2005 Southern African Scada & MES Conference
April 2005
News
IDC Technologies will again be hosting southern Africa's foremost gathering of scada and MES professionals. All from the profession are encouraged to join their peers at this event where national and international experts will debate on critical strategic, technical and business issues for successful scada systems. The event takes place at the Eskom Convention Centre, Midrand, Johannesburg, on 11 and 12 May 2005.
Attending the conference will give conference-goers the opportunity to:
* Increase their knowledge of available technology tools and implementation techniques used in industry.
* Hear real world case studies from around the globe.
* Network with their peers.
* Gain significant information and techniques for future scada projects.
* Meet scada and MES world experts.
Presentations Include:
1. Scada and Substation Control Communications - Andrew West, DNP Users Group Technical Committee.
2. National Upgrading of Eskom's scada System - Kenneth Brown, Eskom.
3. Saar Energie - from Mining to Energy Trading - Alexander Ebert, Saar Energie - Germany.
4. Standardisation in scada can add value to your business - Petrus Klopper, AST Automation.
5. Best-in-Breed Mining scada Applications - Rodney Jacobs, Rodney Jacobs Enterprises.
6. Practical Application of ISA-95 Enterprise/Control System Integration - Nigel Bowden, Yokogawa Marex - United Kingdom
7. Nissan Vehicle Tracking Project - Raymond Chegwidden, Nissan.
8. Discussion Panel - scada Communication Protocols.
9. Image Synchronised Automation Initiatives - Gerhard Greeff, Altech Informatics.
10. GPRS to your scada system - Wimpie van der Merwe, Eskom.
11. Scada and Label Printer MIS system for Palletising Lines - Alberto Pontiggia, Ramtec Systems.
12. Total Integrated Control and Visualisation Solution: Mponeng Mine - Gary Nicolson, Mponeng Mine.
13. Web-based scada for Smart Buildings - Mike Barker, MB&A.
14. Distributed scada System Implementation for a Basic Oxygen Furnace - Kevin Jackson, Ispat Iscor
15. Rapid Development of Dedicated Portal for Remote Telemetry Applications - Bokkie Fourie, S-DAS.
16. Ethernet versus Fieldbus in scada Systems - Threat or Synergy? - Steve Mackay, IDC Technologies.
Who should attend
* Engineering managers.
* Chief engineers.
* Electrical and instrumentation engineers.
* Plant engineers.
* Automation engineers.
* Electrical engineers and technicians.
* Scada and control engineers and technicians.
* Anyone actively involved with implemen-ting or optimising a scada system.
Pre-Conference workshops - 10 May 2005
IDC Technologies will also be presenting two half-day workshops: DNP3 - The Nuts and Bolts, and Fundamentals of MES and scada. Popular last year, these optional workshops are a great opportunity to sharpen one's skills.
For more information contact IDC Technologies, 011 883 2859, [email protected], www.scada.idc-online.com
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