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Houston Agenda

The MatrikonOPC User Group Conference is attracting industry experts, integrators, and process/discrete manufacturers globally. The conference provides solutions for end users of all experience levels, geared towards providing practical knowledge and OPC solutions for Executives, Integrators and end-users.

The sessions will provide you with valuable case study information, industry specific focuses on how to adapt, integrate or automate any of your systems using OPC Technology.

Additional speakers and session may still be added. If you have any questions, please contact OPCuginfo@matrikon.com or call 1-877-628-7456 ext 4099.

To view abstract and bio information, please click on a session title below.

Monday, September 11, 2006
7:00AM - 8:00AM	Breakfast/Registration
8:30AM - 10:30AM	OPC Workshops
10:30AM - 10:45AM	Break
10:45AM - 12:00PM	OPC Workshops
12:00PM - 1:00PM	Lunch
1:00PM - 3:00PM	OPC Workshops
3:00PM - 3:30PM	Break
3:30PM - 4:30PM	OPC Workshops

Tuesday, September 12, 2006
7:00AM - 8:00AM	Breakfast
8:30AM - 10:30AM	OPC Workshops
10:30AM - 10:45AM	Break
10:45AM - 12:00PM	OPC Workshops
12:00PM - 1:00PM	Lunch
1:00PM - 3:00PM
	OPC Workshops
	OPC Executive Standardization Roundtable
3:00PM - 3:30PM	Break
3:30PM - 4:30PM
	OPC Workshops
	OPC Executive Standardization Roundtable
5:00PM - 7:00PM	Registration/Connectivity Showcase
7:00PM - 9:00PM	Welcome Reception
8:00PM - 9:00PM	Introduction to OPC

Wednesday, September 13, 2006
7:00AM - 8:30AM	Breakfast/Registration/Connectivity Showcase
8:30AM - 9:00AM	OPC - From Today and Into the Future Sean Leonard - Director of OPC, MatrikonOPC
9:00AM - 9:30AM	Future of Real-Time Architecture Tom Burke - President, OPC Foundation
9:30AM - 10:00AM	Implementation Considerations for Safety Systems Integration with DCS Joe Scalia - Triconex
10:00AM - 10:30AM	Break/Connectivity Showcase
10:30AM - 11:30AM	Importance of Using Standards Jim Pinto - jimpinto.com
11:30AM - 12:00PM	OPC in Mission Critical Applications Eric Murphy - MatrikonOPC and OPC Foundation
12:00PM - 1:30PM	Lunch/Connectivity Showcase
1:30PM - 2:00PM
OPC Fundamentals	Resources to Stay Connected & Improve Connectivity Rick Zabel - Automation.com
Advanced OPC	Application of Turbine in Monitoring and Controls - OPC in Action Bill Finn - Santee Cooper
Technical/Operations	Combining Standards, Modbus and OPC Fred Cohn - Modbus-IDA
2:15PM - 2:45PM
OPC Fundamentals	Using OPC as a Process Calculation Platform Dane Overfield - Exele Information Systems Inc.
Advanced OPC	Achieve a High Availability SCADA System Scott Williams - Enbridge
Technical/Operations	Bridging BACnet and OPC for Building Automation Control Bob Ofenstein - Cimetrics
3:00PM - 3:30PM
OPC Fundamentals	Adding Advanced Measurements through OPC Arun Veeramani - National Instruments
Advanced OPC	Using OPC for Digital Video Surveillance and Intrusion Detection Michael Godfrey – Visual Defense
Technical/Operations	Panel Discussion - Technical/Operations
3:30PM - 4:00PM	Break/Connectivity Showcase
4:00PM - 4:30PM
OPC Fundamentals	OPC and Hospital Products – A Pharmaceutical Case Study Dave Bernero - Hospira, Inc.
Advanced OPC	Leveraging OPC A & E Across the Enterprise Karim Moti – Matrikon
Technical/Operations	OPC Integration Testing for New Generation DCS Platforms Harry McKinley - ENGlobal
4:30PM - 5:30PM	Connectivity Showcase
5:30PM - 6:00PM	Transportation to WorldKarts
6:00PM - 10:00PM	Dinner/WorldKarts

Thursday, September 14, 2006
7:00AM - 8:30AM	Breakfast/Registration/Connectivity Showcase
8:30AM - 9:00AM	OPC - Taking the Fear Out of Sarbanes-Oxley
9:00AM - 10:00AM	Future of Technology: 3 & 10 Year Vision Dick Morley - Barn.org
10:00AM - 10:30AM	Break/Connectivity Showcase
10:30AM - 11:30AM	Leveraging OPC Standards Based Connectivity to Build a Foundation Andrew Higginbotham & David Tappen - Washington Gas
11:30AM - 12:00PM	Working with Poor Implementation of Cyber Security Rick Kaun - MatrikonOPC
12:00PM - 1:30PM	Lunch/Connectivity Showcase
1:30PM - 2:00PM
OPC Fundamentals	Using OPC in Discrete Manufacturing Scott Morse - Brookline Services
Advanced OPC	Results to Any System - OPC Eliminates Custom Interfaces David Mobley - Baytek International
Technical/Operations	Ramifications of Improperly Set-up Security Eric Murphy - MatrikonOPC and OPC Foundation
2:15PM - 2:45PM
OPC Fundamentals	Impact of OPC on the Process Industry Jim Montague - Putman Media
Advanced OPC	Progress in Open Standards-Based Operations & Maintenance Interoperability John Bridges, MIMOSA and Open O & M™
Technical/Operations	Using OPC to Coordinate Supervisory Control of Equipment Units Randy Warren - Finesse LLC
3:00PM - 3:30PM
OPC Fundamentals	Panel Discussion - OPC Fundamentals
Advanced OPC	Panel Discussion - Advanced OPC
Technical/Operations	Panel Discussion - Technical/Operations
3:30PM - 4:00PM	Break/Connectivity Showcase
4:00PM - 4:30PM	Closing Address Amin Rawji - President & CEO Matrikon Inc.
4:30PM - 5:00PM	Conference Wrap Up
5:00PM - 6:00PM	Connectivity Showcase