Texoma District

March 8-9 ˗ Central, Texoma and Wheat State Districts' Joint Meeting

Sheraton Oklahoma City Downtown Hotel

1 North Broadway Avenue
Oklahoma City, OK 73102

T: 405 235 2780 | F: 405 272 0369

 

Online Registration (credit card payment)

Downloadable Registration Form

Program information will be posted as soon as it is available.

 

The Texoma District invites members from Central and Wheat States districts to join it on March 8-9, 2012 in Oklahoma City for the annual spring district meeting.  The meeting will be held at the Sheraton Oklahoma City Downtown Hotel. The activities begin on Thursday March 8 with a golf outing in the afternoon, and a banquet in the evening.  The technical sessions will begin Friday morning and will adjourn later in the afternoon. 

 

The golf tournament will be held at Willow Creek Golf and Country Club.  A lunch will be provided between 11:00 and 12:00 with tee times beginning at noon. 

Willow Creek Golf and Country Club

6501 South Country Club Drive Oklahoma City, OK 73159 USA
Tel: (405) 685-7751 Fax: {405} 685-3773

 

Following golf, a reception and banquet will begin at the hotel at 6:30 pm.

 

Accommodation

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Sheraton Oklahoma City Downtown Hotel at a special rate of $119.00 (plus tax). Mention "IAOM" or “International Association of Operative Millers” when making reservations. The rate is good for the night of March 9 depending on availability for those who would like to extend their stays. Call 1-405-235-2780.

 

To guarantee this special rate and to ensure availability, reservations must be made no later than February 15.

 

We are excited for this opportunity host a joint meeting with these three great districts.  I hope you will be

able to make arrangements to attend.  We are working on putting together a worthwhile technical session for your benefit. Dress for the meetings is business casual.

 

I am available to answer any questions that you may have.  Please do not hesitate to call me at 214.552.4145 or email me at cefurd@caravaningredients.com

 

Please make your reservations today. 

Thank you and see you soon!

 

Cary Efurd

Texoma District Secretary/Treasurer

Caravan Ingredients

 

Schedule at a Glance

Thursday, March 8

11 am - Lunch for Golfers

12 noon - Golf Tournament

6:30 pm Social Hour and Banquet

 

Friday, March 9

7:30  Early Registration

8.00  Introduction/Officers Report

Randy Garvert, ConAgra Mills

 

8.15  IAOM Update 

Joe Woodard, ADM Milling Company

 

8.30  Automation and Process Control in the Modern Mill: Upgrades with Quick Return on Investment

Bobby Brown, Barry Wehmiller Group

 

9:00  What's new in Flour Packaging at Premier Tech Chronos

Greg Vander Vorste, Premier Tech Chronos

 

9.30  Hammermill Operation and Maintenance

Steve Horinek, Bliss Industries

 

10.00 - 10.15 Coffee/Cell phone break

 

10.15  Tri-Lobe Internal Pulse Cancellation and New Compact Base/Silencers

Tom Byrnes, Jr., Blower Engineering

 

10.45  Common Airlock Issues & Solutions

Cem Brinkley, Rotary Airlock 

 

11.15 - 12.30 Lunch

 

12.30 Automation Enhancement Systems and Trends

Mike Haefeli  - Buhler

 

1.00   Topic TBD

KSU student

 

1:30   Achieving the next level of system Integration

Syed Ashraf, Kice Industries

 

2:00   Valve Closure Systems

Roy Green, Powell Fabrication

 

2:30 - 3:00 Break

 

3:00 - 4:00 District Business meetings breakout/Officer installment

 

Adjournment

 

 

Other Events

 

2012

March 8-9 – Joint Texoma, Central and Wheat State Districts' Meeting

TBD, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma USA

 

May 7-11 – 116th Annual IAOM Conference & Expo

The Davenport Hotel and Tower and the Spokane Convention Center, Spokane, WA, USA

 

2013

April 29-May 3 – 117th Annual IAOM Conference & Expo

Hilton Fallsview Hotel and Niagara Falls Convention Center, Niagara Falls, Ontario  Canada

 

2014

May 19-23 – 118th Annual IAOM Conference & Expo

Omaha Hilton Hotel and Century Link Center, Omaha, Nebraska  USA

 

For more information contact

Cary Efurd, Texoma District

 

District Officers

Randy Garvert

Director

ConAgra Foods

 

Mark Watts Chairperson

Shawnee Milling Co.

 

Joel Whatley, Vice Chairperson and IMEF Committee

Chairperson, Horizon Milling Co.

 

Cary Efurd Secretary/Treasurer, Caravan Ingredients

 

Bob Schmidt, 1st Exe. Committeeperson

ADM Milling Co.

 

Ryan Platt, 2nd Exe. Committeeperson, C.H. Guenther & Son, Inc.

 
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