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April 27-May 1, 2009
Join hundreds of milling
professionals from across North America and around the world when they convene
in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 2009 for IAOM's Annual Conference & Expo to be held at
the
Amway Grand Plaza Hotel and
DeVos Place Convention Center from April 27-May 1.
A block of rooms at the Amway Grand Plaza
Hotel has been reserved for IAOM at a special rate of $122/night (plus taxes).
About the Conference
Grain milling professionals
consistently find that the IAOM conference experience affords them an
opportunity to enhance and advance their careers through comprehensive education
programs, to connect with their industry peers at exciting networking events,
and to develop relationships with vendors who offer the products and services
they need to efficiently do their job.
The IAOM Annual
Conference & Expo is the premier educational event for grain milling and seed
processing professionals. The annual event gathers milling and allied trade
professionals from around the world for three days of education, networking and
fellowship. 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.
In addition, the
annual conference also includes the world’s largest Expo for milling
professionals, typically featuring nearly one hundred companies displaying
milling and processing equipment and related services.
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IAOM
Expo
Make time during the streamlined, two-day
conference to explore the industry’s largest annual international event, and
you’ll be on the road to a stronger, more profitable and competitive business.
The IAOM Expo has the hottest trends, materials, equipment, techniques and
information you need – all under one roof. The packed exhibit
floor offers the latest products and services at
nearly 175
exhibit booths. Thousands of industry professionals rely on the
IAOM Expo each year for the latest happenings in milling.
Exhibitor
Information
Expo Hours
Wednesday, April
29
10:00 am-12:00 noon
– Unopposed Exhibit Time
12:00-5:30 pm
Expo Floor Drawing
at 5:15 pm
Thursday, April
30
9:00 am – 12:00
noon – Unopposed Exhibit Time
12:00-3:00 pm
Exhibitor Raffle
and Grand Prize Raffle at 3:00 pm
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Schedule at a Glance
TBA
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Educational Program
Four Tracks of
Educational Programming
FM
Facility Management
QC Quality Control
TO
Technical Operations
EM
Employee Management
TBA
TBA
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Spouse/Guest Program -
April
28-30
If the recent
joint districts' meeting held in Grand Rapids in the fall of 2007 is any
indication, this year's Spouse/Guest Program should prove to be one of the best
yet!
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Golf Tournament -
May 1
Tee it Up
Annual golf tournament
closes out conference
If you’re a golfer, you
won’t want to miss the annual IAOM golf tournament on Friday.
The tournament will begin at
8 a.m. with a shotgun start on Friday, May 1. The tournament is a four-person
scramble with each player using at least two of their drives for the 18-hole
round. There will be closest-to-the-pin prizes on all par 3s; and
closest-in-two-shots on all par 5s.
Schedule of Events
8 a.m. – Shotgun Start
12:30 p.m. -1:30 p.m. –
Lunch
Awards and hole prizes to
immediately follow lunch
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Ground Transportation
For those flying to
Grand Rapids, there is
shuttle transportation (877-397-4377) to the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel.
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US Visa Information/Visa Support
If you are an international
delegate, you may need a US visa to enter the United States. Please refer to the
Destination USA
website to confirm your status with regard to a US visa.
If you need a letter of
support from the International Association of Operative Millers to submit to a
US Consulate with your visa application, please complete the
visa support request form.
Please note that letters of
support will only be prepared for paid registrants of the IAOM conference.
Refunds in full will be made
for any international attendee who is unable to obtain a U.S. visa to attend the
conference upon submission of a visa rejection documentation from a US Embassy
or Consulate.
2008 Conference Sponsors
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Audio/Visual
Equipment
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Continental Breakfast Sponsor
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Breaks & Pre-Conference Reception Sponsor, Golf
Spouse/Guest Program
and Latin America Program/Reception Co-Sponsor
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Lunch on the Expo Floor
Co-Sponsor
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 Combined
Committee Luncheon Sponsor
Golf Tournament &
Latin America Program/Reception
Co-Sponsor |
Conference
Program
Sponsor |
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 Lunch on the Expo Floor,
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Latin America
Program/Reception
Co-Sponsor
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America
Program/Reception,
Spouse/Guest Program and
Golf Tournament Co-Sponsor |
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of Directors and Committee Meetings Refreshment Break Sponsor, Golf
Tournament Co-Sponsor
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America Program/Reception
Co-sponsor,
Expo Floor Drawings Sponsor |
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on the Expo Floor and Latin America Program/Reception
Co-Sponsor
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Satake Pre-Banquet
Reception Sponsor, Latin America Reception/Program Sponsor |
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Presidents' Reception
Sponsor |
On-time Award Drawings &
Audio/Visual Equipment,
Conference Program and Leaders Meeting
Sponsor
Spouse/Guest Program
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Grand Prize
Drawing Sponsor |
 World
Grain and Milling & Baking News Reception
Sponsor |
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Translation Sponsor & Latin America Reception Co-Sponsor |
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2008 Latin America Reception/Program Sponsors
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INAGRAIN, S.A. |
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2008 Spouse/Guest Program Sponsors |
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Star of the West Milling
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2008 Golf Tournament Sponsors
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113th
Annual Conference & Expo
