The overall goal of the 2008 International Grain Quality and Technology Congress is to provide a global symposium on the technical, scientific and economic opportunities and challenges involved in creating and capturing value in the grain-based food, feed, fiber and fuel supply chains. The specific objectives of this Congress are to present current research-based knowledge and information on industry practice on:

• Characterization of quality attributes and measurement technologies to quantify agronomic, quality and end use traits of cereals, oilseeds and co-products within the food, feed, fiber and bioenergy complex.
• Best management practices, systems and technologies to maintain and assure the identity, purity, integrity, consistency, quality, biosecurity and marketability of cereals, oilseeds and co-products through the supply chains from production through harvest, handling, post-harvest, and processing operations, to final end use.
• Economic assessment of measurement technologies and management practices for creating and capturing value within the food, feed, fiber and bioenergy complex.