Oklahoma City Convention Center | April 29-May 2 | Oklahoma City, OK
The International Association of Operative Millers (IAOM) will hold its 129th annual Conference & Expo April 29-May 2 at the Oklahoma City Convention Center in Oklahoma City, OK.
Here are the highlights for the five-day event.
Monday, April 28
• IAOM Board of Directors’ meeting.
• Early Bird Social.
• Registration opens at 3:00 p.m.
Tuesday, April 29
• Combine committee breakfast.
• IAOM committee meetings.
• Women in Milling reception.
• Opening reception.
Wednesday, April 30
• IMEF Breakfast with Keynote Address: Lee Sanders, CAE, founder and president, Lee Sanders Strategy Group, will deliver a keynote address on the new presidential administration’s policy priorities.
• Expo: 9:15 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
• Product Showcases featuring new milling industry products.
• Global Strategies Committee meeting.
• Educational programs: presentations on product protection, technical operations, facility management, and employee management.
• Allied Trades event.
Thursday, May 1
• IAOM Annual Meeting and Safety Award Breakfast.
• Expo: 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
• IAOM Banquet and Awards Ceremony and IMEF Silent Auction.
Friday, May 2
• IAOM golf tournament, Lake Hefner Golf Course.
Educational Presentations
Employee Management
• Navigating a Multi-Generational Workforce – Stacy Payne, Chelsea Milling; Eric Knott, Miller Milling.
• Stronger Together: Creating a Foundation of Teamwork – Sara Draper, ADM; Elizabeth Ratzlaff, Bay State Milling.
Facility Management
• Principles of Heat Treatment Application for Pest Control – Andreas Hummel, Termico GmbH.
• Systems Infrastructure for Industry 4.0 Success – Tom Lycans, Matrix Technologies Inc.
• Rail Safety: Serious Injury and Fatality Prevention – Matthew Sisbach, Ardent Mills; David Frazelle, ADM; Russel York, Rail Safe Training; Jordan Davis, Rail Pros.
Product Protection
• Food Defense, Tampering, and Recalls – Rod Wheeler, Global Food Defense Institute.
• Food Safety Culture – Ben Miller, Acheson Group.
• Investigation of Customer Pest Complaints – Eric Meyers, ADM.
Technical Operations
• Modern Mill Design: A New Approach – Georg Schafler, Bühler.
• Nervous System of Mills: Flow Lines and Pneumatic Conveying Systems Design – Bulent Ozturk, Cereatech, Inc.
• Trends in Mill Maintenance – Bill Ritchie, Bühler.
Main Line
• AI and the Future of Automation in Milling – Liam Cassidy, Knobelsdorff.
• Safety Panel: Heat Injury and Illness Prevention & Tips for OSHA Inspections – Brendan Coughlan, Mennel Milling Company; David Dougherty, Grain Craft.
IMEF Auction
Auction activities to support the International Milling Education Foundation (IMEF) will be held during the conference.
Past items have included iPads, hunting and fishing trips, electronics, golf range finders, smokers, sieves, tickets to college and professional sporting events, TVs, coffee brewers, getaway trips to exotic locations, handmade quilts, and much more.
More information. To learn more about auction items or make online donations visit: iaom.org/imef.
For more information on the IAOM Conference & Expo, visit iaom.org/annualmeeting.