2015 Siemens Automation Summit

A User Conference • June 22 - 25 • Las Vegas, NV

2015 Siemens Automation Summit

Community. Experiences. Productivity.

A must attend event!

You’re invited to the 2015 Automation Summit

The annual Automation Summit is a user conference for manufacturing professionals who use Siemens automation

technologies, including DCS, PLC, HMI, industrial networks, factory automation, motion controllers, process instrumentation,

motors and drives, and are interested in cyber security and safety.

You’ll share best practices, network with Siemens management and peers, consult one-on-one with technical experts,

receive free training, and have an opportunity to interact with the latest products and solutions from Siemens.

You will also learn how to use and explore the breadth and depth of the Siemens portfolio.

Automation Summit Agenda

New this year: Hands-on training is offered throughout the conference. Register for a guaranteed seat.

Agenda and breakout session details will be updated regularly on the web site: www.usa.siemens.com/summit

For live event coverage on twitter, follow: #automationsummit

Monday, June 22

All Day Arrivals and Check-in

4:00 PM – 8:00 PM Registration Open

6:00 PM – 10:00 PM Welcome Reception/Connect Event

Tuesday, June 23

7:00 AM Registration Opens

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM Breakfast in Technology Café 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Opening General Session

9:00 AM – 9:15 AM Break

9:15 AM – 10:30 AM Roadmap Forums

10:30 AM – 10:45 AM Break (*Technology Café opens) 10:45 AM – 12:30 PM Breakout Sessions

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Lunch in Technology Café 1:30 PM – 5:30 PM Breakout Sessions and

Hands-on Training

5:30 PM – 6:00 PM Break

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Cocktail Reception with Senior Management

7:00 PM Technology Café closes

Evening Dinner with Colleagues - OR -

Night on your own

9:30 PM Optional:

Cirque du Soleil Zarkana Show * Technology Café open from 10:30 AM – 7:00 PM

Wednesday, June 24

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM Breakfast in Technology Café

8:00 AM *Technology Café opens

8:00 AM – 11:45 AM Breakout Sessions and Hands-on Training 11:45 AM – 12:45 PM Lunch in Technology Café 12:45 PM – 3:30 PM Breakout Sessions and

Hands-on Training

3:30 PM – 3:45 PM Break

3:45 PM *Technology Café closes

3:45 PM – 5:15 PM Feedback Forums

6:00 PM – 10:00 PM Customer Excellence Awards Dinner with Keynote Speaker Nicholas J. Webb * Technology Café opens from 8:00 AM – 3:45 PM

Thursday, June 25

7:00 AM – 8:30 AM Breakfast in Technology Café 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM Hands-on Training

12:30 PM – 1:00 PM Boxed lunches to go * Technology Café open from 8:30 AM – 11:00 AM

Breakout Sessions

Select from 50+ user-led presentations and learn from others on how they successfully applied Siemens technologies. n Best Practices & Novel Approaches n Productivity & Efficiency

n Energy & Asset Management n Safety & Industrial Security n Maintenance & Operations

You can see all the abstracts as they become available at:

www.usa.siemens.com/acceptedabstracts

The Siemens sessions include:

n Roadmaps – the latest Siemens technology will be presented by product management n Feedback Forums – you can provide Siemens with feedback on products, solutions

and services

n Tips & Tricks Sessions – Siemens experts will host demonstration sessions to show you how to effectively apply Siemens products and

technologies. During these sessions, you are encouraged to ask questions specific to your applications.

Technology Café

Don’t miss the exciting Technology Café where you can see the Siemens automation and drives portfolio and talk with Siemens experts in an informal, hands-on environment.

The Technology Café will provide the following and more:

n We will showcase the Totally Integrated Automation (TIA) Scalable Solutions wall that will highlight compact, mid-range, alternative and high-end solutions for automation

applications. These TIA solutions increase your engineering efficiency by up to 30% across

the production lifecycle, allowing you to beat deadlines, quickly adapt to market demands, and minimize downtime.

n Whether you’re engineering a complex batch process, modernizing from a legacy platform, or operating your critical safety instrumented system, our team of process automation experts will show you how the latest PCS 7 technology can help reduce costs and increase your productivity.

n Want to see the latest developments in state-of-the-art variable speed drives technology? We will display our complete offering of low voltage SINAMICS drives

and motion control SIMOTION controllers, as well as application-specific information

showcasing the breadth of our technologies and products. Come and explore how we can offer you higher performance drives that save energy and lower your costs.

Training

We encourage you to join us for training courses led by Siemens technology experts. New this year! We are offering training classes throughout the Summit. Students will share work stations and have hands-on access to product equipment. All courses include a certificate of completion that can be submitted for professional hours. Registration is limited, so try to make your plans in advance. However, you can still sign up at the Summit if space permits.

Select your classes during event registration from the list below: nWhat we’ve got here is NOT failure to communicate –

PROFINET & Ethernet/IPTM with SINAMICS Drives Join Siemens as we demonstrate how seamless it is to use

Siemens’ products on both EtherNet/IPTM and PROFINET

communication protocols. In this workshop, you will commission a SINAMICS G120 drive using STARTER; a solid and time-tested drive program software. You will see a demonstration of the drive being controlled first by the SIMATIC S7-1500 and then by the Rockwell ControlLogix. You will witness the simplicity of switching the drive between protocols and learn some of the “value added” benefits of using Siemens drives. All products will be connected through our SCALANCE XR-300 switch and be remotely operated via our ComfortPanel Touch HMI. nSIMATIC S7-1500F Safety Controller Hands-On Experience Gain a fundamental understanding of what makes a safety

system and how safety and productivity can be increased, giving a competitive advantage when using Siemens Totally Integrated Automation systems with safety integrated.

nPCS 7 Alarm Management Best Practices

This session will review the existing and new functionality of PCS 7 alarm management from a configuration, operation and maintenance perspective. You will learn from a combination of lecture, demonstration and hands-on experience how to effectively use the PCS 7 alarm management tools to improve the operator’s experience and plant safety.

nSIMATIC Ident – New UHF Reader Generation Hands-On Training

Learn about the SIMATIC Ident product portfolio and which applications can be served. Get your hands-on the new UHF readers and experience how easy the integration into a PLC and PC system is. In this training, we will demonstrate the new web interface and show how to use UHF algorithms to overcome UHF challenges in manufacturing.

nPCS 7 V8.1 Update Workshop

Please join us to learn more about the latest release PCS 7 V8.1 via a combination of lecture, demonstration and hands-on experiences across three topics:

Technology Café (continued)

n Are you aware of the services available to complement and extend the product lifecycle? Join our service consultants in the ‘Hub’ to discuss how you can improve your plant productivity. Our experts can also give you tips on how to adapt to new demands while staying reliable and sustainable with your business operations.

n Are cyber threats putting your production at risk? We can help define and build a custom cybersecurity defense for your plant’s

industrial control system. Stop by to learn more about our solutions for protecting your critical assets and how we use global threat intelligence to manage your security posture against current and evolving threats.

n If you’re looking to make your plant smarter and safer while reducing service costs, join our experts to learn more about SIMOCODE TIASTAR™ Smart MCC, now including Ethernet. It can be integrated with PCS 7 and the TIA Portal.

Training (continued)

Monday, June 22

On the first night of the conference, you can connect with your old and new friends by using your own internet-enabled device ... it’s BYOD (bring your own device). When you arrive to the event, you will receive instructions on how to “connect” by setting up your • PCS 7 V8.1 Engineering: Learn the new engineering

enhancements to the system including strategies that will improve your engineering experience around online change management and Advanced Process Library.

• PCS 7 V8.1 Operations: You will experience the PCS 7 OS HMI enhancements including hands-on training. We’ll show you new tools for your PCS 7 HMI icon (for example, scaling and zooming.) • PCS 7 Simulation Tools: We will introduce you to PCS 7 SIMIT

tools for improved factory acceptance testing and operator training via hands-on experience.

nYES! Selling (Projects, Ideas, Yourself) to Others

What does your customer care about? Understanding this helps you get to “Yes!” Whether you are promoting a project internally,

Networking events

selling a product or service to customers, or gaining willing cooperation from your team, there are process steps to make you more successful. In this fun and interactive session, we will explore how to sell without seeming like a “typical salesperson.”

If you like helping others and want to make it easier to get to a “Yes” without tricks, this session is for you. You will apply these skills to your own, real-world situations and learn specific questions to coach others in the process as well. Come join!

nIndustrial Wireless Hands-On Training

This hands-on session, with step-by-step labs, demonstrates the setup and utilization of hardware to create an industrial wireless network. Topics include:

• Web-based Management

• Basic Access Point and Client Setup

• Monitoring Signal Quality with Client Signal Recorder • Security Concepts for Wireless

• Wireless Optimization for Real-Time I/O Communications Text

Networking events (continued)

Tuesday, June 23

Cocktail Hour Sponsored by Siemens Sr. Management

You’re invited to a cocktail hour from 6:00 - 7:00 PM, sponsored by Siemens Sr. Management. After the cocktail hour, please feel free to explore Las Vegas, network with your peers, or stay in to relax. This is your night to do as you please.

Events on Tuesday Evening

Siemens has pre-arranged dinner and networking opportunities at select restaurants. You can join a group (sign up on site) at the restaurant of your choice. Go on your own or with friends and meet new ones. The cost of these meals is not covered by Siemens. Optional Zarkana Performance

Zarkana by Cirque du Soleil is a spirited journey through an

abandoned theater where an extraordinary circus comes back to life. Populated by a motley collection of off-the-wall characters and incomparable acrobats, Zarkana is a visual vortex set in a twisted acrobatic fantasy universe where, little by little, chaos and craziness give way to a true celebration.

We have secured a block of discounted tickets to this spectacle. Sign up during Summit registration to purchase yours. The performance will take place at 9:30 PM on June 23, 2015.

Wednesday, June 24

Customer Excellence Awards Ceremony

Join your peers on the last night of the conference to celebrate their use of Siemens products and technologies. We will recognize these customers with a special awards ceremony and dinner.

Customer Excellence Awards

to celebrate users, Solution Partners, OEMs and other integrators who have utilized Siemens technology. We will honor those recipients that have made their businesses succeed. These awards showcase how close collaboration and mutual trust can yield big results for both recipient and Siemens. We hope that it helps unite all customers and spark more of an interest for “out-of-the-box” solutions for all initiatives within the automation industry. Awards will be given during the conference and a representative from the company must be present at the conference to receive the award.

Keynote Speaker

Nicholas J. Webb is a world-renowned business futurist and innovation thought leader. Webb is the Author of “The Innovation Playbook” and “The Digital Innovation Playbook”. He is also a successful inventor with a wide range of patented

technologies ranging from one of the world’s smallest medical implants to consumer and industrial products. Webb is also the inventor of the popular Hanz® line of educational toys. He has been awarded over 35 Patents by the US Patent and Trademark Office. Webb has launched hundreds of technologies in his 25-year career. He currently provides business and innovation strategy consulting to a wide variety of clients, ranging from small startups to Fortune 500 companies.

Conference details

Register today!

Dates: June 22 - 25, 2015

Location: Aria Resort

3730 S Las Vegas Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89109

Phone: (702) 590-7757

Website: www.aria.com

The 2015 Automation Summit is an all-inclusive package – one registration fee covers it all. Not only can you attend the Summit, but your three nights at the Aria Resort are covered, as are your meals, educational sessions, and networking events.

Conference fees

The full conference fee is $1695 and includes 3 nights lodging, daily breakfast, lunch and all evening networking events. Early Bird Conference Fee – now through March 31 – $1495 Spouse/Guest Fee – $295

Spouse/Guest Fee (Wednesday night only) – $150 Early Career Engineer Fee – $795

This type of attendee needs to be accompanied by a full-paying attendee.

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