- MarketPlace - Three Full Days of TableTops.
Back by popular demand, (over 50% of survey respondents wanted it back); this year's BakingTech MarketPlace will RETURN TO THREE FULL DAYS OF TABLETOPS all held within the Grand Ballroom on March 4 - 6 (Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday) from 4 pm - 6 pm. In keeping with tradition, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday of the MarketPlace will feature the standard TableTop exhibit format. One of the great benefits of attending the MarketPlace is the opportunity to network with industry colleagues, suppliers, and buyers. Don't miss out on this powerful three-day event - REGISTER TODAY.
Note: Register early - MarketPlace has sold out for the past 3 years!
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- Recommendations for 2012 Executive Committee Nominations.
Do you know an ASB member who has the leadership skills and industry experience necessary to help guide ASB as a member of the 2012 Executive Committee? Perhaps you have always wanted the opportunity to give back to the baking industry and ASB by volunteering on the ASB Executive Committee.
ASB is making the nomination process more transparent and open to the membership by seeking your recommendations for 2 bakers and 2 allied members to serve on the 2012 Executive Committee. You may nominate yourself.
The Executive Committee is a three year commitment and entails participating in 1 hour monthly conference calls (third Wednesday of each month at 3:00 pm EST), a 2 day Board of Directors meeting in early October and the two day Executive Committee meeting held during BakingTech in March.
Attached is the recommendation form. Please print it, fill it out, and fax it to ASB at 1.888.315.2612.
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- ASB FREE Webinar Series- Volunteer Speakers Wanted.
ASB is proud to present a FREE webinar series. Members, remember this new benefit is for you! If you have a topic for a future webinar and you would like to volunteer to present a webinar, please contact Amanda Gonzalez, ASB's Membership Manager, at agonzalez@asbe.org. We would love to hear from you.
Please click on the following link to access the recording for our October webinar presented by David Jones of Commercial Food Sanitation, LLC: Sanitary Design of Food Processing Equipment.
Watch your inboxes, ASB website, LinkedIn and Facebook for information on future events!
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- ISB Conference Postponement.
The 1st Annual International Society of Baking Middle East and Africa Conference and Expo, which were scheduled to be held in Muscat, Oman on December 10-12, have been postponed until a date, yet to be determined, in 2012.
The ISB will be refunding all delegates, sponsors and exhibitors, as well as sending back exhibit materials at their expense. ISB will also bear the hotel cancellation charges.
Registration numbers were deemed not to be sufficient to support holding the conference at this time. Different dates and venues, possible in connection with established food events in the region are being explored.
ASB and ISB apologize for the inconvenience and expense that the postponement has created for any of our members who planned on attending the Conference.
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- Robert A. Fischer Distinguished Service Award.
The Robert A. Fischer Distinguished Service Award recognizes outstanding service and leadership by a member to the Society. Any member of ASB may nominate a candidate based on the following qualifications:
- A member of ASB for a minimum of 10 years
- Regular attendance at BakingTech
- Served in a leadership or decision making position
If you would like to nominate someone, please send an email to Kent Van Amburg (kvanamburg@asbe.org) with the name of the nominee, a paragraph explaining why they should be considered for the award and your contact information. You may also click here to open a printable word document version of the form that you can mail to ASB headquarters.
Past recipients have been: Donald Bianchi, Winn Horn, Bill Fife, Paul Kamman, Donald Dubios, Rella Dwyer, Gary Brodsky, William McCurry, Larry Marcucci, John MacAlpine and John Del Campo.
The deadline for nominations is December 31. The award will be presented during BakingTech 2012.
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- Proposed Changes to Bylaws.
ASB's current Bylaws do not define the Board of Directors, its role or its composition. The Executive Committee has reviewed and approved the following proposed revisions to the Bylaws and will be recommending their adoption by the membership during the General Session of BakingTech.
PROPOSAL
- Establish a Board of Directors with the same composition and responsibilities as the existing Executive Committee. This can be accomplished by replacing "Executive Committee" with "Board of Directors" in each instance where "Executive Committee" is currently referenced within the Bylaws.
- The Officers, as currently defined in the Bylaws, then becomes the Executive Committee. This can be accomplished by replacing "Officers" with "Executive Committee" in each instance were "Officers" is currently referenced within the Bylaws.
Click here to see the proposed changes to the Bylaws with the changes tracked.
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- 2012 Baking Hall of Fame Inductees.
The Baking Hall of Fame Evaluation Committee has completed its review of the 2012 HOF Nominees and has selected the following baking industry pioneers and leaders to be inducted into the 2012 Baking Hall of Fame during BakingTech 2012.
- Eddie Lanham: Lanham Machinery
- Adam Boren: Adamatic
- Morris Cohen: Interstate Bakeries Corporation
- Joseph Franz: Franz Family Bakeries
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- Member Benefit - Proceedings.
As a member of ASB you have access to ASB's extensive Members Only Resource Library. The Resource Library includes:
- Technical papers (Proceedings) that have been presenting at BakingTech since 1975 (older papers can be ordered through ASB Headquarters)
- Technical Bulletins since 1924
- Engineering Information Service Reports
- BISSC sanitary and Safety Standards
Be sure to login and check out the many unique and valuable baking informational resources that are available to you as an ASB member.
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ASB Staff and Contact Information |
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Mailing Address: P.O. Box 336, Swedesboro, NJ 08085
Main Phone Number: 1.800.713.0462
Fax Number: 1.888.315.2612
Executive Director:
Kent Van Amburg
Extension #1
Direct: 609.937.1519
Director of Meetings/Operations:
Tawnee Shuey
Extension #2
Direct: 856.343.7838
Membership Manager:
Amanda Gonzalez
Extension #3
Direct: 660.349.9844 |
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Chairman's Corner:
by Jeff Dearduff ,
ASB Chairman
ASB_Chairman@asbe.org
Quote: "Industry is the parent of success" ...Spanish Proverb
Quip: Wow! How true that quote rings when you think about the American Society of Baking. Although we are a society of individuals, if it weren't for all of the different components of our great industry ASB may not have a reason to be.
From the baking companies who sponsor their employees, to the suppliers and ingredients who support the conference and marketplace, coupled with the consultants, associations and educators, it takes EVERY element of the industry pulling together for ASB to succeed.
Thank you to the longtime members who are loyal to the Society, to the newer members who are still giving us the chance to show our value, and to those brand new members who are about to join our journey, I look forward to seeing you all RISE UP at BakingTech 2012.
Have a wonderful and blessed holiday season.
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