Volume 2, Issue 3, Summer
2002
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:
"Quantitative Microscopy
& Image Analysis"
Oct 1-4, 2002
This workshop will introduce you to
the concepts and use of microscopy and image analysis
methods in evaluating fibrous, polymeric and other
materials including fibers, textiles and films. The
course will deal with microscopy and image formation,
image digitization, image enhancement and analysis.
There will be an opportunity for the participants
to see different hardware setups. The combination
of instruction and hands-on sessions will provide
attendees with a better understanding of the concepts.
"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 the following forthcoming
Conferences:
1. The
Annual Fall Conference of the Fiber Society will be
held on October 16-18,in Natick, MA, USA,
Hosted by Materials Science Team, AMSSB-RSS-MS,U.S.
Army Soldier Systems Center Natick, MA 01760-5020.
Contact: Drs.
Phil and Hiedi-Schroeder
Gibson for more information.
2.
Call for Papers for the Technical Meeting:
"Advanced Flexible Materials and Structures: Engineering
with Fibers" to be held June 30-July 2 2003,
Loughborough, UK
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 Televised Education (TOTE)
The NC State University Textile
Off-campus Televised Education (TOTE) 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 TOTE without a residence requirement.
For additional information:
TOTE mailing list: To add your name to the Fall and
Spring brochure mailing list contact Deborah
Savage - (919) 515-6627
TOTE Web Address:
http://www.tx.ncsu.edu/academic/distance
TOTE 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 Fall 2002 Seminar Series
1-August 21
"Safety in the Lab", Bruce MacDonald
Manager, Safety Programs and Biosafety, NCSU
also featuring; "College of Textiles Graduate Programs";
Harold Freeman,George Hodge,Muditha Senanayaka,
2-September 4,
"Harassment Prevention", Rhonda Sutton,
PhD, Coordinator, Harassment Prevention Programs
3-September 11,
"Library Services and Resources", Ms Honora
Nerz,
Head, Textiles Library and Engineering Services Karen
Grigg, Textiles and Engineering Services Librarian.
4-September 18,
"Fiber Dispersion in Mixing Tanks used in Wetlay
Process"
Hooman Tafreshi,
Research Scientist, NCRC, College of Textiles
5-October 2,
"Technology Transfer" , Michael Batalia
Associate Director, Technology Transfer and Associate
Vice Chancellor, NCSU,
6-October 9,
"A Brief History of Calico Printing", Rolf
Kuehni,
Adjunct Professor, TECS, College of Textiles Tentative
7-October 16
"College Activities", Blanton Godfrey,
Dean, College of Textiles
8-October 23
"Modem Molecular Modeling Methods: Utility in Color
Chemistry", Harold Freeman,
Ciba- Geigy Professor, TECS, College of Textiles
9-November 6,
"Electro Textiles", Abdelfattah Seyam,
Professor, TATM, College of Textiles
10-November 13,
"Automotive Fabric Design and Development",
Nancy Powell,
Professor, TATM, College of Textiles
11-December 4,
"On the Mechanics of Thermally Point Bonded Nonwovens",
Subhash Batra,
Professor, TATM, College of Textiles
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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 mailto:j_tatm@ncsu.edu?subject=Collaborators_Corner
. 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.
IFAI Expo 2002 will be held Oct. 24-26, 2002 including
the Textile Technology Forum and the 3rd International
Conference on Safety and Protective Fabrics on October
23, 2002, at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte,
North Carolina.
More
info on www.ifai.com
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Other Events
Material World
October 7-9, 2002
Miami Beach Convention Center,
Florida
By: American Apparel & Footwear Association
Urban Expositions
1395 South Marietta Parkway
Building 400, Suite 210
Marietta, GA 30067
http://www.material-world.com
Advanced Techniques For Pore Sturcture
Characterization
October 8-10, 2002
Ithaca, N.Y.
Porous Materials Inc
Contact Mindy Durrani, PMI;
telephone 607-257-5544;
fax: 607-257-5639;
www.pmiapp.com.
Continuous Product Maintenance Workshop
October 10-11, 2002
Montreal, Canada.
ASTM Committee E18,
Le Centre Sheraton Hotel,
Contact Jim Olshefsky,
ASTM; telephone 610-832-9714;
email jolshefs@astm.org;
www.astm.org.
Color Forecasting Conference
October 13-15, 2002
San Diego, Calif.
Hotel del Coronado,
For more information, contact the
Color Marketing Group;
telephone 703-329-8500;
fax 703-329-0155;
www.colormarketing.org
6th Digital Printing Of Textiles
Conference
October 16-18, 2002
Palm Springs, California.
Wyndham Palm Springs Hotel,
Contact Alvin G. Keene,
Information Management Institute Inc.;
telephone 207-235-2225;
fax 207-235-2226;
email: imi@tdstelme.net.
Weaving Group Tour: China
October 19-26, 2002
The Textile Institute
1st Floor, St James's Buildings
Oxford Street, Manchester, M1 6FQ
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)161 237 1188
For more information:
jhewitt@textileinst.org.uk
Color Measurement Principles
And The Textile Industry
October 23-24, 2002
Technical Center Research Triangle Park, NC
AATCC
Event Contact: nicholk@aatcc.org
Call Hilda McQueen (919)549-3549 or
Bonnie Green (919)549-3525.
http://www.aatcc.org
Seams Conference
October 25-26, 2002
College of Textiles
NCSU, Raleigh
Contact:
Seams: (803)-772 5861
http://www.seams.org/
Fiber Finish And Surface Modifier
Conference 2002
October 28-29
Greenville, S.C.
Embassy Suites Hotel,
Contact: AFMA
Telephone 202-296-6508;
Fax 202-296-3052
www.afma.org
4TH The International Foundation
Of Fashion
Technology Institutes (IFFTI) CONFERENCE
November 7-9, 2002
Kowloon, HONG KONG.
Email : tciffti@inet.polyu.edu.hk
http://www.itc.polyu.edu.hk/tciffti
Digital Textile 2002
November 7-9
Istanbul, Turkey.
Contact Julie Hyde,
Web Consulting Ltd;
telephone +44-0-1235-821771;
fax +44-0-1235-821775.
Analytical Techniques And Calculations
For The Dyeing And Finishing Process Improvement Engineer,
November 12-13, 2002
Charlotte, N.C. Duke Power's Advanced Technology Center,
Contact Laura Painter, Institute of Textile Technology;
telephone 434-296-5511 ext. 228;
fax 434-296-2957;
email laurap@itt.edu;
www.itt.edu.
Basic Textiles, North Carolina State
University,
Short Course
November 12-14, 2002
College of Textiles, North Carolina State University,
Raleigh.
Contact NCSU Office of Continuing and Professional Education;
telephone 919-515-2261;
fax: 919-515-7614;
www.ncsu.edu.
12th Annual Tandec Nonwovens Conference
November 19-21, 2002
Knoxville, Tenn.
UT Conference Center,
The University of Tennessee,
Contact Dong Zhang, conference chairman;
telephone 856-974-3570;
fax 856-974-3580;
http://web.utk.edu/~tancon/
Textile Manufacturers Energy Symposium,
November 20-21, 2002
Charlotte, N.C.
Duke Power's Advanced Technology Center,
Contact Laura Painter,
Institute of Textile Technology;
telephone 434-296-5511 ext. 228;
fax 434-296-2957;
email: laurap@itt.edu;
www.itt.edu.
Short Staple Yarn Manufacturing,
December 2-5, 2002
Charlotte, N.C.
Duke Power's Advanced Technology Center,
Contact: Laura Painter,
Institute of Textile Technology;
telephone 434-296-5511 ext. 228;
fax 434-296-2957;
e-mail: laurap@itt.edu;
www.itt.edu.
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