116th Annual Conference & Expo

May 7-11, 2012

Join hundreds of milling professionals from across North America and around the world when they convene in Spokane, Washington, in 2012 for IAOM's Annual Conference & Expo to be held at the

The Davenport Hotel and Tower and the Spokane Convention Center from May 7-11.

• About the Conference

• Accommodation 

• Schedule at a Glance

• Educational Program

• IMEF Silent and Live Auctions

• Spouse/Guest Program

• Golf Tournament

• Ground Transportation

• IAOM Expo

• Become an IAOM Exhibitor

• Sponsorship Opportunities

• 2011 Sponsors

• US Visa Information/Visa Support Letter Request

• 2011 Conference Product Showcase Presentations

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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Accommodation

A block of rooms has been reserved for IAOM participants at The Davenport Hotel & Tower at a special rate of $168/night (+tax). Reserve your rooms by calling 1-800-899-1482 and asking for the IAOM group rate.

Note: Please make your hotel arrangements as soon as possible. We have a limited number of rooms reserved at the hotel. April 4 is the last day to reserve a room at these low rates. To benefit your association and ensure that we can continue to keep the registration costs low, please make every effort to stay in the IAOM block of rooms at the official conference hotel.

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IAOM Expo

Wednesday-Thursday, May 9-10

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 over 150 exhibit booths. Thousands of industry professionals rely on the IAOM Expo each year for the latest happenings in milling.

Expo Hours

Wednesday, May 9

9:15 AM-12:00 PM – Unopposed Exhibit Time

9:00 AM -5:30 PM – Expo Open

Expo Floor Drawing at 5:15 PM

Thursday, May 10

8:30 AM-2:45 PM – Expo Open

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM and 12:30 PM-2:45 PM– Unopposed Exhibit Time

2:00 PM – Exhibitor Raffles and Grand Prize Raffle

2012 Exhibitors (as of 12/21/2011)

ACS Valves (424)

Airlanco (523, 525)

Alapala Machine Industry & Trade Inc. (408)

ArrowCorp Inc. (508)

Behn + Bates America (521)

Beumer Corporation (603)

BIPEA (604)

Blower Engineering, Inc. (414, 515)

Bratney Companies(formerly Cimbria Bratney Co.) (723, 725)

Bűhler Inc. (110 & 208)

Bunting Magnetics Co. (806)

C.W. Brabender Instruments, Inc. (921)

Caravan Ingredients (711)

Carter Day International, Inc. (506)

Central Life Sciences (801)

CETEC Cereal Technologies, Inc./Procon Technologies Inc. (328, 429)

Charm Sciences (616)

Chopin Technologies (622)

CMC Industrial Electronics (802)

Codema LLC (406)

Creason Corrugating & Machinery (320, 421)

Degesch America, Inc. (807)

Electro-Sensors Inc. (910, 912)

Essmueller Co. (817)

Fawema North America (811)

Fortress Technology (510)

FOSS North America (705)

Gardner Denver, Inc. (504)

Golfetto Sangati SpA (120)

Great Western Mfg. Co., Inc. (514, 516, 615,  617)

Industrial Fumigant Company (IFC), The (428, 529)

Industrial Magnetics, Inc. (614)

Innovative Magnetics (228)

Inovair (102)

Interstates Companies (700)

Intersystems (605)

Jaymark, a division of BDI (Canada), Inc. (300)

Jebb Brush Company (611)

Kansas State University/Department of Grain Science/International Grains Program (517)

Kice Industries, Inc. (314)

Kings Valley Industries  (916)

Laidig Systems, Inc. (502)

Lorenz Conveying Products (618)

Magnetic Products, Inc. (820)

Milling Journal (714)

Neogen Corporation (519)

Norvell Company, Inc. (906, 1007)

Ocrim S.p.A./Paglierani S.r.l/CETEC Cereal Technologies (214)

Pepper Maintenance (706)

Perten Instruments (618, 620)

Premier Tech Chronos (422)

RCI Safety (702)

Research Products Company (500, 601)

Romer Labs, Inc. (704)

SaatiTech (416, 418)

Safe Grain - Maxi-Tronic (624)

Satake USA, Inc. (400)

Sefar, Inc. (602, 703)

Sosland Publishing (721)

Specialty Industries, Inc. (528)

T.E. Ibberson Company (610)

Tapco, Inc. (609)

Temp-Air, Thermal Remediation Division (716)

Todd & Sargent, Inc. (420)

UGUR Makine (200)

Union Iron Works (629)

Unity Scientific (712)

Van Sickle, Allen & Associates (824)

Vibronet Graf GmbH & Co. KG (715)

Vigen Construction, Inc. (920)

Vortex Valves North America, a Division of Salina Vortex Corporation (324)

Younglove Construction, LLC (710)

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Schedule at a Glance

Monday, May 7

8:00 AM-5:00 PM

IAOM Board of Directors Meeting

Elizabethan A, The Davenport Hotel

Breaks sponsored by Creason Corrugating & Machinery, Inc.

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

IAOM Board of Directors Luncheon

Elizabethan B, The Davenport Hotel

1:00 PM-5:00 PM

Food Protection Committee Meeting

Isabella Ballroom, The Davenport Hotel

Breaks sponsored by Creason Corrugating & Machinery, Inc.

Tuesday, May 8

8:00 AM-12:00 PM

IMEF Trustees’ Meeting

Elizabethan A, The Davenport Hotel

Breaks sponsored by Creason Corrugating & Machinery, Inc.

8:00 AM-4:30 PM

Exhibitor Move-in (3 or more booths)

Exhibit Halls A/B, Spokane Convention Center

8:00 AM-5:00 PM

Conference Registration Open

Mezzanine, The Davenport Hotel

8:00 AM-5:00 PM

IAOM Committee Meetings

The Davenport Hotel

Breaks sponsored by Creason Corrugating & Machinery, Inc.

10:00 AM-4:30 PM

Exhibitor Move-in (All booths)

Exhibit Halls A/B, Spokane Convention Center

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Combined Committee Luncheon

Grand Pennington, The Davenport Hotel

sponsored by Caravan Ingredients

5:30 PM-7:00 PM

Opening Reception & Silent Auction

Hall of the Doges, The Davenport Hotel

sponsored by Bűhler Inc.

Evening open to explore Spokane

Wednesday, May 9

7:00-8:00 AM

Conference Registration Open

Mezzanine, The Davenport Hotel

7:30 AM-9:00 AM

IAOM Awards Breakfast with Keynote Address

Grand Pennington, The Davenport Hotel

8:45 AM-4:00 PM

Conference Registration Open

Entryway to Exhibit Hall D, Spokane Convention Center

9:15 AM

Expo Ribbon-cutting Ceremony

Entryway to Exhibit Halls A/B, Spokane Convention Center

9:15 AM-12:00 PM

Unopposed Expo  & Silent Auction

Exhibit Halls A/B, Spokane Convention Center

10:30 AM-11:00 AM

Refreshment Break

Exhibit Halls A/B, Spokane Convention Center

sponsored by Bűhler Inc.

11:00 AM

Global Strategies Committee Meeting

102 C/D, Spokane Convention Center

12:00 PM-12:30 PM

Lunch

Exhibit Hall C, Spokane Convention Center

sponsored by Great Western Manufacturing Co. Inc.

12:00 PM-5:30 PM

Expo

Exhibit Halls A/B, Spokane Convention Center

12:45 PM-1:50 PM

Educational Programs

Breakout Areas, Spokane Convention Center

2:00 PM-3:15 PM

Product Showcase

Exhibit Hall C, Spokane Convention Center

3:15 PM-3:30 PM

Refreshment Break

Exhibit Halls A/B, Spokane Convention Center

sponsored by Satake USA

3:30 PM-4:35 PM

Educational Programs

Breakout Areas, Spokane Convention Center

4:35 PM-5:30 PM

Reception & Silent Auction

Exhibit Halls A/B, Spokane Convention Center

sponsored by World Grain/Milling & Baking News

5:15 PM

Expo Floor Drawing

Exhibit Halls A/B, Spokane Convention Center

sponsored by SaatiTech

5:30 PM

Allied Trades Committee Meeting

102 C/D, Spokane Convention Center

Evening Open

Thursday, May 10

6:30 AM-12:00 PM

Conference Registration Open

Entryway to Exhibit Hall D, Spokane Convention Center

7:00 AM-8:30 AM

IAOM Annual Meeting and Safety Award Breakfast

Exhibit Hall C, Spokane Convention Center

sponsored by Kice Industries

8:30 AM-10:00 AM

Unopposed Expo & Silent Auction

Exhibit Halls A/B, Spokane Convention Center

9:45 AM-10:00 AM

Refreshment Break

Exhibit Halls A/B, Spokane Convention Center

10:00 AM-11:40 AM

Educational Sessions

Breakout Areas, Spokane Convention Center

11:45 AM-12:00 PM

Unopposed Expo & Silent Auction

Exhibit Halls A/B, Spokane Convention Center

12:00 PM-12:30 PM

Lunch

Exhibit Hall C, Spokane Convention Center

sponsored by Milling Journal and Vortex Valves North America

12:30 PM-2:45 PM

Unopposed Expo & Silent Auction

Exhibit Halls A/B, Spokane Convention Center

2:00 PM-2:30 PM

Exhibitor Raffles

Expo Floor Drawing – sponsored by SaatiTech

Grand Prize Raffle – sponsored by International Miller

Exhibit Halls A/B, Spokane Convention Center

2:45 PM-3:00 PM

District Meetings

Room 102 C/D, Spokane Convention Center

3:00 PM-3:30 PM

Leaders Meeting

Room 102 C/D, Spokane Convention Center

6:00 PM-6:45 PM

Pre-Banquet Reception & Silent Auction

Hall of the Doges, The Davenport Hotel

sponsored by Inovair

Music sponsored by Premier Tech Systems

7:00 PM-10:30 PM

IMEF Dinner and Live Auction

Grand Pennington, The Davenport Hotel

Wine sponsored by Alapala

Friday, May 11

8:00 AM-12:30 PM

IAOM Annual Golf Tournament

Hangman Valley Golf Course

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Educational Program

Wednesday, May 9

FM – Facility Management

EM – Employee Management

TO – Technical Operations

PP – Product Protection

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IMEF Silent and Live Auctions

Auctions Featured in Spokane

Your winning bid (and contribution) ensures that IMEF will be able to continue to inspire leadership and achievement within the milling community!

Proceeds from the Auctions support the learning, knowledge resources and vibrant community provided by the International Milling Education Foundation, a 501 (c)(3) U.S. tax-deductible organization.

Help raise money to support future generations of milling professionals!

To learn more about auction items or make online donations visit: www.iaom.info/imef.

Auctioneers:

Rick Stroud, BAS, CAI & Cindy Stroud BAS, CAI (lic#s 16220 & 16458)

www.bluefoxauctions.com

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Spouse/Guest Program - May 9-10

Spouse/Guest Program Offers Shopping, a Lake Cruise and a Tour of the Beautiful City of Spokane

Join us Wednesday morning as we head to Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho, for a day at the lake. The Coeur d'Alene area is surrounded by dozens of lakes left behind by the glaciers of the ice age. There are more than 55 lakes within easy driving distance of Coeur d'Alene, but none more scenic and full of activities than Lake Coeur d'Alene itself. After two hours of shopping in the downtown art galleries, boutiques and antique shops, we will board the boat for a two-hour lunch cruise on Lake Coeur d’ Alene, which is considered to be one of the ten most beautiful lakes in the United States. With both inside and outside seating, you won’t have to worry about the weather. Along the way, enjoy a lunch buffet and a scenic view which includes wildlife, secluded lake homes and the world’s only floating green at the Coeur d’ Alene Resort Golf Course.

Start your day Thursday with a continental breakfast at The Davenport Hotel followed by a spin around the city. Officially founded in 1873 by James Nettle Glover, Spokane was first a small settlement known as Spokan Falls. The natural resources of Eastern Washington – fertile soil, timber and mineral wealth – eventually attracted more settlers to the area. The present boundaries of Spokane County were created by the legislature in 1879. Spokane retains much of its architectural history today. More than 50 percent of Spokane’s downtown is designated as historic, making up three separate National Register Historic Districts. In fact, the city of Spokane has the most designated National Register Historic Districts in the state with 18.

While touring beautiful Spokane with its rich history Thursday, you will enjoy the historic homes, Spokane Falls, beautiful mansions including a tour of the Glover Mansion, a tour of the majestic Saint John’s Cathedral, and a tour of the Crosbyyanna Room at Gonzaga University, which honors Washington native Bing Crosby. We promise to have you back in plenty of time to freshen up for the IMEF Dinner and Live Auction.

Schedule at a Glance

Wednesday May 9th

8:00am - Breakfast

9:00am – Meet bus to head to Coeur d’ Alene

9:00am-3:00pm – Travel to Coeur d’ Alene for shopping and Lake Cruise

(Includes breakfast, bus transportation, lunch, guides and all stops)

Thursday May 10th 

10:00am – Meet bus for City Tour

10:00am – 2:30pm – City tour of Spokane, Washington

(Includes breakfast, bus transportation guides, lunch at the Glover House and all stops)

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Golf Tournament - May 11

Hangman Valley Golf Course

Tee it up on Friday!

After spending two days attending educational sessions and visiting with equipment and service suppliers on the trade show floor, you’ll want to make sure that you schedule time for some networking and relaxation at the IAOM Golf Tournament.

The Hangman Valley Golf Course – an 18-hole championship public municipal golf course located along beautiful Latah Creek in Spokane, Washington – will be the venue of this year’s conference-closing event.

The course features 6,906 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 72. It opened in 1969, and has a course rating of 71.9 and slope rating of 126 on bluegrass. The course was renovated by Phelps-Atkinson in the fall of 2008 with a total construction cost of almost $1 million.

The scramble will start at 8:00 am, followed by a grilled lunch at 12:00 noon. The award and hole prizes will immediately follow lunch at the clubhouse.

All golfers must register in advance for the tournament. Sign up before March 30 and pay $85; after March 30 - $95. Be sure to indicate your handicap or 18-hole average on your reservation form. Team groupings should be sent to Steve Klett. Price includes green fee, cart, range balls, lunch and prizes.

Schedule of Events

8:00 AM. – Shotgun Start

12:00 PM -1:00 PM – Lunch

Awards and hole prizes to immediately follow lunch

Directions to Hangman Valley Golf Course

2210 E. Hangman Valley | Spokane, WA 99223 | +1 (509) 448-1212

From The Davenport Hotel, start out going north on S Post St toward W Sprague Ave. Take the 1st left onto W Sprague Ave. Turn left onto S Monroe St. Turn right onto Freeway Ave N. Merge onto I-90 W/US-2 W/US-395 S via the ramp on the left. From I-90 take exit #279 and head south onto 195 (Pullman Colfax Highway). Travel south 4.5 miles to Hatch Road. Turn left (east) and go 2 tenths of a mile. Turn right (south) on Hangman Valley Rd. and travel 4.5 miles. The course will be on your right. 

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Location

The Facilities

The Davenport Hotel and Tower

The award winning Davenport Hotel and Tower is located in downtown Spokane, Washington. Aside from its first class accommodations, it is also home of the critically acclaimed Palm Court Grill, Safari Room Fresh Grill and Bar and the Peacock Room Lounge.

The Davenport Hotel stands today as a perfect blend of old and new, respecting the best of what was and embracing the best of what is. The old lobby fireplace burns again year-round as a symbol of hospitality. A new digital network invisibly ties every room of the hotel to the Internet. Spokane's finest restaurant, spa, candy shop, and book store all reside under the same roof as Spokane's finest hotel.
 

The IAOM Conference Registration Desk will be located in the Davenport Hotel until Wednesday morning.

Convention Center

The Spokane Convention Center campus sits along the banks of the Spokane River and affords users beautiful views of the 100 acre Riverfront Park and direct access to the Centennial Trail. The campus includes the INB Performing Arts Center and the Spokane Convention Center with the focal point being the new Exhibit Hall. The 100,160 square foot elliptically shaped facility was completed in June, 2006, well ahead of schedule. The Exhibit Hall can accommodate thousands of people for trade shows, community events, sporting events, meetings and banquets. The Hall includes a beautifully finished lobby area which offers a scenic view of the Spokane River through floor-to-ceiling windows.

Shuttle and Town Car Transportation - Call 509.455.8888 for reservations.
Airport - $20 each way per room or $35 round trip.
Downtown Service - Complimentary up to 2 miles (5:00 am - 12:00 am).
Group shuttles also available for up to twelve people.

Overnight Parking - $20 for valet or $15 for self-parking.
Event Parking - $15 for valet or self-parking.

The Spokane International Airport is approximately 8 miles (15 minutes) from The Davenport Hotel. Alaska and Horizon flights are picked up right outside the doors at baggage claim. All other flights are picked up at ground transportation, just next to the car rental counters.

From the airport (eastbound), take I-90 East to the Lincoln Street exit (number 280a). Turn North (left) on Lincoln. If you are traveling westbound, take I-90 west to the Lincoln Street exit and proceed North on Lincoln. Turn East (right) on First Avenue (approx. 3 blocks). Self-parking is available in our garage on the southwest corner of First Avenue and Post. For valet parking, turn North (left) on Post for the main hotel or turn South (right) for the tower.

Main Hotel

• Directions via Google Maps

• Directions via Mapquest

Tower

• Directions via Google Maps

• Directions via Mapquest

Special Accommodations

If you need special accommodations, please contact the IAOM office at 913-338-3377.

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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.

Conference Sponsors

The role of the sponsor is both traditional and important to the annual IAOM Conference & Expo. Thank you to all of our sponsors for their continuous support of IAOM and its activities.

Thank You to our 2011 Conference Sponsors!

General Conference Sponsors

Alapala Machine Industry & Trade Inc.

Blower Engineering Inc.

Buhler Inc.

Caravan Ingredients

Creason Corrugating & Machinery Co.

Great Western Manufacturing Co. Inc.

IMAS North America

The Industrial Fumigant Company (IFC)

Inovair

Kansas State University/Department of Grain Science/International Grains Program

Kice Industries, Inc.

Milling Journal

Premier Tech Systems

SaatiTech

Satake USA, Inc.

Sefar Filtration, Inc.

Tapco, Inc.

Vortex Valves North America

World Grain/Milling & Baking News

Younglove Construction LLC

Golf Sponsors

Caravan Ingredients

Creason Corrugating & Machinery Co.

Great Western Manufacturing Co., Inc.

The Industrial Fumigant Company, LLC

Jebb Brush Company

Wright Group

Vortex Valves North America

Spouse/Guest Program Sponsors

Great Western Manufacturing Co., Inc.

Exhibitor Raffle

AIB International

Bunting Magnetics

Grupo Idugel LTDA

IMAS North America

Innovative Magnetics

Inovair

Laidig Systems Inc.

Premier Tech Systems

Research Products Company

Sentry Equipment Company

T.E. Ibberson Company

Vortex Valves North America