The Fieldbus Foundation has announced the speakers for its 2007 General Assembly, to be held in Houston, Texas, USA, on 22nd and 23rd February. Planned for the Houstonian Hotel, this important annual event is expected to host 150-plus controls and instrumentation end users from the process industries, as well as a large number of automation suppliers and members of the foundation’s board of directors. The theme of this year’s General Assembly: “Changing the playing field”, reflects the Fieldbus Foundation’s emphasis on providing a total control system technology infrastructure for industrial manufacturing. The event will address key topics such as open, scalable integration; process integrity; and business intelligence.