Besides the Palace of the Parliament, Bucharest also houses another
building with impressive dimensions: the biggest hotel in Europe – Rin Grand
Hotel. The hotel is located close to the center of the capital city.
The Rin Grand Hotel is unique – a wonderful combination of majesty and
elegance.
The Eurasia District's Leadership Council invites you to
submit an application, or make a recommendation for a
Technical Paper or
What's New
presentation at the 3rd Annual IAOM Eurasia District
Conference & Expo in Bucharest, Romania.
Each year, approximately 30 professionals from the
milling industry share their professional expertise and
time in order to add to the profession and increase
their visibility and credibility with their colleagues.
IAOM’s annual conference is the premier education event
in the milling and grain processing industries in this
region of the world.
All applications must be submitted
no later than July 15, 2008. Selected presentation speakers will be notified by
August 15, 2008.
Schedule of
Events*
October 19
Exhibitor Move-in
Opening Event
October 20
9:00 am - IAOM Opening Session
9:30 am - What's New Session
11:30 am - Educational Sessions
1:00 pm - Lunch
2:00 pm - IAOM Expo Opens
Unopposed Expo
3:30-3:45 - Break
5:00 pm - Expo Closes
6:30 pm - Cultural program (optional)
October 21
9:00 am - Educational Sessions
10:30 am - Break
11:00 am - Unopposed Expo
1:00 pm - Lunch
2:00 pm - Educational Sessions
3:30-3:45 - Break
3:45 pm - Educational Sessions
6:30 pm - Joint IAOM/FFI Reception
8:00 pm - Joint IAOM/FFI Annual Banquet
FFI European Regional Flour
Fortification Consultation
October 22
MORNING
Keynote Addresses by Leaders from
UNICEF, EURRECA, and WHO:
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Micronutrient Deficiencies:
The Global Perspective and Their Relationship to the EU Network
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Evaluation of Dietary
Adequacy: Micronutrient Gaps in the European Populations
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Approaches to Correcting
Micronutrient Deficiencies.
Coffee Break
Panel Presentations Including
Industry Leaders (Cargill and Buhler), Academics and Milling Experts:
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The Need to Fortify in
Europe: Report on the Brussels Consultation
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Commonly Expressed Objections
to Food Fortification in Europe: Are they valid?
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Cost Issues Regarding
Fortification in Europe
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The Miller’s Perspective on
Fortification
AFTERNOON
Lunch
Global Status Report on Flour
Fortification provided by UNICEF
Cost-Benefit of Flour
Fortification using the Netherlands as a case study
Panel Presentation by Public
Health Professionals and Millers from the UK, Ireland, Sweden, Austrailia
and Uzbekistan:
Coffee Break
Discussion on the Challenges to
Flour Fortification with Participation by all Attendees
Folic Acid Presentation followed
by time for Commentary by Folic Acid Experts
Presentation on the New Consensus
Recommendations of the Second Technical Workshop on Wheat Flour
Fortification, April 2008
Summary of the Millers Best
Practices, Millers Tool Kit and Pre-Mix Manufactures Best Practices
Presentations which were given at the IAOM meeting
Learn More about the FFI
Operating Principles
EVENING
Dinner
October 23, 2008
MORNING
Exchanging Ideas through
Discussion Groups organized by country, sector, and between various sectors
Coffee Break
Reporting back from Discussion
Groups and Planning for Future Collaboration
Closing Remarks - Adjournment
*tentative
Visa Information
Information on visa requirements is available at
http://romania.visahq.com/.
Special thanks to our partners and sponsors for the
event!
Media Sponsors
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