Eurasia District 

 


 

3rd Annual Eurasia District Conference          

October 19-21

Bucharest, Romania

 

The Eurasia District Leadership Council has selected the Rin Grand Hotel in Bucharest, Romania, as the site of its 3rd Annual Conference & Expo. The conference is scheduled for October 19-21. The conference will be followed by an FFI Eurasia Leaders Group Meeting on October 22-23. 

 

We are planning on approximately 250 attendees and an expo with some 35 exhibitors.

Besides the Palace of the Parliament, Bucharest also houses another building with impressive dimensions: the biggest hotel in Europe – RIN Grand Hotel. The hotel is located close to the center of the capital city.  The Rin Grand Hotel is unique  – a wonderful combination of majesty and elegance.

Registration Form

Accommodation

Exhibitor Brochure

Sponsorship Brochure

Call for Presentations

Schedule of Events

Visa Information

 

 

Accommodation

IAOM has reserved a block of rooms at the Rin Grand Hotel at a special rate (ranging from 97-125 Euros). This rate is only guaranteed through August 15, 2008. Any reservations made after that date will be subject to the hotel rates available at that time. To book a room, please complete the hotel reservation section of the Registration Form.

 

Call for Presentations

The Eurasia District's Leadership Council invites you to submit an application, or make a recommendation for a Technical Paper or What's New presentation at the 3rd Annual IAOM Eurasia District Conference & Expo in Bucharest, Romania.

 

Each year, approximately 30 professionals from the milling industry share their professional expertise and time in order to add to the profession and increase their visibility and credibility with their colleagues.

 

IAOM’s annual conference is the premier education event in the milling and grain processing industries in this region of the world.

 

Deadlines

All applications must be submitted no later than July 15, 2008. Selected presentation speakers will be notified by August 15, 2008.

 

Schedule of Events*

October 19

Exhibitor Move-in

Opening Event

 

October 20

9:00 am - IAOM Opening Session

9:30 am - What's New Session

11:30 am - Educational Sessions

1:00 pm - Lunch

2:00 pm - IAOM Expo Opens

               Unopposed Expo

3:30-3:45 - Break

5:00 pm - Expo Closes

6:30 pm - Cultural program (optional)

 

October 21

9:00 am - Educational Sessions

10:30 am - Break

11:00 am - Unopposed Expo

1:00 pm - Lunch

2:00 pm - Educational Sessions

3:30-3:45 - Break

3:45 pm - Educational Sessions

6:30 pm - Joint IAOM/FFI Reception

8:00 pm - Joint IAOM/FFI Annual Banquet

 

FFI European Regional Flour Fortification Consultation

 

October 22

MORNING

Keynote Addresses by Leaders from UNICEF, EURRECA, and WHO:

  • Micronutrient Deficiencies: The Global Perspective and Their Relationship to the EU Network

  • Evaluation of Dietary Adequacy: Micronutrient Gaps in the European Populations

  • Approaches to Correcting Micronutrient Deficiencies.

Coffee Break

 

Panel Presentations Including Industry Leaders (Cargill and Buhler), Academics and Milling Experts:

  • The Need to Fortify in Europe: Report on the Brussels Consultation

  • Commonly Expressed Objections to Food Fortification in Europe: Are they valid?

  • Cost Issues Regarding Fortification in Europe

  • The Miller’s Perspective on Fortification

AFTERNOON

 

Lunch

 

Global Status Report on Flour Fortification provided by UNICEF

 

Cost-Benefit of Flour Fortification using the Netherlands as a case study

 

Panel Presentation by Public Health Professionals and Millers from the UK, Ireland, Sweden, Austrailia and Uzbekistan:

  • Previous Experiences with Mandatory Flour Fortification Programs: Lessons Learned

Coffee Break

 

Discussion on the Challenges to Flour Fortification with Participation by all Attendees

 

Folic Acid Presentation followed by time for Commentary by Folic Acid Experts

 

Presentation on the New Consensus Recommendations of the Second Technical Workshop on Wheat Flour Fortification, April 2008

 

Summary of the Millers Best Practices, Millers Tool Kit and Pre-Mix Manufactures Best Practices Presentations which were given at the IAOM meeting

 

Learn More about the FFI Operating Principles

 

EVENING

 

Dinner

October 23, 2008

MORNING

 

Exchanging Ideas through Discussion Groups organized by country, sector, and between various sectors

 

Coffee Break

 

Reporting back from Discussion Groups and Planning for Future Collaboration

 

Closing Remarks - Adjournment

*tentative

 

 

Visa Information

Information on visa requirements is available at http://romania.visahq.com/.

 

Special thanks to our partners and sponsors for the event!

Media Sponsors

 

 

 

Other Events

 

2008

October 19-21 – 3rd Annual IAOM Eurasia District Conference & Expo

Rin Grand Hotel, Bucharest, Romania

 

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

 

October – 4th Annual IAOM Eurasia District Conference & Expo

TBD, Moscow, Russia

For more information contact Melinda Farris at IAOM

 

District Leadership Council

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Evgeny Gan

Director

Kazakhstan League of Grain Processors and Bakers

 

Viorel Marin

Chairperson

2008 Host Committee Chairman

The National Assoc. of Flour Milling & Baking (ANAMOB)

 

Vyacheslav Butkovsky

Vice Chairperson

2009 Host Committee Chairman

International Industrial Academy

 

Mussa Aijanov

Kazakh Academy of Nutrition

 

Filiz Aybakar

Aybakar Machinery and ForeignTrade Co. Inc.

 

Viktor Bondarenko

DAK "Khlib Ukrainy"

 

Vladimir Dashevsky

International Industrial Academy

 

Giorgi Gegelashvili

Parliament of Georgia

 

Arkady Gurevich

Russian Union of Flour Mills & Cereal Plants

 

Urunboy Isakov

Djazcominvest Mill

 

Alisher Ishmetov

JSC "Uzdonmahsulot"

 

Gela Kodalashvili

Forte-Tbilisi Ltd.

 

Aleksandr Shefner

OAO Independent Bread Inspection

 

Gennady Vasilevskiy

Minsk City Baking Industrial Complex

 

Merzad Jamshidi

Ex-officio

KFF Mills, Iran

 

Bachar Boubess

Ex-officio

Operative Flour Mills of Lebanon

 
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