The
Textile Institute, the National Textile Center,
and the NC State College of Textiles Announces
Back-to-Back Conferences
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Textile
experts from across the country and around
the world
will gather at North Carolina State University's
College of Textiles the Sheraton Imperial Hotel in
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina in March 2005,
for back-to-back textile conferences.
The
13th National Textile Center Forum and the
84th Textile
Institute Annual World Conferences will be held March
20-25, 2005 in Raleigh, NC. The conferences are presented
by The Textile Institute, the National Textile Center
and the NC State College of Textiles.
This
is the first time that the National Textile
Center Annual Forum and the Textile Institute
Annual World Conference have met in back-to-back
meetings at the same location. "This arrangement
allows the most complete access to state-of-the-art
information on the status of textile-related
research, trends and issues that will be available
in 2005," said Dr. David Buchanan, conference
chairman and recently retired associate dean
for research and extension at NC State's College
of Textiles.
According
to Buchanan, holding the consecutive conferences
will bring the world's top industrial and academic
minds together in one place. "Both organizations
can share the latest textile developments.
This really will be the place to learn what
'state-of-the-art ' is," he said.
"Because
the Textile Institute is an international organization,
we anticipate an international slate of attendees
and speakers, in addition to the strong U.S.
attendance typical of National Textile Center
events. This is truly a conference not to be
missed." Buchanan said.
The
Textile Institute Annual World Conference is
sponsored
by five of the leading American textile research
and development institutions, all located in the
Research Triangle. Including, The American Association
of Textile Chemists and Colonists, Cotton Incorporated,
Association of the Non woven Fabric Industry (KINDA),
The Institute of Textile Technology and (TC)2.
More
information, including schedules, program listings,
accommodations and fees is available on the web at www.ntctiawc2005.org/index.htm.
About
the National Textile Center:
The
National Textile Center (NTC) is a research
consortium of eight universities in the United
States: Auburn University, Clemson University,
Cornell University, Georgia Institute of Technology,
North Carolina State University, University
of California - Davis, University of Massachusetts
- Dartmouth, and Philadelphia. The institutions
share human resources, equipment and facilities.
More information is available at www.NTCresearch.org
About
the Textiles Institute:
The
Textiles Institute is a unique organization
in textiles, clothing and footwear. As the
international chartered professional institute
for these sectors, it exists to serve the interests
of its members and the industries in which
they work. The institute has individual and
corporate members in more than 90 countries
and covers all sectors and disciplines in textiles,
clothing and footwear. More information is
available from www.TextileInstitute.org
Media
Contacts:
Dr. David Buchanan, 919/515-6649 or
David_buchanan@ncsu.edu
Emily
Parker, 919/515-6529 or
Emily_parker@ncsu.edu
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
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.
Rick Kershaw, managing director, 1801 County Road
B W., Roseville, MN 55113-4061, USA;
Phone: +(1) 651/225-6920; 800/636-4942;
Fax +(1) 651/631-9334;
E-mail rjkershaw@ifai.com;
Website: www.ifaicanada.com
For more information , contact Renee Schroeder, USIFI
Executive Director, 651/225-6946, e-mail rmschroeder@ifai.com or
Karen Musech, NFI Managing Director, 651/225-6948,
e-mail kemusech@ifai.com.
www.ifai.com
Nonwovens Cooperative Research
Center
NCRC is pleased
to announce the opening of registration for
for the following Professional Education
Courses:
April
25-29, 2005 Spunbonding & Meltblowing
Fundamentals
3.6
June 6-10,
2005 Nonwoven
Product Development
4.2
July 18-22,
2005 Fabric
Properties & Characterization
3.7
August
22-26, 2005 Bonding
Fundamentals
3.6
For
detailed
course information,
including
registration
forms and
fees, please
visit the
following
web address: http://www.ncrc.ncsu.edu/training.html or
contact Sue Pegram- NCRC/ NCSU- 919-515-6551
College of Textiles - North
Carolina State University
2401 Research Drive
Raleigh, NC 27695-8301
http://www.ncrc.ncsu.edu
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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
College
of Textiles