Manchester & Cheshire Section
Celebrity Lecture Evening
Wednesday, 21 January 2009 at 7pm
Friends Meeting House , 6 Mount Street, Manchester M2 5NS,
The Manchester & Cheshire Section of the Textile Institute is pleased to announce their next Celebrity Evening Lecture. The lecture will be addressed by 2 key note speakers from Marks & Spencer and Manchester Metropolitan University.
Ian Morris, Safety, & Plan A Project Manager from Marks & Spencer,
London Innovation - the Magic Formula.
Ian's presentation will cover the innovation process in M&S's clothing business. This will focus on successful innovations which are already in M&S Stores (or have been in the past). He will cover examples of how the 'magic formula' works - bringing together the best skills of raw material suppliers, machine builders , and fabric manufacturers - not forgetting the marketing people who help create memorable brand names and messages!
The speaker will also touch on innovation related to M&S's Plan A eco programme (in which he has a key management role), specifically with respect to eco clothing factories - referring to the two Sri Lankan factories opened recently, and how M&S applied its technical innovation and project management experience to deliver two 'world class' factories, meeting the highest global eco standards .
Phoebe R. Apeagyei, Lecturer, Manchester Metropolitan University,Department of Clothing Design & Technology
The impact of Image on Emerging Consumers of Fashion
Phoebe's presentation will mainly focus on emerging attitudes towards Fashion and Trend, highlighting the influence of celebrities on body image and size. These will relate to both women and men and will draw data from conducted studies. Images of idealised body types in relation to cultural value and self expression will be presented. She will also promote discussions on sizing in the retail of clothing and the role of new technology.
This event is free ( including refreshments) to TI members. However, a charge of £3 will be applicable to Non- members which will include refreshments (payable on arrival).
In post or by e-mail to:
Khalida Baksh,
The Textile Institute,
1st Floor, St James's Buildings, Oxford Street,
Manchester, M1 6FQ,
Tel: 0161 237 1188
email to kbaksh@textileinst.org.uk
2nd International Conference on Textile and Clothing Technical Textiles, 4-5 March 2009, 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
6th International Conference of Textile Research Division NRC, 5-7 April 2009, Cairo - Egypt
The Textile Research Division of the National Research Centre in Cairo are organising its 6th International Conference. The conference in multidisciplinary and global with participation of leading international scientists, R&D institutions, top level industrial management, industrialists as well as business representatives. The conference provides a unique forum to discuss the latest trends, technological advancements and innovations in textile processing and it's impact on business opportunities.
SECOND WORLD CONFERENCE ON 3D FABRICS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS
April 6-7, 2009, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Organised by TexEng Software Ltd, Manchester UK
in association with the University of Manchester, UK and the Center for Composite Materials, University of Delaware, USA
Conference Chair: Professor John W S Hearle. Co-Chair: Dr Xiaogang Chen
Following the success of the First Conference in Manchester in April 2008, we are pleased to announce the Second World Conference on 3D Fabrics and their Applications in Greenville, South Carolina in April 2009. The advances in the technology are diverse. Solid 3D woven fabrics, which can be made on commercial machinery either as flat panels or 3D shapes, are of increasing importance in composites. They give a potential for major reductions in aircraft weight and have significant applications in military hardware. The stimulus to development given by these uses opens up possibilities in automotive, construction, medical and many other fields. Hollow woven fabrics with multiple voids find their applications where lightweight, energy absorption, and material strength are important. Tubular forms can be multiply branched. For some forms, braiding is an alternative to weaving. Advances in knitting mean that whole garments can be produced, so that stitching together of separate pieces is eliminated. This technology can be adapted to make complex 3D shapes for technical uses. 3D shells can be made by weaving, knitting, as well as nonwoven technology.
The application of information technology through CAD-CAM is important for the growth of the technology through efficient manufacturing. The meeting of the engineering requirements for demanding end-uses needs reliable specifications for product performance. Predictive modelling will be an important feature of the conference.
3D FABRICS: woven – braided – knitted - nonwoven
multilayer flat sheets – 3D shaped solids
hollow fabrics – 3D shells - multiple connections
• 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 were due on line by 15 December 2008, but submissions received by 30 January 2009 will be considered.
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
Textile Institute with The Society of Colourists London and S E Regions
"Going for Gold"
A half day symposium in London exploring the exciting and fascinating developments in textile technologies and sciences that create the varied materials to enhance and support our athletes health, wellbeing and performance.
Speakers from the worlds leading sports brands and organisations will share insights into existing and new developments that make the dream of "Going for Gold" a reality.
Hear a personal view from one of the UK's Olympic medal wining team on how materials innovation and development has made a difference to them and their wish list for the future. Does colour have an impact on performance, get a sports psychologists view?
The event is open to both students and members of the textile industry. Date: Thursday April 30th 2009
Venue: American InterContinental University London
Time: 9.30am - 1.30pm
To register an interest for further information and priority booking please email your contact details to: members@sdc.org.uk
FIRST WORLD CONFERENCE ON SOFTWARE FOR THE TEXTILE AND CLOTHING INDUSTRIES
May 21-22, 2009, Weston Conference Centre, University of Manchester
Organised by TexEng Software Ltd in association with TechniTex Faraday Ltd
and School of Materials, University of Manchester.
Conference Chair: Professor John W S Hearle. Co-Chair: Dr Xiaogang Chen
As in all other activities, the information revolution is changing the operations of the textile and clothing industries. The exponential growth of computer power since the first programmable computer was built in Manchester 60 years ago has made it possible to deal with the complexities of textile machines, processes, and materials, leading on to the subjective demands of fashion and the objective needs of technical applications. But software is as important as hardware. In some areas, IT techniques are well established. Process scheduling and stock control have come from general commercial developments. Machine control carries on the ingenuity of inventive specialists. In CAD, the reluctance of designers 30 years ago has given way to its almost universal use in the design of fabrics and clothes. In other areas, advances remain in the more academic forms of R&D. There are two challenges. One is to find ways of validly modeling the complex problems of systems composed of millions of fibres - in processing, in fabric performance; in drape and feel of clothes, in engineering composites and in many other applications of textiles. The other challenge is to provide software that those working in industry find useful and easy to use. This will lead them to move from the centuries old use of experience, intuition and practical trials to a 21st century way of working. The aim of this conference is to bring together all those who have an interest in the applications of software in the textile and clothing industries.
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