ELECTROPneus 2010.11

Houston
Section
November
Newsletter
2010
Chili Cook Off
Thursday—November 4th
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GENERAL MEETING
WEDNESDAY—NOVEMBER 3RD
RSVP on the Houston Section website:
www.houstonisa.org/Meetings_Events
Price:
$15 with RSVP
$20 without RSVP
Times: 10:00am Section Board Meeting
(open to all members)
URS—Pecos Room
11:30 am Registration/Social
12:00 BBQ Lunch by Zach’s Shack
& Presentation
Place:
URS Corporation
10800 Richmond Ave. Houston, TX 77042
Rio Grande Conference Room
Topic:
HART 7; Beyond Wireless
Speaker: Edward T. Ladd
HART Communication
Foundation
WirelessHART Technology continues to make the news and may in
fact help reshape how we gather field measurements and provide
control signals in the future. However, it is only one piece of the
evolutionary standard. Understanding what is available in wired
HART 7 may be more important for your short range goals. The
speaker will present facts of HART technology and what you can
expect from devices already available or in your plant today.
Ed is Director of Technology Programs for the HART Communication Foundation. A DeVry Institute of Technology Alumnus, Ed has
over 20 years experience in process automation and related fields
including work in field service, engineering and lab supervision and
over 15 years in sales, marketing and program management. In
addition to his work experience Ed had been published by a number of industry journals in Europe and the USA. Most recently, Ed
was with ISA as Director of Conferences and Technical Programs.
Ed is a Senior member of ISA and has held many volunteer leadership roles including Director of the Process Measurement and Control Division and 04-05 ISA Expo Conference Chair. Ed has had a
continuous membership in ISA since 1988.
Houston
Section
President’s
Corner
Our November meeting will be at URS Corporation on Nov 3rd at 11:30 am. Be sure to
attend. For those of you who really want to get more involved in the ISA Houston Section,
we have a board meeting before the general meeting This is where all the decisions are
made about the direction of your section and it is open to all section members. If you want
to see how I run this section, this is where it happens. So get involved and just see how
much fun we have as a section.
The Chili Cook Off is on Nov 4th at the Houston Farm & Ranch Club. This is a fun event
and you can get your invite from your favorite vendor who has a team and table at his event. The chili is always good.
The weather promises to be just fine and comfortable this time of year. For more information and to confirm attendance,
go to our link: http://www.houstonisa.org/Cook_off_2010/. RSVP and get in Free!
Now let me comment on the events that occurred in October:
ChemInnovations—The ISA Houston Section had a large booth at this event and we met a lot of people. The show is a
new event and had good traffic, but next year the show will be held September 13-15 at the George R. Brown Convention Center in downtown Houston and in conjunction with Texas A&M’s Turbomachinery Symposium and Pump Symposium. This will be a very large show since all three shows will reciprocate on attendees being able to attend any of the
three shows. I would expect the ChemInnovations portion to easily double in size and now that the local industry knows
that this show which will occur annually here in Houston. I would expect our booth traffic to double as well. So we are
excited about working with ChemInnovations again next year as this is our major fundraiser for our scholarship program.
ISA Automation Week—The ISA Houston Section members were invited to view the exhibits on Monday afternoon and
there was a large turnout. We were limited only to that Monday afternoon and after that point, only the people who attended the conference were allowed to see the exhibits. Rick Williams did a great job of coordinating the room monitors
our section provided. The monitors get to sit in on the presentations for free. Mary Cannon and her helpers did a fabulous job providing the western decorations for the Wednesday evening event. She also coordinated the Yapfest event
Tuesday night and the student Career Day on Friday. Mary’s dedication and passion for the ISA is very noteworthy.
ISA Automation Week will be held in Mobile, Alabama next year on October 17 -20, 2011.
site: ISA Automation Week 2011, Mobile, Alabama
Details are on the ISA web-
ISA After Gala Party—Well this was a huge success and ISA was very appreciative that our section provided this event
for the attendees of the ISA Fall Leadership Meeting and ISA Automation Week and the attendees of the Honors and
Awards Gala. The view from the 24th floor and the Monarch room with large windows on both sides at night is magnificent. If you have never seen a group of engineers dancing it is an awesome and sometimes scary sight. I know just
about all of these people and I was impressed as a seasoned dancer. The DJ was from PRP Entertainment here in
Houston and they exceeded my expectations. They kept the party going and the Westin staff finally ran us out of the
room at 12:30 am in the morning. But we were going strong to the end. Being part of ISA and the Houston Section is a
lot of fun.
ISA Fall Leader’s Meeting—Another success with all of the many rooms full of attendees. There were plenty of choices
of topics to learn about in the many functions of ISA and how our society operates, as well as, opportunities to make a
change in the direction the society is going. I am always impressed by how professional the volunteer leadership of ISA
is and the passion on display for the society. It certainly makes me very proud to be a member of this great organization
for engineers and scientists in our industry.
Don’t forget to check out the various activities done by our subsections which are the ISA Pipeline Subsection and also
the ISA Houston Analysis Subsection.
This is an exciting year!
ISA HOUSTON SECTION
2010—2011 Calendar
DATE
TIME
DESCRIPTION
LOCATION
Nov. 3
11:30 am
General Section Meeting
URS Washington
Nov. 4
5-9 pm
Chili Cook Off
Houston Farm & Ranch Club
Dec. 1
5:30 pm
Joint General Meeting w/Pipeline Section
HESS
Feb. 3
5:30 pm
General Section Meeting & Bosses’ Night
HESS
Mar. 2
11:30 am
General Section Meeting
Fluor
Apr. 6
11:30 am
General Section Meeting
Technip
Apr. 15
Noon
Scholarship Golf Tournament
Tour 18
May 11
11:30 am
General Section Meeting
TBA
Jun. 1
5:30 pm
General Section Meeting & Scholarship Night
HESS
2011 Spring Leaders Meeting
St. Louis, MO
Jun. 25-28
ISA Houston Analysis Subsection
Calendar of Events
December 15, 2010
February 16, 2011
April 10-14, 2011
June 15, 2011
August 17, 2011
September 09, 2011
October 19, 2011
December 21, 2011
Technical Program Meeting @ Brady’s Landing Restaurant
Technical Program Meeting @ Brady’s Landing Restaurant
ISA Analysis Div. 56th Annual Spring Symposium – South Shore Harbour
Technical Program Meeting @ Brady’s Landing Restaurant
Technical Program Meeting @ Brady’s Landing Restaurant
35th Annual Shrimp Boil @ Pavilion at Clear Lake Park
Technical Program Meeting @ Brady’s Landing Restaurant
Technical Program Meeting @ Brady’s Landing Restaurant
ISA Houston Pipeline Subsection
Calendar of Events
November 10, 2010
December 1, 2010
December 6, 2010
January 12, 2011
February 9, 2011
March 9, 2011
April 13, 2011
May 18, 2011
Lunch Meeting @ HESS
Joint Mtg with Houston Section
Scholarship Golf Tournament—Bear Creek
Annual Measurement Roundtable
Lunch Meeting @ HESS
Scholarship Shrimp Boil
Plant / Facility Tour
Lunch Meeting @ HESS & Scholarship Awards
ISA provides its members with unparalleled access to technical information, professional development resources, and opportunities to
network with other automation professionals. In addition to these unique benefits, membership supports a not-for-profit organization
dedicated to advancement of the state-of-the-art and recognition of the automation profession.
LOOKING FOR WORK?
CHECK OUT THESE JOB OPPORTUNITIES
S&B Infrastructure, Ltd. is looking for a few I&E engineers with ten years experience in pipeline projects including PLC’s, distributed control, P&ID development, wiring diagrams, specification writing, and code application. They are also looking for an I&E group manager with a proven management track record. For more information, please contact: Antonio P. Fernandez Director of Pipeline Engineering 3535 Sage Road Houston, TX 77056 O. 713.845.3168 C. 281.389.7954 Website: www.sbipipeline.com SERVICE TECH NEEDED—3-5 years experience as a service technician. Candidate should have knowledge in the
service of mechanical and electronic flow meters used in custody transfer of hydrocarbons. Will manage the in-house
service department including inventory and manage, train and support four field service organizations. Responsible for
service over FHMIs area. This position is based in Houston. Salary negotiable depending on experience.
Contact Herb Decker at: [email protected]
Standards & Practices
Public review is currently underway for the following draft standards:
*ISA-92.00.01
Performance Requirements for Toxic Gas Detectors
Please return any comments on or before November 5, 2010
*ISA-60079-20-1
Explosive Atmospheres – Part 20-1: Material characteristics
for gas and vapour classification – Test methods and data
Please return any comments on or before November 8, 2010
The above documents (ZIP) and comment sheets are available for download and review from
the ISA web-site at http://www,isa.org/standards/isarebiew.
You may send comments via email, post mail or fax your comments back to the address below
Eliana Beattie, ISA Standards
ISA-International Society of Automation
67 Alexander Drive
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
[email protected]
Tel: 919-990-9228 Fax: 919-549-8288
Please feel free to forward the file to others who might have an interest.
Please contact Mike Cannon of the Houston Section at 713-928-3181 with any questions or
write to: [email protected].
Standards & Practices
Public review is currently underway for the following draft standard:
*ISA-77.82.01-2010
Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) Control Systems.
The above document (ZIP) and comment sheets are available for download and review from
the ISA web-site at http://www,isa.org/standards/isarebiew.
Please return any comments on or before November 15, 2010. You may send comments via
email, post mail or fax your comments back to the address below:
Ellen Fussell
ISA Standards
ISA-International Society of Automation
67 Alexander Drive
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
[email protected]
Tel: 919-990-9227
Fax: 919-549-8288
Please feel free to forward the file to others who might have an interest.
Please contact Mike Cannon of the Houston Section at 713-928-3181 with any questions or
write to: [email protected].
ISA HOUSTON SECTION 2010-2011
ELECTED OFFICERS
PRESIDENT
Mike Huereca
Rawson LP
281-686-7073
[email protected]
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Lynn Virgilio
Rawson LP
832-465-6100
[email protected]
VICE PRESIDENT
Chan Miller
Technip
281-249-2632
[email protected]
NEWSLETTER EDITOR
Mary Carmichael
Texas Steam & Instrumentation
713-464-9055 (office)
713-805-6829 (cell)
[email protected]
TREASURER
Ardis Bartle
Apex Measurement
713-446-1902
[email protected]
ASSISTANT TREASURER
Dale Merriman, CSAT
MerTech, Inc.
713-978-7765
713-203-9191 (Cell)
[email protected]
SECRETARY
Clifford Wuertz
AMEC Paragon
713-570-8329
[email protected]
PUBLICITY DIRECTOR
Walt Clingo
Mustang Engineering
713-983-7345
[email protected]
EDUCATION DIRECTOR
Marshawn Merriwether
Honeywell
MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR
Sohail Iftikhar
Synsys Inc.
[email protected]
WEB MASTER
Steven Ho
[email protected]
PAST PRESIDENT
Paul Abernethy
GE Energy Control Solutions
713-397-9078
[email protected]
SOCIETY DELEGATE
Ken Belteau
Spectra Energy Transmission, LLC
713-627-4467 (office)
713-515-3758 (cell)
[email protected]
ISA HOUSTON SECTION 2010-2011
APPOINTED OFFICERS
PARLIAMENTARIAN
& HISTORIAN
Lester Kane
Gulf Publishing Co.
713-520-4485
[email protected]
SECTION-DIVISION
LIAISON
L. M. “Dutch” Keen
Keen CSE, Inc.
713-436-9777
[email protected]
STUDENT SECTION
LIAISON
Binh Phung
713-884-5778
[email protected]
STANDARDS & PRACTICES
Michael D. Cannon
Industrial Equipment Co.
713-928-3181
[email protected]
SCHOLARSHIP CHAIR
Jere Haney
Turck USA
281-785-1940
[email protected]
FALL PROGRAM CHAIR
Stacey Smith
ABV Valves
832-722-6580
[email protected]
WEBMASTER EMERITUS
Clifford Wuertz
AMEC Paragon
713-570-8329
[email protected]
FALL PROGRAM
CHAIR ASSISTANT
Chester Meyers
Wilson-Mohr, Inc.
832-519-4321
Chester.meyers@
wilsonmohr.com
ANALYSIS SUBSECTION
LIAISON
Dale Merriman, CSAT
MerTech Inc.
713-978-7765
[email protected]
ASSISTANT STUDENT
SECTION LIAISON
Mary Cannon
TYCO
SPRING PROGRAM CHAIR
Bill Sullivan
Instrument TAGS
713-477-9780
[email protected]
GENERAL COUNSEL
Wendy Buskop
Buskop Law Group
713-403-7411
wendy.buskop@
buskoplaw.com
PHOTOGRAPHER
Henry Troth
Contech Control Services
[email protected]
PIPELINE SUBSECTION
LIAISON
Sandy Hughes
Emerson
832-331-5594 (cell)
[email protected]
SECTION LIAISON
Robert Vecera
RBI Sales
281-216-8898 (cell)
[email protected]
AUTOMATION WEEK
LIAISON
John Campbell
ConocoPhillips
[email protected]
(281) 705-3967
Please feel free to call or email the officers listed above with any questions you may have, or for any assistance you
need, or wish to offer. You can also send us an email through our website: www.houstonisa.org.
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Send Newsletter Information/Questions to: Mary Carmichael at [email protected]