May 2018
ICS Network Security – Vulnerability and Risk
This ISAKC Technical Luncheon is graciously sponsored by Wachter, Inc. This presentation will cover Vulnerability Assessment & Prioritization of Risk for Industrial Control System (ICS) Networks. Failure to comprehend vulnerabilities and risks for the ICS Network can have catastrophic results. A clear understanding of vulnerabilities and risks is the first step to an adequate solution. Presenter: Daniel Alvarez, CSSA Bio: Daniel Alvarez is a Senior ICS Architect at Wachter Inc., a leading nationwide designer, integrator, and service provider of power and technology systems.…
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June DINNER Meeting – Eat, Drink, Play, and ISA at Dave and Busters!
All About ISA and ISA-KC Officer Elections This fun night is for YOU! An engaging, interactive presentation to learn more about ISA is followed by time to play some games, visit or network at Dave and Busters. A $15.00 POWER CARD is included with your ticket!!! We hope you will bring a guest. Maybe your spouse wonders what this ISA thing is. Maybe you have a co-worker you would like to introduce to ISA without all the hurry and tech-talk…
Find out more »September 2018
How Rare is Rare – considering those less-likely Process Safety events
Sponsored by: Experitec Inc., an Emerson Impact Partner Speaker: Mike Schmidt, Principal, Bluefield Process Safety This presentation will discuss those rare but conceivable events sometimes dismissed as “not credible” (but actually are) and how the likelihood of those events can be calculated. The discussion starts with meteors, but goes on to review earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, an airplane crashing into your plant, and other events. ISA members should find it interesting and just as importantly, applicable. Date: Tuesday, September 11th Location:…
Find out more »October 2018
Swagelok Kansas City Fabrication Facility Tour
Come see the Swagelok Custom Solution fabrication capabilities, hose cell, component cutaways, training rooms, warehouse and onsite inventory, as well as have the opportunity to speak with our in-house engineers, technical product experts and technician team. We’ll plan to discuss both recent project highlights and applications of emphasis such as grab sampling and instrument enclosures. Date: October 9th, 2018 Location: Swagelok Fabrication Facility, 7864 Barton Street, Lenexa, KS 66214 11:15 – 11:30 Arrival, Networking, Lunch 11:30 – 11:40 ISAKC update…
Find out more »November 2018
Cyber Security Audit and Remediation for Industrial Control Systems
THANK YOU to New Frontier Technologies for sponsoring this meeting! This presentation will describe the inputs, methods, and outputs involved in performing a cyber security audit for a supervisory control system in a regulated industry. The presentation will describe one such specific audit and will also outline the specific remediation steps implemented in response to audit findings. Speaker: Mike Walden is New Frontier Technologies’ leader of Business and Project Development. Mike has been designing, deploying, and testing industrial control systems since…
Find out more »February 2019
ISA update with Paul Gruhn, 2019 ISA President!!
Thank you to CRB Engineers for sponsoring this lunch meeting!! The Presentation: ISA history, achievements, challenges, and path forward: A review of ISA’s history, growth, achievements, challenges, future plans, and an open Q&A session, presented by the 2019 ISA President. The Speaker bio: Paul Gruhn, P.E., CFSE and 2019 ISA President Paul Gruhn is a Global Functional Safety Consultant with aeSolutions in Houston, Texas. Paul is an ISA Life Fellow, a 25+ year member and co-chair of the ISA 84 standard…
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Advanced Phase Measurement for Coriolis Meters
A huge THANK YOU to Experitec for sponsoring this Technical Luncheon! Okay, call me a geek but I think this might be on of the more interesting talks you will hear this year!! Overview: Advanced Phase Measurement (APM) software improves Coriolis flow accuracy in challenging multiphase flow environments. It determines when there is entrained gas in the process, and automatically corrects mass and volume flow measurements based on previously measured gas-free values. We’ll discuss sources of error in Coriolis measurement…
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Modern DCS Features
A huge THANK YOU to Schneider Electric - Foxboro for sponsoring this luncheon event! What an opportunity!! Lunch with colleagues and a chance for some knowledge about technology with direct impact on your work and client success. Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/modern-dcs-features-tickets-59717033254 Presentation Title: Modern DCS Features Speaker Name: Jim Rathbun Overview of Presentation: Modern DCS features Function and Application. This presentation will touch on the challenges of smart I/O cards, universal I/O. Graphical Configurator, and the advantages of using SAMA Symbols over standard…
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Modern Topics in Analyzer Integration
A huge THANK YOU to TASC - Technical Automation Services Company for sponsoring this luncheon event! Lunch with colleagues and a chance for some knowledge about technology with direct impact on your work and client success. Can't go wrong!! Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/modern-topics-in-analyzer-integration-tickets-61099315698/ Presentation Title: Modern Topics in Analyzer Integration Speaker Name: Nicholas Valasek Overview of Presentation: Topics will include: Analyzer Racks Analyzer Shelters Analyzer Cabinets Analyzer Houses and Developments in State requirements. .Speaker Bio: Nicholas Valasek has been at TASC for…
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June DINNER meeting and Officer Elections!
This meeting is some business and some pleasure - we will take a few minutes for the election of officers for the 2019-2020 year, followed by socializing, dinner and beverages. We're hoping to arrange a tour of the brewery as well... The venue is small, so tickets for the meal are limited. If we run out of tickets, you are still welcome to come to Brewery Emperial and participate in the voting but must purchase your own food and beverage.…
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