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FEATURE

IAO
MILLERS TO
SHARE IDEAS
IN TEXAS
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The Austin Convention Center is the site of 2006
IAOM Conference & Expo, May 20-24.

IAOM continues dialogue
with Central Asian millers
Representatives of the International
Association of Operative Millers (IAOM)
in February attended a regional meeting of flour millers and bakers of Central
Asia and Mongolia in Almaty, Kazakhstan to present information on the IAOM's
activities and benefits of membership.
The three-day conference, which was attended by nearly 150 people representing
11 countries, focused on challenges and
progress toward quality wheat flour fortification in Central Asia.
Building on a dialogue that began during the IAOM Middle
East and Africa District Conference in Marrakech, Morocco last
September, IAOM Communications Director Melinda Farris and
Dr. Jeff Gwirtz, JAG Services, Inc., discussed plans to form a Eurasian District of IAOM, as well as details about the new district's
inaugural conference and trade show, which is scheduled to take
place in Istanbul, Turkey, in November.
The new district would encompass members located in Central
Asia, Central and Eastern Europe and Russia.
Additional information about the upcoming Eurasia District
conference will be posted on the IAOM website (www.iaom.info)
once it is available.
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undreds of milling industry professionals will gather at
the 110th International Association of Operative Millers (IAOM) Annual Conference and Expo May 20-24 in
Austin, Texas, U.S., to learn about the latest developments in
milling technology and take advantage of numerous networking opportunities.
Held at the Austin Convention Center, the IAOM conference
will feature 28 technical sessions and instructional briefings
covering a wide variety of topics related to the flour milling
industry. Grain traceability, mill maintenance, pest control and
facility design are among the topics to be discussed.
The IAOM Latin American District Conference, which is
held each year in conjunction with the international conference, is scheduled from 9:45 a.m. to 5
p.m. on Saturday, May 20.
Although IAOM has held a number
of events in Texas, this will be the first
time the international conference has
come to Austin, the state capital and
self-proclaimed "live music capital of
the world."
"Some of IAOM's most successful
conferences have been held in Texas,"
said IAOM Executive Vice-President
Gary Anderson. "Two of our best-attended conferences were in Fort Worth
and San Antonio. We anticipate another strong showing this year, since a
large percentage of our members is located within a fairly easy
travel distance. We also expect more members from the Latin
America District to travel to Texas for the conference."
One of the highlights of the conference will take place
Tuesday evening, May 23, at the annual banquet, where the
2006 "Milling Operative of the Year" award winner will be announced. The award is sponsored by Milling & Baking News,
sister publication of World Grain.
EXPO SCHEDULE
In addition to the educational programming, participants
will also have access to the IAOM Expo, a trade show that

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