Walt Boyes' Blog

Now we get to the part at many meetings that I hate. There is only one of me...honest, I'm just fat. When they divide the meeting into concurrent sessions, I have to pick which interesting topic I can't sit in on. This is true of WBF this year, as well. Topics of great interest that I will have to look at the proceedings for: Applying S88 to Software Migration Engineering S88 … [Read more...] about Breakout Sessions at WBF

On February 23, at the ARC conference, Pat Gouhin and I sat down and discussed issues that are substantive to ISA and the automation community. Here's the interview: 1. What have you learned about ISA so far? ISA has a great history, a strong foundation to build on, and it operates in a world filled with opportunity. Our strengths include the committed and dedicated volunteer … [Read more...] about An interview with Pat Gouhin, Executive Director of ISA

Let's look at ISA. ISA has an excellent president, Ken Baker. I think, in fact, that Ken is the first ISA president with the sand to be able to save the thing. I would really have liked to see the combination of Ken Baker and Rob Renner. I would even have supported a bylaws amendment to allow Ken to succeed himself. Unfortunately, that wasn't to be. I've met Pat Gouhin, now, … [Read more...] about WBF and ISA…what happens now?

Have you ever had the experience of making a suggestion, and then finding that when they took your suggestion and run with it, it has all come horribly wrong? Well, I'm the person who suggested over a year ago that WBF look at ISA as a potential affiliation, like OMAC. Now I'm not so sure I was right, then, and I am not so sure it is the right thing to do now. Here's the … [Read more...] about More on WBF and ISA…

This is the verbatim release from ISA on the Automation Alliance. Automation Alliance Group LLC is meeting on Wednesday to discuss name infringement issues. It should also be noted that in the last paragraph below, "seemed pleased" should be read as "stunned and poleaxed" in the interest of fairness in journalism. Walt   The Automation Alliance Is Envisioned to Advance … [Read more...] about More on the automation alliance…