Papers sought for Water/Wastwater symposium

The International Society of Automation (ISA) has issued a Call for Papers for the 5th ISA Water/Wastewater Automatic Controls Division Symposium (WWAC) to be held 3-5 August 2010 in in Orlando, (FL US). Interested professionals may submit abstracts for presentation consideration based on the following topics:

• Water and Wastewater Treatment Process Solutions
• Automatic Controls Affecting the Processes
• Water Collection and Treatment
• Water Instrumentation
• Instrumentation and Aeration
• Vermicomposting
• Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
• Fiber Optic Network
• Distributed Control Systems
• PC Based Control Systems
• Programmable I/O
• Generator Control Systems
• Primary Treatment Technology
• In-plant Distributed Technology

The deadline for abstract submittals is 16 April 2010. Abstracts may be sent to Symposium Chairman Joe Provenzano.

The WWAC symposium is sponsored by two ISA Divisions: the Water and Wastewater Industries Division and the Automatic Control Systems Division. It is designed to help professionals in the water and wastewater industries gain a greater understanding of how automatic control applications affect water and wastewater processing, collection, treatment, and distribution.

The symposium will feature a technology-focused, one-day training seminar and two days of technical sessions on the latest applications, networking, communications, and instrumentation technology used in the water and wastewater treatment industry. The event also includes working luncheons, vendor exhibits, and an evening reception.