Dr. Randy Buchanan, assistant director of The University of Southern Mississippi School of Computing, was selected for a congressional fly-in in Washington, D.C., in May. Buchanan is director of the Automation Engineering Curriculum Committee for International Society of Automation and serves as a member of the Automation Federation Team of ISA.
Buchanan and the team met with representatives from the U.S. Congress, the Manufacturing Extension Partnership, the U.S. Department of Labor, the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The trip centered on expert teams communicating information related to automation, including workforce development, cyber security and automation engineering education.
According to Buchanan, the team was well-received and applauded for their efforts to promote awareness of the need for automation, automation engineering curricula and efforts to gain support for universities that propose these programs.
The Automation Federation works with associations and societies engaged in manufacturing and process automation to work more effectively while coordinating the work of member organizations engaged in advancement of the science and engineering of automation technologies and applications.
For additional information about the Automation Federation, visit http://www.automationfederation.org.
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