The symposium program committee is pleased to announce this year’s WWAC2016 program:
Onsite Program Booklet
- WWAC2016 program-booklet hi-res (20 pages, glossy)
For next year’s symposium:
- WWAC2017 save-the-date – Aug 8-10, 2017 in Wyndham Lake Buena Vista Resort Hotel (Orlando, Florida)
- WWAC2017 call-for-abstracts – abstract submissions are due Dec 15, 2016
Monday, August 1, 2016
| 8:00am-4:00pm | Using the ISA/IEC 62443 Standards to Secure Your Control System (day 1 of 2) |
| 8:00am-4:00pm | Application of Industrial Wireless Systems (1 day) |
| 1:00pm-5:00pm | Intelligent Water Systems Knowledge Development Forum 2016 (day 1 of 2) |
Tuesday, August 2, 2016
| 8:00am-4:00pm | Using the ISA/IEC 62443 Standards to Secure Your Control System (day 2 of 2) |
| 8:30am-4:30pm | Intelligent Water Systems Knowledge Development Forum 2016 (day 2 of 2) |
| 2:00pm-6:00pm | Tour of Treatment Plant (SeaWorld) |
Wednesday, August 3, 2016
| 7:00am | Registration, Badge Pick-up, & Breakfast | |
| 8:00am | Opening Remarks | |
| 8:15am | Keynote Speaker It’s Not Just a Job – It’s Your Passion! Steven D. Drew, Director of Water Resources Department, City of Greensboro, North Carolina – view abstract |
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| 9:00am | Invited Speaker ISA 101: Human Machine Interfaces for Process Greg Lehmann, Process Automation Technical Manager, AECOM – view abstract |
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| 9:45am | Coffee Break & Exhibits | |
| Track 1 | Track 2 | |
| 10:30am | Operational Blindspots: Why Securing Critical Infrastructure Starts with Improved Visibility Mille Gandelsman, Indegy – view abstract |
Energy Savings while Eliminating Fugitive Emissions Thomas Hoven, CH2M Hill – view abstract |
| 11:00am | Designing ISA 62443 Cybersecurity compliant Virtual Machine (VM) architectures Kenneth Frische, AE Solutions – view abstract |
What Are We Going to Do with All This Data? James H. Black, Ph.D, Braincube NA – view abstract |
| 11:30am | What I learned in a decade deploying firewalls on control systems Joe Page, and Michael H. Firstenberg, Waterfall Security Solutions – view abstract |
SCADA is DEAD Dean Ford, P.E., CAP, Westin Engineering, Inc. – view abstract |
| 12:00pm | Lunch & Exhibits | |
| 1:00pm | Data Diode Cybersecurity Implementation Protects SCADA Network and Facilitates Transfer of Operations Information to Business Users Ron Mraz, Owl Computing Technologies – view abstract |
Embracing Change: Using High Performance Graphics to Improve Operations – A Case Study Jonathan Mitchell, P.E., CDM Smith – view abstract |
| 1:30pm | CyberSecurity – What do I Need to Do? Richard Witucki, Schneider Electric – view abstract |
Leveraging Ethernet and process control technology advancements to extend critical asset life Stephen Liebrecht, Rockwell Automation – view abstract |
| 2:00pm | Cybersecurity – Going Beyond Protection Don Dickinson, Phoenix Contact – view abstract |
CASE Study for the Replacement of a Distribution SCADA System Dean Foote, P.E., Terry Draper, P.E., PMP, EMA, Inc., and John J. Mogavero, Erie County Water Authority – view abstract |
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Coffee Break & Exhibits |
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| 3:45pm | Cybersecurity: How much is enough Michael H. Firstenberg, Waterfall Security Solutions – view abstract |
The Lego Principle – Modular Approach to Water Processing Control & Automation Craig Correia, Festo Corporation – view abstract |
| 4:15pm | Utility Success Story – Integrated System Architecture Biren Saparia, Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA), and Hassan Ajami, Process Control & Instrumentation (PCI) – view abstract |
Measuring Gravity Sewer Flow Accurately Albert J. Royster, Doctor Septic – view abstract |
| 4:45pm | Practical SCADA Cyber Security Lifecycle Steps Jim McGlone, GICSP, Kenexis – view abstract |
Meeting the Requirements of NFPA 820, Standard for Fire Protection in Wastewater Treatment and Collection Facilities Paul J. McGuire, P.E. The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District (NEORSD) – view abstract |
| 5:15pm | General Reception and Cash Bar | |
Thursday, August 4, 2016
| 7:00am | Breakfast | |
| 8:00am | Opening Remarks | |
| 8:10am | Preview of next year’s 2017 ISA Water/Wastewater and Automatic Controls Symposium | |
| 8:15am | Invited Speaker Applying the Automation Competency Model Dean Ford, P.E., CAP, Executive Vice President, Westin Engineering, Inc. – view abstract |
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| 8:45am | Guest Speaker Demystifying Cyber Attacks on ICS: How They Work and How to Use Engineered and Cyber Layer of Protections Bryan L. Singer, CISSP, CAP, Principal Investigator, Kenexis – view abstract |
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| 9:15am | Guest Speaker Water Sector Approach to Cybersecurity Kevin M. Morley, PhD., Security & Preparedness Program Manager, American Water Works Association (AWWA) – view abstract |
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| 9:30am | 2015 Water Wastewater Automatic Control Symposium / Water Wastewater Industry Division Awards | |
| 9:45am | Coffee Break & Exhibits | |
| 10:30am | Guest Speaker AWWA Current News and Trends Michael Sweeney, Ph.D., Deputy Executive Director, Toho Water Authority – view abstract |
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| 11:00am | Workshop Session Asset Management Moderator and Speaker: Tom DeLaura, P.E., Chair, WEF Automation and Information Technology Committee, DeLaura Consulting, LLC Panel Members: Don Dickinson, Phoenix Contact, Jeff M. Miller, Ph.D., Schneider Electric, Michael Sweeney, P.E., Toho Water Authority |
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| 12:00pm | Lunch & Exhibits | |
| Track 1 | Track 2 | |
| 1:00pm | System-Wide SCADA Documentation to Prepare for Disaster Recovery G. Mike Stoup, P.E., McKim & Creed, Inc. – view abstract |
Lowering Lifecycle Costs with Intelligent Motor Control Centers Jeff M. Miller, P.E., Schneider Electric – view abstract |
| 1:30pm | Water Industry Cyber Security Trends and Tools Stephen Liebrecht, Rockwell Automation – view abstract |
Using Data Analytics to Monitor and Reduce Energy Consumption Stephen Wortendyke, Black & Veatch – view abstract |
| 2:00pm | Alarms Management in Utility-wide SCADA Systems Alan Hudson, Trihedral – view abstract |
Wireless Flexible Peer-To-Peer SCADA Robert J Shull, P.E., CAP, Custom Controls Unlimited, Inc. – view abstract |
| 2:30pm | Coffee Break & Exhibits | |
| 3:45pm | Fieldbus Implementation at a Wastewater Treatment Plant Robert J. Dusza, Jr., Manchester Water & Sewer – view abstract |
Centralized Control System Architecture Hassan Ajami, Process Control & Instrumentation (PCI), and Anil Gosine, Detroit Water & Sewerage Department – view abstract |
| 4:15pm | Designing a Control Strategy to Automate a Solids Handling Process in a Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) Brent Mitchell, P.Eng., Dave Shook and Associates Ltd., and Sreekanth Lalgudi, M.Sc. P.Eng. PMP, CAP, EPCOR Water Services Inc. – view abstract |
Calibration Evolution and Revolution-A Case History Chris Caglioti, City of Cape Coral Florida, North RO Plant – view abstract |
| 4:45pm -5:00pm |
Closing Remarks | |