This symposium is a result of the successful first symposium held in the United States in 2005. The main objective is to give a overview of worldwide developments and show practical experience of manufacturers of safety-related products and end-users of the U.S. market.
The implementation of safety-related automation applications including programmable techniques has become a standard in most application areas. This includes programmable controllers, field devices, bus systems and their configuration and programming by the user. The functional safety of these devices in operation has to be guaranteed for the protection and safety of people, environment and installations/plants.

International standards, as for example the IEC 61508, IEC 61511 and EN 954, describe requirements which have to be fulfilled during development and use of systems. Safety management of the complete life cycle of complex applications and devices is gaining more and more importance.

The symposium and the exhibition supports and intensifies the international exchange of information and makes the state-of-the-art of safety-related applications transparent. Results concerning use, safe communication, software and safety management will be the main topics.

The international symposium will be accompanied by an exhibition. The following companies will participate:

ABB Inc., USA - Bosch Rexroth Corp., USA - Endress + Hauser Inc., USA - Gassonic A/S, Denmark - GE Fanuc Automation Americas, Inc., USA - HIMA Americas, Inc., USA - ICS Triplex, USA - innotec GmbH, Germany - Metso Automation Oy, Finland - PILZ Automation Safety L.P., USA - Rockwell Automation, USA - SafePlex Inc., USA - Safety Network Internatinoal e.V. - Schneider Electric, USA - Siemens Energy & Automation, USA - Triconex, USA - WAGO Corporation, USA - Yokogawa Corporation of America, USA

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Heinz Gall

TÜV Rheinland Industrie Service GmbH,
Automation, Software and Information Technology, ASI
Cologne, Germany.

$ 600
For early registration until March 15, 2007

Workshop 3

to be determined

Workshop 5

Certification of Safety-Related Components and Systems and Safety-Instrumented Functions
Heinz Gall - TÜV Rheinland Industrie Service GmbH, ASI - Germany

Workshop 6

to be determined

Online-Registration: please go to https://ordering.us.tuv.com/orders/symposium.aspx

Fax-Registration: please register by using the registration form.

You will receive a confirmation of your registration and details of how to get to the symposium.
The number of participants is limited. Please ensure your participation by early registration.

$ 750

for early registration until March 15, 2007:

$ 600

The fee includes participation in the workshops, conference proceedings, refreshments, lunch and dinner. The fee (without deductions) is payable on receipt of our invoice or by credit card payment.
Participants from foreign countries do not pay VAT, if the company´s VAT-ID number has been indicated.

The fee does not include the accommodation costs.

The workshops will take place on the 1st Floor of The Galveston Island Convention Centre. Details will be announced during the Symposium.

Registration for the workshops is necessary.

For further information please click here.

Hilton Galveston Island Resort
5400 Seawall Boulevard
Galveston, TX 77551, USA

Phone (409) 744 - 5000

The organizer reserves the right to substitute speakers and/or postpone the conference or make changes to the program.

Cancellation of registration must be submitted in writing.

Please understand that due to the limited number of participants, we are obliged to retain 50 % of the fee for cancellations which arrive later than 14 days before the start of the conference. The entire fee must be paid for cancellations which arrive later than 7 days before the start of the conference and for participants who leave during the conference.

TÜV Rheinland Industrie Service GmbH
Automation, Software and Information Technology, ASI
TÜV Rheinland of North America
Functional Safety Division