Setting the Standard for Automation™

For over 80 years, ISA has developed standards that represent leading industrial automation and cybersecurity practices. As an ANSI-accredited standards developer, ISA is committed to an open, consensus-based process. To learn more, visit isa.org/standards. 

ISA certification and certificate programs offer a standards-based learning approach to critical topics within the automation industry. Certificate programs increase professional recognition and validate specific knowledge areas such as safety and cybersecurity, while certification programs provide an objective third-party assessment and confirmation of skills and experience. To learn more, visit isa.org/certification. 

Professional Engineer Registration and Licensing

ISA promotes and encourages professional engineer registration and licensing by participating in the activities of the National Council of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors (NCEES) and supporting the Control Systems Professional Engineer examination process through maintenance and continuous improvement. In 2025, a new Professional Activities and Knowledge Survey for the Control Systems exam was conducted, and a new specification for the exam is expected to be available in 2026.

ISA is active with the Participating Organizations Liaison Council (POLC), jurisdiction registration boards and other professional societies.

Control Systems Engineering PE Exam Review

78 Students served 

5 EN00 course offerings in 2025

ISA offers its Control Systems Engineering (CSE) PE Exam Review Course (EN00) in three formats: 

• EN00, a three-day in-person, instructor-led review course that is offered at ISA headquarters in North Carolina and at customer sites upon request

• EN00V, the same three-day instructor-led live content delivered in a virtual, online environment

• EN00E, a twelve-week instructor-guided, online class with 21 pre-recorded presentations, class assignments and five teleconference Q&A sessions with a live instructor

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Membership Makes a Difference 

Join ISA to engage with peers and subject matter experts around the world, share and develop best practices to advance the profession, build your resume and reputation and use this opportunity to inspire the next generation of professionals. Together, we create the future of automation, and we need your skills, perspective and insight to make it happen. Visit isa.org/membership to learn more. 

Professional Members: 18,790
6.76% increase over 2024

Overall percentage of professional membership by region:

Student Members: 3,252
5.79% increase over 2024 

Overall percentage of student membership by region:

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Connect Forums

One of our most exciting launches this year has been Connect Forums, where ISA members engage with other automation professionals across sectors, dive deep into cutting-edge automation topics and get real-time answers to their toughest questions. The focus is on technologies that cross industry segments, allowing members to get insights from anywhere.

Young Members  

ISA continued to expand its support and offerings for young members and students:

• 2025 marked the inaugural Student Simulation Showdown, presented during the ISA Automation Summit & Expo. This immersive training environment allows learners to interact with an AI-driven tabletop exercise — such as responding to a ransomware attack on robotic arms in a manufacturing plant — through VR headsets or inside an Igloo room.
  
  ISA’s vision is to expand this model, partnering student teams with corporate sponsors who define real-world critical infrastructure scenarios.
  
  
• The Student Guardian Committee offered Connect Live sessions on different career paths in automation, including technical roles, sales and commercial roles, and academia.
  
  
•  Young Professionals (YP) is an inclusive community where young professionals under the age of 35 can make an impact and influence the future of automation. The Young Professionals hosted a reception at the Automation Summit and Expo. 

1,642 Members designated as Young Professional

6 Connect Lives hosted by Young Professionals

5 Connect Lives hosted by the Student Guardian Committee

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ISA operates four consortia activities: the ISA Global Cybersecurity Alliance (ISAGCA) and its Incident Command System for Industrial Control Systems (ICS4ICS), as well as ISASecure and ISA100 Wireless, which offer research and conformity assessment services in the fields of cybersecurity and wireless interoperability.  

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Automation.com covers hundreds of technical content topics within the automation field. Some of the most popular include:

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OT Cybersecurity Summit  

Hosted in Brussels in 2025, the OT Cybersecurity Summit continues to offer excellent technical content and thought leadership that secures the society's position as a leading resource for operational technology (OT) cybersecurity.

250 Attendees

35 Sessions

40 Speakers

21 Sponsors

Automation Summit & Expo  

It was a watershed year for ISA's premier event, the Automation Summit & Expo (ASE), which grew from 266 attendees in 2024 to over 630 in 2025. 

634 Attendees

67 Speakers

65 Vendors exhibiting

A few of ISA's top placements this year included:

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Celebrating Excellence Awards

ISA recognized 2025 winners of the Celebrating Excellence Awards at a gala during the Automation Summit & Expo:

Enduring Society Service
•    Carlos Mandolesi
 
Excellence in Corporate Technical Innovation
•    Sagacity Allstream Fabrication Engineering
 
Excellence in Education
•    Edson da Costa Bortoni
 
Excellence in Mentoring
•    Hector Puyosa
 
Excellence in Standards
•    Sarah Fluchs
 
Excellence in Technical Achievement
•    Xiaowei Yue
 
Section Excellence
•    Bangalore Section
•    Nigeria Section
•    Spain Section
 
Student Volunteers of the Year
•    Atharva Joshi
•    Julia Feijoo
•    Lucia Freire
 
Volunteers of the Year
•    Greg Potter
•    Jane Buchanan
•    Jose Bielza
•    Olawale Akande
•    Vaibhav Subhash Narkar

Best-Selling Book
•     Calibration: A Technician’s Guide by Mike Cable

Fellows

The ISA Fellows designation recognizes Senior Members who have made exceptional (significant) contributions to the automation profession, in practice or in academia. In 2025, ISA elevated seven members to the distinguished grade of Fellow and recognized them at the gala during the Automation Summit & Expo:

Marco (Marc) Ayala
Recognized for his contributions as a respected ISA cyber courses instructor, AMSC Cybersecurity Chair and InfraGard member, serving as Maritime Domain Sector Chief for ports and terminals.

Dr. Jayesh Barve
Recognized for his exemplary academia-plus-industrial R&D contributions in advanced controls optimization addressing energy transition and global energy access challenges. 

Dr. Harvindar Singh Gambhir
Recognized for his contributions to the field of automation in process instrumentation and controls used in oil & gas, refinery, petrochemicals.

Steve Mustard
Recognized for leading efforts to ensure the U.S. NIST Cybersecurity Framework included ISA/IEC 62443 and for successfully implementing a practical approach to cybersecurity based on the ISA/IEC 62443 standards across multiple industry sectors.

Steven Pflantz
Recognized for his creation, execution and success of a unique and inclusive automation mentorship process utilizing real-time issues and considerations.

Dr. Brian P. Romano
For his development of automation curricula and teaching the art and science of control systems engineering to the next generation.

Dr. Ravindra Thamma
Recognized for pioneering the first ABET-accredited robotics and mechatronics curriculum, harmonizing academic training with industry demands and advancing early research in internet-based control systems and Industry 4.0 paradigms.

Scholarships 

66,000 USD Awarded in scholarships

33 Recipients awarded 

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