IDC Technologies' scada and MES conference 2005

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IDC Technologies reports that its 2004 scada conference was a sell-out, with a tremendous response to the papers and excellent networking opportunities for everyone. Its goal is to make the 2005 conference an even greater success.

The program

Scada has traditionally meant a window into the process of a plant or gathering of data from devices in the field, but now the focus is on integrating this process data into the actual business and using it in realtime. The emphasis today is on using open standards such as communication protocols (eg, DNP3 and TCP/IP) and off-the-shelf hardware and software to keep the costs down. This two-day forum will cover a selection of case studies and examples of real world working scada systems in the mining, water, electrical and processing industries and will be an excellent opportunity to network with peers as well as gain significant new information and techniques for use in scada projects.

Two half-day pre-forum workshops

* The nuts and bolts of industrial Ethernet, wireless, OPC and .Net for scada systems.

* Security and risk management for scada systems.

Who should attend

The Southern African Scada Conference will provide information of interest to engineering managers, chief engineers, electrical and instrumentation engineers, plant engineers, automation engineers, scada and control engineers, network managers and technicians and anyone actively involved with implementing or optimising a scada system.

Scada Conference Advisory Committee

IDC Technologies also wants to supplement its advisory committee with more members to impartially assess the papers and to provide advice on the best way to run the scada conference. Parties interested in joining their peers on this committee (very little time required) should e-mail Steve Mackay at tech@idc-online.com

Case studies and practical applications will be presented by scada users who are directly responsible for their systems. There will be an opportunity to network and talk to other experts in the industry on real practical problems and state-of-the-art applications of the technologies. The emphasis of the conference will be on practical industry topics, case studies and the latest application of scada technologies. Sponsorship opportunities are available.

For more information contact Elsa Slabbert, IDC Technologies, 0800 114 160, elsa@idc-online.com, www.idc-online.com

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