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IFAI Advanced Textiles Europe 2011 Showcases Exciting New Textile Technologies |
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2011-8-19
Other committee members include Jan Laperre, Centexbel; Mary-Lynn Landgraf, U.S. Department of Commerce; Jos Van Hattum, Norafin (the sponsoring company of the conference); Ronald Seidl, Jacob-Mueller; Prof. Dr. Thomas Gries, RWTH Aachen University; Claude Levy-Rueff, IFAI European Representative; Ruth Stephens, IFAI Safety and Technical Products Division; and Kristy Meade, IFAI.
The Conference Schedule is as follows:
Market Needs - 26 September 2011 {1300 - 1630} Monday
In this session the focus will be on market needs for technical textiles in selected the market sectors: Personal Protection Clothing & Equipment (PPE), Building & Construction, Automotives and Shipping. In the PPE area the presentations will cover research and needs of Standardization and Certification from both European and U.S. perspective. The market and business needs will be addressed in terms of enhancement of innovations in order to assure sustainable growth of the textile industry.
Opening Presentations - Setting the tone for the future
- Welcome Address by Greggory D. Crouch, Consul General of the United States of America in Barcelona
- Patricia Hualde, EC Enterprise Directorate General, "The Need of Multi-disciplinary Innovations for Assuring Sustainable Growth of the Textile Industry"
- Coffee Break
- Henk Vanhoutte, Secretary General European Safety Federation, "Personal Protection Equipment - European Research & Standardization"
- Grace & Jeffery Stull, International Personnel Protection, Inc., "Personal Protective Equipment - Standards and Certification the US Perspective"
- Stephania Lombardi, Cannobio Construction, "Membrane Architecture - Insight to Problems and the Needs of the Industry"
- Question and Answer Forum
- Networking Reception
Source:IFAI
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