Greetings to All,                                                                                                                                                             April 2013
It seems like we just kicked things off in September 2012 for our new season and now here it is April 2013 already, with our final luncheon of this season scheduled Thursday, April 4th.

It’s been an excellent Season for Brazos Section as our Leadership has dedicated so much of their valuable time and effort to helping our Section continue to bring value to our Members and Professional Colleagues.

We still have several events planned before closing out the year.

~ Golf Tournament April 12th (Perry Higgins)
~ Tabletop April 25th (Paul Rogers)
~ Membership Drive / Fish Fry May 9th (Wally Martinez)

Event Chair names are noted by each. If you would like more information regarding any of these Events, please feel free to contact any one of us with questions or please visit our website for additional details; www.isabrazos.org

As this will be my last letter I want to thank all of my fellow Board and Chair Members for their dedication to Brazos Section as well as let all of you know just what a pleasure it has been to serve. Thank you all for the privilege.

Going forward with the experienced and dedicated Leadership of Will J. Brooks, I believe Brazos Section will stay on course for future growth and continue to nourish our Brazosport community’s strong Network of Professionals.
Thanks again to all for your support of ISA Brazos Section.
With kind regards,

Phil A. Baird,
President, ISA Brazos Section

The Brazos Section Table Top show was held Thursday, April 25 at the Lake Jackson Civic Center.

From 3:00 PM until 7:00 PM

COME OUT AND VISIT WITH OUR VENDORS AND SEE THE LATEST IN INSTRUMENT, ANALYZER, and PROCESS CONTROL TECHNOLOGY

FREE BAR-B-QUE DINNER
FREE DRINKS

UP TO $1,000.00 IN DOOR PRIZES
iPad / Nook E-Reader / LCD TV
(Must be present to win)

Vendors can reserve their space for the 2014 show by contacting Paul Rogers.

Do not miss out on this opportunity, this show sells out. Contact Paul Rogers at 979-233-6381 or email to paul.rogers@rawsonlp.com to reserve your booth and/or provide sponsorship today!

Where are meetings held?

CHEROTEL GRAND MARINER HOTEL
925 HIGHWAY 332
LAKE JACKSON, TEXAS 77566
979-297-1161

Meeting Dates

Jan 10, 2013 @ 11:00 – Technical Luncheon / Engineering Ethics
Feb 7, 2013 @ 11:00 – Technical Luncheon / Cyber Security
Mar 7, 2013 @ 11:00 – Technical Luncheon / Troubleshooting Control Loop
Apr 4, 2013 @ 11:00 - Technical Luncheon / Industrial Cyber Security Awareness

Apr 12, 2013 – Golf Tournament – The Wilderness Golf Course
Apr 25, 2013 – Table Top Show – Lake Jackson Civics Center
May 9, 2013 – Membership drive – Social / McClain Park, Lake Jackson

Other ISA Events

Engineering Ethics – Houston Section

http://houstonisa.org/

For more information on our meetings, please see our meetings page.

ISA BRAZOS SECTION ANNOUNCES SCHOLARSHIP FOR 2013

Scholarship will be $2000 distributed over 2 years

The local ISA (International Society of Automation) Section which is comprised of automation professionals, instrumentation professionals and vendor support professionals have funded a scholarship to support career studies that apply to the automation & instrumentation fields.

This scholarship will be awarded to the candidate deemed most appropriate with studies clearly aligned for a career in the automation or instrumentation field. The scholarship will be to support an Associate or Bachelor degree, with a $2000 award distributed over two years ($500/semester) as long as the candidate meets qualifications.

Education is the primary focus of the Brazos Section of ISA and our scholarship fund is merely a means for us to give something back to the community that supports our livelihood. We believe this will have long term positive impact on the Industries that call Brazoria County home by helping Brazoria County people pursue a career in this growing field of endeavor. Education has been an ongoing commitment of Brazos Section ISA since receiving our Charter in 1979 sponsoring technical luncheons (8) months of the year, providing our Professional Engineers free access to Continuing Education hours.

For more details on the scholarship or general information about the Brazos Section of the ISA please refer to www.isabrazos.org.

If you would like more information about this topic or to schedule an interview with Phil Baird (President), Gary Rodgers (Marketing Chairman), Jeff Sibley (Education Chairman) or Will Brooks (Education Co-Chair), please feel free to contact any of us.

Contact information can be found on the website, http://www.isabrazos.org/officers/.

ISA’s Student Application: http://www.isa.org/join/4633_2-pg_member_form-2012_4c-fill-in.pdf

Contact: Jeff Sibley 

Phone: 979.238.0728

Mobile: 225.931.3161

Email: jeff.sibley@dow.com