVP has been elected chairman of the District VPs at the President's Summer Meeting in Calgary, Canada this
June. He will hold this position for the year 2002. As charirman of the DVPs he will become a member of the ISA'a 6 member executive committee along with the
Chairman of the Department VPs, plus the four officers, President, Past President, President Elect and Treasurer. This committee meets approximatly 6
to 8 times per year. He is the first District 12 VP to be so honoured.
District 12 will be well represented on this committee as Pino Zani of Italy
will be ISA President for 2002.
Annual Banquet of England Section
Last year this very successful event was a knock out with guest speaker Henry Cooper, the British boxer who floored Muhammed Ali in a memoral battle
in the sixties. This year they've potted another good speaker in the irrepressible Dennis Taylor the Irish world snooker champion with the upside down
spectacles! Many will remember the nailbiting match into the wee small hours as he battled for his win.
This Black tie dinner will be held in The
Chiswell Brewery in London on 6th November and is an event not to be missed. Talk to Alan Palmer about getting
your ticket now.
Hurry to avoid been snookered!
Diamond Jubilee celebrated!
Saint Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation is recognized in the Russia and abroad as a unique higher educational centre and the
only one its kind in the world. The University founded in 1941 as the Leningrad Institute of Aircraft Instrumentation had only two faculties: Radio
Engineering and Aviation Instrumentation. Since that time the University has become one of the leading institutions of Russia in the field of
engineering education. The ISA's first section in Russia is based in this institute celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. This section is in the
forefront of student activities in Europe and throughout the world. The District greets Section President Professor Alex Sinyakov, on this important
occasion. The Rector Professor Aanatoly Ovodenko and his staff are to be congratulated on this important landmark in the history of the Institute.
Section honours long serving committee member.
Bob Shine is an unique member of the Ireland Section. He is the onlt member to have served continually on the Committee since its foundation in 1977.
He has filleed most positions on the comittee including Section President. He currently is the Section Historian and Archivist.
This year markd his retirement from his position in FÁS, Ireland Industrial Training body where countless instrument craftsmen and technicians
have benefited from his years of experience.
Thankfully he will remain on the ISA Ireland comittee. Nevertheless to mark this important occasion the Committee decided to make a small presentationto Bob. This included an ancient controller specially mounted and inscribed in his honour.
Picture Ireland President Éamon Creech (left) making the presentation to Bob
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Delegation visits Netherlands
Declan Lordan, DVP Dist 12, Hans Romanesko Netherlands Section, Bob Bailliet President ISA, Jim Pearson ISA, Peter van der Klooster Netherlands Committee and Martin Matse Netherlands Committee. Picture taken in November.
Finding their way around Europe.
Some of the top planners in the ISA planning a strategy to cross Europe, The safe arrival in Duesseldorf several hours later, by Car from Amsterdam, was a tribute to their skills. In the Photo are Jim Pearson, Executive Director, Hans Romanesko, Netherlands Section and Bob Baillot, ISA President with the all important Map.
German meeting
Bob Bailliet President ISA, Declan Lordan, DVP Dist 12, Mike Buhr Acting President Formative Section and Klaus-Peter Lindner Formative Section.
The section in Germany are interested in being a virtual section with much of the activity being based on the internet / email / Web Site/ virtual meetings.
Further picture on our District News Page.
Award presented at England Section function
Alan Palmer, Section Admin, Paul Oram, Award Receipient, Mark Dutton, Section President,
Jonathan Love Course Director Sheffield University pictured at the annual section dinner.
Picture: Tomy Mahon, Ireland Section
Student Success at Houston!
District 12 students team- winners of the International students competition in Houston,TX september,2001
The atrocity of 11th September 2001 shocked all members of the Society. The following message (PDF format) from from President Bailliet, President Elect Zani, and Executice Director Pearson expresses ISA's response.
Message for members
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Postponed!
ISA - The Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation Society, has decided to postpone ISA Europe 2001 to Spring 2002.
Due to the short-term business uncertainty caused by the terrorist attacks of 11 September on the United States, we believe it is in the
best interest of our customers to postpone our European conference and exhibition, scheduled to take place at Bretby Conference Centre,
Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom from 10 -11 October 2001.
These tragic events have driven many of our participating companies to secure budgets temporarily in anticipation of continued economic
uncertainty. This issue, coupled with the likelihood of a response from the United States against the party responsible, has forced many of
our international customers to evaluate travel for business purposes within the near future.
We at ISA are confident that world trade will stabilize in the early months of 2002 and we look forward to getting back to business and to
hosting our European event in the Spring. Dates have been provisionally reserved for the Spring of 2002 at the Bretby Conference Centre and
will be confirmed at our exhibitor's forum, scheduled to take placed on 10 October 2001. We would like to extend our thanks to our sponsors:
GAMBICA, The Institute of Measurement and Control, and The Industrial Ethernet Book. They have supported our decision and are committed to
the future successful completion of our European event."
Statement from Louise M. Clarke, Global Events Planner with ISA.
The conference has been rescheduled for 13 and 14 March 2002.
Annual European
Workshop
Nice 2001 Conference
The first leadership conference of District 12 since Europe's upgrade from Region status in Nice. This district was formed and approved last August at New Orleans. The meeting, organised by the France
Section and presided over by the District VP Declan Lordan, was attended by Bob Baillot the President of ISA (Left).
Some of the urgent points discussed:
1) Membership Development, Retention and Recruitment Drives
2) Establishment of New Sections
3) Support of existing sections
4) Set-up, investigation and reporting of the tasks for each of the three subcommittees.
Their mission is to investigate the benefits and threats of their subject on District 12.
A) Names of ISA Chartered Sections : Regional or Country Name ?
B) ISA European Office, and/or Fulltime/Part-time Staff Member in D.12.
C) European Union Funding for Translation of Training Materials into Different
European Languages
The dates and venue of the First European Conference & Exhibition were announced.
Dates are 10the & 11th October 2001 and the Venue is Burton-on-Trent in Staffordshire, England. Since rescheduled for for 13 and 14 March 2002.
The England Section will be closly involved with support from GAMBICA and the Institute of Measurement and Control.
The next District 12 Leadership Conference is scheduled for St Petersburg, Russia in May 2002.
Keep coming back here as we add pictures and additional reports.
European leadership conference concludes - 
This was the first leadership conference of District 12 since Europe's upgrade from Region status in Nice. This district was formed and approved
last August at New Orleans. The meeting, organised by the France Section and presided over by the District VP Declan Lordan, was attended by Bob
Baillot the President of ISA.
Picture: Jean Vieille, Host Nice Conference with Alex Bobovitch who will be the host for the St Petersburg Conference
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