January 2021
2021 Golf Tournament – cancelled due to covid-19
Unfortunately, due to the covid-19 pandemic we have cancelled our 2021 golf tournament. We hope to resume holding our annual ISA Hamilton Golf Tournament in May 2022.
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Webinar – Want to be a hero? Know how to justify an optimization project and make it happen
ISA Hamilton, in conjunction with ISA Montreal, is pleased to present the following webinar on Thursday, February 18, 2021 from 4pm-5pm: Virtual Technical Presentation Presentation in English only Registration is free, please register to get the conference call information Want to be a hero? Know how to justify an optimization project and make it happen. It is generally accepted that the health of process control, including PID loops and advanced control like model predictive control (MPC), fuzzy logic control (FLC)…
Find out more »May 2021
Webinar – Industrial Control System (ICS) Cybersecurity Risk Methodology
ISA Hamilton, in conjunction with ISA Montreal, is pleased to present the following webinar on Wednesday May 12, 2021 from 2:00pm-3:30pm: Virtual Technical Presentation Presentation in English Registration is free, please register to get the conference call information Industrial Control System (ICS) Cybersecurity Risk Methodology Webinar Many operators are not prepared for the changing cyber threats commonly encountered today. Unlike IT systems that can be easily refreshed and patched, industrial control system (ICS) assets face other unique challenges and solutions.…
Find out more »2021 Annual General Meeting (AGM) – virtual meeting
ISA Hamilton will be holding is 2021 AGM (annual general meeting) on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at 6:00pm. Due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, the meeting will be held online using the Zoom virtual meeting platform. The meeting will run from 6:00pm-7:30pm.All ISA Hamilton members and interested parties are welcome to attend. Please RSVP via Eventbrite or via the link in the ISA Connect platform. The Annual General Meeting of the Section is where leaders are elected and Section business…
Find out more »February 2022
Webinar – Facility P&ID Drawings: What they are and Why you need them!
Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs) are one of the essential tools that automation professionals use when working with SCADA systems. P&IDs provide an effective overview of process systems and include vital details about how processes are monitored and controlled. So why are these drawings frequently missing and/or out-of-date at many water utilities? Drawing on his 10 years of experience in the consulting sector prior to joining a public drinking water utility in 2015, the speaker will discuss the common reasons…
Find out more »April 2022
Virtual Event – Showcase of McMaster University 4th year B.Tech. Process Automation Projects
Showcase of 4th year Capstone Projects from McMaster University's B.Tech. Process Automation Program. Monday, April 11, 2022 starting at 6:30pm Eastern. McMaster University is located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. See what this year's student teams have developed. RSVP at: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/isa-hamilton-celebrating-mcmaster-btech-4th-process-automation-projects-tickets-317284234687
Find out more »June 2022
2022 Annual General Meeting (AGM)
ISA Hamilton 2022 Annual General Meeting. Agenda: 6:00 - Introductions & Welcome remarks 6:10 - President's report on 2021/2022 6:20 - Voting on slate of 2022/20223 officers 6:30-7:30 Technical Presentation - "Making Presentations...Successfully!", speaker: Peter Baker, CAP, C.Tech. RSVP - via EventBrite: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/isa-hamilton-2022-agm-virtual-tickets-334999692097 A "Zoom" meeting link will be provided to everyone who RSVP's About our Speaker: "Making Presentations...Successfully!" - by Peter Baker, CAP, C.Tech. As humans, concise, precise & succinct communicating & communication ability is a critical & necessary…
Find out more »September 2022
Sept 2022 In-Person Networking Event – Boston Pizza, Waterdown
An in-person networking event for ISA Hamilton members to catch up with each other. Our first in-person event since 2020! We will be holding this event starting at 6pm at the Boston Pizza restaurant in Waterdown, ON. There will also be trivia game starting at 7pm. Please RSVP via EventBrite: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/isa-hamilton-networking-event-tickets-420962870277
Find out more »March 2023
Online Members Meeting – Wed Mar 29, 2023 at 6pm – “Intro to the ISA112 SCADA Management Standard”
In this session, Mr. Graham Nasby who is co-chair of the ISA112 SCADA systems standards committee will provide a brief introduction to the ISA112 lifecycle, the rationale behind it, and how it can be applied to various types of SCADA systems across multiple industries. In Summer 2022, the ISA112 SCADA Systems Standards committee released the second official draft of its new ISA112 SCADA Systems Management Lifecycle. The Lifecycle is comprised of 8 core activity groups, each broken down into individual…
Find out more »May 2023
2023 Annual General Meeting – ISA Hamilton
ISA Hamilton 2023 Annual General Meeting. Agenda: 6:30 - social time / arrivals 6:45 – Introductions & Welcome remarks 6:50 – President’s report on 2022-2023 6:55 – Voting on slate of 2023-2024 officers 7:00 - Dinner For our 2023 AGM we will be getting together for a social / networking evening at Boston Pizza in Waterdown, Ontario (4 Horseshoe Cres, Waterdown) Separate cheques will be provided, but ISA Hamilton will be providing the appetizers. RSVP via eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/isa-hamilton-2023-annual-general-meeting-dinner-tickets-623309685047
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