AUSTIN, Texas (Feb. 2, 2012) - Online registration is now open for Emerson’s first Global Users Exchange in Europe (www.EmersonExchange.org/emea). The three-day event, aimed at existing and potential users of Emerson Process Management products and services, is being held May 29-31, 2012, at the Hotel Maritim, Düsseldorf, Germany. Delegates can either book for the full conference program or choose to attend specific days based on the agenda of events.

Delegates booking the full conference will have access to all conference presentations, courses and technical exhibition, meals, exhibition reception, and networking events. In addition, delegates who register before March 30th will benefit from a reduced “Early Bird” registration fee.

“Interest in the European Global Users Exchange has been high, and the response to the call for presentations has exceeded our expectations with over 300 abstracts being received,” said Bob Sharp, President, Emerson Process Management Europe. “We know that delegates will be looking for ways to improve energy efficiency with enhanced automation, meet new regulatory requirements, increase yields, or simply get more out of their automation investments, and many of the presentations will follow these themes.”

ABB Automation & Power World is an annual four day program consisting of educational workshops, technical training, customer case studies, application workshops, and panel discussions. This year's 130,000 sq. ft.Technology & Solution Center features the latest technology by ABB and our technology partners. The venue for Automation & Power World 2012 is the George R. Brown Convention Center located in Houston, Texas.

Please click 'ABB Automation & Power World: April 23-26, 2012 in Houston, Texas' to go through the further details.

AUSTIN, Texas, January 24, 2012 – The Fieldbus Foundation today announced that its 2012 General Assembly would be held on March 6-8 in São Paulo, Brazil. Planned for the Sheraton São Paulo WTC Hotel, this key automation industry event will attract the world's leading suppliers and end users of FOUNDATION™ fieldbus.

The 2012 General Assembly, themed, "In a World of Choices, FOUNDATION™ Brings it all Together," will include a comprehensive, end user-oriented agenda consisting of fieldbus project case studies and tabletop exhibitions from leading automation vendors across the globe, as well as a demonstration of the new FOUNDATION for Remote Operations Management technology.

The Fieldbus Foundation's End User Advisory Council (EUAC) will meet Tuesday, March 6, to discuss and offer direction for FOUNDATION technology. Wednesday, March 7, will feature a keynote address by a prominent executive from the Brazilian industrial sector, FOUNDATION technology updates, and presentations by key process end users, followed by a networking reception. On Thursday, March 8, the Fieldbus Foundation will conduct its annual business meeting for members.

According to Fieldbus Foundation President and CEO Rich Timoney, São Paulo was selected as the site of this year's General Assembly due to its status as one of the world's fastest growing industrial regions, and the overwhelming demand for FOUNDATION technology within the area. He said, "Brazil has been experiencing rapid growth in automation projects utilizing FOUNDATION technology and is arguably the central hub of the process automation industry in all of Latin America. Petrobras, Brazil's largest oil producer, has been integrating FOUNDATION fieldbus into their plants for some time, and is in the midst of a large expansion project utilizing the technology."

Presenting the Sixteenth Annual ARC World Industry Forum

Transforming Industry through New Processes and Technologies

February 6-9, 2012 - Orlando, Florida

ARC Advisory Group, the leading global research and advisory firm for manufacturing, industry, and infrastructure, announces that ARC’s Sixteenth Annual World Industry Forum (February 6-9, 2012) at the beautiful Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld hotel in Florida is just one month away.

This annual forum, an industry-leading networking and learning event, attracts executive attendees from both the automation supplier and end user communities. Forum programs cover a wide range of timely manufacturing and industrial automation and IT-related issues, including:

- Analytics for Industry

- Asset Information and Lifecycle Management

- Asset Performance Management

- Cloud Computing

- Collaboration and Social Media Solutions

- Innovations in Virtual Production

- Operational Excellence for Power Generation

- Security Solutions for Plants and Infrastructure

- Supply Chain Integrity and Brand Protection

- Sustainable Operational Excellence Solutions

- Enterprise Mobility

The automation technologies represented and discussed include sensors, PLCs, and DCS control systems.  Software technologies include HMI/SCADA, historian, simulation, MES, ERP, and asset management.  The ARC forum addresses both process and discrete marketplaces.

For further information on this forum please click 'ARC World Industry Forum'