Trade Associations
Alberta Boilers Safety Association
Administers and delivers safety programs related to boilers and pressure vessels in Alberta. These programs include safety education, and in-service inspection of pressure equipment, among others.
AWWA – American Water Works Association
An international, nonprofit, scientific and educational society dedicated to providing total water solutions assuring the effective management of watern
ANSI – American National Standards Institute
Provides a neutral forum for the development of policies on standards issues and serves as a watchdog for standards development and conformity assessment programs and processes in the U.S.
Fieldbus Foundation
Works towards the development and acceptance of a single, open, interoperable fieldbus specification, as well as hardware and software technology for companies that wish to implement it in their automation products.
HART Foundation
Provides worldwide support for the application of the HART Protocol. It manages the Protocol Standards, ensures the technology is openly available for the benefit of industry and educated users by providing training and support for HART technology.
IEC – International Electrotechnical Commission
Prepares and publishes international standards for all electrical, electronic, and related technologies. These serve as a basis for national standardization and as references when drafting international tenders and contracts.
NACE – National Association of Corrosion Engineers
The organization offers technical training and certification programs, conferences, industry standards, reports, publications, technical journals, government relations activities and more.
NSSN – A National Resource for Global Standards
A comprehensive data network on developing and approved regional, national, and international standards and regulatory documents. Serves as a destination for users who are searching for a specific standard or looking for a contact person who can interpret a standard, thereby connecting those who seek standards with those who supply them.
OPC Foundation
Dedicated to ensuring interoperability in automation eliminating the need for expensive custom interfaces and drivers for moving information easily around all parts of an enterprise between different computing solutions and platform.
Trade Associations
APEGGA – The Association of P. Eng., Geol. and Geophys. of AB
An organization that licenses professional engineers, geologists, and geophysicists with the goal of attaining and maintaining the highest level of efficiency, productivity, and ethical conduct possible.
Canadian Gas Association
CGA is the voice of Canada’s natural gas distribution industry.
GPAC – Gas Processing Association Canada
An organization of designers, operators and equipment suppliers that meet to discuss the problems and concerns of the industry as well as current issues.
IEEE – Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Promotes and develops standards on technical areas ranging from computer engineering, biomedical technology and telecommunications to electric power, aerospace, to consumer electronics.
IEEECSS – IEEE Control Systems Society
Dedicated to the advancement of the theory and practice of systems and control in engineering. The society also focuses on meeting immediate and future challenges in the control systems area.
ISA – International Society of Automation
Fosters the advancement in the theory, design, manufacture, and use of sensors, instruments, computers, and systems for measurement and control in a variety of applications. Also provides technical training.
Measurement, Control & Automation Association
A national trade association that promotes the progress of the measurement, control and automation industry through targeted studies, and special projects and programs to enhance the industry
