Conclusion DLC 2012 - Nice France!

Our DLC in Nice is now over.

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I believe we had a very useful meeting which perfectly illustrates the vitality of our Society. We had representatives from 11 countries plus our Key-note speaker, Eric Byres, from Canada, and also Bob Lindeman, ISA President, who especially came from the USA. I thank all the participants for their presence.

We had a lot of exciting exchanges and all the presentations were of excellent quality. They have been posted here on our web site. I just include two pictures taken during the meeting but there are a lot of other ones taken by the numerous participants.

Our DVP Elect & Secretary, Brian Curtis, will draw up the minutes and I thank him in advance.

Without waiting for them, Here is the text of the motion that was approved by the D12 council, regarding the ISA Governance. We hope this input will be useful to the ongoing discussions regarding the ISA Governance evolution.

The transfer of the gavel of DVP to Brian Curtis will be effective as from 1st January 2013.

We still have several very important events scheduled by the end of this year. Notably in Israel (ISA Israel 2nd annual congress – 6 November) and in Qatar (ISA Automation Conference – 9 & 10 December).

However, I would like to seize this opportunity to say again how pleased I was to have the responsibility of District 12 during the last two years. It was a fascinating experience and I thank all our colleagues and friends who supported me in this challenge.

Excellent representation expected at ISA European meeting

Representatives from 11 sections (i.e. 11 countries) have already registered to the next District Leaders' Conference, in Nice (F),  5 & 6 October. 

Eric Byres

The event will also benefit from the presence of Bob Lindeman (ISA President-USA) and Eric Byres (Tofino - CDN), possibly of a key-note speaker in the evening. Eric Byres is a veteran in the area of security for SCADA and industrial process control systems which has become so relevant in automation since the unleashing of the Stuxnet worm in 2010.

This meeting projects the image of a truly global organisation and no doubt that it will be a very informative and useful event.

For those who still would like to participate but have not registered yet here is the registration form (pdf) again!

DLC 2012 heads to the Côte d’Azur!

The next D12 District Leadership Conference is scheduled for Nice (France) on 5 & 6 October 2012.

This is a pre-announcement. a more formal announcement will be made in the coming weeks and members will receive the participation form when it is available. However it is important make your reservations as soon as possible and circulate the information within each section section. Nice is a very nice place in October (even if it may rain!) and easy to access by 49 airline companies, including low cost ones.

The meeting will start on Friday 5 October at 10:00 AM and adjourn on Saturday 6 October at 12:00 AM.

The venue is Hotel Westminster, a well located hotel, well known by those members who participate in ISA or IEC standardization bodies.

A block of rooms has been reserved in the hotel for 4/5 and 5/6 nights under the name of ISA-France. Reservations have to be made directly by the participants to :

HOTEL WESTMINSTER NICE

27 promenade des Anglais

06000 Nice

Tel. : +33 (0)4 92 14 86 86

Fax : +33 (0)4 93 82 45 35

reservation@westminster-nice.com

However the participants may stay at other locations if they so desire.. 

The program of the meeting is currently being prepared. If you have any suggestion regarding the agenda, please let me know as soon as possible. The annual dinner however will be on the 5th also at the Westminster.

It is hoped that the Irish section will organise a Livestream Web videoconferencing/broadcast of the event.

The 2012 ISA’s president : Bob Lindeman will attend. This is a great honour and also very useful for members to benefit from his presence.