On the first day of the event,ODVA（www.odva.org）conducted training workshops on a variety of EtherNet/IP and CIP topics and I talked to one of the lead trainers from罗克韦尔自动化（www.rockwellautomation.com）the next day. I asked him if there were a lot of young engineers in the sessions? He said, “not really, most of us graybeards.” That statement led to a discussion on how do you get younger folks thinking about manufacturing as a career?
According to a recent article on theskills mismatch in U.S. manufacturing，乔治敦大学的哈里·霍尔泽（Harry Holzer）说：“在创造就业机会方面，有很多雇主处于利润率。一个因素是他们所看到的美国工人的技能质量以及教育和劳动力系统创造这些技能的质量。”
在这次早餐讨论中，一名工程师来自abb(www.abb.com)插入并说促进大学制造业需要重新点燃。我同意并提到仿真/VR培训技术似乎是自动化公司为大学提供的自然途径；吸引儿童具有诱人的技术，并与制造业有联系。此外，网络安全问题为制造业提供了更多的曝光率（在不良的光线下）及其网络脆弱性。虽然网络安全问题显示了电力和水业的过时的网络系统，但使用新的基础架构技术重建数据网络的想法是对年轻一代的诱惑，这是技术温床的另一种途径。Y一代的主要特征之一是他们倾向于团体参与，这可能是因为他们成长的社会生活的“组织”方面。
Anyway, as the ABB engineer stated in reference to Stuxnet: “every challenge comes with an opportunity.”
ODVA会议
我在ODVA会议上的第一天包括有关以太网/IP的主题的技术会议。在案卷上是IPv4至V6，通过网络优化能量，sercos和以太网/IP的CIP安全性，用于以太网/IP的光纤电缆系统中的新电缆和进步。
Thursday is the general session and annual members meeting, stay tuned for more information on that meeting.
