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16–17 June 2010 | Paris

The leading European/U.S.
platform on the future of
technical textile applications.

Organised by

Hosting Country Organisation

www.ifai.com/AdvancedTextiles10.cfm
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Hosting Country Organisation

Be part of the European-U.S. Conference Programme
networking conference in Paris
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Valued Industry Partners, Wednesday, 16 June 2010 [ 08:00 – 17:30 ]

We would like to welcome you to IFAI’s Advanced Textiles conference,

held in Paris the same week as 2010 Eurosatory.
Sponsoring Companies Welcome and Keynote Lectures Safety and Protective Textiles
This unique conference series began in Berlin two years ago to Frédérique Mutel, President and CEO of JEC Group, France Speakers
serve as a U.S.-European entrepreneur networking conference, and • Claude Lévy-Rueff, IFAI European Representative, France
it immediately found a broad interest within the technical textiles An overview of the growing global composite industry:
community. Dynamics and trends. • Cheryl Gomes, QinetiQ, USA

Advanced Textiles ’10 gives voice to the new spirit and game-changing
technologies in the textile industry. Our mission is to inspire you, and
we’re bringing the network and knowledge together for you which
showcases future-looking experts in the field of technical textiles.
We have selected 25 exciting lectures by some of the most prestigious
speakers from Europe and the U.S. They’ll cover a fascinating array of
new applications in the technical textiles industry, with cross-sectoral
thinking that will shape the value chains of tomorrow.
We look forward to meeting with you at the advanced textiles
conference. Visit www.ifai.com/AdvancedTextiles10.cfm to register for
the conference.
Come get connected with the most exciting breakthroughs in the
advanced textiles community today.
Sincerely yours,
Stephen M. Warner
President and CEO
Industrial Fabrics Association International
www.ifai.com
Dr. Isa Hofmann
CEO
IHOFMANN
www.ihofmann.com
Kim Glas, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Textiles and • Dr. Liz Mallen, Impact Protection Business
Apparel, Department of Commerce, USA Development Leader, Dow Corning Ltd., UK
• Jos van Hattum, Business Unit Manager, Protective Barriers,
An overview of the U.S. industry’s state-of-the-science
Supporting Organisations advancements in protective and medical textile applications,
Norafin GmbH, Switzerland
their regional developments with global benefits and the special Technical textiles for intelligent personal protective clothing and
• CLUBTEX – Hosting Country Organisation
requirements that are mandated for product acceptance in the U.S. equipment have been defined as one of the lead market initiatives
• Association of Italian Textile
marketplace.
Machinery Manufacturers (ACIMIT) by the European Commission. This initiative is geared to foster the
• Espace Textile emergence of a new generation of products with high economic
and societal values. In the future we will experience entire system
• European Textile Services Association (E.T.S.A) Natural Fibres and Fibre Composites for
solutions for areas such as work safety, construction, firefighting,
• Fedustria Various Industrial Applications
emergency operations and civil protection. This session will cover
• GermanFashion – BESPO Germany Speakers new legal issues in the entire value chain and showcase interesting
• Industrieverband Garne – Gewebe – • Loek de Vries, President and CEO TenCate, The Netherlands
product developments for protection.
Technische Textilien e.V.
• Philippe Christou, Technology Director Europe, Huntsman
• International Textile
Advanced Materials GmbH, Switzerland
Manufacturers Federation (ITMF)
• Stéphane Laurent, Rettenmaier SARL, France
• Union des Industries Textiles (UIT)
The global composites market is showing interesting growth
On the cover: rates and steady success stories. Carbon reinforced structures,
La Grande Arche, thermoplastic composites—but also new bio-based fibre types and
designed by architect highly flexible composites find new and interesting applications in
Johann Otto von
different technical areas from aerospace, military, automotive to
Spreckelsen, is
accentuated by a sporting goods and others. During this session we will investigate
dramatic fabric the state-of-the-art and the immense potential and opportunities
canopy. of this industry sector.

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Conference Programme cont’d
Thursday, 17 June 2010 [ 08:00 – 17:30 ]
Textile Membranes and Architecture
Speakers
• Dr. Farid Sahnoune, Research and Development, Ferrari
Textiles, France
• M. Sc. Fawzy Said Zaki Sherif, University of Dresden, Germany
• Gordian Overschmidt, Managing Director,
Zendome GmbH, Germany
Textile membranes offer fabulous solutions for lightweight
construction with multifunctional properties. Self-cleaning
effects, UV or weathering resistance, self-cooling by reflecting
solar radiation and other exciting energy efficient properties offer
interesting architectural solutions.
Performance Textiles in Sports and Wellness
Speakers
• Philip Courtenay, Head of Sourcing, Apparel Adidas, Adidas
Sourcing Limited, Hong Kong
• Akseli Reho, CEO Clothing +, Finland
• Dr. Isa Hofmann, Managing Director, IHOFMANN, Germany
The requirements of the active sports and wellness markets are
merging. New sensing technologies for performance enhancement
or health control, for medical diagnosis and therapy related to
garments as a textile body shell are meeting growing consumer
and patient acceptance. The global wellness and fitness trend
is encouraging the launch of new products with augmented
functionalities.
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Contact Us
Technology Solutions and Material Aspects Exhibiting and Sponsorship Information
Kristy Osman
Speakers klosman@ifai.com
• Wilson B. Harvie, Director of Corporate Business Development, +1 651 225 6959
TenCate Geosynthetics, USA
• Dr. Thomas Stegmaier, Centre of Excellence Technical Textiles European Press, Speakers, Presentations
Dr. Isa Hofmann
Denkendorf Centre of Bionic Innovations for the industry, Germany
info@ihofmann.com
• Bruno van Hemelryck, Supramolecular Chemistry Development
+49 (0)611 890 59 640
Manager, Archema, France
• Dr. Jürgen Günther, Head Applied Physics, Freudenberg Registration/Payments
Research Services, Germany Tracie Coopet or Terri Rogers
• Manfred Wagner, Group Research and Development, tkcoopet@ifai.com or tarogers@ifai.com
Daimler, Germany Ph: +1 651 222 2508 or Fax: +1 651 631 9334
The boundaries between different materials are becoming blurred.
U.S. Press and Marketing Opportunities
Multifunctionality is the buzzword. Emerging technologies and
Melissa Dill
materials replace and overcome traditional ones by adaptability,
flexibility and individuation. The interaction of interdisciplinary mkdill@ifai.com
experts, even the transfer from one area to another, is often the key +1 651 225 6954
to further development and fine-tuning of new products. Bionic
engineering and science is spurring research and development of Conference Location:
new products with sustainable impact. UICP Espaces Congrés, 16 rue Jean Rey, 75015 Paris, France
www.uicp.fr
Products and Technologies for Medical Applications Hotel and Travel Information
The recommended conference hotel is Hotel Mercure Paris Suffren
Speakers
Tour Eiffel, 20 rue Jean Rey, 75015 Paris, France
• Pierre Defaux, Technical Services Manager, Bluestar Silicones, France
www.mercure.com
• Francois Cousin, Managing Director, Cousin Biotech, France
To find additional hotel recommendations and travel
• Dr. Maureen S. MacGillivray, Department of Human information visit www.ifai.com/AdvancedTextiles10.cfm.
Environmental Studies, Central Michigan University, USA
• M. Sc. Fawzy Said Zaki Sherif, University of Dresden, Germany
Innovative textile materials and textile-based solutions are solving
numerous problems in medical treatment as implants, ortheses,
epitheses, in diagnosis, therapy or rehabilitation. They are resilient
to pressure, thermal insulating, conducting medicine or humidity,
monitoring vital parameters and supporting medical treatment in
various ways.
*Note speakers are subject to change.
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ABOUT THE ORGANISERS
Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI)
1801 County Road B West, Roseville MN 55113-4061 | USA
Tel: +1 651 222 2508 | Fax: +1 651 631 9334
E-mail: generalinfo@ifaicom | www.ifai.com
IFAI is the largest, most comprehensive trade association serving
all aspects of the specialty fabrics industry value chain. Companies
involved in IFAI make products that cover the broad spectrum of
specialty fabrics and include fibres, fabrics, end products, equipment
and hardware. IFAI is committed to the principles of sustainable
management with very high environmental standards. IFAI has
2,000 member companies from all over the world and has 14 special
interest divisions organised by product applications and geographic
regions. IFAI publishes seven market-specific textile magazines and
organises the largest technical textiles trade show in the Americas—
IFAI Expo Americas 2010, 27-29 October, Orlando, FL, USA.
Supporting Media
• Fabric Architecture
• Fibre2Fashion
• TechTex India
• Specialty Fabrics Review
• Technical Usage Textiles (TUT)
• Innovation In Textiles – Technical Textiles Online
We’ll see you in Paris! \\ Wir sehen Sie in Paris! \\ Nous vous verrons à Paris!
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Here’s what past attendees have said
about the conference...
“I attended the first two events in Berlin and Brussels, and each
time I came back very positive and enthusiast about what I had
learned, the diversity of the people I met there, and the always
fruitful discussions. Plus the IFAI Advanced Textiles conference
is one of those events which make you feel like you are part of a
real professional network, a community, with numerous, broad
expertise. It is like a special club... my club!”
– Pierre Defaux, Europe Technical Service Manager,
Bluestar Silicones
“AT ‘09 in Brussels was hard to top. The lectures were extremely
interesting, unveiling most recent technologies. Kudos!”
– Werner Zirnzak, Deputy Managing Director of the German
association IVGT and Secretary of the ETT CLUB (European
Technical Textiles Club)
”The personal enrichment I received through the conference
was immense, an extremely interesting program and fascinating
people from Europe and the U.S. This conference really broadens
your intellectual horizon and that’s what we all need to achieve a
competitive edge in our business. We at Transfertex are ready for
new applications of our rotogravure printing technique. We are
constantly diversifying into new technical areas and we will now
evaluate the technical feasibility for the new application areas that
we have discovered.”
– Alexander Firmian, Sales Manager,
Transfertex GmbH & Co. Thermodruck KG, Germany
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“This conference gave me a great overview of the latest state-
of-the-art and progress in technical textiles technologies. I met
some of the key market players from our field of the industry. The
networking opportunities were excellent and I am still following up
with a couple of projects resulting from the different lectures. The
conference was educational and inspiring - in any case worthwhile
attending.”
– Sophie Bengyel, MarketingTextiles Europe, AIM - Textiles & Leather,
Dow Corning Europe S.A., Belgium
“I salute the initiative of IFAI and IHOFMANN to create this U.S./
European networking conference. I got a broad overview of the
initiatives in technical textiles and also had promising talks and
contacts that were further developed since the conference. These
discussions will help us enhance our ability to bring new products
with e-textile technologies to the market.”
– Qaizar Hassonjee, Chief Development and Commercial Officer,
Textronics, Inc.
“I was impressed by the cross-sectoral audience coming from
various application areas of technical textiles and the tremendous
interest in our double wall fabrics. It was an extremely interesting
symposium for those who belong to the community of technical
textiles.”
– Hartwig Birszwilks, Director Sales and Marketing,
Julius Heywinkel GmbH, Germany
Printed in the United States of America.