Inaugural Asia-Pacific District Meeting

August 9-10, 2010

Le Meridien Phuket Beach Resort

Phuket, Thailand

IAOM invites milling professionals with interests in the Asian-Pacific to participate in the inaugural IAOM Asia-Pacific District meeting on August 9-10, at the Le Meridien Phuket Beach Resort in Phuket, Thailand. The IAOM meeting will be followed by a one-day Flour Fortification Initiative workshop on August 11.

You are welcome to join us as an attendee, exhibitor, or sponsor.

• 50-100 Milling professionals from across the Asia-Pacific region

• A table top display  to showcase your company's products and your services.

• Sponsorship opportunities that allow you to increase the visibility of your company and optimize your participation.

For more information, please contact the IAOM office at 913-338-3377.

Conference Registration (online)

Downloadable Conference Registration Form

Accommodation

Exhibitor Registration

Exhibitor/Sponsorship Prospectus

General Conference Information

Sponsors

Accommodation

A block of rooms has been reserved at a special rate of 4500 Thai Baht (approx. $140/night) for conference delegates. To book, modify or cancel a reservation, please email: groups.phuketbeach@lemeridien.com.

How to get from the Phuket Airport to the Le Meridien

Contact detail: Call the Le Meridien Reservation Department  at 66 76 370 100 to book the hotel limo.

Hotel airport transfer by Hertz

Private car @ THB 1,300 net per car per way with 3 adults

Private van @ THB 1,700 net per van per way with 6 adults

Airport transfer at arrival hall by local operators

Private car from THB 750 net

Airport transfer by taxis meter

Expect to pay about THB 400 plus service fee of THB 100 net

The hotel can also assist IAOM guests with transfer services.

Schedule at a Glance

Venue

Table Top Expo

Sponsorship Opportunities

Schedule at a Glance

IAOM Technical Conference

Sunday, August 8

11:00-18:00 Registration | Karon Foyer

11:00-18:00 Exhibitor Move-in | Karon A

18:30-19:30 Opening Reception | Hotel Beach

Monday, August 9

8:00-9:00 Registration | Karon Foyer

9:00-9:25 Conference Opening | Karon B

  IAOM President Bart Hahlweg, ConAgra Mills

  IAOM Global Strategies Committee Chairman Ashok Sarkar, Canadian International Grains Institute

9:30-11:00 What’s New | Karon B

9:30-9:45 Optical Color Sorting in Wheat Cleaning

  Buhler Inc.

9:45-10:00 New Generation Roller Mills and Plansifters

  Selis Makine San. Ve Tic. Ltd Sti.

10:00-10:15 The Importance of Starch Damage and Measuring Methods

  Chopin Technologies

10:15-10:30 China’s Milling Industry: Introduction of Chinese End-products

  Golden Grain Intl. (GGI)

10:30-10:45 Innovative and Cost-effective Products that Improve Bread Performance and Pasta Characteristics

  Engrain

10:45-11:00 Working Nylon

  Sefar Filtration

11:00-12:00 Expo Opening and Coffee Break | Karon A

12:00-13:00 Educational Session | Karon B

12:00-12:30 Measuring and Controlling Milling Performance

  Dr. Jeff Gwirtz | Kansas State University

12:30-13:00 Role of the Milling Industry in Public Health and National Development

  Anupama Rao Singh | UNICEF

13:00-13:15 Group Conference Photograph | Esplanade

13:15-14:45 Lunch | Pakarang

14:45-17:00 Educational Session| Karon B

14:45-15:15 Purifier Operation and Maintenance

  Royal Denning | Past IAOM President

15:15-15:45 Flour Specifications and the Relationship with Dough Rheology and Product Quality

  Dr. Venkat Reddy | General Mills, Inc.

15:45-16:30 Unopposed Expo and Break | Karon A

16:30-17:00 Driving Your Mill to Maximum Profitability

  Kendall McFall | Engrain

17:00-17:30 IAOM as a Training Resource for the Asian Milling Industry

  Bart Hahlweg | IAOM President

17:30-18:00 Expo Open | Karon A

19:30-22:00 Joint IAOM/FFI Dinner| Hotel Pool Deck

Tuesday, August 10

9:00-13:00 Educational Session | Karon B

9:00-9:30 Why Would Millers Fortify?

  Greg Harvey | Interflour

9:30-10:00 Changing Diets and the Impact on the Milling Industry

  Graham Worden | Canadian Wheat Board

10:00-10:30 Implications and Effective Ways of Measuring Dough Rheology

  Sebastien Remlinger | Chopin Technologies

10:30-13:00 Expo and Break | Karon A

11:00-12:30 IAOM Asia-Pacific District Leadership Council Meeting (open to all) | Karon B

13:00 Expo closes (exhibitor breakdown starts)

13:00-14:15 Lunch| Pakarang

14:15-18:00 Educational Session| Karon B

14:15-14:45 Experience with Mandatory Flour Fortification in Indonesia

  Peter Kradolfer, Indofoods

14:45-15:15 High-efficiency Bolting Cloth

  Joe Klingler | Sefar AG

15:15-15:45 Infestation Control in Flour Mills using Modern Tools

  Dr. Watcharapol Chayaprasert | Kasetsart University

15:45-16:15 Sanitizing Flour and Heat Treatment

  Marcel Greutert | Buhler Inc.

16:15-16:30 Break| Karon Foyer

16:30-17:00 Functional Flour – Value Adding Opportunities for Flour Mills

  Ashok Sarkar | Canadian International Grains Institute

17:00-17:30 Heat Treated Flour – Siemer Specialty Products

  Sunil Maheshwari | Siemer Milling Co.

18:00 Evening Open

Flour Fortification Initiative (FFI) Workshop

What every miller needs to know about Flour Fortification

Wednesday, August 11

9.00-11.00            Technical Considerations for Flour Fortification

§   How much does flour fortification cost? – Nasir Azudin, Interflour

§   Changes in the milling process with the adoption of flour fortification – Jeff Gwirtz, Associate Professor of Milling Science and Management, Kansas State University

§   Quality assurance of fortified flour – Ashok Sarkar, Canadian International Grains Institute

§   Impacts on food products if flour is fortified – Annoek van den Wijngaart, FFI

§   Questions and discussion after each presentation

11.00-11.30          Coffee Break

11:30-12:30          Making Flour Fortification an Industry Norm

§   Flour Fortification in India - TBA

§   Flour fortification: success stories – Glen Maberly, CHIP

§   Introduction to the Flour Fortification Initiative – Karen Codling, FFI

§   Questions and discussion

12:30-14:00         Lunch

Sponsors

IAOM expresses its appreciation to the following corporate sponsors for their extraordinary support of IAOM’s Inaugural Asia-Pacific District Meeting. We could not meet the educational goals of our Association without their continued assistance. Please consider the following participating firms for your various business needs. 

Buhler AG

Golden Grain Intl. (GGI)

Sefar

Venue

Le Meridien Phuket Beach Resort
Patong Beach
Located in the tropical paradise of Phuket’s West coast in a secluded cove, Le Meridien Phuket Beach Resort is set amidst 40 acres of lush foliage, sprawling golden sands, and the emerald Andaman Sea.

A mining centre during the 16th century, Phuket employed many Hakka Chinese miners, and China’s rich cultural influence can still be seen on the island today as well as the colorful influences of Portuguese explorers.

The hotel features six meeting rooms, two lagoon-size swimming pools, four tennis courts, a pair of air-conditioned squash courts, a world-class spa, a variety of land and sea sports facilities, a discovery centre for kids, and a historic cruiser that offers unique cruise adventures. 10 restaurants and bars allow for a gastronomic journey around the globe. The 417 superior rooms and 53 luxury suites are enriched with local Thai design, complementing the resort's tropical setting. These, along with superb five-star amenities, provide creative holidays that are delivered with comfort.

The resort is just minutes away from some of the celebrated sites of Phuket, including the lively shopping and restaurant district of Patong, the 29 ornate temples that dot the island, hiking trails through ancient limestone caverns, and scuba diving through the Andaman Sea’s translucent indigo waters.