Put an end to the winter chill with the hottest topics in automation

Don’t miss the Applications in Automation Conference! This three-day conference features several of ISA’s most
popular training courses, a local ISA technical conference with paper presentations on today’s hottest automation
topics, a product and solutions showcase, and an evening event for networking with your peers. The technical
conference can be attended in-person or via virtual conference over the web.

Agenda for Technical Conference - Wednesday, March 24

8:15 – 8:30 AM Welcome & Introductions

8:30 – 10:00 Maximizing Controller Performance
• Reducing Energy Consumption by Monitoring Controller Performance
George Buckbee, Expertune
• Demystifying PID Controller Tuning for Desired Performance and Robust Stability
Jeffrey Arbogast, American Air Liquide
• Is your control Loop better than my loop? Performance monitoring at five similar TiO2 plants
Arshad Jamil, DuPont

10:00 – 10:30 Break, Exhibits, and Networking

10:30 – 12:00 Process Optimization
• Simulation of Model Predictive Control for a Coal Fired Power Plant
Phillip Schnelle Jr; DuPont, and Paul Fruehauf ; Fruehauf Engineering Services, Inc.
• Process Economic Optimization. The Ultimate Goal of Process Control
Dave March, Rockwell Automation
• Real Time Optimization of Air Separation Plants
Tong Li, Thierry Roba and Marc Bastid; Air Liquide Group

12:00 – 1:00 PM Lunch in Cafeteria (included)

1:00 – 1:30 PM Keynote Presentation
• Realizing the Benefits of Automation and How to Get There with Qualified Control System Integrators
Robert Lowe, Executive Director, Control System Integrators Association (CSIA)

1:30 – 3:00 Control System Upgrades

• Transitioning the Corbalis Water Treatment Plant’s Control System
Joshua Gelman and Eric Silverman; CDM
• Economic Justification of Plant Modernization Using Automation,
Alex Habib, Automation Consultant
• The Impact of PLC Program Architecture on Production Line Efficiency: Case Study of a Control System
Rewrite
George Walters; Walters Controls and Eric Bryla; NexCtrl Inc.

3:00 – 3:30 Break, Exhibits, and Networking

3:30 – 5:00 Safety and Security
• Strategic Proof Testing
William Goble, exida LLC
• Incorporating performance and prescriptive based standards for BMS
Charles Fialkowski, Siemens Industry Inc.
• Safety and Security What Went Wrong? A Study of Actual Industrial Cyber Security Incidents
John Cusimano, Security Incidents Organization

5:30 – 7:30 Networking Event at Twin Lakes Brewery, (a 5 minute drive away)
Agenda for Training

Tuesday, March 23 - ISA Training Classes (8:00 – 4:00)

• Alarm Management - Introduction to the Management of Alarm Systems (IC39C)
• Wireless - Industrial Wireless Systems (IC85C)

Thursday, March 25 - ISA Training Classes (8:00 – 4:00)

• Safety Systems - Safety Instrumented Systems—The Must Know for Implementation (EC50C)
• Security - Introduction to Industrial Automation Security and the ANSI/ISA99 Standards (IC32C)

Location

DuPont - Barley Mill Conference Center

4417 Lancaster Pike - BMP 20
Wilmington, DE 19805

Cost & Registration

• One day ISA training class: $445 for ISA members and $545 for non-members (per class)
• One-day technical conference: $60 for ISA members and $160 for nonmembers (same cost for in-person and on-line
participation)

Parking at the Barley Sheaf complex is free. Lunch at the onsite cafeteria is included in the registration.

To register for the technical conference: www.isatechcon.eventbrite.com

To register for the ISA Training Classes: www.isa.org/training (Location = Wilmington Barley Mill Training Center)

Networking Event

An evening networking event will be held at the Twin Lakes Brewery (Greenville, DE), which will be conducting tours and
tastings. Cost is $20 at the door.

For more information

For Directions, Detailed Descriptions of each presentation, and Lodging Recommendations. Check the website
www.isatechcon.eventbrite.com

Email: ISAApplications.conference@gmail.com

Sponsored By

And The Mid-Atlantic Sections of ISA:

Baltimore/Washington, DC Carolina Golden Triangle Central New Jersey

Lehigh Valley Philadelphia Richmond-Hopewell South Jersey
Tarheel Capital Area Western Carolinas Wilmington