The 64th edition of the JTIC will be held
at the Reims Conference Center, France on November 13-14 2013.
This unmissable event in the
wheat-flour-bread calendar sees JTIC welcoming more than 1,000 participants on
each of the two days of the fair. From the four corners of the world, milling
and cereal professionals come to Reims to discover what France and Europe has
to offer in the way of equipment, ingredients, products, services and training.
This year will be marked by numerous
surprises on the theme of combinations and people in the industry working
together.
More than a seminar or conference,
more than a fair, the JTIC organised by the AEMIC is an opportunity to talk,
discuss, meet, and learn in an unparallelled atmosphere. Opportunities galore
for finding new ideas and for networking.
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At the heart of the
industry
With companies developing, regulations
evolving and climates changing, the wheat-flour-bread industry is more than
ever a focus of political, economic and social debate.
JTIC conferences strive to provide
accurate information on these four topics.
Sustainability
Proposed by the IRNA and chaired by
Joël Abécassis, the first morning session will be dedicated to cereal
sustainability, A topic that can be addressed at international or industry
level (hard wheat in France, for example), and clearly also at individual
company level.
· What are the prospects for sustainable supply at
international level?
· How do we measure the sustainability of an industry?
· What research projects are being conducted?
· Is it possible to be both sustainable and competitive?
Cereal operators, scientists,
farmers and policy-makers will be there to present their approaches to this
challenge.
Road transport
The opening up of highways to
44-tonne trucks, the eco-tax, on-the-road food safety, town-centre traffic
restrictions... the logistics of road transport which is essential to cereal
industry operators, is subject to numerous regulatory changes. The JTIC will
use Wednesday afternoon to consider practical partnership issues with the ANMF.
A conference chaired and led by
Bernard Valluis at which operators, cereal professionals, and regulation and
transport players will offer answers on strategic directions for industry
professionals.
Cereal quality
For scheduling reasons, the ARVALIS
Conference chaired by Christine Bar L’Helgouach will this year focus more on
quality levers, genetics and variability in the expression of genetic results
depending on year, climate, and immediate environment.
Four programmes by ANMF, ARVALIS,
Kraft Food and INRA will be presented as case studies:
· Industrial organisation in France, the establishment
of new recommended varieties, to satisfy millers’ expectation
· The quality of the new varieties admitted
· The latest understanding of variability in baking and
biscuit quality, via the interaction between genotype and environment
Sensitivity to gluten
Traditionally devoted to social and
community issues, the last half-day will this year address gluten-intolerance
claims. An essential structural ingredient of bread, gluten has been accused of
all manner of maladies, and has come close to being stripped of all its
beneficial virtues. More and more people are deciding to exclude it from their
diet. AEMIC will be presenting a defence of gluten and explode the contemporary
myth.
Chaired by Marianne Roumégoux, editor-in-chief
of the magazine La Dépêche, le petit
Meunier, this conference aims to provide concrete answers to professionals,
journalists and consumers of bread and cereals, with the participation of
doctors, AFDIAG representatives, scientists and producers of gluten-free
products.
The full programme including the
list of speakers are available on www.jtic.eu
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20th edition of
the poster session
How to ‘bridge the gap between
research and practice’, (Henri Nuret) is the challenge set for the authors of
the JTIC poster session, organised by the publishers of the Industries des Céréales review.
Featured as a key event of the
exhibit, posters attract numerous visitors every year curious to discover the
latest advances in cereal science and technology.
For their authors, with a
university, research or industrial background, this poster session is an
opportunity to present their work to the JTIC audience and to get immediate
feedback from industry professionals.
The end of the fair sees prizes
awarded to the two poster winners selected by a jury based on the following
criteria:
· The scientific character and originality of the
subject
· The understandability and quality of the presentation
· The prospects for their usability in the short, medium
and long term
To be able to present the results of
their research as they become available over time, the authors will also be
able to publish their findings as articles in the Industries des Céréales journal.
A fair synonymous with innovation
This year again, more than 100
suppliers will be expected at the main exhibition stage in the centre of the
conference hall. They will also be able to take advantage of workshops to
present their latest innovations to the fair’s visitors.
New exhibitors this year include
Phytocontrol which specialises in phytosanitary contaminants, the Italian
company Saati with its range of filters and Propack specialising in the sale
and rental of packaging machines.
This year will have more
manufacturers of bagging and palletizing equipment offering millers a wide
range of options right up to 25 kg bags satisfying the latest industry
recommendations.
A full list of exhibitors is
available and updated daily on www.jtic.eu
Workshops
The ideal forum for innovation, to
discover the new services, products and processes being applied in the
industry, our workshops are open to all participants and are always a key
attraction.
For companies, whether exhibitors or
not, it is a space for privileged communication allowing them to present their
activities to visitors.
The products and services presented
will go through a preselection process for their innovative character and their
practical applications in the cereal industry.
The detailed programme of workshops
will be placed online at www.jtic.eu
starting in September.
Optimised traffic
The ergonomics of the exhibition
have been re-analysed to ensure that visitors take the best route to optimise
their walking time.
Participants will therefore be able
to visit more stands between conferences and 'go shopping' among the latest
products and services developed for them, whether large industrial equipment
and installation, or raw materials, ingredients, processing and other analysis
and packaging materials. A unique opportunity to find new high-quality
partners.
In addition to the bar area, which
is always a great success, new convivial and surprising spaces will also be
accessible for visitors to punctuate their time with some relaxing moments.
Jobs and training
Every year at the JTIC, AEMIC
welcomes its vocational partners ENSMIC, CNAM, Polytech and Compagnons du
Devoir, and organises a job fair accessible free of charge for all employers in
the industry.
In contrast to the national trend,
the cereal industry offers a dynamic job market with real career opportunities.
The only problem is generally matching up recruiters’ needs with job seekers’
requirements. The role of the AEMIC is to offer the right people, at the right
time, for available vacancies.
As part of the association’s ongoing
placement/recruitment activities, the job fair thus encourages companies to get
together with candidates.
Young graduates and professionals
looking for vacancies will find a selection of job offers, training and
apprenticeships covering the entire cereal industry, and well as personalised
advice to guide them in their search.
Millers, artisans, industrials and
recruitment consultants will be able to benefit from their presence at the fair
to publicise their ads, meet candidates and recruit new employees.
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The Défi Jeunes Talents
(DJT)
The Défi Jeunes
Talents (young talent challenge) is an opportunity given to students of AEMIC
partner schools (ENSMIC, DNAM, Polytech and Compagnons du Devoir) to
demonstrate to professionals in the sector and to the general public their
technical skills, know-how and motivation via projects to promote training,
products and occupations in the cereal industry. The best projects will be
presented at the JTIC and will be funded in whole or in part by AEMIC.
For the second edition of the DJT,
the rules have been changed to take into account not only communication
projects but also technical and commercial innovation projects. The objective
is to then be able to offer the selected projects to professionals for industrial
development.
The challenge has a three-pronged
ambition:
· To grow the attractiveness of the industry (products,
occupations, training)
· To contribute to the competitiveness of companies by offering
them innovative ideas
· To encourage the recognition and school-to-work
transition of students
The ideas selected by the jury will
be presented at the JTIC in the form of a workshop and a poster. They will be
published in the Industries des Céréales review.
Visitors to JTIC will be invited to
come listen and support the projects of students who may be the future talent
of their companies.
The DJT rules and participation form
are available on request from the AEMIC.
The Gala evening
After the success of the 2012
evening at Mumm and the tribute to Fabien Pelous, the AEMIC needs to keep
raising the bar to surprise visitors. The evening of the 13 November therefore
promises to have lots of surprises, emotion and conviviality for all
participants.
Friends, colleagues
and partners will benefit greatly from this relaxing interlude to form new
relationships, attend the exhibitor Challenge and DJT prize-giving and to meet
the JTIC guest of honour.
Truly an event within
the event, the gala evening is the culmination of the technical days... not to
be missed for any reason.
Call: +33 (0)1 47 07 20 69
The 68th JTIC international meeting will be held next week!
