The symposium program committee is pleased to announce this year’s WWAC2017 program:
Onsite Program Booklet
- WWAC2017 program-booklet hi-res (20 pages, glossy)
- WWAC2017 program-booklet low-res
For next year’s symposium:
- WWAC2018 save-the-date – Aug 7-9, 2018 in Hyatt Regency Bethesda, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
- WWAC2018 call-for-abstracts – abstract submissions are due January 31, 2018
Monday, August 7, 2017
| 8:00am-4:00pm | IACS Cybersecurity Operations & Maintenance: Secure Your Control System (day 1 of 2)* |
| 8:00am-4:00pm | Introduction to the Management of Alarm Systems (1 day)* |
Tuesday, August 8, 2017
| 8:00am-4:00pm | IACS Cybersecurity Operations & Maintenance: Secure Your Control System (day 2 of 2)* |
| 1:00pm-6:00pm | Tour of Treatment Plant (transportation provided)** |
Wednesday, August 9, 2017
| 7:00am | Registration, Badge Pick-up, & Breakfast | |
| 8:00am | Opening Remarks | |
| 8:15am | Keynote Speaker The Journey of Digital and Its Ties to Automation Steve Davis, Business Development Leader, GE Water & Process Technologies – view abstract |
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| 9:00am | Guest Speakers Critical Considerations for Successfully Transitioning to a “Smart Utility”: Implementing Intelligent Water Systems Corey Williams, President and CEO, Optimatics Barry Liner, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE, Director of WEF’s Water Science & Engineering Center – view abstract |
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| 9:30am | Guest Speaker AWWA Current News and Trends Michael Sweeney, Ph.D., Deputy Executive Director, Toho Water Authority – view abstract |
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| 9:45am | Coffee Break & Exhibits | |
| Track 1 | Track 2 | |
| 10:30am | Big Data and Business Intelligence 101 Travis Detherage, WaterOne – view abstract |
How to Decide Whether to Upgrade or Replace Your SCADA System G. Mike Stoup, P.E., McKim & Creed, Inc. Eric Brown, McKim & Creed, Inc. – view abstract |
| 11:00am | Mission Critical Systems Data Security and Regulatory Compliance in the Cloud Goran Novkovic, MSc, ITIL, CQA, CSQE, PEng, APM, PMP, Toronto Water – view abstract |
Intelligent Process Control Improvement Strategy to Shave and Save Energy Daniel J. Sheldon, P.E., Xylem – view abstract |
| 11:30am | Lessons from the Field, a Pen Tester’s Adventures in Water Sectors and ICS Bryan Singer, CISSP, CAP, IOActive – view abstract |
Case Study: WTP2 PLC Upgrade Project: As-builting, Design, Fabrication, Installation, Testing & Commissioning Benjamin Egger, P.E., Alameda County Water District – view abstract |
| 12:00pm | Lunch & Exhibits | |
| 1:00pm | Enterprise Asset Management Using SCADA, Workflows, Work Order Management Systems and GIS Kerry Lee Schrank, Gray Matter Systems – view abstract |
Measuring Pressure in Challenging Environments David Dlugos, Ashcroft, Inc. – view abstract |
| 1:30pm | Implementation of Automation Projects Using a SCADA Master Plan Manoj Yegnaraman, P.E., Carollo Engineers, Inc. Norman Anderson, P.E., Westin Engineering, Inc. Jeff Martin, Carollo Engineers, Inc. – view abstract |
Implementation of Real Time Pump Efficiency and Optimization System Adam Plumstead, Eramosa Engineering Michael O’Meara, Regional Municipality of York Matt Spitzig, Regional Municipality of York – view abstract |
| 2:00pm | Transformation in plant operator process perception through implementation of HMI standards based on ISA 101 Dean Ford, P.E., CAP, Westin Engineering, Inc. John Dulebohn, Public Utilities Department, City of Anaheim – view abstract |
Advanced Management of Remote Lift Stations William Moulton, Schneider Electric – view abstract |
| 2:30pm | Defending Against Cyber Attacks Richard Witucki, Schneider Electric Daniel DesRuisseaux, Schneider Electric – view abstract |
Process Control Systems at Water Resource Recovery Facilities: Use of Process Simulation to Assist with Controller Design and Tuning Oliver Schraa, inCNTRL Solutions, Inc. Matthew Gray, AECOM – view abstract |
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Coffee Break & Exhibits |
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| 3:45pm | I-o-T Spells Change for Our World – And Work Don Dickinson, Phoenix Contact – view abstract |
Instrumentation Workshop – pH, ORP, DO, Turbidity, TSS Fundamentals – view abstract |
| 4:15pm | Industrial and Automation Communication Protocols in the Age of IIoT Alan Hudson, Trihedral – view abstract |
Instrumentation Workshop – pH, ORP, DO, Turbidity, TSS Fundamentals – view abstract |
| 4:45pm | Turning Data into Information Hassan Ajami, Process Control & Instrumentation Biren Saparia, Great Lakes Water Authority – view abstract |
Instrumentation Workshop – pH, ORP, DO, Turbidity, TSS Fundamentals – view abstract |
| 5:15pm | General Reception and Cash Bar | |
Thursday, August 10, 2017
| 7:00am | Breakfast | |
| 8:00am | Opening Remarks | |
| 8:10am | Preview of next year’s 2018 ISA Water/Wastewater and Automatic Controls Symposium | |
| 8:15am | Invited Speaker Your machines are talking, are you listening? Saadi Kermani, Global Business Development Manager, Schneider Electric – view abstract |
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| 8:45am | Invited Speaker Optimizing Water/Wastewater Operation via Industry Standards embracing IIoT Thomas Burke, President & Executive Director, OPC Foundation – view abstract |
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| 9:15am | Guest Speaker How ISA Supports Automation Professionals in the Water and Wastewater Sector Thomas W. Devine,CEM, CAP, LEED AP, GHD Consulting Engineering Services Inc. – view abstract |
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| 9:30am | 2016 Water Wastewater Automatic Control Symposium / Water Wastewater Industry Division Awards | |
| 9:45am | Coffee Break & Exhibits | |
| Track 1 | Track 2 | |
| 10:30am | Industrial Internet of Things and Hybrid Control Systems Jose Pina, Schneider Electric Francois Bravo, Schneider Electric – view abstract |
Instrumentation Workshop – Ammonia, Nitrate, Phosphorous, Chlorine Fundamentals – view abstract |
| 11:00am | Beyond High Performance HMI Lucas Jordan, P.E, MR Systems Robert Touchton, MR Systems – view abstract |
Instrumentation Workshop – Ammonia, Nitrate, Phosphorous, Chlorine Fundamentals – view abstract |
| 11:30am | Object Oriented SCADA Nate Powell, P.E., Custom Controls Unlimited, Inc. Robert J Shull, P.E., CAP, Custom Controls Unlimited, Inc. – view abstract |
Instrumentation Workshop – Ammonia, Nitrate, Phosphorous, Chlorine Fundamentals – view abstract |
| 12:00pm | Lunch & Exhibits | |
| 1:00pm | SCADA Zero to SCADA Hero Jason Hamlin, City of Lynchburg, VA Carter Farley, P.E., InstruLogic, LLC – view abstract |
Instrumentation Workshop – Chlorine Fundamentals – view abstract |
| 1:30pm | Comparison of IoT Connectivity Protocols Tom McKinney, HMS Industrial Networks – view abstract |
Instrumentation Workshop – Problem Solving Using Instrumentation Fundamentals – view abstract |
| 2:00pm | Unveiling Security Gaps in Industrial Control Systems and Critical Infrastructure Mille Gandelsman, Indegy Chris Grove, Indegy – view abstract |
Instrumentation Workshop – Problem Solving Using Instrumentation Fundamentals – view abstract |
| 2:30pm | Lessons From The Ukraine Cyberattacks,Protecting critical infrastructure against the new cyber attacks Michael H. Firstenberg, Waterfall Security Solutions – view abstract |
Instrumentation Workshop – Cost of Ownership – view abstract |
| 3:10pm -3:30pm |
Closing Remarks / Symposium Wrap-Up | |