Program Schedule

The symposium program committee is pleased to announce this year’s WWAC2018 program:

(see also alphabetical technical speakers list)

Monday, August 6, 2018

8:00am-4:00pm IACS Cybersecurity Operations & Maintenance: Secure Your Control System (day 1 of 2)*
8:00am-4:00pm Overview of Grounding and Noise Reduction for Control Equipment (1 day)*

Tuesday, August 7, 2018

8:00am-4:00pm IACS Cybersecurity Operations & Maintenance: Secure Your Control System (day 2 of 2)*
8:00am-1:00pm Early Symposium Registration & Badge Pick-Up
1:00pm-5:00pm Tour of Treatment Plant (transportation provided)**

* Short courses are optional. Separate course registration required.
** Limited capacity on tour. Tour bus leaves from hotel lobby. Invitations will be sent out 3 weeks prior to tour to registered symposium attendees. RSVP required.

Wednesday, August 8, 2018

7:00am Registration, Badge Pick-up, & Breakfast
8:00am Opening Remarks
8:15am Keynote Speaker
HRSD’s Vision for Advanced Water Treatment and Managed Aquifer Recharge in Eastern Virginia, USA:  Sustainable Water Initiative for Tomorrow (SWIFT)
Charles B. Bott, PhD, PE, BCEE – Director of Water Technology and Research, Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD) – view abstract
9:00am Invited Speaker
NIST Cybersecurity Framework
Matt Barrett – Program Manager, Cybersecurity Framework, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
9:45am Coffee Break & Exhibits
Track 1 Track 2
10:30am Improve Plant Efficiencies & Reduce Energy Costs with Reliable and Consistent Online Nutrient Monitoring for Biological Wastewater Processes
Jay Mershon – Endress+Hauser
Kelvin Hurdle – Rockwell Automation – view abstract
Incorporating CyberSecurity into Water Utility Master Planning
Umair T. Masud – Rockwell Automation
Kevin M. Morley, PhD – AWWA – view abstract
11:00am Keep Those Bioreactor’s Bugs Happy at Night: WWTP Flow Equalization Using Existing CSO Sites
Maxym Lachance, P.Eng. – Tetra Tech
Abhishek Bhargava, M.Sc., P.Eng. – EPCOR Water Services – view abstract
Cybersecurity Before the Budget
Scott Reynolds, PE, CAP – Johns Manville – view abstract
11:30am Online Organics Monitoring for Rapid Process Control of Drinking Water and Wastewater Treatment Operations
Amanda Scott – Suez Water Technologies & Solutions, Analytical Instruments – view abstract
Cybersecurity Certification Programs have Matured
Ted Stewart – exida
Michael Medoff – exida – view abstract
12:00pm Lunch & Exhibits
1:00pm Ultra-Low-Level Turbidity Meters for Determining Continuous Membrane Integrity
Carlos Williams – Hach
Dave N. Commons – Hach
Melody Whiter – Hach
Bob Dabkowski – Hach- view abstract
Leading water utilities who’ve successfully navigated the digital journey to true smart water
Gary Wong, PE, MBA, CPA – OSIsoft – view abstract
1:30pm Pressure Instrumentation Installation Tips for Challenging Applications
David Dlugos – Ashcroft Inc. – view abstract
Where Do Intelligent Water Systems Fit in the Smart City Movement? Insights From The IEEE Smart Cities Technical Community
Amro M. Farid, Ph.D. – Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth
Barry Liner, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE – Water Environment Federation
Amymarie R. Corriveau, CBAP – CDM Smith – view abstract
2:00pm Taking Calibration to the Next Level: Using Documenting Calibrators
Joel Gregory, CCST-III – DC Water
Robert Hopkins, CCST-II – DC Water
Francisco Morales, CCST-II – DC Water – view abstract
Where Do Intelligent Water Systems Fit in the Smart City Movement? Insights From The IEEE Smart Cities Technical Community
Smart Cities Panel Discussion moderated by Barry Liner
2:30pm

Coffee Break & Exhibits

3:30pm Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)
Jennifer M. Mansfield, PMP – Rockwell Automation – view abstract
SCADA: Your Most Critical Asset
Dean Ford, CAP, PE – Westin Technology Solutions, LLC – view abstract
4:00pm Crossing the chasm with information integration interoperability and the industrial internet-of-things leveraging the  strategic industry standards
Thomas Burke – OPC Foundation – view abstract
Cloud-Based SCADA Solution to Monitor Storm Water Pumping
G. Mike Stoup, PE – McKim & Creed
Mark Jones, PE – Department of Public Works, City of Virginia Beach
Jason Davis, PE – McKim & Creed – view abstract
4:30pm Advancing national water systems with safe and secure Industrial IoT applications
Goran Novkovic, MSc, ITIL, CQA, CSQE, PEng, APM, PMP – PwC Canada – view abstract
Surge Protection Devices: Feeling lonely, please think about me!
Kalyani Ganesan – Carollo Engineers, Inc
Manoj Yegnaraman, PE – Carollo Engineers, Inc – view abstract
5:00pm General Reception and Cash Bar

Thursday, August 9, 2018

7:00am Breakfast
8:00am Opening Remarks
8:10am Preview of next year’s 2019 ISA Water/Wastewater and Automatic Controls Symposium
8:15am AWWA Guest Speaker
Kevin Morley, PhD – Manager, Federal Relations, AWWA
8:25am WEF Guest Speaker
Barry Liner, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE – Director of WEF’s Water Science & Engineering Center
8:35am Guest Speakers
The 2018 LIFT Intelligent Water Challenge: Using a Challenge Prize to Drive Adoption of Intelligent Water Technology
Tad Slawecki – LimnoTech
Barry Liner, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE – Director of WEF’s Water Science & Engineering Center – view abstract
9:00am Invited Speaker
AWWA-J100 Risk Assessments in the Water Sector
Patricia Lamb – Program Manager, Office of Emergency Management, DC Water – view abstract
9:30am 2017 Water/Wastewater Automatic Control Symposium / Water Wastewater Industry Division Awards
9:45am Coffee Break & Exhibits
Track 1 Track 2
10:30am DC Water’s SCADA Infrastructure Standardization Program – Paving the Way into the Future
Mark Cusac, PE – CDM Smith
Samant Garg, PE – DC Water
Duncan Mukira, PE – DC Water
Matt Lick – CDM Smith
Josh Gelman, PE – CDM Smith – view abstract
Don’t Let Cyber Attacks Leave You “Dead in the Water”
Chris Grove – Indegy – view abstract
11:00am Facility P&ID Drawings: What they are and Why you need them!
Graham Nasby, P.Eng, PMP, CAP – City of Guelph Water Services – view abstract
Secure PHA Review for Managing ICS Risks
Jim Gilsinn – Kenexis – view abstract
11:30am SCADA + Integrated Asset Management = Cost Savings
Alan Hudson – Trihedral Engineering – view abstract
The need to monitor process sensors for security & safety
Joe Weiss – Applied Control Solutions
Andy Pascoe – SIGA OT Solutions
12:00pm Lunch & Exhibits
1:00pm Using DNP3 to Solve Water & Wastewater Remote SCADA Challenges
Philip Aubin – Schneider Electric – Process Automation,
SCADA & Telemetry – view abstract
Why Operational Technology (OT) Deep Packet Inspection is Necessary for Comprehensive SCADA Security
Ben Garber – Ultra Electronics, 3eTI – view abstract
1:30pm Beyond Modbus: Designing SCADA with Other Open SCADA Protocols
Jacob Brodsky, PE – Jacobs, National Security Solutions – view abstract
Cyber Secure & More!
Jason Hamlin – Lynchburg Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant
Carter Farley, PE – InstruLogic LLC – view abstract
2:00pm Need more data for asset management & process improvements? Look in your own back yard
Jason Norris – Phoenix Contact
Dave Eifert – Phoenix Contact – view abstract
Strathcona County Utilities SCADA system upgrade
Mark A Williams, CCST – Strathcona County Utilities – view abstract
2:30pm

Coffee Break & Exhibits

3:00pm Machine Learning for Optimized Plant Operations
James Ruiz – ITG Technologies
Yandy Perez-Ramos – ITG Technologies – view abstract
Implementing E-Logging at Thames Water Utilities
David Dollar – j5 North America
Anthony Tyler – Thames Water Utilities
Jeremy Westwood – j5 International Ltd. – view abstract
3:30pm Extracting Value from Data in Real-time
Oliver Schraa – inCTRL Solutions Inc.
Christian Hübner – ifak e.V.
Nico Suchold – ifak e.V.
Leiv Rieger, PhD, P.Eng. – inCTRL Solutions Inc.
Ivan Miletic – inCTRL Solutions Inc. – view abstract
Summary of the King County, Washington, West Point WWTP Flood of 2017
Brian Lee Mast, PE – Copper Bell Consulting LLC – view abstract
4:05pm
-4:20pm
Closing Remarks / Symposium Wrap-Up