Southern North America District

As we move into a new year, we need to focus on ISA's Strategic Objectives and determine how we can as sections support the objectives along with how we can leverage them to increase member value and active participation at the local level.

ISA Strategic Objectives

• Industry Reach and Awareness - Establish and advance ISA's relevance and credibility as the home of automation by anticipating industry needs, collaborating with stakeholders, and developing and delivering pertinent technical content.
• Member Development and Engagement - Enhance member value and expand engagement opportunities to nurture and grow a more diverse and global community to advance the automation profession.
• Technical Education and Certification - Become the recognized leader in automation and control education, provide training, certifications, and publications to prepare the workforce to address technology changes and industry challenges in the most flexible and relevant ways.
• Leadership and Business Skill Development - Create opportunities for members to improve critical leadership skills, to build a network of industry professionals, and to develop the next generation of automation professionals.

About ISA - The Home for Automation

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Dean Bickerton
District Vice President
Southern North America
New Orleans Section
The Reynolds Company
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Do you want to get a peek into ISA's strategic direction for 2022? 

Take a look at this blog post from our new Society President, @Carlos Mandolesi

The Future of ISA is Now

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Dean Bickerton
District Vice President
Southern North America
New Orleans Section
The Reynolds Company
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I just posted a pdf and ppt copy of Carlos Mandolesi's ISA Strategy presentation he presented at our District Leader Meeting on 2/11.  Please review and use with your section leaders and members.

• Increase professional membership by 2%
  • Create more meaningful member experiences at the section level.
• Increase ISA's audience by 5% worldwide and non-US audience by 10%
• Increase total training attendees by 5% and non-Us training participation by 2%
• Improve leader satisfaction score by 3%
  • Develop a program that creates a mutually beneficial volunteer experience.
  • Develop leadership training that prepares volunteers and makes them more successful.

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Dean Bickerton
District Vice President
Southern North America
New Orleans Section
The Reynolds Company
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The ISA 2023 Strategic Plan was announced during this week's Connect Live with ISA Officers

It is posted on isa.org under About>Strategic Plan.  Here is the link:
ISA Strategic Plan

The plan in pdf is also attached to this discussion thread and in our library.  Please review the plan and incorporate it into your local section plans for 2023. 

Let's all row in the same direction to "Create a better world through automation" (Our Vision) by "Empowering the global automation community through standards and knowledge sharing" (Our new Mission).

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Dean Bickerton
District Vice President
Southern North America
New Orleans Section
The Reynolds Company
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"Empowering the global automation community through standards and knowledge sharing" is such a great revision to the mission. It really shows the ISA is adapting to where it fits best as industry evolves. Kudos to whoever first suggested it!!

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Phillip Swinson
District Vice President Elect-Elect - Southern N. America
Past President - Tampa Bay Section
Regional Automation Manager - Electro Design Engineering
Tampa, Florida
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Original Message:
Sent: 10 Dec, 2022 02:08 PM
From: Dean Bickerton
Subject: ISA Strategic Objectives

The ISA 2023 Strategic Plan was announced during this week's Connect Live with ISA Officers

It is posted on isa.org under About>Strategic Plan.  Here is the link:
ISA Strategic Plan

The plan in pdf is also attached to this discussion thread and in our library.  Please review the plan and incorporate it into your local section plans for 2023. 

Let's all row in the same direction to "Create a better world through automation" (Our Vision) by "Empowering the global automation community through standards and knowledge sharing" (Our new Mission).

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Dean Bickerton
District Vice President
Southern North America
New Orleans Section
The Reynolds Company
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@Phillip Swinson yes the new mission,
"Empowering the global automation community through standards and knowledge sharing",
does a much better job stating who we serve, why we exist, and how we do what we do.  This was actually identified as an area of improvement during the joint ISA Staff and Executive Board summit back in August in Chapel Hill, NC.  We spent a lot of time workshopping the strategic plan and decided to tackle the mission statement as well.  We looked at a lot of good mission statements from other organizations and landed on this one as a group.​

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Dean Bickerton
District Vice President
Southern North America
New Orleans Section
The Reynolds Company
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Original Message:
Sent: 13 Dec, 2022 07:21 AM
From: Phillip Swinson
Subject: ISA Strategic Objectives

"Empowering the global automation community through standards and knowledge sharing" is such a great revision to the mission. It really shows the ISA is adapting to where it fits best as industry evolves. Kudos to whoever first suggested it!!

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Phillip Swinson
District Vice President Elect-Elect - Southern N. America
Past President - Tampa Bay Section
Regional Automation Manager - Electro Design Engineering
Tampa, Florida
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Original Message:
Sent: 10 Dec, 2022 02:08 PM
From: Dean Bickerton
Subject: ISA Strategic Objectives

The ISA 2023 Strategic Plan was announced during this week's Connect Live with ISA Officers

It is posted on isa.org under About>Strategic Plan.  Here is the link:
ISA Strategic Plan

The plan in pdf is also attached to this discussion thread and in our library.  Please review the plan and incorporate it into your local section plans for 2023. 

Let's all row in the same direction to "Create a better world through automation" (Our Vision) by "Empowering the global automation community through standards and knowledge sharing" (Our new Mission).

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Dean Bickerton
District Vice President
Southern North America
New Orleans Section
The Reynolds Company

Here are the ISA Strategic Plan results for 2022 and plan for 2023 in PowerPoint format.  This is the presentation given to our district on Wednesday, 2/1/2023.

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Dean Bickerton
Executive Board
Southern North America District
New Orleans Section
The Reynolds Company
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Original Message:
Sent: 10 Dec, 2022 02:08 PM
From: Dean Bickerton
Subject: ISA Strategic Objectives

The ISA 2023 Strategic Plan was announced during this week's Connect Live with ISA Officers

It is posted on isa.org under About>Strategic Plan.  Here is the link:
ISA Strategic Plan

The plan in pdf is also attached to this discussion thread and in our library.  Please review the plan and incorporate it into your local section plans for 2023. 

Let's all row in the same direction to "Create a better world through automation" (Our Vision) by "Empowering the global automation community through standards and knowledge sharing" (Our new Mission).

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Dean Bickerton
District Vice President
Southern North America
New Orleans Section
The Reynolds Company
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