Keynotes to Address Open Standards, Sustainability and Innovation at Rockwell Automation 2008 Process Solution User's Group Meeting
The meeting will facilitate peer-to-peer exchange and create an environment where users can learn best practices and provide input on Rockwell Automation system capabilities
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 16, 2008 - Rockwell Automation today announced the keynote presentations for its annual Process Solution User's Group (PSUG), an international meeting of end users, system integrators, partners and original equipment manufacturers. The conference will be held on Nov. 17 and 18 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, Tenn.
Three keynote speakers will take the stage over the two-day conference. Endress+Hauser COO, Michael Ziesemer, will present "Focus on Openness," highlighting open standards in process applications. Joel Makower, executive editor, Greener World Media, will share his perspective in a speech titled "From Here to Sustainability, The Profits (and Pitfalls) of Environmentally Responsible Business." Additionally, Herman Bozenhardt, senior vice president and general manager, BE&K BioPharm, will discuss the future of automation through a speech entitled "Automation Projects in 2010 and Beyond, Thinking and Living Outside the Box."
To help facilitate customer discussions on the current state of the process industry, PSUG provides attendees with executive keynote addresses, customer application stories, educational sessions, and user-led priority voting sessions. The voting sessions help chart the course for the Rockwell Automation process system strategy.
In addition, attendees will hear from Rockwell Automation and its partners about advanced process control, regulatory compliance, energy management, development tools, legacy DCS migration, batch and MES solutions, safety and critical control, industry standards, asset management, process optimization, and plant-floor integration. New this year, attendees of educational sessions will receive continuing education units to help them meet their professional development requirements. PSUG attendees also have the chance to see more than a dozen case-study presentations from users in food and beverage, oil and gas, chemical, water treatment, and life sciences industries.
"PSUG provides attendees with a platform for communications and collaboration, discussing system improvements, industry issues and trends, future roadmaps, and best practices that lead to operational and competitive excellence," said Scott Anthony, commercial programs manager, Rockwell Automation.
The Rockwell Automation PSUG event is being held two days prior to the company's Automation Fair show, also in Nashville, Tenn. At the 2008 Automation Fair event, targeted industrial forums and labs will provide an educational experience for manufacturers, and more than 100 Rockwell Automation partner companies are expected to display their latest innovations and products.
Rockwell Automation Inc. is a leading global provider of industrial automation power, control and information solutions that help manufacturers achieve a competitive advantage in their businesses. The company brings together leading global brands in industrial automation that include Allen-Bradley controls and services, and Rockwell Software factory management software. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis., the company employs about 20,000 people serving customers in more than 80 countries.
For more information about PSUG 2008, including registration information, please visit http://www.rockwellautomation.com/events/automationfair/psug.html.
Media contacts: Scott Anthony
Rockwell Automation
440.646.5260
seanthony@ra.rockwell.com
Jessica Eull
Padilla Speer Beardsley Inc.
612.455.1792
jeull@psbpr.com
