Volume 2, Issue 4
FEATURES / EVENTS
Call for Papers
JTATM seeks submissions for refereed articles.
These should provide new understanding about the technology and management
of fibers, textiles, manufacturers, retailers, as well as the environment
and markets in which textile and apparel companies operate and evolve.
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TATM Graduate Corner
TATM offers postgraduate
education programs leading to Masters degrees, which are either thesis
based (MS) or non-thesis (MT). TATM faculty are also very actively involved
in Ph.D. programs in Textile Technology & Management and Fiber and
Polymer Science. Details of the programs can be found at the College of
Textiles Graduate web site and a summary.
or e-mail:
Graduate
Director
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Nonwovens Cooperative Research
Center
NCRC is pleased to announce the opening
of registration for for the following Professional Education Courses:
"Nonwovens Principles & Practice"
Jan13-17, 2003
This workshop will introduce you to the concepts and practice
of basic manufacturing processes including raw material selection, web
formation, bonding technologies and finishing as well as product design
and performance testing. There will be an opportunity for the participants
to work with different processes during the hands-on sessions of the course.
Hydroentanglement
February 18-19, 2003
This workshop will introduce you to the concepts and practice of hydroentanglement
process including raw material selection and product design.There will
be an opportunity for the participants to see hydroentanglement during
the hands-on sessions of the course. The combination of instruction and
laboratory sessions will provide attendees with a better understanding
of the concepts in both manufacturing and testing.
Fundamentals of Spunbond & Meltblowing
April 22-24, 2003
This workshop will introduce you to the concepts and practice of melt
spinning as well as spunbond and meltblowing processes, including raw
material selection, web formation, bonding technologies and finishing
as well as product design and performance testing.
There will be an opportunity for the participants to see different processes
during the hands-on sessions of the course. The combination of instruction
and laboratory sessions will provide attendees with a better understanding
of the concepts in both manufacturing and testing.
For detailed course information, including registration
forms and fees, please visit the following web address:http://www.ncrc.ncsu.edu/training.html
or
contact Alicia Ford - NCRC/ NCSU- 919-515-56651
College of Textiles - North Carolina State University
2401 Research Drive
Raleigh, NC 27695-8301
http://www.tx.ncsu.edu/ncrc
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International Textile and Apparel Association (ITAA)
Annual Conference 2003,
Savannah, Georgia
Contact: Ginger Woodard
School of Human Environmental Design,
East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858-4353, woodardg@mail.ecu.edu.
Tel: (252)328-1363.
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Fiber Society
The Fiber
Society proudly announces:
Contact: Drs.
Phil and Hiedi-Schroeder
Gibson for more information.
The
Fiber Society Symposium: 2nd call for papers
June 30 - July 2, 2003
Advanced
Flexible Materials and Structures: Engineering with
Fibers
- "Abstract"
Competition
Parameters
For More Information
Contact Dr Memis
Acar,
Wolfson School of Mech and Manu Engineering
Loughborough University,
Subhash K. Batra, Secretary
The Fiber Society
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Association of Nonwoven Fabrics
Industry (INDA)
Filtration 2002
December 3-5, 2002
Washington Convention Center
Washington, DC
Vision 2003
January 26 - 29, 2003
New Orleans Marriott Hotel
New Orleans, Louisiana
Annual Meeting
May 1-3, 2003
Harbor Court Hotel
Baltimore, Maryland
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Textile Off-campus Programs
(TOP)
The NC State University Textile Off-campus Programs
(TOP) program is a distance
education program designed to provide textile undergraduate and graduate
courses
to any individual seeking an improved textiles education or background (credit
or audit). The present delivery system is predominantly video tape, but
the
use of interactive CDs and on-line delivery will shortly be available for
a number of course offerings. Certification and master's degrees in textiles
can be obtained via TOP without a residence requirement.
For additional information:
TOP mailing list: To add your name to the Fall and
Spring brochure mailing list contact Deborah
Savage - (919) 515-6627
TOP Web Address:
http://www.tx.ncsu.edu/academic/distance
TOP Program, College of Textiles
2401 Research Drive, Box 8301
Raleigh, NC 27695-8301
Phone: (919) 515-1532
Registration: (919) 515-6627
FAX: (919) 515-8578
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College of Textiles Seminar Series
3:30
PM Room 2207 Textiles
Co-coordinated by:
Behnam Pourdeyhimi and Gary Mock,
1-December 4,
"On the Mechanics of Thermally Point Bonded Nonwovens",
Subhash Batra,
Professor, TATM, College of Textiles
2- January 9,
"Patents and Trademarks"
Karen Grigg,
Textiles and Engineering Services Librarian
3- January 15,
"Protecting First Responders-
Comfort and Protection Keeps them on the Job"
Roger Barker,
Burlington Industries Professor and
Director T-PACC, TECS, NCSU
4- January 22,
NTC Student Presentations
5- February 5,
"Over 100 Years of Progress the College of Textiles 1899-2003 The
Contributions of International Students"
Gary N. Mock,
Professor, TECS
Founder's Day Lecture
6- February 12,
"DuPont Type 400; A New Class of Elastic Yarns"
Carmen A. Covelli,
Ph.D., Research Associate,
DuPont Apparel & Textile Sciences
7- February 19,
Rona Reid, Ph D.
"Dow XLA: The Atypical Olefin Elastic fiber"
Senior Development Engineer, Dow
tentative
8- March 5,
"Disperse Dyes - A Dye Chemist's Perspective"
Max A.Weaver,
Eastman Chemical Co., retired
2002 AATCC Olney Medal for Achievement in Textile Chemistry and
2002 AATCC Millson Medal for Invention
9- March 19,
"Reactive Dyes for Cellulose - They're Greener Now"
Ron Pedemonte,
Business Manager Reactive & Direct Dyes
for Region Americas, DyStar
10- April 2,
"Red"
Rolf Kuehni,
Adjunct Professor, TECS
11- April 9,
"Open Source Computing for Embedded Systems"
Warren Jasper,
Associate Professor, TECS
12- April 16
"Super Draw - Building Stronger Fibers Today"
Arun Aneja,
DuPont
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Collaborator's Corner - Resources
The Collaborator's
Corner now houses the links to Professional Associations, Businesses,
Trade Associations, and Universities.
Submission for inclusion in the Collaborator's
Corner should be to . j_tatm@ncsu.edu
Please indicate the category for which a submitted link is to be filed.
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Call for Reviewers
The Journal of Textile and Apparel Technology and
Management (JTATM) welcomes researchers to become reviewers. Reviewers will
be responsible for providing high quality, thoughtful, and helpful reviews
for manuscripts submitted to JTATM. Reviewers should possess expertise in
one or more subject matter areas, as well as experience in and knowledge of
various types of research and analytical methods. Please forward (j_tatm@ncsu.edu)
a) curriculum vitae,
including contact addresses
b) your area(s) of expertise,
c) review expertise,
d) standing in field
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National Textile Center (NTC)
The National Textile Center
http://www.ntcresearch.org
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3rd AUTEX Conference
Textiles - Necessary Condition For Development Of Civilization
(25th To 26th June 2003)
Textile Education And Research: Evolution Or Revolution
(27th June 2003)
Venue:
Hotel Mercure Hevelius
Gdansk, Poland
Lodz, Zeromskiego, Poland
Organized by the Faculty of Textile Engineering and Marketing
Technical University of Lodz, Poland
For more information, go to:
http://textiles.rug.ac.be/Autex/Menu.htm
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Industrial Fabrics Association International
(IFAI)
 The Industrial Fabrics Association International
(IFAI) is a not-for-profit trade association whose more than 2,000 member
companies represent the international technical fabrics marketplace.
Geosynthetics 2003™ will be held February 11 - 14, 2003. The program
will include four days of simultaneous short courses featuring geosynthetics
and related materials.
The conference will take place in Cobb Galleria
Atlanta, Georgia USA
For more information, contact Danette Fettig, Geosynthetics
2003™ Secretary General, drfettig@ifai.com, 651-225-6942.
www.ifai.com
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Other Events
Heimtextil
January 8- January 12 , 2003
Frankfurt, Germany
Sponsored by Messe Frankfurt Gmb
Contact 069 75 75 0; fax 069 75 75 66 09.
heimtextil@messefrankfurt.com
www.messefrankfurt.com
ATMA Region 2 Meeting
January 9
Myers Park Country Club
Charlotte.
Contact Sue Denston
(703) 538-1789; fax (703) 241-5603.
www.atmanet.org
Domotex
January 11 - January 14, 2003
Hannover Germany
Deutsche Messe AG, .
Contact +49 0 511 89 3 80 00;
fax +49 0 511 89 3 13 16.
www.messe.de
NRF Annual Convention & Expo
January 12 - January 15, 2003
New York City
Sponsored by the National Retail Federation,
Jacob Javits Convention Center
Contact (202) 783-7971; fax (202) 737-2849.
Click for more
information
Bangkok International Fashion Fair
January 15 - January 19, 2003
Bangkok, Thailand.
Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Center,
www.depthai.go/th
Imprinted Sportswear Show
January 17 - January 19, 2003
Long Beach,California
Sponsored by VNU Expositions,
Long Beach Convention Center
Contact Kara Kobrzycki (770) 291-5424.
kkobrzycki@vnuexpo.com
Garmentech 2003
January 22 - January 25, 2003
Dhaka, Bangladesh
2nd International Apparel & Knitting Technology
Trade Show of Bangladesh,
Bangladesh-China Conference Hall
Contact +91 44 8114579/79, 8115575,
Fax: +91 44 8111685
mktg@zakgroup.com
www.zakgroup.com
European Preview
January 22-23, 2003
New York
Hosted by:
Premier Vision
Metropolitan Pavillion
Tel: 203-861-208
www.europeanpreview.com
Action Sports Retailer ASR:
Jan 23-25, 2003
LA, California
Hosted by: Action Sports Retailer Asr
Long Beach Convention Center
Tel: 714-376-8144
www.asrbiz.com
Expo Costura 2003
January 28 - January 31, 2003
Mexico City
Hipódrome de las Américas,
Contact 52 8356 4205;
Fax 52 8356 7754.
vicky@expocostura.com
www.expocostura.com.mx
Women's & Children's Apparel/
Accessories Summer Market
January 30 - Febuary 3, 2003
Atlanta.
The AmericasMart,
Contact (404) 220-3000;
fax (404) 220-3030.
Polyethylene 2003
Febuary 3 - Febuary 5, 2003
Zurich, Switzerland
8th World Congress, Global Technology and Business Forum,
Swissotel
Contact +41 1 7813040
fax 41 1 7811569.
mbspolymer@bluewin.ch
www.mbspolymer.com
Texworld
Febuary 11 - Febuary 14, 2003
La Défense, Paris
Worldwide Fabrics "Rendez-vous,"
sponsored by Messe Frankfurt, C.N.I.T.,
Contact:
Michael Scherpe 0033 1 55268989;
Fax 0033 1 40350900
email: texworld@france.messefrankfurt.com
www.texworld.messefrankfurt.com
Milano Moda Donna
Febuary 23 - March 4, 2003
Milan
Trade Show of Bangladesh,
Womenswear
Autumn/Winter 2003-2004 Collections
Contact +39 02 7771081;
Fax +39 02 77710850
info@cameramoda.it
www.cameramoda.com
Intimate Apparel Market Week
March 3 - March 7, 2003
New York
Hosted by:
The Intimate Apparel Council,(IAC)
a division of AAFA,
Contact:
Karen Koza (212)683-5665 ext. 13.
ISCC Conference on Industrial Color Solutions
March 9 - March 11, 2003
Sponsored by:
the Inter-Society Color Council (ISCC),
Philadelphia University, Philadelphia. Contact
www.iscc.org
Material World
March 17 - March 19, 2003
Miami Beach,
Global Trade Event for the Sewn
Products Industry, sponsored by AAFA, Miami Beach Convention
Center, Contact (800) 318-2238;
Fax 852 25 98 87 71.
Tim.von.Gal@material-world.com
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