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Published 06/20/2012
And the Exchange 2013 Education Topics Are…
After sifting through approximately 200 suggestions, GEAPS’ Educational Programming Committee has selected 20 preliminary topics for education sessions at Exchange 2013, Feb. 23-26 in Louisville, Ky.
Prior to the Committee's June 6 meeting in Minneapolis, "we voted on our top picks from more than 200 topics suggested to us by our fellow GEAPS members," said EPC Chair Ed Zdrojewski. "Then, at the meeting itself, we selected topics for the nearly 20 slots open for educational presentations at GEAPS Exchange 2013, as well as for the Conference Workshop, covering a wide range of timely issues. Now, we are in the process of lining up speakers and outlines to review at our next meeting."
The EPC’s for-members-by-members approach has made the educational program relevant and immediately useful for attendees year after year. The following topics were chosen by EPC members that are being considered for Exchange 2013:
• Dust Collection Systems and Alternative Control Options
• Regulatory Update
• Human Resource Training for Managers
• Food Safety Modernization Act
• Cloud Computing
• Implications of the Panama Canal expansion on Grain Export Operations
• Inland Transportation Issues
• Operations Management Impacts of Revisions to OSHA’s Hazards Communication Standard
• Rail Safety, emphasizing fall protection
• Key Considerations in Issuing Bin-Entry Permits
• Grain Quality for Facility Managers , With Component on CO2 Monitoring
• Cutting Energy Costs
• Automation and Safety
• Preventive Maintenance
• Spout Liner Properties
• Grain Quality Management for Feed and Pet Food
• Surveillance Cameras at Grain Facilities
• DOT Compliance
• Aeration Systems Design and Operation
• Changes to Canadian Wheat Board