Now is the time to consider your participation in the 2022 LIFT Intelligent Water Systems Challenge. The Leaders Innovation Forum for Technology (LIFT), a joint effort of the Water Research Foundation (WRF) and the Water Environment Federation (WEF) is holding its fourth annual, Intelligent Water Systems Challenge. The goal of the Challenge is to foster […]
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Director’s Fall 2020 Message – Don Dickinson
Greetings fellow WWID members. If you feel like you’ve been living in a cave for the last six months, you’re not alone. What was assumed to be a two or three month interruption in our normal routines has become a protracted experiment in social isolation, and adaptation to new routines. At first it was great […]
Collaboration with IIoT and SCADA Technology
Reading through the many articles about IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things) these days reminded me of conversations I’ve had on this subject over the last few years, generated by the collision of IoT hype, and the digital transformation of industry known as Industry 4.0. While Industry 4.0 and IIoT are often used interchangeably, they shouldn’t […]
Thanks to our Essential Water/Wastewater Workers during COVID-19
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 […]
ISA’s 2020 face-to-face conferences cancelled due to COVID-19
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 […]
Manoj Yegnaraman named as General Chair for 2020 ISA Energy & Water Automation Conference
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 […]
WWAC2018 Closing Remarks from general symposium chair Don Dickinson
The 15th annual ISA Water/Wastewater & Automatic Controls (WWAC) Symposium was held August 7-9, 2018 at the Hyatt Regency in Bethesda, MD just a few miles from the heart of our nation’s capital. Highlights from the three-day event include a plant tour, presentations from industry leaders, more than thirty technical sessions, a forum on Smart […]
Awards Announced for Best Paper & Best Presentation at 2018 WWAC Symposium
The symposium program committee is pleased to announce the winners for “Best Paper” and “Best Presentation” of the 2018 WWAC Symposium. The winners are as follows: 2018 WWAC Symposium – Best Presentation Awards: Summary of the King County, Washington, West Point WWTP Flood of 2017 Brian Lee Mast, PE – Copper Bell Consulting LLC, – view […]
2018 Call for Abstracts – 250 word submissions due Jan 31, 2018
The WWAC 2018 Call for Abstracts is now available. Our 2018 symposium will be Aug 7-9, 2018 in Bethesda Maryland USA (just 10 minutes from Washington DC.) Submissions are due January 31, 2018. Prospective authors have the choice of presenting a 30 minute PowerPoint presentation, a 6-12 page paper, or a large format 3ft x […]