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FEATURE

he Fourth Annual IAOM Eurasia District Conference &
Expo will be held Sept. 23-25 at the International Industrial Academy in Moscow, Russia.
IAOM of¿cials are expecting approximately 250 attendees
and an expo with about 30 exhibitors, approximately the same
size as last year's event in Bucharest, Romania.
"IAOM is looking forward to holding our ¿rst conference
in Moscow this fall," said IAOM Executive Vice-President
Melinda Farris.
"Russia is such an integral part of the grain milling industry in Europe, and we are fortunate to have the International
Industrial Academy as our partner to help make this event a
success."
During this year's conference, representatives mainly from
countries across Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States will participate in the international forum for networking, the exchange of ideas, technical and educational opportunities, and the discovery of new products and services.
The conference kicks off on Sept. 23 with the opening reception. The of¿cial opening is Sept. 24 with a What's New
(Above) St. Basil's Cathedral is one of many historic sites in Moscow.
Photo by Posztós János.

by Arvin Donley

IAOM Eurasia District to hold its
fourth annual meeting in Russia's
largest city, Sept. 23-25
session, which highlights new milling industry equipment
and services, educational sessions and the expo. The event
concludes on Sept. 25, featuring the expo and educational
sessions as well as the Eurasian District Leadership Council
meeting.
Vyacheslav Butkovsky, head of the International Industrial
Academy, is chairman of the event, and Viorel Marin, host of
the 2008 conference in Romania, is vice-chairman.
Registration for the conference is €250 for IAOM members.
For more registration information, visit the IAOM website
(www.iaom.info).
IAOM has reserved a block of rooms at the Novotol Hotel
at a special rate of €198 per night. The rate is only guaran-

20th IAOM MEA District Conference to be held in Turkey
The 20th annual International Association of Operative Millers (IAOM)
Mideast & Africa (MEA) District Conference will be held Oct. 23-26 near
Antalya, Turkey on the country's southern coast.
With 750 operating mills in Turkey and an annual wheat grind exceeding 15 million tonnes, domestic industry participation is expected to balloon the attendance figure for the event, which typically attracts hundreds
of millers and equipment suppliers from the Middle East, Africa, Europe
and other parts of the world. The 2000 MEA conference held in Turkey was
one of the best attended events in the organization's history.
The host organization will be the Turkish Flour Industrialists' Federation (TFIF). Edip Atkas, chairman of the conference, said the educational
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program will address "the major challenges our sector has to deal with on
a daily, monthly and yearly basis."
One of the highlights of the annual conference is presentations from
representatives of the Australian Wheat Board, U.S. Wheat Associates and
Canadian Wheat Board regarding the most recent crop as well as the export picture.
Registration is open for the conference, but conference officials noted
that exhibitor space for the expo was sold out by mid-July. For more information, visit the IAOM Mideast & Africa District website (www.iaommea.com) or contact the conference manager, Eva Mulyana, by phone
(968.2471.2338) or e-mail (info@iaom-mea.com).
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