ISA's International Instrumentation Symposium to be held in Pensacola Beach

January 2008 News

The 54th annual ISA International Instrumentation Symposium, recognised as the leading forum for discussion of new and innovative instrumentation techniques and applications, will be held 5-8 May 2008 at the Hilton Pensacola Beach Gulf Front Hotel in Pensacola Beach, Florida.

The symposium will include paper sessions, short courses, tutorials, and a student presentation competition. The event is sponsored by the Aerospace, Process Measurement and Control, and Test Measurement divisions of ISA. The event will also include social activities, an exhibit, and a technical tour of the area.

Industry experts will present papers on topics such as electronic instrumentation, wireless technology, cyber and homeland security, aerospace systems, process measurement and control, safety instrumented systems, calibration, measurement standards, and power station, radiation, and nuclear instrumentation.

For more information about the symposium visit www.isa.org/iis

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