Drove up to Kimberly, WI (yes, that Kimberly...the front half of Kimberly-Clark, neh?) yesterday to give a talk about wireless to about thirty end users from the paper industry at the Fox River Valley ISA Section. Talk went well. I explained what the situation was, with respect to the status of HART Wireless and SP100, as best I understand it. I noted that two things aside, … [Read more...] about Away up in paperland…
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From the department of "Looking for a new job?"
I know a guy named Ron Bates, who is a retained search recruiter...that means, he's a headhunter. Ron is smart, and a good recruiter. He's teaching a seminar on Conducting a Successful Proactive Job Search Campaign on December 19th. Knowing Ron, I bet it will be the best $40 you ever spent...even if you aren't in the market right now. Things have changed a bit since I was … [Read more...] about From the department of "Looking for a new job?"
Control Editor Tells Fish Story
Nancy Bartels, Control's intrepid managing editor filed this story:Hey, boss! Some days I love my job. You go to work, and it feels like playing hooky. I was working—honest! Just because I got the behind-the-scenes and in front-of-the-scenes tour of the coolest aquarium going right now (sorry about that, Shedd Aquarium) down in Atlanta doesn’t mean I’ve shed my persona as a … [Read more...] about Control Editor Tells Fish Story
From the department of "Walt's getting philosophical again…"
I was thinking, as I'm getting ready to leave Dallas and go back home, that this user group conference, probably more than any other that I've attended this year emphasizes the differences in the way we've worked as automation professionals up to now, and the ways we will be working in the near future. It is not going to be enough to be instrument engineers. It isn't going to … [Read more...] about From the department of "Walt's getting philosophical again…"
Safety and Security, security and safety
Yesterday, Ernie Rakaczky, business development manager for control system security for Invensys Systems Canada Inc., began a roundtable discussion on control system security by saying, "We're all on a journey together. Control system security is not a product but a path. It is important that we all work together, on this journey, with the end user community playing an active … [Read more...] about Safety and Security, security and safety
