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Jonas Berge discusses what becoming an ISA Fellow means to him.

The International Society of Automation's (ISA) podcast, Podomation, has released its latest episode, Global Impact on Student Access to New Technology.

The International Society of Automation (ISA) has announced the publication of a new position paper, “Automation Drives the Global Quest for Resilient Supply Chains.”

The ISA Business Academy is a 10-week fully digital program beginning 28 March for both current and aspiring leaders to learn the fundamentals of people management and business finance

"As a part of the International Society of Automation (ISA) community—I see firsthand how our Society needs your help to continue to grow." -Eddie Habibi, member of the Executive Board of Directors at ISA.

ISA Business Academy enrollment is now open.

Sarah Fluchs and Simon Hodgkinson will present at this year's OT Cybersecurity event.

Join experts in operational technology for conversations on intelligence evolution and IoT cybersecurity, plus industry-leading cybersecurity training and a virtual escape room.

In this paper, ISA explains how automation can support energy supply and efficiency.

The International Society of Automation (ISA) has announced its Society leadership for the term beginning Jan. 1, 2024.

This Black Friday Week, save 30% off ISA training, books, events, and select ISA standards.

In early October, ISA held its annual Automation and Leadership Conference (ALC) in beautiful Colorado Springs, Colorado. This piece originally appeared in the October 2023 issue of InTech digital magazine.

In early October, ISA held their annual Automation and Leadership Conference (ALC) in Colorado Springs, CO. ALC brought together a global audience of automation managers, engineers and technicians.

Automation does not eliminate jobs; rather, it repurposes existing jobs and creates new ones.

A new position paper offers recommendations on how policy makers and private-sector leaders can be best equipped to address the urgent need for improved critical infrastructure cybersecurity.

Podomation—ISA’s original podcast covering all things automation and cybersecurity—launched its inaugural episode highlighting the topic of SBOM, or software bill of materials

The Industry IoT Consortium (IIC) and the International Society of Automation updated the IoT Security Maturity Model (SMM): ISA/IEC 62443 Mappings for Asset Owners and Product Suppliers and Service Suppliers.

The October event in Colorado Springs will include society meetings, technical presentations, career skills sessions and networking opportunities.

The paper offers guidance on the role of automation in environmental, social and governance (ESG) activities.

The ISA team sits down with Jeff Winter, ISA member and director of the Smart Manufacturing and IIoT Division to discuss being a thought leader

The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) and the International Society of Automation (ISA) announced a memorandum of understanding to promote cybersecurity standards and practices for operation technology and industrial control systems.

The International Society of Automation (ISA)–the leading professional society for automation and industrial cybersecurity–has announced its new podcast, “Podomation.”

With a focus on proactive safety measures, the course is designed to address the critical need for comprehensive safety strategies in industrial environments.

The company won for leadership in digitalization and innovation in real-time oil field monitoring applications. The engineering team will be presenters at the 2023 ISA Automation and Leadership Conference in Colorado Springs.

US Government Reaffirms Its Commitment to Public-Private Partnership on Critical and Emerging Technology Standards including communication/networking, cybersecurity and privacy

The International Society of Automation (ISA), which sets the standard for automation, welcomed more than 120 training and conference delegates to Aberdeen this week.

ISA is proud to announce that its member community and discussion platform—ISA Connect—has won the prestigious Best Community Design Award from platform vendor Higher Logic.

For the second year in a row, the International Society of Automation (ISA) will celebrate the vast field of automation with a digital celebration through the entire month of April.

The industrial cybersecurity summit will include global perspectives on supply chain and threat intelligence.

The ISA Global Cybersecurity Alliance (ISAGCA)–a collaborative forum to advance OT cybersecurity awareness, education, readiness, standardization and knowledge sharing–announced its new Advisory Board leadership for 2023-2024.

The International Society of Automation (ISA) will participate in the Hannover Messe Trade Show April 17-21, 2023.

The International Society of Automation (ISA) Security Compliance Institute (ISCI) announced that IriusRisk SL has joined ISCI as a Technical Member in support of the ISASecure Cybersecurity Conformance Scheme.

What does it mean to achieve the ISA CAP certification?

What does it mean to achieve the ISA CAP certification?

Learn all about digital transformation from ISA experts, and get some valuable takeaways that will help advance your career in automation engineering.

The first-of-its-kind program aims to demonstrate operating site compliance with the international standard ISA/IEC 62443.

College or university students who demonstrate outstanding potential for long-range contribution to the fields of automation and control are encouraged to apply.

The ISASecure program announced a new ISASecure certification for Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) components based on the ISA/IEC 62443 series of standards. This feature originally appeared in the October 2022 issue of InTech magazine.

The International Society of Automation (ISA) announced the release of its new Digital Transformation Training series, a set of courses covering emerging technologies associated with digital transformation. This feature originally appeared in the October 2022 issue of InTech magazine.

ISA's 2022 Black Friday week sale starts 21 November and ends through 28 November.

See how ISA secures critical infrastructure across its many workgroups and resources.

Bureau Veritas has announced its accreditation as an ISASecure Certification Body (CB) based in Taiwan.

Join ISA in Galveston, TX for the automation event of the year!

The 2022 ISA CSIC will focus on the growing adoption of ISA/IEC cybersecurity standards across various industries.

Chat directly with top-level subject matter experts, sponsors, and thought leaders during our extended Q&A sessions, luncheon, and celebratory reception.

IKERLAN, a Spain-based knowledge transfer technology center, has signed an agreement with the ISASecure program to conduct ISASecure certification assessments of off-the-shelf industrial automation and control (IAC) devices.

Answer ISAConnect's global call for volunteers and take the next step in your automation career.

The International Society of Automation (ISA) today has announced the release of its new Digital Transformation Training Series.

The 2022 Digital Transformation Conference will be live and in-person in addition to providing a virtual conference experience.

The ISASecure program is announcing the new ISASecure certification offering for industrial internet of things (IIoT) components based on the ISA/IEC 62443 series of standards.

This training is well-suited for engineers, technicians, business leaders, and managers engaged in industrial automation and its related fields.

The event on Nov. 7-9 will include society leadership meetings and technical sessions.

As winner of the 2020 ISA’s Standards Excellence Award, Donald Dunn was asked to reflect on his engineering career and the impact of standards.

The Industry IoT Consortium (IIC) and the International Society of Automation announced the IoT Security Maturity Model (SMM): 62443 Mappings for Asset Owners and Product Suppliers.

Learn how ISA is highlighting its members and other women engineers that are making a difference around the globe.

The following is taken from ISA Connect’s Technical Discussion Forum.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), global equipment suppliers, and other stakeholders announced the establishment of the Electric Energy OT Security Profile working group hosted by the International Society of Automation ISA99 standards committee.

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.

Join us to learn how to scale up toward fully integrated digital manufacturing.

Taken from the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Winter 2021-22 Government Spotlight e-newsletter.

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.

I am starting my term as President of the International Society of Automation (ISA) and will have the honor to lead the Executive Board.

How LOGIIC selected ISA, the results of the LOGIIC training pilot with ISA, and some key findings from the pilot.

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.

Endress+Hauser and the International Society of Automation (ISA) announce their collaboration efforts for training and certification. ISA will provide select certified training courses in conjunction with Endress+Hauser’s instrumentation training courses, with these courses offered onsite at Endress+Hauser’s process training units (PTUs) located across the U.S.

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

More information about the conference can be found at www.isa.org/pic. Learn more about ISA's other upcoming virtual events.

The president of Phoenix Contact USA has been recognized for Excellence in Leadership.

To celebrate it's 1-year anniversary, ISA Connect is opening up its technical forum to non-members for the entire month of September.

While an ISA committee searches for a successor, we wish Mary Ramsey the best in all her future endeavors.

The new training course is just one of many that are offered on an international scale.

Register today for our 2021 Digital Transformation Virtual Conference, happening on August 31, 2021!

See our Top 5 most popular blog posts from the first half of 2021!

See the recipients for the recently announced ISA 2021 Celebrating Excellence Awards.

The International Society of Automation (ISA) today announced that Maschinenbau Institut GmbH (MBI), a service company of VDMA (mechanical engineering industry association), are joining forces with ISA to offer a unique, German ISA cybersecurity training program.