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March Oilsands Automation
Conference with 90 attendees.
March ASET Engineering
Designation of Technologies
April Alarm Management
seminar
April Improve measurements with soft sensors – Ft.
McMurray
April Enbridge Pipeline Liquid Measurement
May Vibration instrumentation
I’m particularly pleased to see the Ft. McMurray sub-
section kick start with two technical meetings – if
your travel takes you to Ft. McMurray, plan to attend
their meetings.
Our website introduced Paypal to speed registrations,
and began a job board for members.
Our meeting attendance grew to average 50 attendees
In closing, an absolutely wonderful year to be
working with such a committed group of volunteers.
I wish the ISA Edmonton Section all the success in
the future.
Marty Bince, President
Edmonton Section
For Further Information Check Out Our Website: www.isaedmonton.ca
June 2011
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
ISA Edmonton Section
3945 - 34 Street NW
P. O. Box 92123
Edmonton, AB T6T 1N1
Phone: (780) 669-9708
Fax (780) 628-5820
Email: [email protected]
In this Issue: 1. ISA EDMONTON SECTION NEWS
2. PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
3. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
4. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING RESULTS
5. GOLF TOURNAMENT REGISTRATIONS
6. RIB COOK-OFF EVENT
As my term winds down, I wanted to summarize the
year and commend the many volunteers that make
ISA Edmonton possible.
We had an excellent year with 10 technical meetings,
courses, our 40th anniversary event and our 8th annual
Oilsands Automation Conference.
Briefly, we began with our annual ISA Member Golf
Tournament and our 1st annual Corporate Golf
Tournament.
Technical meetings included:
September Focus on Safety – People/Process/Safety
Systems and Jim Gibbon of Amber Brewing
October Alarm Management
November, Measurement Practices for Cold Climates-
Steam Flow Measurement – Ft. McMurray
November City of Edmonton Wastewater SCADA
system and demo
January Student Career Night
January Student Competition – featured industry labs
January 40th Anniversary We hosted Leo Staples –
President of ISA and the Honorable Mel Knight for
our 40th Anniversary with 125 guests.
February Burner Management Industry and standards
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UPCOMING COURSES AT SPARTAN CONTROLS – EDMONTON
Course 7018: Delta V Hardware & Troubleshooting
This 4-day course covers the hardware components that make up the DeltaV system. With a combination of lecture and workshops, the
student will assemble the system, power up the Controller, I/O subsystem and workstation. The student will learn how to use the
diagnostic tools available to verify any fault conditions that are hardware related. Students will also be introduced to configuration
tools and the operator interface.
Date: July 11-14, 2011 Price: $ 3480.00
Course 1450: Valve Technician II
This 4-1/2 day advanced course is for experienced personnel who will benefit from a broadened perspective of control valve performance
and maintenance issues and how control valve performance impacts loop performance. Extensive hands-on troubleshooting is
employed to reinforce key objectives.
Date: Aug 8-12, 2011 Price: $2,830.00
Course S100: Valve Sizing & Selection
This 1-day course uses lectures and examples to explain the correct procedure for sizing and selecting control valves using Fisher
Specification Manager software
Date: Aug 15, 2011 Price: $ 325.00
Course S900: Fundamentals of Control
This ½-day course is an introduction for anyone in the process industry interested in the fundamentals of process instrumentation.
Date: Aug 16, 2011 Free
UPCOMING COURSES AT SPARTAN CONTROLS – Calgary
Course S100: Valve Sizing & Selection
This 1-day course uses lectures and examples to explain the correct procedure for sizing and selecting control valves using Fisher
Specification Manager software
Date: Aug 17, 2011 Price: $ 325.00
Course S900: Fundamentals of Control
This ½-day course is an introduction for anyone in the process industry interested in the fundamentals of process instrumentation.
Date: Aug 18, 2011 Free
Courses qualify as professional development credit for APEGGA or ASET. For more course information or
to register on-line, please visit our website at www.spartancontrols.com.
Registration Contacts:
Debbie Toonen Pamela McLachlan
Phone: (780) 440-5666
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (780) 440-5659
Email: [email protected]
The Next Issue of the
Contactor is September 2011.
The deadline for this issue is
September 10, 2011.
Please send your inserts print
ready to:
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EMPLOYMEE / EMPLOYER
Instrument Technologist Seeking Employer
Experienced Instrument Technologist interested in
working northwest of Edmonton either under contract
or as an employee. I have over 10 years’ experience
as a Journeyman Instrument Technician, and 4 years
with a Technologist diploma and CET designation.
Experience has been in well site construction, facility
construction, facility maintenance, DCS systems,
PLC systems, Data historian systems, and other in-
dustrial software. My main focus has been process
troubleshooting, DCS and PLC systems configura-
tion, and working with all sorts of process controls in
a large gas processing facility.
If interested, please email [email protected].
Cameron’s Valves & Measurement (V&M) group is a leading provider of valves and measurement systems primarily used to control, direct, and measure the flow of oil and gas. The Measurement Systems division provides a full range of flow measurement products for the energy sector.
We offer competitive wages, company-paid benefit and pension plans, employee bonus plans, and training and
career advancement.
Cameron Canada is currently recruiting the following
position to be based from our Grande Prairie office:
Technical Sales Representative
The Sales Representative will identify and develop market
opportunities for our flow measurement products, while maintaining a focus on assigned accounts and
partnerships. In addition to developing sales strategies,
this position will conduct sales presentations, provide analysis of market intelligence, work with the distributors
and end users for orders and delivery of product, and work with our customers to obtain specifications for division
products. This position requires travel to client locations in
Northern Alberta and North Eastern British Columbia.
Experience with instrumentation and flow measurement
equipment, or education in Engineering or Instrumentation is required. Strong communication and interpersonal
skills, and self-motivation will ensure success in this role. A valid driver’s license and a clear driver’s abstract are
required.
This position is eligible for a Sales Incentive Plan and a company vehicle.
Please apply via email to [email protected], quoting “Sales Rep – Grande Prairie” in the subject title.
For more information on Cameron, please visit our website at www.c-a-m.com. Cameron thanks all applicants; however, only those candidates selected for interview will be contacted.
Below: Ernie Wirtanen Rookie Award - Dion Dube
Administrative Assistant
ISA Edmonton Section is looking for an
Administrative Assistant on a contract basis of
approximately 70 hours/month. Contract to
commence in August/September 2011. If you are
interested in this position or know of someone
who may be, please contact Section President Ian
Verhappen through the section e-mail address
[email protected] we anticipate interviews
will be in the latter part of July.
More information will be posted on the website
the first week of July.
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I S A M E M B E R S & F A M I L Y
$ 8 0 / P e r s o n
N O N - M E M B E R S & G U E S T S
$ 1 1 5 / P e r s o n
I n c l u d e s G o l f C a r t &
S t a r t e r K i t ,
a D r i v i n g R a n g e T o k e n ,
S t e a k a n d C h i c k e n D i n n e r
1 s t T e e T i m e i s 1 1 : 0 0 A M
B o o k E a r l y !
S p o t s a r e l i m i t e d
t o 3 2 P l a y e r s .
T o E n s u r e y o u r s p o t , p a y -
m e n t i n f u l l m u s t b e r e -
c e i v e d n o l a t e r t h a n F r i -
Thank you to the sponsors of last year’s Golf Tournament
Procon Systems Edmonton Valve & Fitting
Spartan Controls Wonderware PacWest
Meridian Valve
F o r B o o k i n g s , H o l e S p o n s o r s h i p s &
P r i z e D o n a t i o n s :
C o n t a c t L o r n e B r a c k e n b u r y
P h : ( 7 8 0 ) 9 4 0 - 4 0 4 6
l o r n e . b r a c k e n b u r y @ m e r i d i a n v a l v e . c a
P r i z e
D o n a t i o n s
W e l c o m e
ISA Edmonton Section
Mixed Social Golf Tournament
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Payment by Cheque
Please make your cheque payable to ISA Edmonton Section and mail to:
Lorne Brackenbury C/O Meridian Valve
3780-98 Street, Edmonton AB T6E 6B4
Payment by Credit Card
ISA Edmonton Section is pleased to offer payment by
credit card with Paypal. Please go to:
http://www.isaedmonton.ca/Paypal/
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Above: Outstanding Achievement Award - Sheldon
Weatherby
Below: President's Leadership Award - John
McKenzie
2012 Edmonton Section Officers Congratulations and our thanks to the following
individuals who have agreed to serve on the Section
Executive for the 2011/2012 year.
President—Ian Verhappen
Past President, Society Delegate, Honours & Awards
Chairperson—Marty Bince
2012 & Past Conference & Exhibit Director—James
Dickie
2014 Conference & Exhibit Director-Elect—Mike
Perron
Vice President-Elect—Gordon Krug
Secretary — Dave Shook
Treasurer— Mike Perron
Program Director— Havelock Thompson
Membership Director—-Vacant
Professional Development Director—Blaine Barnes
Communication Director—Michel Belzile
Marketing Director—John McKenzie
Industry Liaison—Bob Bahniuk
Standards & Practices—Vahid Zahedzadeh
Historian—Mike Perron
Newsletter Editor— Mark Arkell
Webmaster—Dion Dube
Directory Editor—Lorne Brackenbury
DVP District 10—Dave Robinson
Database Coordinator—Bo Shen
Museum Chairman—Sheldon Weatherby
Student Section Liaison—Jessica Carson
Student Section Advisor: NAIT—Aaron Boser
Student Executive: NAIT—Jasvinder Singh
Student Section Advisor: U of A—Stefan Dubljevic
Student Executive: U of A—Ben Lee
Program Assistant—Terry Steinbring
APEGGA Liaison—Azin Mehr
ASET Liaison—Nick Pearson
Analysis Division Liaison—Kurt Trefiak
W&WW Division Liaison—Wally Ingham
CSHM Liaison—Bill Noelck
Oil Sands Conference Chair—Dan McGraw
First Lego League Liaison—Reine Taucher
ISA Job Board Liaison—Lynn Kurach
Ft. McMurray Section Representative—Deepak Verg
Left: D.B Hammond Employer Appreciation
Award Cameron Instruments Inc.
