1.      Brad Rupert – Vice President, Golf Chair, R&B Guide Chair

2.      Dave Donovan – Secretary

3.      Terry Molloy – Treasurer & Past ISA District 11 VP

4.      Herb Roedel – Program Chair

5.      Bob Hammaker – Education Chair

6.      Guru Madhaven – Marketing Chair, Norcal Tech 2004 Technical

7.      Jim Noel – ISA District 11 Officer

8.      Glen Garfein – Web Page Editor, C&B Chair, District Nominator

9.      Stephen Gaertner – Standards & Practices Liaison

10.  Nand Khidkikar – Delegate and Immediate Past President

11.  Tony Watkin – Nomination Committee Chair

12.  Suzanne Pippin – President

 

ISA NORCAL

 

1.       Meeting Call to Order        Suzanne            1730

 

2.       Introduction of Members and Guests          Suzanne            1731

 

3.       Agenda Additions and/or Corrections                      Suzanne     1733

 

4.       Program Plans

 

a.       Section Meetings                                                        Herb     1735
Tentative schedule for the year.

Oct 28 – Western Grid Control in Folsom – turnout review good turnout

Nov 18 – Tour of Anchor Steam in San Franciscoand Past President’s Night

Dec – no program

Jan 20 – CCST Presentation

Feb 17 – SacramentoTreatment Plant

Mar 16  - NUMMI tour

Apr 20 – SF Student section joint meeting at Calstart in Richmond

May 12 – BBQ Dinner with Speaker at Norcal TECH 2004

May 19 – Lunch meeting on Security Issues at PG&E in SF    

 

 

      b.   Training                                                 Bob H and Terry , All         1745
Discuss Tentative schedule/dates for the year and start advertising

            PLCs – ready to go – need dates Feb and April

            Basic Process Control – Terry developing & needs help

            Control Valve Basics – needs some tweaking and vendor materials

            Flow and Measurement Lab – use Jim Noel’s presentation at ISA Bob & Jim Make a classcheck it out

            CCST Review Class – March classes being advertised

           

 

       c.  Norcal ISA Palo AltoMeetings Update             Bob W. & Marge         1805

            Schedule for the year.

            Nov 11 – NFPA Requirements

            Dec 9 – Survey of Gas Detection Systems

            Jan 13 – Basic Analog instruments/CCST info& prep

            Feb 10 – Regulators

            Mar 9 – Mfg & Control Systems Security

            Apr 13 – Smart Control Valves

            May 11 – Industrial Wireless Networking

            Jun 8 – Industrial Networking  - TCP/IP                                              

 

 

5.    Council of Society Delegates at HoustonExpo Oct.17-21        Bob, Terry, Jim & Glen, All  1810

Review of meetings and plans for Norcal based on outcome

Notes on 5,6,

Don Z’s E-mail handed around

Glen recaps letter. Discussion on publishing Don Z’s  letter.  Settled on not to publish.

Moved NorCal Board to write letter to send to ISA National Board Glen to write letter

An idea, make new letter subscription local. All in favor of improving the database of local members who get news letter Terry gives proposal

Have ISA information in next newsletter. Have Glen’s impression of ISA meeting in next news letter

Feedback was that show at Expo was good.

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6.   Newsletter Masthead Issue and implications          All        1830

 

7 .    ISA  GAMP Technical Conference in San Jose, CADec 8-10                    Suzanne          1850

  Urgent Request for help from HQ     

DaveDE-mail Biospace to Susan as good forum for advertising this up coming conference that we have been requested to advertise.

National was late getting this information out

                  

 

8 .    ISA Norcal Tech 2004 – Conference and Exhibit

      Updates and Action Items Assigned                       Guru, Terry & Tim       1900

      Facilities Review

      Call for Papers

      Keynote Speaker(s) – Jim Pinto has accepted, discuss his requested compensation

      Exhibitors and advertising

 

Notes on 8

Terry shows conceptual registration and vendor form

Glen to put on web site

No more that 2 booths per vendor

32 booths to be available

cost per booth $600 with $300 for presentation

Nov. 15^th abstract deadline

Mark Sudor – for waste water management

Need rep from steel industry

List of speakers next two weeks

Need to get demonstration people –National Instruments

Speaker form NUMMI

Send out reminders

Jan 15 2002cut off

Get Board members to give talks

Suzanne to get some vendors for booths

Student posters- No feed back

Give away beer vendors pay

BBQ cost less than $15 per person

Keynote Speaker & lunch with Pinto for a premium

Get help with setup duties

Get Professional event planner Suzanne to check with Marsh Bob to check with CMA

 

 

 

9.    Calendar for the year -                                                    Suzanne    1955

a.       Section Meeting Schedule – as discussed above

b.       Board Meeting Schedule - Typically the 1st Thursday of the month, 6:00 pm, (social hour starts at 5:30 pm), as before.

Dates:

i.                     September 4, 2003 ( Do we really need this one?)

ii.                   October 2, 2003

iii.                  November 6, 2003

iv.                 December 4, 2003

v.                    January 8, 2004

vi.                  February 5, 2004

vii.                 March 4, 2004

viii.               April 1, 2004

ix.                 May 6, 2004

x.                   June 3, 2004 final 2003 – 2004 Board meeting and dinner. 

xi.                 NOTE: ISA EXPO 2003- Automation +Control Conference & Exhibition;

  Houston, TX; Oct 21-23, 2003

xii.                NOTE:  ISA Fall President’s Meeting – Oct 18-21, 2003

 

c.       Training Schedule – as discussed above

d.       Key dates, including nominations and elections

i.                     Nominating Committee Identified:  Jan 2004 -?

ii.                   Nominations Approved by Board:  Feb 2004 -?

iii.                  Ballot included with Transmitter:  May 2004 – Terry

iv.                  Data to Accountant to do taxes:?  /?/? – check with accountant - Terry

v.                    State Tax Form Filed:  15 ^th day of 5 ^th month after close of year (?/?/?) - Terry

vi.                  Federal Tax Forms Filed:  15 ^th day of 5 ^th month after close of year (11/15/02) - Terry

vii.                 Secretary of State - Biennial Statement Of Officers:  2/28/03 or earlier - Glen

viii.               Secretary of Sate – Name Change – SO 100 form, any time - Glen

ix.                 Bank/s – Name Change - ?? – Terry

x.                   State Tax Name Change – Terry

xi.                 Bylaws change for Name change, balloting, other? – Glen?

xii.                Federal Tax Name Change - Terry

xiii.              Transmitter and Web page Deadlines:  (Terry, please put a schedule together)

 

 

10.        Other business, comments, suggestions, ideas for improvement        Suzanne          1956

            Assignment of Quartermaster for assets and inventory

            Flowers to Don Zee for Mother’s passing – Send flowers and gift to charity

            Scholarship clarification – Topic for   next meeting

           

 

Later add E-mail follow-ups         Thanks Bob, Terry, please include the PLC course advertisement for the 2-21 class in the December Transmitter issue.       Stephan, it was discussed in our board meeting to have your Controller Tuning workshop on the same day as the PLC class in April. Does the 17th work for you and does that give you enough time to develop the class?