Greetings to my fellow WWID members! I hope this message finds you well, despite the unprecedented circumstances confronting us. As a global community, we may not face a greater, collective challenge in our lifetimes. The COVID-19 crisis has dramatically impacted our world and every aspect of our lives, from work, to worship, to how we […]
Due the current COVID-19 situation, the ISA has decided to cancel the 2020 ISA Energy & Automation Conference. CANCELLED ISA 2020 ISA Energy & Water Automation Conference 4-6 August San Antonio, Texas Refunds will be automatically processed for these events. Plus, we’ll be launching all-new virtual events with interactive networking and learning sessions on topics […]
The #COVID19 crisis continues to alter plans for events and conferences. ISA is canceling in-person conferences through the end of the year, including the Energy & Water Automation Conference scheduled for August. Expect a good amount of virtual content to be made available. Details coming soon. From: https://isaautomation.isa.org/isa-covid-19-updates on April 24, 2020: Covid-19 Related Event and […]
The ISA Water & Wastewater Industries Division (WWID) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2020 WWID Student Scholarships. The scholarships are given out to promote higher learning and to encourage students to pursue technical careers in the municipal water/wastewater sector. This year’s recipients are Roaa Elgamal and Chance Becker. Each will receive a $1000 […]
The ISA Water/Wastewater Division is currently monitoring the global Cornavirus / COVID-19 situation and its impact on the municipal water/wastewater sector. Here are some resources for the Municipal Water/Wastewater Automation Professional: AWWA: Amercian Water Works Association coronavirus resources: https://www.awwa.org/Resources-Tools/Resource-Topics/Coronavirus WEF: Water Environment Federation cornavirus resources: https://www.wef.org/news-hub/current-priorities/coronavirus/ World Health Organization (WHO): coronavirus information: https://www.who.int/health-topics/coronavirus CDC […]
The ISA Water/Wastewater Industry Division is pleased to announce that our Fall 2019/Winter 2020 WWID newsletter is now available on our division website and at www.isawaterwastewater.com. In our 14 page newsletter you will find a wide range of articles. Here is the table of contents: 1……. Director’s Welcome 1……. Newsletter Editor’s Welcome 3……. Director-elect’s Message […]
In March 2020, the ISA held it annual Spring Leaders Meeting in San Antonio, Texas, USA. Along with some one hundred leaders from around the world, our very own Don Dickinson, 2020-2021 WWID Division Director, was in attendance to ensure our voice was heard as part of the ISA’s strategic planning activities. The weekend meeting, […]
The Call for Abstracts for the 2020 ISA Energy & Water Automation Conference is now available. Abstracts are due April 3, 2020 via the submission portal at www.xcdsystem.com/ewac/ From the EWAC2020 Call for Abstracts: The 2020 ISA Energy and Water Automation Conference is the outstanding forum for expert discussions on various energy sectors, as well […]
I’m happy to let you all know that we have started planning our 2020 ISA Energy and Water Automation Conference (Aug 4-6 in San Antonio, TX) – https://isaautomation.isa.org/ewac2020/. I will continue to serve as the Conference Chairman representing the Water Wastewater industry, and will be posting frequent updates regarding this event. Our next step is […]
The WWID is pleased to announced that our very own Mr. Manoj Yegnaraman has been named as the general conference chair for the upcomign 2020 ISA Energy & Water Automation Conference. The EWAC 2020 confernece will be held August 5-6 2020 at the La Cantera Resort & Spa in sunny San Antonio, Texas, USA. This […]
For the third year in a row, the International Society of Automation (ISA) – through its Water and Wastewater Industries Division (WWID) – is supporting an initiative designed to demonstrate the value of intelligent water systems, smart water technologies, and leveraging data for improved decision-making. The 2020 LIFT Intelligent Water Systems Challenge is a competition […]
We are pleased to welcome the new 2020 WWID Director: Don Dickinson. Don was the general symposium chair of our 2018 ISA Water/Wastewater and Automatic Controls Symposium, and has been in the WWID Director-elect role for the past two years. We look forward to Don’s leadership in 2020! Don Dickinson has more than 30 years […]
The WWID woudl like to thank our 2019 Board for all their hard work during the 2019 year. Thank you! 2019 WWID Board Director (2018-2019) Pavol Segedy, PE HDR Inc. Raleigh, North Carolina, USA [about] Director-elect & Director (2020-2021) Don Dickinson Phoenix Contact USA Cary, North Carolina, USA [about] Program Chair Joe Provenzano KPRO Engineering […]
The Water/Wastewater division was pleased to be at the ISA’s 2019 Annual Leadership Conference, which was recently held from Oct 25-29, 2019 in San Diego, California, USA. At the meeting WWID members participated in standards committee meetings for ISA112 (SCADA Systems), ISA18 (alarm management) and ISA101 (HMI Design), as well as being actively involved in […]
As part of its partnership with WEF (Water Environment Federation), the WWID and WEF hold a joint ISA-WEF technical session at WEFTEC each year. This past year’s WEFTEC 2019 was held in Chicago from Sept 21-25, 2019 “Cybersecurity – It’s more than just compliance” The joint ISA-WEF collaboration consisted of three technical sessions: Cybersecurity Part […]
