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News Release from: The Fieldbus Center
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 10 January 2006
Conference to discuss impact of training
The Fieldbus Center at Lee College will host an Instrumentation Education, Training and Development Conference in Clear Lake, Texas, on 17th and 18th August 2006.
The Fieldbus Center at Lee College, a National Science Foundation (NSF) recognised and funded institution, will host an Instrumentation Education, Training and Development Conference (IETDC) in Clear Lake, Texas, on 17th and 18th August 2006 The event will have a national scope, addressing key issues in technology training and development for instrumentation personnel at all levels
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 28 Sep 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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The first annual meeting of its kind, the IETDC will discuss the impact of training across the entire plant automation field technologies such as fieldbus, to conventional instrumentation and process control systems.
According to Fieldbus Center Director Chuck Carter, the conference has been organised in response to the growing shortage of personnel trained in the latest instrumentation technologies.
"In the coming years, industrial manufacturers around the world will face a very significant and inevitable challenge: keeping pace with the accelerating retirement rate for today's experienced technicians and operators", said Carter.
"The control and instrumentation field can only remain strong by enabling the education of tomorrow's workforce".
The IETDC programme will examine the critical role of education and technology instruction in meeting the needs of plants, factories, research facilities and related industries.
Anyone involved with training the instrumentation workforce, from helpers to engineers, is encouraged to attend and participate.
The Fieldbus Center is seeking input from the instrumentation industry on conference discussion topics, white papers, presenters and sponsors.
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