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I.A.O.M. revamps format to
accommodate conference goers
ATLANTA - Based on feedback from
previous years' meetings, the International Association of Operative Millers'
(I.A.O.M.) has updated the schedule for
its Annual Conference & Expo so that
the Expo is the focus in the morning with
afternoons dedicated to educational programming.
On the second day, the usual concurrent sessions will be replaced with two
one-hour presentations. The event is
April 9-13 at the Renaissance Atlanta
Waverly Hotel & Convention Center in
Atlanta.
"Some of our members have said that
they missed the chance to attend the
same session with all of the conference
goers, so we're going to reintroduce that
programming in Atlanta," said Melinda
Farris, executive vice-president of the
I.A.O.M. "This change is based on feedback from previous years' meetings."
Milling professionals from around the
world will have an opportunity to learn
through comprehensive education programs, connect with industry peers at
several networking events and see the
latest products and services from multiple vendors in the Expo hall.
Educational and technical programs
presented at the conference assist millers in improving yields, productivity,
customer satisfaction and safety. The programs are presented by seasoned professionals in the field who have experienced
the issues affecting millers first-hand.
Ms. Farris anticipates Atlanta will be a
good location for the event. She also noted that being in Atlanta made it possible
to have Karen Neil, epidemic intelligence
service officer in the enteric diseases epidemiology branch, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, as the keynote
speaker at the I.M.E.F. (International
Milling Education Foundation) Breakfast
at 7:30 a.m. on April 11.
"Had we not been in Atlanta, it would
have been more difficult for us to secure
someone like that," Ms. Farris said. "I
think I.A.O.M. members will be interested to hear about food safety from the
perspective of the C.D.C. Atlanta is easy
to get to from anywhere in the world, and
there are unlimited things to see and do."

5 p.m. The opening reception is that
evening from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Renaissance Waverly Hotel.
Product Showcases begin at 10 a.m. on
April 11 in the Cobb Galleria and continue in the morning on April 12. Eligible
products include new products and existing products that have new applications.
The Product Showcase allows selected
exhibiting companies to promote their
products directly from their booths in
the Expo hall. Those selected are given
10 minutes to discuss their product while
showing the product, a slideshow presentation, or anything else they can show
within their booth space.
Like last year, a Best of Show
prize will be awarded based on
the votes of product showcase
attendees. Ms. Farris noted that
this year there was triple the
number of applications for the
product showcase.
Educational sessions begin
1 p.m. on April 11 and include
employee management, facility
management, product protection (including sanitation, food
protection, food safety, finished product
testing, storage and transportation) and
technical operations (including technical
aspects of raw product evaluation, testing, storage and processing). Educational
programming continues in the afternoon
on April 12, with two one-hour presentations: one focused on how to manage
regulatory inspections and the other featuring a miller/allied trades panel.
The Allied Trades event is planned
from 6-9 p.m. on April 11 at Sports & Social, located in the new Live! at the Battery area in Atlanta.
The Annual Meeting and Safety Award
Breakfast kicks off at 7:30 a.m. on April
12, which is open to all attendees.
The final Product Showcase and educational sessions are scheduled for the
rest of the day, followed by district and
leader meetings. The awards ceremony is
planned during the closing banquet at the
Renaissance Waverly.
On April 13, the conference concludes
with the Annual Golf Tournament at the
Fox Creek Golf Club in Smyrna.

Conference schedule
The conference begins on April 9,
with the I.A.O.M. board of directors
meeting and a Food Protection Committee meeting. Committee meetings
continue on April 10, along with preconference registration from 8 a.m. to

I.M.E.F. auction
The I.M.E.F.'s Silent Auction will open
on the Expo floor on April 11. The auction will close at the Annual Banquet &
Awards Ceremony on April 12.
This year, the silent auction will be
conducted entirely online through a

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bidding app, Ms. Farris said.
"We're really excited to see how that
will work," she said. "It will allow anyone, anywhere in the world the opportunity to bid on some of the great items that
our members' companies and partners
have donated."
Last year, the auction raised $81,000,
pushing the endowment past the $1 million mark.
"We are so excited to have reached our
goal of $1 million during the conference,"
said Stephen Doyle, I.M.E.F. president, at
the conference. "The funds raised have
been used to help Kansas State students
and professionals further their education,
as well as to develop content for a vocational training program and a website to
help promote the milling industry as a
great place to make a career."
One of the recent projects
funded by the I.M.E.F. endowment was the development of
a Milling Technician certificate
program, which is currently
underway at Cowley College
in Arkansas City, Kas. The Milling Technician certificate program is a fully-online college
credit program, which allows
anyone in the world to enroll
in the program. The program is
completed with a 250-hour internship at
a flour mill.
In addition, I.M.E.F. funds a scholarship program for milling science students
at Kansas State University, as well as
professionals in the industry to take the
IAOM Correspondence Course in Flour
Milling and resident milling courses.
One $3,000 scholarship and one $2,500
scholarship were presented to K.S.U. students during the I.M.E.F. Breakfast at the
I.A.O.M. Conference for the 2017-18 academic year.
Special events
The I.A.O.M. Annual Banquet &
Awards Ceremony on April 12 will honor
and pay tribute to its award recipients.
The event will be at the Renaissance Waverly Hotel. The event starts at 6 p.m.
with a reception, which will include the
close of the I.M.E.F. Silent Auction.
The 2018 Milling Operative of the Year
award will be presented during the ceremony. Established in 1986 by Milling &
Baking News, the award is presented to
the practicing milling operative who has
made the most significant contribution to
the progress of a plant, a company and the
industry from an operating point of view.
The winner will receive an inscribed
plaque, and a scholarship will be established in the winner's name at Kansas State
University in Manhattan, Kas. MBN
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