Power Industry Division

The Power Industry Division (also known as POWID) is organized within the Industry and Sciences Department of ISA. POWID is a recognized leader in developing and communicating the highest standards of information exchange, practices, environmental awareness and safety of information exchange among engineers, scientists, technicians, students/universities, and management involved in instrumentation and control relating to the production of electricity.

The primary focal point of POWID is to advance the interests and concerns of its members. POWID promotes a highly professional, responsible image of the Power Industry through its various programs and helps its members to develop that image and to succeed in a highly competitive market.

A POWID membership aligns your personal interests with your professional goals. You have a wealth of industry knowledge at your fingertips, and are on the cutting edge of technology and power developments. In addition, you now have the opportunity to share your experiences as well as the opportunity to learn from your peers.

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Get the most out of your POWID Division Membership

POWID is one of the largest Divisions within ISA. The following are just some of the numerous benefits and professional opportunities presented by the POWID Division.

• Annual POWID Symposium

  This annual event has taken place for 50 years. It focuses on relevant issues and concerns of the power industry and the event features expert speakers and exhibits. In addition, as a POWID Symposium participant, you will be eligible to receive Professional Development Hours.

• Other POWID-sponsored events

  Sharpen you leadership skills by helping to plan and conduct various annual POWID events such as meetings, luncheons, banquets and industry award ceremonies.

• Scholarships and Awards

  POWID annually awards the Robert N. Hubby scholarship ($4,000.00) to a student currently enrolled in an undergraduate program in a Power Industry related field, and also provides awards to power plants and individuals advancing instrumentation and control within the power industry. See Important Links above for POWID Scholarship & Award Forms.

• EPRI I&C Interest Group

  The EPRI I&C (Instruments and Controls) Interest Group Meeting is held in conjunction with the Annual ISA POWID Symposium. This meeting brings together industry researchers and power industry engineers, designers, and operators to discuss current research activities and future industry research needs.

• Training

  POWID provides ISA training courses in conjunction with the Annual POWID Symposium which makes it convenient for attendees to include a training course in their plans for the week.

• Standards

  Be part of an active group that develops power industry standards by serving on an  ISA Standards Committee.   ISA67, Nuclear Power Plant Standards, and ISA77, Fossil Power Plant Standards, are two standards committees that work closely with the Power Industry Division to develop Standards and Technical Reports vital to the electric power industry.  

• Recognition

  POWID has won ISA I&S Department's Outstanding Division Award many times including 16-years in a row from 1991 to 2007.

• Valuable Information Resource

  As a service to its Members POWID provides:

  • Three Division newsletters per year featuring articles and papers from POWID Division Members and symposium participants.
  • Access to the POWID website which has links to industry technical papers, web seminars, and a list serve of industry pee
   

Plan Ahead: The ISA Scholarship Application Portal Will Reopen in December 2021

Next year, the ISA Power Industry Division (POWID) will again utilize the ISA Scholarship Application Portal to collect the applications to benefit you students to be considered for all of the ISA scholarships instead of only the POWID Scholarship.

University students who have outstanding potential in fields related to automation should apply for an ISA scholarship.

Scholarship applications will be accepted from December 2021 through the end of February 2022; all applications must be submitted no later than the last day of February 2022.

For details and eligibility requirements, visit http://www.isa.org/scholarships

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to me directly.

If you are a undergraduate or graduate student for all of the year;

click here to go the ISA Scholarship Portal to Apply Today!

IMPORTANT If you are a Senior graduating in May/June (Not enrolled the entire year) you are still eligible for the POWID Hubby Scholarship; but you will have to submit the POWID Hubby Scholarship Application directly to the POWID.