AATCC New England Regional Technical Conference, 1-3 October 2008, Rhode Island - USA
The Textile Institute is delighted to bring you details of an event being run by one of our Corporate Members, AATCC. The event will take place in Rhode Island, USA between the 1-3 October 2008 with the theme of "Where it all began…Where it is Today: a look at what's happening in the textile business & industry."
A total of 10 technical sessions will run (morning and afternoon) on Thursday and Friday. Further details can be found by clicking on www.aatcc.org/members/sections/index.htm and following the links to NE
Student Competition
Centre for Sustainable Fashion Conference 08
‘Chuck it or keep it? Can fashion bring about a long term lifecycle change to move us towards a more sustainable economy and better lives?’
27-28 October 2008 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Centre for Sustainable Fashion at London College of Fashion announces the ‘Chuck it or Keep it’ competition.
October 2008 will see the Centre for Sustainable Fashion stage it’s first conference, asking whether fashion can bring about a long term lifecycle change to move us towards a more sustainable economy and better lives. The conference will feature an evening reception and catwalk show to include a showcase of selected work from the ‘Chuck it or Keep it’ competition. This will showcase creative solutions to the issue of consumption and sustainability by students and graduates from across the world.
London College of Fashion are working with Fashioning an Ethical Industry to communicate the competition which will be judged by a panel of industry and media experts. All details will be available via the FEI website www.fashioninganethicalindustry.org
Outline
Competition open to all students and graduates of colleges running FdA, BA and/or Postgraduate courses in fashion, accessories and footwear.
Colleges that would like to take part must register their interest by 31 March 08.
Each college may have up to 10 submissions. One submission may consist of a collection (if this is a collaborative project with a number of students working together), an outfit, a shoe or an accessory.
Individual
Final deadline of submissions will be Summer 08.
Selected submissions will shown on the catwalk at the evening reception on 27 October 2008.
Brief
We are consuming a third more fashion than we were only four years ago, 90% of which is imported and over 1.2 million tons of which has goes to landfill each year. This insatiable appetite has catastrophic consequences in social and environmental terms both in the UK and around the world. The consumer demands better, faster, cheaper and value is seen in terms of quantity and rapid duplication of trend. How can we use design to create inspiring products whilst changing the current impact of our industry into a positive and sustainable model for our future?
Sustainable design presents opportunity, exploration, debate and a dynamic forward thinking approach to the creation and development of fashion products. Sustainability means different things to different people – we all have a part to play. Designers and product developers have a pivotal role in the development of a sustainable fashion economy through the impact of the decisions made in design travelling through the entire supply chain into use and ultimately to the disposal of those pieces. The aim of this competition is to design in a way that promotes consumption that is also sustainable. This may be considered in a variety of ways which may include:
User centred design, co-design, slow design, emotionally durable design, zero waste, sustainable materials and processes.
The process as well as the product is key to the development of collection / pieces and submissions will be considered in the context of both the development and the realisation of the work.
You are asked to consider new ways to design and make in one of the two following categories:
Materials Award : to cover selection, use and disposability of sustainable materials.
Innovation Award : to cover new technologies and / or preservation of traditional or cultural skills in design and production of fair and environmentally sound pieces.
Submission details to follow.
Prizes
Submissions will be selected to be shown on the catwalk at the evening reception, 27 October 08.
Winners to be announced and prizes awarded on the night:
Innovation Award (GBP£1000 prize + GBP£500 runner up)
Materials Award (GBP£1000 prize + GBP£500 runner up)
Finalists will show alongside commissioned pieces by designers who may include: Giles Deacon, Stella McCartney & Gary Harvey.
To register interest and be emailed updates please email your name, college & contact details to
2nd International Conference on Textile and Clothing Technical Textiles, 4-5 November 2008, Lahore, Pakistan
The Textile Institute are pleased to be co-badging this event being organised by the University of Management and Technology, Lahore.
Papers are being welcomed from individuals and / or panels. Papers are encouraged from a range of subject areas including medical textiles, military textiles, textiles in sport, geo textiles, usages of intelligent fibres, the future of technical textiles. For a full list of subject areas and further information please visit http://www.umt.edu.pk/ictc2008/index.html
Textile Institute Parliamentary Lunch - 7th November 2008 - The House of Lords, London UK
The TI would like to give you early notice that The Textile Institute, UK Region, will be holding the annual Parliamentary Lunch at the House of Lords on Friday, 7th November 2008. The luncheon will be held in the Cholmondeley Room and on the Terrace, hosted by The Lord Haskel (CText ATI), a past World President, whose generous assistance enables the use of the venue.
The annual Lunch is increasing in popularity, and holds an important place in The Textile Institute calendar. Last year attendance was oversubscribed, and despite the credit crunch it is likely this level of demand will be repeated this year. As an international organisation we are particularly pleased that this event provides an opportunity for many to come from outside the UK and enjoy a weekend in London as well.
We would like to emphasise that the Lunch is not restricted to members and allows senior executives from business or education, whether members or not, to network in a splendid environment, and perhaps offer hospitality to clients or customers.
The Lunch will begin at noon 12.00 hours and end at approximately 15.00 hours. After lunch we hope to obtain permission for an optional guided tour of the Palace of Westminster.
Full details are not yet available. Places will be limited, and there is likely to be heavy demand so if you wish to book your place and make sure of attending, please click here to download the booking form. Return the booking slip for a provisional reservation. You can either, email, phone, fax or post the booking slip.
For further information please contact Bill Bohm on billbohm@textileinstitute.org and the TI's London Office on 0207 580 8289
The Drapers' Company / Industrial Trust
Technical Textiles Competition - Awards Presentation: 10 November 2008, London
Our aim is to get you ahead of the game in the competitive world of Technical Textiles and enhance your career opportunities.
We want to see your innovative ideas, experiments and products.
In return you could be in with a chance to win some fantastic prizes.These include: a cash prize of up to £1000 and a chance to attend a prestigious awards event in London.
Are you studying Engineering, Science, Technology, Product Design, PE or Textiles etc?
Then our competition should be of interest to you.
Open to all students studying in the UK, aged 14-25.
What work do you have to do?
Entrants are invited to send in one piece of work in any of the following formats:
CD/DVD, design sheets, essay, portfolio of design, PowerPoint presentation, a practical application or other written documents.
o Age 14 - 16 (G.C.S.E or equivalent) - maximum 2500 words or 2 A3 design sheets
o Age 16 - 18 (AS / A-Level or equivalent) - maximum 4000 words or 4 A3 design sheets
o Age 18 - 25 (Student) - maximum 6000 words or 6 A3 design sheets
Closing Dates:
Age 14-18: Friday 11th July 2008
Age 18-25: Friday 15th August 2008
Pearl /NISTI International Conference on Sustainability
New Delhi, India 28-29 November 2008
Pearl Academy of Fashion (PAF) & North India Section of the Textile Institute (NISTI) are jointly organizing an International Conference, ‘Sustainability in the Textile Fashion Industry Chain: Crop to Shop’, in New Delhi, India 28-29 November 2008. The conference endeavors to achieve aim of capturing research and evolving best practices in the realm of sustainability of fashion value chain. The theme enables a diversity of research foci and case studies related to sustainability and its connection to fashion; from fashion materials to the policy and environment perspective; design and sustainability; Consumption, disposal, health and ethical issues. The International Conference will be structured as a platform for a series of themes that reflect current research directions and best practices. Abstracts for papers are invited for the following broad themes;
Design Interventions and Sustainability
Fashion Materials and Sustainability
Sustainable production processes, technologies and ethical issues
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
International Year of Natural Fibres - Natural fibres in Australasia
Combined NZ and Aus conference of The Textile Institute
Dunedin, New Zealand, 15-17 April 2009
First notice
The objectives of this conference are to:
• recognise and celebrate the United Nations Year of natural fibres;
• examine current issues related to natural fibres in Australasia – production, processing, development of niche products, use, disposal
• facilitate discussion among those working with textiles manufactured from natural fibres – such as members of The Textile Institute, and other professionals (academics, technologists, industrialists, curatorial/collections managers of textile collections).
This conference is being held in Dunedin, New Zealand, at the University of Otago, New Zealand's first University and is the first joint conference of branches of The Textile Institute in New Zealand and Australia. Both the conference theme and sub-topics are relevant to challenges facing those with diverse interests in natural fibres.
Abstracts (400 words) sought for the following themes, and are due on line by 30 November 2008.
Concurrent sessions are not planned.
Registration options will accommodate those interested in only selected parts of the programme.
Programme
Wednesday 15 April
1 Protein fibres
am Supply and disposal
pm Processing and niche products
Thursday 16 April
2 Cellulose fibres
am Supply and disposal
pm Processing and niche products
evening Conference dinner
Friday 17 April
3 Cultural artefacts of natural fibre am NZ /Australian cultural artefacts of natural fibres
pm Identification, conservation, preservation – current practices
optional workshop/forum
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