The ISA power industry division: Its History and Contributions to the Power Industry

摘要

ISA (The Instrumentation, Systems and Automation Society) is an organization of technical professionals whose common interest is the development and application of instrumentation, automation and controls. Within ISA, the leadership recognized that individual members of the Society could also have a focus in specific industry areas. By creating Divisions, ISA provided all members an opportunity to closely align their own personal interests with their industry peer group. The Power Industry Division (POWID) was formed in 1957 as one of ISA's earliest industry related technical divisions. A thirty-two (32) member Executive Board representing utility users, university scientists, prime equipment manufacturers, architect engineers, and power industry vendors governs the Division. Today, POWID provides a means for information exchange and networking among engineers, scientists, technicians, students/universities, and management individuals who are involved with instrumentation, automation, and controls relating to the generation and production of electric power.