The symposium program committee is pleased to announce this year’s WWAC2015 program:
(see also alphabetical technical speakers list)
Monday, August 3, 2015
| 8:00am-4:00pm | Asset Management and Enterprise Integration Using the ANSI/ISA95 Standard (day 1 of 2)** |
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
| 8:00am-4:00pm | Asset Management and Enterprise Integration Using the ANSI/ISA95 Standard (day 2 of 2)** | |
| 8:00am-4:00pm | Introduction to the Management of Alarm Systems (1 day)** | |
| 12:00pm-12:30pm | Early Symposium Registration & Badge Pick-Up |
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| 2:30pm-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 5, 2015
| 7:00am | Registration, Badge Pick-up, & Breakfast | |
| 8:00am | Opening Remarks | |
| 8:15am | Keynote Speaker Water Industry – A Utility Perspective: Challenges to Solutions – Closing the Gap John S. Young, Jr. P.E., Owner, John S. Young, Jr, LLC – view abstract |
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| 9:00am | Invited Speaker Open Secure Automation: Observations for Improved ICS Reliability, Security and Performance Albert Rooyakkers, Founder, CTO, and VP of Engineering, Bedrock Automation – view abstract |
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| 9:45am | Coffee Break & Exhibits | |
| Track 1 | Track 2 | |
| 10:30am | Migrating to Digital Bus Technology Hassan Ajami, Process Control & Instrumentation (PCI), and Anil Gosine, Detroit Water & Sewerage Department – view abstract |
Effectively Deploying Alarm Management to SCADA Systems Graham Nasby, P.Eng, PMP, CAP, Eramosa – view abstract |
| 11:00am | Challenges and Lessons Learned for the Design and Implementation of Large PROFIBUS Network Francisco Alcalá, CDM Smith, and James Powell, P.Eng., Siemens Canada Limited – view abstract |
Getting the Most from Your SCADA Data Emile Richard, P.E., Portland Water District- view abstract |
| 11:30am | The Ugly Duckling Becomes a SWAN: The Success Story of Anglian Water’s Smart WAter Network Jeff Miller, P.E., ENV SP, and Ivan Nazzaretto, Schneider Electric – view abstract |
Looking for Trouble on OT Networks: Tools and Techniques to Identify Threats to ICS Communications Bryan L Singer, CISSP, CAP, Kenexis – view abstract |
| 12:00pm | Lunch & Exhibits | |
| 1:00pm | Design Assist – Not Just For Construction Projects: Using Alternative Delivery For SCADA System Replacements Charles Aycock, City of Roseville, Dean Ford, CAP, PE, Westin Engineering, Inc, and Dave Kubel, PE, Tesco Controls, Inc – view abstract |
First – Make A Business Case For Cybersecurity Don Dickinson, Phoenix Contact – view abstract |
| 1:30pm | Southern Nevada Water Systems Controls Upgrade: A Very Large Scale Controls Project Jeff Blue, CAP, Southern Nevada Water System |
Data Diode Cybersecurity Implementation Protects Operations Network and Facilitates Transfer of Operations Information to Business Users Dennis Lanahan, Owl Computing Technologies – view abstract |
| 2:00pm | Making the Case for SCADA Master Planning Raluca Constantinescu, AquaR, Inc. – view abstract |
Demystifying Government-Validated Solutions: Navy Case Study Shows How Critical Infrastructure and Facilities Can Benefit Frank Ignazzitto, Ultra Electronics, 3eTI – view abstract |
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Coffee Break & Exhibits |
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| 3:45pm | Utilizing Instrumentation and Control Tuning for BNR Optimization Craig Fuller, P.E., AECOM Technology Corporation, Norman Anderson, P.E., Charles Nichols, Polk County – Utilities Division, David Fitzgerald, P.E., D.P. Fitzgerald, Inc, and Donald Schlicht, P.E., Curry Controls Company – view abstract |
Achieving Operator Buy-In of High Performance Graphics Jason Hamlin, City of Lynchburg, and Carter Farley, P.E., InstruLogic Corporation – view abstract |
| 4:15pm | On Demand Pump Condition and Optimization Jeff Miller, P.E., ENV SP, and Brian Hinkle, Schneider Electric – view abstract |
No compromises for secure SCADA Communications – even over 3rd Party Networks Norman Anderson, P.E., Polk County – Utilities Division, and Sokha Hay, Tempered Networks – view abstract |
| 4:45pm | Developing a Utility Analysis and Integration Model (UAIM) Cello Vitasovic, Ph.D., P.E., Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, and Barry Liner, Ph.D., P.E., Water Environment Federation – view abstract |
WWTP – Lift Station Monitoring & Control: The Process Begins Here Alan Vance, Endress+Hauser, and Terry Sages, Rockwell Automation – view abstract |
| 5:15pm | General Reception and Cash Bar | |
Thursday, August 6, 2015
| 7:00am | Breakfast | |
| 8:00am | Opening Remarks | |
| 8:10am | Preview of next year’s 2016 ISA Water/Wastewater and Automatic Controls Symposium | |
| 8:15am | Invited Speaker Situational Awareness – The Next Leap in Industrial Human Machine Interface Design John Krajewski, Director of Product Management HMI/SCADA, Schneider Electric | Invensys – view abstract |
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| 9:00am | Guest Speaker WEF Current News and Trends Tom DeLaura, P.E., Past Chair, WEF Automation and Information Technology Committee & Vice-President, Eramosa International – view abstract |
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| 9:15am | Guest Speaker AWWA Current News and Trends Mike Sweeney, Ph.D., P.E., Florida Section of the American Water Works Association (AWWA) & Deputy Executive-Director, Toho Water Authority |
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| 9:30am | 2014 Water Wastewater Automatic Control Symposium / Water Wastewater Industry Division Awards | |
| 9:45am | Coffee Break & Exhibits | |
| 10:30am | Forum Session The Role of Automation within the Utility of the Future Moderator: Tom DeLaura, P.E., Chair, WEF Automation and Information Technology Committee & Vice-President, Eramosa International Panel Members: Don Dickinson, Senior Business Development Manager – Water Sector, Phoenix Contact Jeff Miller, PE, ENV SP, Water Solutions Architect, Schneider Electric Dan Cote, PE, Senior I&C Engineer, McKim & Creed Barry Liner PE, Director, Water Science & Engineering Center at Water Environment Federation (WEF) Mike Sweeney PhD PE, Florida Section of the American Water Works Association (AWWA) & Deputy Executive-Director, Toho Water Authority |
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| 12:00pm | Lunch & Exhibits | |
| Track 1 | Track 2 | |
| 1:00pm | Distributed Network Protocol (DNP3) for Water Systems Keith Kolkebeck, United Water – view abstract |
HMI/SCADA is Key in Preventing Unplanned Downtime Matthew Wells, GE Intelligent Platforms – view abstract |
| 1:30pm | Designing a Wireless Network: Steps / Considerations / Do’s & Don’ts Patrick Ho, Eaton- view abstract |
Are You Disrupting the Control Room?: How to Manage Change and Introduce High Performance HMI Concepts in Practice Ryan Kowalski, P.E., ARCADIS – view abstract |
| 2:00pm | Methodology to Develop Optimum Control Strategies: Controlling Wastewater Plant Inflows Maxym Lachance, Eng., Tetra Tech and Sreekanth Lalgudi, P.Eng., EPCOR Utilities Inc. – view abstract |
All Aboard the SCADA Mothership Patrick Cooke, Trihedral Engineering – view abstract |
| 2:30pm | Coffee Break & Exhibits | |
| 3:45pm | Benefits of a SCADA Master Plan Framework for Utilities Manoj Yegnaraman, P.E., Jeff Martin, Carollo Engineers, Inc., and Norman Anderson, P.E., Polk County – Utilities Division – view abstract |
Flowmeter Verification in Water/Wastewater Industry Alan Vance, and Steve Milford, Endress+Hauser – view abstract |
| 4:15pm | The ZYX’s of Control Systems Norman Anderson, P.E., Polk County – Utilities Division |
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| 4:45pm -5:00pm |
Closing Remarks | |