Knowledge Centres

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Knowledge Centres

• Jacques Arekion
• France section Student sections chair

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Knowledge Centres

• Workshop
• 20 minutes
• Status in D12
• New vs Old KC scheme
• Value of KC
• Consider CA applying to universities
• Expected outcome
• Recommendation to DVP Board

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Knowledge Center program old guidelines.

• The first KC scheme allowed a student section to
  acquire a bunch of ISA publications of 8000
  value for a 2000 investment by a sponsor.

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Knowledge Center program new guidelines

• The core content is prescribed
• 1. Standards CD
• 2. Standards Updates
• 3. Practical Guide Series (8 vol. set)
• 4. Annual Meeting Proceedings
• 5. InTech Magazine
• The library will be subscribed for Standards
  updates, the Annual Proceedings, and InTech for
  four years. The materials will be available at a
  50 discount. The cost in Europe will be 2,235.
• Customer pays shipping handling and customs, if
  any. The library can extend its ISA holdings at
  any time and will enjoy the 50 discount for four
  years from the date of the initial Center
  purchase. The program will operate on a
  pay-as-you-go basis.

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New vs Old KC scheme

• The benefit is half the previous offering (50
  instead of 75 discount),
• Can be compared to what any distributor,
  including a section or a training course provider
  can obtain for reselling these materials.
• InTECH is included at cost while other high
  quality revues may be obtain for free

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Value of KC
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Objectives

• Provide valuable ISA information resources in
  easily accessible local centers that will be of
  benefit to automation control students and
  practitioners.
• Enhance the potential for ISA membership
  recruitment and retention.
• Build awareness of ISA Sections, exhibits, and
  conferences.
• Provide to local industry or Society units an
  opportunity for community involvement through
  sponsorship.

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Consider CA applying to universities
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Expected outcomeRecommendation to DVP Board

• - Reinstall the 75 discount
• - This discount is given for up to USD 4000 value
  based on the price list
• InTECH shall not be valuated in this package
  (offered for free)
• All downloadable material (no cost for ISA) such
  as standards download - single copy - and
  technical paper subscription shall be offered for
  free with the package
• Shipping paid by ISA (amendment of the new
  scheme)

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Recommendation to DVP Board

• - This amount must be allocated in a chosen
  period of a maximum of 4 years
• - possibility to allocate the full amount at once
• - Maximum 4 shipping
• - The actual cost - 2000 - can come from a
  sponsor or from the school itself
• - Additional material available at 50 discount
• - The materials is freely selected by the school
  among designated items

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Expected outcomeRecommendation to DVP Board (II)

• The KC can be granted only if a student section
  exist
• The KC is a permanent agreement which ends when
  no more student section stays alive in the school
• The KC can be granted only once for a given
  school. If it is cancel, it can be resumed to
  allow the school to benefit again additional
  material at 50 discount
• The KC is attached to the school library, not to
  the student section which could be very volatile.
  A school staff shall be responsible of the KC,
  reaffirmed each year

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Additional suggestions

• Consider KC as part of a wider agreement between
  ISA and the school, possibly based on a sort of
  CAP (Certificate Associate Program) or an
  extension of CAP to schools
• Shall we impose a regular section to sponsor the
  KC? Our experience in Poland, which initiated the
  concept, showed that a poor local ISA support was
  possibly the cause of the failure (3 ISA members
  in Poland, no more students)

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Additional Notes

• See following slides

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Assumptions

• An ISA Knowledge Center can be initiated at any
  time and enhanced at a special discount. See
  Program Guidelines below for more information on
  content.
• ISA Knowledge Centers will be placed only at
  institutions that have a chartered ISA Student
  Section.
• A local ISA Section, Region or District, or a
  company from industry may sponsor placement of an
  ISA Knowledge Center in the school library.
• Initial shipment of materials to establish the
  ISA Knowledge Center will be available at a 50
  discount. Content for the initial shipment is
  prescribed. See Program Guidelines below for more
  information on content.
• Users of the Center read and understand English.

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Program Guidelines

• ISA Knowledge Centre - Content for Initial
  Shipment You will be subscribed for Standards
  updates, the Annual Proceedings, and InTech
  magazine for four years.
• ITEMLIST PRICEPRICE W/ 50DISCOUNTNOTESStandards
  CD995.00497.50ISBN 1-55617-856-5Standards
  Updates1,980.00990.00SPCDRENPractical Guide
  Series1,134.00567.00See below Annual Mtg.
  Proceedings796.00398.00Begin with RCDROM03InTech
  Magazine    N.America    Outside N.
  Am.492.20668.00 246.10334.00Select the rate
  that identifies the mailing address.TOTAL5,397.20
  5,537.002,698.602,786.50North AmericaOutside
  North AmericaPlus shipping/handling/ customs

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Practical Guide Series

• Batch Control ISBN 1-55617-563-9 Statistical
  Process Control ISBN 1-55617-511-6 Analytical
  Instrumentation ISBN 1-55617-581-7 Maintenance
  of Instruments Systems ISBN 1-55617-512-4
  Flow Measurement, 2nd Ed. ISBN 1-55617-736-4
  Control Valves ISBN 1-55617-565-5 Continuous
  Process Control ISBN 1-55617-557-4 Fundamentals
  of Industrial Control ISBN I-55617-335-0

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PROMOTION

• To promote your new ISA Knowledge Center, ISA
  will provide and send under separate cover a
  promotion poster. You are encouraged to display
  the new resources prominently. The poster will
  draw attention to your new acquisition and
  enhance photos you may take to advertise
  availability of these new resources.
• See Note 1 below
• Options When you order your ISA Knowledge
  Center, you may select other ISA products for
  your library at the same 50 discount as the
  initial content. Third party products (those
  materials offered through ISA but not published
  by ISA) are not included in the discount, and are
  invoiced at the Member rate. Customer pays
  shipping, handling and any customs for all
  library content ordered.