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ISA NorCal Board Meeting Minutes
February 6, 2003
Attendees
President Nand Khidkikar
Past President&Delegate Bob
Webb
Roster & Buyer’s Guide Brad
Rupert
Treasurer Terry
Molloy
Program Chair Herb
Roedel
Nomination Chair Tony
Watkin
Web Editor Glen
Garfein
Education Chair Bob
Hammaker
District 11 VP Jim
Noel
Standards & Practices Stephan
Gaertner
Secretary Suzanne
Pippin
Meeting held at ACS in Richmond, CA and called to order at
5:49 pm. PDT.
Financial Report
Terry Molloy reviewed budget and finances in detail. Norcal
chapter is in excellent shape financially. Again, board meetings and dinner
meetings had negative cash flow, balanced by positive cash flow from the
Transmitter revenues. Membership remains steady at around 900 members, which
includes members from Sierra Nevada, Sacramento, and Santa Clara sections. Checking, Savings and Scholarship accounts
were reviewed and discussed – status is good on all accounts.
Sierra Nevada section has been absorbed into the NCal
section. Need to start representation in that area. Need to find someone in
Sacramento to coordinate programs.
Taxes were filed.
Discussed funding of representation of the Norcal section at
the upcoming Presidents’ meeting. Motion moved and passed to budget for 2
Norcal representatives at quarterly meetings.
Training Courses
Discussed a Norcal –sponsored quality technical conference
at CMA in June 2004 with tabletops. 2-day conference. 6 classrooms available
for presentations. Outdoor BBQ pit and whole campus available. 40 people per
classroom. Charge vendors with a discount if vendor presents non-commercial
technical presentation.
CSE PE Review Classes
Stephan Gaertner traveled to Houston meeting, monitored by
Tom King, to discuss and review class curriculum. Verified that all questions
are multiple point and all trick questions were killed.
RTP indicated there is a booklet from 2001 ISA for $25 to
study. Motion moved and passed to allow Education Chair to purchase all Study
Guides for class with a limit $300.00.
Bob Hammaker volunteered to teach. Stephan put together
agenda of who would tentatively teach the classes. Stephan to send agenda to
all potential instructors so that they may give feedback on the assigned
courses. Agreed that each person make up his own course materials.
Test is open book - Stephan to provide a binder of what
would be the best materials to take into the course. Stephan suggest meeting
for all instructors to discuss material.
Stephan to look into
book by Walt Boise for help with CSE exam.
About 15 people of all of Ncal that take the exam annually.
CLCPE
Terry sent check to
John Quierdo for the Norcal’s share of the CLCPE annual dues.
CCST Review Classes
CCST Review Classes changed to CMA. Bob Hammaker has
scheduled proctor. Bob, Terry ane 2 other will instruct. Terry has checks
for 3 people and expects 2-3 more. More
review material is needed - Bob has old
exams to help.
2002-2003 Programs
Ora Loma was wonderful tour. Everyone was late because of traffic. 20
people attended and everyone liked it
very much .
February 18, 2003 - East Bay MUD new SCADA system in Alameda,
CA near Jack London square. On your own
dinner afterwards with suggestion of Scott’s, Kincaid’s or Tony Roma’s . Herb to see if SCADA vendor is available to
discuss also with EBMUD on the new SCADA system.
* 6 people signed up so far for tour.
March 25, 2003 – Joint meeting with San
Francisco State University student section with Golden Pacific Brewing Tour of
the brewery process and a digital photography program from Terry on his Panama
Canal tour. Dinner to be catered afterwards at the brewery at $20 members and
$10 for students
April 15, 2003 –
Jim Noel to get a Herb a contact at Bayer for a tour.
As an alternative, a tour of Herguth Labs in Vallejo, an Oil Analysis
facility which does studies on greases. Tour takes about an hour.
May 21, 2003 -
Panel discussion on Fieldbus. Jim Noel has gathered panel of Tim Rose, Mario
from CICT, GE( Tim Maddox,) Fisher Rosemount. Herb to look at using Hotel Mac.
As alternate, will use Maritime Academy for
$25/room and can have food catered in.
June 21,2003 -
Chocolate factory tour at Scharffenberger
to combine with Past Presidents’ Day. Herb to send check to put money
down for tour. Saturday tour not on Fathers’ day , 6-21. . Etiher Spenger’s or Hotel Mac for dinner
afterwards.
Roster’s
and Buyer’ Guide
Brad Rupert had committee meeting and needs
company to manage database for ISA. Thinks will take til June.
Goal is to get a program that the guide and
web that can be easily updated instead of starting from scratch every time.
Will draft scope of work that a programmer can bid on. Spec together by next
month. Then finalize a budget for approval by board.
Honors and Awards and Nominations
Tony has the forms on the awards that we can honor with a
March 1st deadline for the nominations.
Golden Achievement Award – Norcal ISA to nominate Bob Webb
for this award.
Board would like to nominate Terry Molloy as Section
Secretary/President Elect with a 1-3-03 deadline.
Since there is no district officials eligible, the board
recommends that Glen Garfein as Past President as well as his other
qualifications, should be alternate
nominator for the district. Board moves carries and passes that Glen should be
alternate nominator.
Bob and Tony to solicite Norcal Vice-president, program
chair assistant, program chair in Sacramento, treasurer and membership
chair.
Since forms are due March 1 – Terry suggested to download
forms, fill in, and send to other members of boards for signature.
Jim O’Shea has resigned as VP and Nand has appointed Brad
Rupert as new VP till new year nominations occur. Need to discuss candidates
soon because the May Transmitters needs to have ballots.
South Bay Planning Meetings
Scheduled to have 6 South Bay meetings in the next year at
the Palo Alto Community Center every 2nd Tuesday of the month.
Next is HMI/SCADA trending – a
week before the regular tour meeting at EBMUD. Broadcast e-mails are going out
to all ISA members.
SP99 meeting – controls systems
and mfg. security, any one can participate. President signed security bill so
it’s coming soon since Infrastucture is very vulernable and worms and viruses
are attacking servers. Terry has asked for executive summary on this info to
provide to Transmitter.
* Motioned passed for Glen to but new domain names - Up to $100.00. $50.00 to send s/w to all
members.
Board Meetings Schedule
Board meetings will be held the 1st Thursday of
the month at 6:00 pm.(social hour at 5:30 pm.) Board meeting locations TBD.
Dates:
i.
September
5, 2002
ii.
October 3, 2002
iii.
November
7, 2002
iv.
December
5, 2002
v.
January
2, 2003 (We may change this to January 9, 2003)
vi.
February
6, 2003
vii.
March 6,
2003
viii. April
3, 2003
ix.
May 1,
2003
x.
June 5,
2003 final 2002 – 2003 Board meeting and
dinner.
xi.
NOTE :
ISA 2002 “DRIVE TO AUTOMATION” ISA CHICAGO 21 – 24 Oct. 2002
xii.
NOTE: ISA President’s Meeting – April 2003, as yet
unscheduled
Secreatry of
State Form – every 2 years have to file a non-profit corporate status. Needs to
fill out form.
Action Items for Next Month
Name change update
for all official forms, nominations.
Next board meeting is scheduled for March 6, 2003. Location
ACS.
Meeting adjourned at 7:44 pm.
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