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1375 North Cassady Avenue
Columbus, Ohio 43219
Phone: (614)383-3613
Plans are under way for what
looks to be an excellent joint IAOM meeting with the Ohio Valley, Wolverine
and Niagara Districts in Columbus, Ohio, on September 10-12, 2008. The
technical program will be held on Thursday, September 11. There will be a
tour of the Mennel Milling facility in Bucyrus, Ohio, on Friday, September
12.
The Columbus Airport
Marriott, in Columbus, Ohio will be the site of this year’s annual
meeting. The hotel is very close to the Easton Town Center, which offers
shopping, dining, and entertainment. The hotel has scheduled complimentary
shuttle service to this district as well as complimentary hotel shuttle
service from the airport. The IAOM group rate is $149 per night. Hotel
reservations may be made by calling (614) 475-7551 and mentioning group code
MILMILA or by completing the
hotel reservation form online. The deadline to make reservations at
the IAOM group rate is August 15.
For the spouses’ program, we
are planning a bus trip on Thursday to tour the
Longaberger Basket
headquarters and factory in Dresden, Ohio. This will include a homestyle
lunch at the Longaberger homestead. We must have at least 15 registered for
this program by August 22.
The IMEF golf outing will be
held Wednesday at the Kyber Run Golf Course, with tee-off at
10:30am.
Schedule at a Glance
Wednesday, September 10
10:30 AM – 5:00 PM
IMEF Golf Outing
5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Allied Trades Welcome
Reception
Thursday, September 11
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM - Joint
Districts' Continental Breakfast
8:00 AM - Business Program
10:00 AM - Break
11:15 AM – 12:00 PM - Table
Top Trade Show (also open during breaks)
12:00 PM - Lunch
1:00 PM - Business Program
Resumes
3:00 PM - Break
4:00 PM - Business Program
Concludes
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM -
Individual District Meetings
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM -
Pre-Banquet Reception
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM - Banquet
Evening on your own.
 Friday,
September 12
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Tour of The Mennel Milling
Co. mill in Bucyrus, OH
For those taking the plant
tour, you must sign up in advance, and indicate whether you need
transportation. If the need requires it, we plan on having a bus leave the
hotel at 7:00 AM, arriving at Bucyrus before 8:30 AM. The bus would then
depart Bucyrus at 10:30 AM, arriving back at the hotel before Noon.
2009
April 27-May 1 – 113th Annual
IAOM Conference & Expo in North America
Amway Grand Plaza Hotel and
DeVos Place Convention Center, Grand
Rapids, Michigan USA
*Suggestions for speakers/presentations for
district meetings should be directed to
Wes Lentz or
Tom Carpenter
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