International Society of Automation (ISA) News & Articles

The International Society of Automation Celebrates Automation Professionals with Designated Global Day

  • May 12, 2022
  • News

The International Society of Automation celebrated the first-ever International Automation Professionals Day on April 28. The digital event engaged automation professionals from all around the globe to recognize their efforts in the vastly growing automation industry.

The International Society of Automation Celebrates Automation Professionals

  • by Renee Bassett
  • April 8, 2022
  • News

All month long, leading up to the anniversary of its founding, ISA is celebrating the incredible people who make the world a better place through automation. #AutomationProDay

ISA Safety Committees Advance into New Year with New Initiatives

  • February 22, 2022
  • News

ISA’s primary safety standards committees, ISA18 and ISA84, are launching several new projects this year in addition to wrapping up some key ongoing projects. Here is brief rundown of these efforts.

Mary Ramsey Has Advanced ISA, Creating a Better Organization

  • by Bill Lydon
  • February 2, 2022
  • Feature

Mary Ramsey understood that organizations need to periodically recalibrate based on member and industry needs, and she has done a great job of collaborating with staff and member volunteers to craft clear definitions of ISA guiding principles. This article was originally published in the December 2021 issue of InTech magazine.

ISA Process Industry Virtual Conference Highlights Open Process Automation and More

  • by Melissa Landon
  • December 9, 2021
  • Feature

“In the past few years, open process automation and industry initiatives have focused on open modular, interoperable and portable solutions,” Bridget Fitzpatrick, Process Automation Authority for Wood Applied Intelligence, said during her keynote speech at the International Society of Automation (ISA) Process Industry Virtual Conference (PIC).

Dow Technology Leader Keynotes Digital Transformation Virtual Conference

  • by Melissa Landon
  • November 22, 2021
  • News

“Obtaining value from digital transformation is only possible if culture change is achieved,” said Dow Global Process Automation Technology Leader Paul Tomlin, during the ISA's Digital Transformation Virtual Conference.

Johnson Controls Earns World’s First ISASecure Component Security Assurance Certification for a Smart Buildings Product

  • November 11, 2021
  • News

Certification to the ISA/IEC 62443-4-2 standard provides assurance that Johnson Controls and the YORK brand adhere to stringent ISASecure technical security requirements for IACS components.

ISA Hosts Multi-track Cybersecurity Standards Implementation Virtual Conference

  • by Melissa Landon
  • November 3, 2021
  • News

The International Society of Automation (ISA) presented the two-track Cybersecurity Standards Implementation Conference (CSIC) virtually on the 19th of October, which is Cybersecurity Awareness Month.

ISA Names Claire Ramspeck as its Executive Director

  • October 21, 2021
  • News

The International Society of Automation (ISA) announced today the hire of its new Executive Director, Claire Ramspeck.

ISA Introduces Automation Project Management Specialist Certificate Program

  • by Melissa Landon
  • September 22, 2021
  • News

The International Society of Automation (ISA) announced the availability of new professional certificate program covering the unique challenges of project management in the automation industry.