MESA promotes exchange of best-practices, strategies and innovation in: Managing manufacturing operations Manufacturing quality Achieving plant-floor execution excellence. MESA's industry events, symposiums, and publications help manufacturers, systems integrators and vendors achieve manufacturing leadership by deploying practical solutions that include a combination of information, business, manufacturing and supply chain technologies. Mission

Board of Directors Chairman: Vice Chairman: Treasurer: Matt Bauer Vivek Bapat Jim Ricigliano Rockwell Automation SAPWyeth Board Members at Large: Claus Abildgren, Invensys WonderwareChris Colyer, Microsoft Jon Dyck, GE Fanuc Automation, Inc. Jürgen Kletti, MPDV Mikrolab GmbH Clifford Lichkowski, Prairie Malt LimitedJon Siudut, IBM John Plassenthal, International Truck andMichael McClellan, Collaboration Engine Corp. Synergies, Inc. Ralf Sonnefeld, SiemensPast Chairman: Karsten Newbury, Siemens

Membership End User Membership has more than DOUBLED since 2005 conference with members in 27 countries Membership Types: Manufacturing End User Individual Membership - $85/year Manufacturing Company Membership - $495/year for 10 “named members” within the company Solution Provider Individual Membership - $995/year for individuals at companies with 1-20 employees Solution Provider Company Membership - $5,500/year for 5 named individuals Student & Educational or Non-Profit Membership– Contact MESA International representative

Membership Member Benefits Include: Discounted registration fee at annual conference Free access to white papers & case studies on MESA website Free MESA member e-newsletters Special reduced prices on industry events Post news, events, and product info on MESA website MESA “Metrics that Matter” Framework Guidebook Listing on the MESA website member list Ability to serve on MESA's Board of Directors and Committees Opportunity to submit white papers to MESA for cobranding Networking with peers on Manufacturing Solutions issues

Marketing Committee: Develop MESA's overall marketing plan to create awareness of the association, promote membership and conference participation, "brand" the association in the industry, and promote MESA activities. - Chair: Lori Mazer (Siemens) Technical Committee: Develop and organize technical content including white papers, case studies, and web casts. The technical content adds value to MESA membership and increases the understanding of MES to the manufacturing community. The Technical Committee actively participates, moderates and generates activity on discussion forums on the MESA website. The committee also coordinates educational webcasts. - Chair: Khris Kammer (Rockwell) Committees

International Expansion Committee: Expand MESA’s membership internationally and serve the needs of those members. Responsibilities include new member recruitment, coordination of regional meetings, and development of communications for members outside the U.S. - Chair: Jan Snoeij (LogicaCMG) Annual Conference Committee: Plan MESA's annual conference including program development, speaker coordination, and sponsor and exhibitor solicitation. - Chair: Lance Rodenfels (Rockwell) Metrics Committee: Consists of Metrics Working Group members. Working Groups expand the “Metrics that Matter” Guidebook & Framework. - Chair: Jon Siudut (IBM) Committees

Analyst Advisory Committee Participating Industry Research Firms: Aberdeen AMR Research ARC Advisory Group IDC Mfg Perspectives Industry Directions

MESA "Metrics that Matter" Uncovering KPIs that Justify Plant Improvements Tuesday, November 7, 2006, 11 a.m. ET Presenter: Julie Fraser, Industry Directions Register online at View MESA’s past webcasts at P2E Webcasts

Dates and Location TBA! Stay tuned to the MESA website for more info! 2007 Conference

International Activities MESA has created Working Groups in the following regions: –Netherlands/Belgium –Saudi Arabia –France –Germany MESA Europe – Board – Activities

Partnerships

Website Discussion forums and networking Upload company news and information (members only) Download the “Metrics that Matter” Research Results (publicly available) and Guidebook & Framework (members only) Download MESA’s white papers and case studies (members only) View MESA’s conference information Join MESA online!

ISA95/MESA BP Working Group Book 1.0, December 2006 ISA-95 Methodology White Papers "ISA95 Mfg Applications Framework and Business Case" "Manufacturing Information Systems: ISA88/95 Based Functional Definition" "Single Canonical Schema Migration Strategy" "ISA-95 As-Is / To-Be Study" "Workflow Description Using B2MML" B2MML SAP Interface Mapping: "ISA-95: The Enterprise-Plant Link to Achieve Adaptive Manufacturing" "ISA-95 Based Operations and KPI Metrics Assessment and Analysis" "ISA-95 Based Change Management" "Overview of ISA95 and OAGIS Convergence Methods" "MOM Lifecycle Management"