Executive Committee Planning workshop for the 2016-2017 year.
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Dinner meeting with guest speaker at Katz’s Deli.
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Oct. 1, 2016 – Join us for the unique Tour of Atlantic Packaging Paper Mill!
Must have Safety Shoes for the Tour.
Address: 1900 Thickson Rd S, Whitby, ON L1N 6J3.
Directions: 401 East to Thickson Rd S, Entrance on Right. Parking lot on Right. Time: meet in the Parking lot around 10:15 am as we have to go through Security. The Tour starts at 11 am.
Nick Stabler from Pneu-Logic Co. will compliment the Tour with the second part of his technical presentation “Making Paper – Thinking beyond the box”.
Dinner meeting with guest speaker at Katz’s Deli.
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Dinner meeting with guest speaker at Katz’s Deli.
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Dinner meeting with guest speaker at Katz’s Deli.
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Dinner meeting with guest speaker at Katz’s Deli.
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Guest speaker: David Katz, MBA, President & CEO, Sustainable Resources Management Inc.
The goal of the presentation is to make section members aware of what is happening in the blooming Building Automation industry and the opportunities that exist for people with experience in Instrumentation and Control.
Dinner meeting with guest speaker at Katz’s Deli.
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Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN’s) For Applications You Haven’t Imagined Yet
At the Dawn of the Internet Era many process engineers and designers viewed wireless sensors as a great way to save on wiring costs especially in retrofit projects requiring long lengths of wire just to connect one sensor to a SCADA system located on the other end of the plant. Wireless technologies adopted their own standard (ISA100-IEC 62734) back in 2010 and they continue to thrive in the industrial automation market, however if you want to monitor 100’s of more points in the same process then costs can become prohibitive or you are limited by the number of points the PLC or SCADA system can manage – so what’s the solution? Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) to the rescue.
These small and relatively low cost wireless sensors have allowed engineers to develop new applications that would have passed as science fiction back in the 90’s. These spatially distributed autonomous devices allow 100’s upon 100’s of data nodes to connect together over a common mesh network capable of communicating with a primary node (gateway) that provides WiFi, Bluetooth or RF connectivity back to the wired world and other distributed nodes. Many of the newer WSN’s also have computational abilities that allow them to control actuators or perform edge or cloud analytics over time, distance and spatial domains.
On Thursday, September 28 join us for our 1ST Last Thursday of the Month Members Meeting to kick off the new 2017-2018 session. Come learn about the latest in WSN technologies and where it’s headed and enjoy the opportunity to network with others in the profession who may share the same interests as you. Our guest speaker will be Cole MacDonald from Mero Technologies.
Venue: 5400 Dixie Road, Sandman Signature Mississauga Hotel, Huron Room (Main Floor).
Time: Free for ISA Members Dinner beginning from 5:30 pm. Presentation starts at 7:00 pm.
You are welcome to join us to make ISA Toronto Table Top Show 2017 super successful networking Event!
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Join us at our Last-Thursday-of-the-Month members meeting and get an overview of how SCADA and other related IP instrumentation are connected to the IT network in a building or plant environment. Learn the need-to-know essentials of what IT hardware is needed to connect process instrumentation to a local or wide area network and what communication protocols are used to access the system locally or remotely.
Presented By: Paul Calinescu, Professor @ George Brown College.
Times: 6 – 7 PM Greet & Eat
7 PM Presentation followed by a Q&A
Presentation: Distributed Computing for Distributed Power Generation
For the past 100 years, the power grid has been a simple “one-way street”. Electric energy is produced at centralized generation stations, transmitted through high-voltage power lines, and distributed to consumers through transformers and substations.
With the emergence of renewable energy, energy storage, and distributed generation, the power grid has become a complex series of interconnected systems. In addition, the need for accurate, real-time data and analytics has become paramount.
We will explore the evolution of the power grid over the last century, and enabling technologies to tackle the challenges of a complex Power grid. How can IoT technologies be applied to the emerging “EnerNet of Things”?
Speaker: Tim Munro, Advantech Corp.
Working in the Industrial Automation industry for the last 25 years with Manufacturers and Distributors of Industrial Automation Technology, Tim has built expertise in Motion Control, PLCs, SCADA systems and networks. He has diplomas in Electrical Engineering Technology and Control Systems Engineering Technology. Tim has taught Automation & Control courses at Sheridan Institute of technology and served on the ISA (International Society of Automation) executive Toronto Section.
Instrumentation and Controls for Building Automation System (BAS)
This presentation is intended for those who work in the industrial & process sectors of the automation technology community interested in learning how their engineering experience and services can be utilized in Building Automation applications.
The demand for BAS engineering skills is growing as buildings become more intelligent and efficient and it is estimated that by 2020 the labour force in what will be a 100 Billion dollar industry will increase by 30% but there will be a shortage of people that can do the job.
Join us on Thursday, March 29 at the Sandman Hotel for dinner and an evening of social networking and learn how your skills and services can be applied in this sector.
Highlights of the BAS talk include an overview of:
- Sensors & Controllers
- Networks
- Software Platforms
Speaker: Prof. Leo SaLemi
Leo has been a long time member of the ISA and currently teaches Building Automation at George Brown College. He is also the current ISA Toronto Section President and the Director of the global ISA Building Automation Division (BASDIV).
Seating is limited and for reserved for ISA members only, so please RSVP at isatoronto@gmail.com
(Not a member? Email us or an ISA friend for a personal invitation)
April 26 Dinner Meeting presented by Gary Filan and Ron McKay from T4G Ltd.
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Learning about technologies and opportunities in the Building Automation Sector
ISA Toronto’s end-of-month dinner meeting on Thursday, January 30, 2020 at the Sandman Hotel in Mississauga.
Dinner is free for all ISA members and invited guests. All others $30 (No cost to attend presentation only)
Sandman Hotel
Presentation Title: Digitalization – Added Values to Users & Customers
Speakers: Digital Industries Team, Siemens
Siemens Team:
- Vincent Brocard, Portfolio Sales Manager
- Nisarg Patel, Automation Application Engineer
- Wadi Naoum, Product Manager
- Iman Malhi, Product Manager
This month’s presentation will be presented by the ‘Digital Industries Team’ from Siemens who will talk about digitalization, its use cases and impacts on our daily life. In a rapidly changing economy, businesses are required to adapt technology faster than ever before to remain competitive in the marketplace. Digitalization is the driving force behind the rapidly changing technologies: Industrie 4.0, AI, IIoT, AR and Edge Computing. In this presentation, you will learn about digitalization, its use cases and impacts on our daily life.
The March 26th ISA dinner meeting is cancelled due to concerns of potential Covid-19 exposure . April and May meetings to be advised at a later date.
ISA Toronto’s inviting a virtual members meeting on Thursday January 19 2023 from 7pm to 8pm.
Topic
- Why LinkedIn is important
- The foundation of LinkedIn
- Using LinkedIn to build Community
Guest speaker
- Ms Ingor van Rooi
Background
- Ingor van Rooi is recognized as a Connection Catalyst and hired by entrepreneurs and manufacturers to help them develop a strategy to stand out and connect with their ideal community; people they can network with, learn from, do business with or even collaborate with.
- She is passionate about serving others and helping them to succeed in life. Known by many as a storyteller and power-connector, she uses storytelling to share her thoughts on positivity, gratitude, kindness, stepping out of your comfort zone and also highlights inspiring change-makers, aiding others to build community, one person at a time.
- As the host of a popular LinkedIn Live Show, Ingor is known for her love for people, community-building and passion for building the LinkedIn community. She is also an international speaker and author, sharing her enthusiasm for community through speaking, as well as writing.
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