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Pictures taken during 2005/6.
Honours for Section Members
The ISA Executive Board has approved the following awards for members of the Section:
Golden Achievement Award - Maurice Radford Distinguished Society Service Award - John Lotty (left)
Emerging Leader Award - Kevin Dignam (right) We congratulate these members on a well earned recognition of their service to the section and the wider society.
The presentations are scheduled to be made at the President's Fall Meeting (PSF) in Houston, Tx, USA in October 2006.

Honours and Awards 2005

Back row: James Spillane, Brendan Hayes, Eoin Ó Riain, John Kiely, Daniel O'Shea. Front row: Depyty Lord Mayor of Cork Dara Murphy, Brian Curtis, Chairman H&A Committee, Kevin Dignam, President ISA Ireland Section.

Full details of awards

Committee 2005/6
Section Committee 2005/6
Jack Lynch Tunnel - Cork: Tour of sub-station, control room and tunnel systems - 3rd November 2005
Left: Tom Crowley, EG Pettit & Co., Roger O'Brien, Kirby Group, Mick Meade, DPS Engineering & Construction, Dan O'Neill, Tunnel Staff Member (Control Room), Peadar Walsh, Douglas Calibration Services, Billy Walsh, UCC.
Right: President Kevin Dignam presenting an ISA plaque to Dan O'Neill who was our host and guide for the tour of the tunnel complex etc.
Award for Ireland

Above: The ISA Ireland Section was selected to receive a Section Performance Award for outstanding achievement in conducting a well documented and highly successful membership drive. The Award which included a $500.00 honorarium and plaque was presented at the ISA H&A function in Chicago.

Right: Ireland Section President, Kevin Dignam and ISA President, Don Zee in Chicago at the Presidents Fall Meeting (PFM Oct 2005)

Kevin made a presentation (as is custom and practice) of a Bottle of Jameson Gold Whiskey to ISA President Don Zee on behalf of the Ireland Section.
The Ireland delegates were kindly invited to the Presidents Suite on the top floor of the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Chicago (36th) for buffet and refreshments on Wednesday night, 26th October 2005.



Kevin Dignam, President, ISA Ireland Section 2005/6 recieves the chain of office from Martin Almond president 2004/5 at the AGM. 		Airport Automation: Heathrow Terminal 5 - Europe's largest construction and automation project - alook at operations and control centre systems. Speaker: Arjan Korzilius, Iconics UK - Cork: left Dublin: Below

Site visit to Genzyme Ireland Waterford on Tuesday 6th September 2005 About Genzyme : Currently, Genzyme employs 230 employees in Waterford.
The Tabletting facility focuses on the manufacture and packaging of Renagel¨, a product for controlling phosphorous levels in dialysis patients. This process involves converting bulk active into oral dosage tablets and packaging into bottles. The Fill/Finish facility is designed to be a sterile multi product facility capable of filling vials ranging from 2 to 50ml at speeds of 100 - 400 units per minute for worldwide markets. The process includes formulation, liquid filling, lyophilisation (freeze drying), vial inspection and labelling / cartoning. These operations take place in state of the art cGMP manufacturing facilities with a high focus on ensuring the quality of the product for our patients are maintained.
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