INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF AUTOMATION

Programs

1. Training services and certifications: the society offers a broad range of training topics from foundational knowledge to advanced concepts to companies and individuals involved in automation. Training is offered at the society's headquarters facility, at sites throughout the world, at customer locations, and through distance learning programs. The society maintains two professional certification programs, certified control system technician (ccst) and certified automation professional (cap), both with training and testing offerings. The society derives revenue by charging training and certification participants registration and renewal fees to offset the cost of the programs. A directory of certified individuals is available on the isa.org website.

   $4,027,330 spent$7,716,945 earned by the program
   36% of program spending

2. Member services: member services include all efforts to provide and support member benefits and the administration of leadership structure of the society. This program includes dues revenue for society membership. Additional revenue is originated from royalties and the sale of logo merchandise. All expenses related to the society governance, support of local sections, administrative meetings, and the support of volunteer efforts is included in this program.

   $2,147,275 spentof which $77,653 as grants$237,719 earned by the program
   19% of program spending

3. Trade media (automation.com): the society produces digital media and advertising to assist automation professionals to improve their factories and processes, solve problems, and improve production efficiencies by providing the most current industry news, information, and resources.

   $1,210,503 spent$1,310,737 earned by the program
   11% of program spending

4. Global cybersecurity alliance: the gca is a collaborative forum to advance cybersecurity awareness, education, readiness, and knowledge sharing. Membership is open to any organization involved in industrial cybersecurity. Initiatives include expanding the development and use of industry standards, creating education programs, advocating for awareness, and sensible approaches with world governments and regulatory bodies.

   $829,464 spent$939,272 earned by the program
   7% of program spending

5. Events and conferences: isa conferences, webinars, and isa connect live sessions cover a variety of topics in industrial automation by providing attendees with insight into key operational and business topics through online sessions, panels with live q&a, exhibits, as well as networking and chat opportunities. The isa automation summit and expo (ase) is the automation event of the year combining isa's leadership conference with the best technical presentations from its automation conference series into an unparalleled event experience.

   $988,014 spent$650,340 earned by the program
   9% of program spending

6. Journals (intech): intech magazine digital and intech plus newsletter provide the most thought-provoking, in-depth, and credible coverage of automation technologies, applications, and strategies to help automation professionals succeed.written for engineers, managers, and other automation decision makers, the intech family of publications delivers practical solutions to automation professionals' on-the-job challenges.

   $241,443 spent$148,051 earned by the program
   2% of program spending

7. Standards: isa standards help automation professionals streamline processes and improve industry safety, efficiency, and profitability. Over 150 standards reflect the expertise from over 4,000 industry experts around the world. Since 1949, isa has been recognized as the expert source for automation and control systems consensus industry standards. More than 4,000 individuals cooperating with more than 140 committees, subcommittees, working groups and task forces are involved in isa standards. They're developing standards in areas as diverse as ensuring the safety ofelectrical equipment used in hazardous locations to cost-savings for interfaces between industrial process control computers and subsystems.

   $751,411 spent$307,821 earned by the program
   7% of program spending

8. Books and proceedings: books: isa books bring you the most authoritative technical resources in automation. Relying on subject-matter experts in the field to write and review books on current and emerging technologies and applications, isa provides avariety of titles for engineers, technicians, managers, sales and marketing professionals, and academics. Isa transactions: isa transactions is a journal ofadvances and state-of-the-art in the science and engineering of measurement and automation, of value to leading-edge industrial practitioners and applied researchers.

   $418,837 spent$205,939 earned by the program
   4% of program spending

9. Business development: the society's strategic planning process identifies areas of focus for organizational growth based upon industry and member trends. Recently, cybersecurity, events and partnerships were identified as areas for growth and strategic opportunities. As a result, the society has focused its resources in developing markets for both existing and new product lines which support these initiatives.

   $694,843 spent
   6% of program spending

The 9 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $11,309,120.