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May 2013
From the Exotic to the Mystical: Textile Treasures from the Permanent Collection
May 4, 2013 to August 4, 2013
Organized by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, de Young Museum, San Francisco. Contact +415-750-3600; famsf.org.
Website:
http://www.famsf.org
5th mtex International Mobile Textiles Exhibition
May 14, 2013 to May 16, 2013
Chemnitz Trade Faire Centre, Chemnitz, Germany. Contact mtex-chemnitz.de.
Website:
http://www.mtex-chemnitz.de/
Asia Fashion Summit 2013
May 15, 2013 to May 17, 2013
Returning for its fourth year, the region’s premier conference on the business of fashion, Asia Fashion Summit (AFS), will feature top executives from global brands including Abercrombie & Fitch, Galeries Lafayette, Bata, and Goods of Desire. The May 15-17 conference will focus on how brands can elevate customer experience, service, and strengthen their relationships with their customers. Fashion entrepreneurs, iconic global brands and longtime industry practitioners will discuss trends, address sector challenges and showcase industry best practices. Themed Asia’s Fashion Moment, AFS 2013 will provide tools that enable brands and designers to elevate their retail experience end-to-end: from turning service staff into “brand ambassadors”, delivering more personalised service, to engaging customers offline and online. With presentations, interactive panel discussions and small group workshops, the three-day event will help retailers, fashion buyers, fashion entrepreneurs and designers refine their strategies, create compelling store experiences, and grow their customer bases.
Organized by the Textile & Fashion Federation, Raffles City Convention Center, Singapore. Contact asiafashionsummit.com.
Website:
http://www.asiafashionsummit.com
International Nonwovens Symposium 2013
May 15, 2013 to May 16, 2013
The International Nonwovens Symposium is aimed at the entire nonwovens industry. The programme features a mix of technical and market oriented papers on nonwovens in all types of applications. The Symposium attracts top-level speakers and hundreds of highly qualified nonwovens professionals. The International Nonwovens Symposium is THE European event for educational and networking opportunities and monitoring latest industry developments. Following the success of the 2012 EURASIA Nonwovens Symposium in Istanbul which drew more than 200 delegates, EDANA is pleased to offer the first nonwovens industry event of its kind in Russia in 2013.
Organized by the International Association Serving the Nonwovens and Related Industries (EDANA), Russia. Contact edana.org.
Alpaca Owners and Breeders Association (AOBA) National Alpaca Show
May 17, 2013 to May 19, 2013
Organized by the Alpaca Owners and Breeders Association (AOBA), National Western Complex, Denver. Contact alpacainfo.com.
Website:
http://www.alpacainfo.com
SURTEX 2013
May 19, 2013 to May 21, 2013
SURTEX is the annual trade show for the surface design industry, bringing together the owners and creators of surface design (artists/ designers/ studios/ agents/ brands/ licensors) and manufacturers, retailers, marketers, etc., that utilize surface design for their product development needs. The show also serves to connect, educate, inspire and support this community on a year-round basis through webinars, newsletters, online discussion groups and other activities. Since 1986, SURTEX has been the single event and global resource offering the full scope of art selling and licensing under one roof.
Organized by GLM, Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York City. Contact surtex.com.
Website:
http://www.surtex.com/
Spun: Adventures In Textiles Exhibit
May 19, 2013 to September 22, 2013
The Denver Art Museum (DAM) takes a wide-ranging look at textiles from pre-Columbian weavings to modern fiber art, Navajo blankets to an examination of clothing in art and photography in the campus-wide exhibition Spun: Adventures in Textiles, on view May 19-September 22, 2013. The museum-wide show is in celebration of the DAM's new textile art galleries, which also will be unveiled on May 19. The inaugural exhibition in the new gallery space, Cover Story, will feature approximately 60 objects from the museum's textile art collection that explore the myriad ways that textiles envelop, embellish and enrich human lives across centuries, continents and cultures. Spun will draw from collections throughout the museum as well as loans and interactive on-site creations — for example, an ever-growing crochet coral reef — and will feature multiple exhibitions throughout the Hamilton and North buildings with a full slate of programming to complement the exhibitions.
Organized by the Denver Art Museum, Denver. Contact denverartmuseum.org.
Website:
http://www.denverartmuseum.org
Third Annual Evolving Textiles Conference
May 21, 2013 to May 21, 2013
Organized by Textile Exchange and North Carolina State University's (NCSU's) College of Textiles, Raleigh, N.C. Contact tx.ncsu.edu/departments/texed.
Sustainable Technologies Seminar
May 21, 2013 to May 21, 2013
Organized by the Italian Association of Textile Machinery Manufacturers (ACIMIT) and the Italian Trade Promotion Agency (ICE), Nanjing, China. Contact acimit.it.
Website:
http://www.acimit.it
2013 Waste Expo
May 21, 2013 to May 23, 2013
Ernest M. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans. Contact wasteexpo.com.
Website:
http://www.wasteexpo.com
Apparel Sourcing Show
May 21, 2013 to May 23, 2013
Grand Futura Tikal Hotel & Convention Center, Guatemala City. Contact apparelexpo.com/2013.
Website:
http://apparelexpo.com/2013/
The Fiber Society 2013 Spring Conference
May 22, 2013 to May 24, 2013
Organized by The Fiber Society, Mercure Hotel, Geelong Victoria, Australia. Contact thefibersociety.org.
Hightex 2013
May 29, 2013 to June 1, 2013
Organized by Teknik Fuarcilik, Tuyap Fair, Convention and Congress Center, Istanbul, Turkey. Contact hightex2013.com.
Website:
http://hightex2013.com/
ITM Texpo Eurasia 2013
May 29, 2013 to June 1, 2013
Tuyap Fair, Convention and Congress Center, Istanbul, Turkey. Contact itm2013.com.
Website:
http://www.itm2013.com
Filtrex Asia
May 29, 2013 to May 30, 2013
Organized by the International Association Serving the Nonwovens and Related Industries (EDANA), Korea. Contact edana.org.
Website:
http://www.edana.org/education-events/conferences-and-symposia/event-detail/filtrex-asia-2013
10th International Istanbul Yarn Fair
May 29, 2013 to June 1, 2013
Tuyap Fair, Convention and Congress Center, Istanbul, Turkey. Contact istanbulyarnfair.com.
Website:
http://www.istanbulyarnfair.com
June 2013
Showtime ITMA Market
June 2, 2013 to June 5, 2013
Showtime™, High Point’s Semi-Annual Fabric Market, is produced by and for the members of the International Textile Market Association (ITMA). Twice a year, ITMA brings all segments of the home furnishings industry together, in one place, at one time for Showtime™. During the months of December and June this internationally acclaimed market offers the most thorough fabric, leather and trimmings presentations in the western hemisphere.
High Point, N.C. Contact showtime-market.com.
Website:
http://www.showtime-market.com/
Automatik Plastics Machinery Open House
June 6, 2013 to June 6, 2013
Organized by Automatik Plastics Machinery, Automatik's Grossostheim facility, Germany. Contact sales@maag.com; maag.com.
Website:
http://www.maag.com
Narrow Fabrics Conference
June 8, 2013 to June 9, 2013
Organized by Jakob Müller AG, Frick, Switzerland. Contact mueller-frick.com.
Website:
http://www.mueller-frick.com
Southern Textile Association and Fiber Buyers Groups 2013 Joint Meeting
June 9, 2013 to June 11, 2013
Organized by the Southern Textile Association (STA), Wild Dunes Resort, Isle of Palms, S.C. Contact Lillian Link +704-215-4543; llink@southerntextile.org.
Website:
http://www.southerntextile.org/Upcoming_Events.html
ASTM International Committee D13 On Textiles
June 9, 2013 to June 12, 2013
Organized by ASTM International, Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina, San Diego. Contact Jennifer Rodgers +610-832-9694; jrodgers@astm.org; astm.org/COMMITTEE/D13.htm.
Texprocess 2013
June 10, 2013 to June 13, 2013
Colocated with Techtextil
Organized by Messe Frankfurt Exhibition GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt, Germany. Contact texprocess.com.
Website:
http://www.texprocess.com
ShanghaiTex 2013 - The 16th International Exhibition on Textile Industry
June 10, 2013 to June 13, 2013
Shanghai New International Expo Center, Shanghai. Contact shanghaitexonline.com.
Website:
http://www.shanghaitexonline.com/STX13/Main/lang-eng/Information.aspx
Techtextil 2013
June 11, 2013 to June 13, 2013
Colocated with Texprocess
Organized by Messe Frankfurt Exhibition GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt, Germany. Contact techtextil.com.
Website:
http://www.techtextil.com
82nd IWTO Congress
June 12, 2013 to June 14, 2013
The theme is "Excellence in Manufacturing - Heritage for the Future"
Organized by the International Wool Textile Organisation, Biella, Italy. Contact iwto.org.
2013 World Of Wipes (WOW®) International Conference
June 17, 2013 to June 20, 2013
Organized by the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry (INDA), Hotel InterContinental Buckhead, Atlanta. Contact info@inda.org; inda.org.
Alabama Composites Conference (AAC) 2013
June 17, 2013 to June 20, 2013
Engineered Composites Revolutionize — Defense, Power, Energy, Transportation, Infrastructure & Emerging Applications
Organized by the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), UAB Campus, Birmingham. Contact Dr. Uday Vaidya +205-934-9199; uvaidya@uab.edu/Dr. Selvum Pillay +205-996-5797; pillay@uab.edu; uab.edu/composites.
Color Standards Update Webinar
June 20, 2013 to June 20, 2013
Organized by the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC). Contact aatcc.org/events/online/webinar22.htm.
2013 OFPANZ Conference and Trade Expo
June 21, 2013 to June 22, 2013
The annual OFPANZ Conference provides an opportunity for delegates from around New Zealand and Australia to network and exchange ideas about the specialty fabrics industry. The event features an excellent line-up of speakers.
Organized by the Outdoor Fabric Products Association of New Zealand (OFPANZ), Trinity Wharf Hotel, Tauranga, New Zealand. Contact ifai.com.
2013 TAPPI International Conference on Nanotechnology for Renewable Materials
June 24, 2013 to June 27, 2013
Organized by the Technical Association of the Pulp, Paper, Packaging and Converting Industries (TAPPI), KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden. Contact eiseverywhere.com/ehome/46874.
JEC Asia Composites Show & Conferences 2013
June 25, 2013 to June 27, 2013
Organized by JEC Group, Suntec International Convention & Exhibition Center, Singapore. Contact jeccomposites.com.
FESPA 2013
June 25, 2013 to June 29, 2013
Our landmark exhibition, FESPA 2013 (25-29 June 2013, ExCeL London) is the largest focused event for the wide format print industry; providing an international platform to demonstrate and see the latest equipment and consumables in digital printing, screen printing, industrial and garment decoration.
Organized by the Federation of European Screen Printers Associations (FESPA), ExCeL London Exhibition Centre, London. Contact fespa.com/london.
Website:
http://www.fespa.com/london/
July 2013
SPINEXPO™ New York
July 16, 2013 to July 18, 2013
Metropolitan Pavilion, New York City. Contact spinexpo.com.
Website:
http://www.spinexpo.com
Texworld USA, International Apparel Sourcing Show and Home Textiles Sourcing Expo
July 16, 2013 to July 18, 2013
Organized by Messe Frankfurt Inc., Javits Convention Center, New York City. Contact texworldusa.com; apparelsourcingshow.com; hometextilessourcing.com.
Website:
http://www.texworldusa.com/
http://www.apparelsourcingshow.com/
http://www.hometextilessourcing.com/
Product Innovation Apparel 2013
July 16, 2013 to July 17, 2013
Part of the Product Innovation series of events, PI Apparel 2013 brings together the fashion and apparel industry to discuss the challenges and opportunities offered by modern technology for successful product development. The two day event will consider the methods and tools available to harmonise design, development, and the global supply chain through a series of case studies and product showcases.
Organized by MarketKey Ltd., London Hotel, United Kingdom. Contact piapparel.co.uk.
Website:
http://www.piapparel.co.uk/
Printsource New York
July 22, 2013 to July 23, 2013
Penn Plaza Pavilion, New York City. Contact printsourcenewyork.com.
Website:
http://www.printsourcenewyork.com
Première Vision Preview New York: Fall/Winter 2014-15
July 22, 2013 to July 23, 2013
Metropolitan Pavilion and Altman Building, New York City. Contact premierevision-newyork.com.
Website:
http://premierevision-newyork.com
Colombiamoda 2013 + Textiles2
July 23, 2013 to July 25, 2013
Organized by Inexmoda, Plaza Mayor, Medellín, Colombia. Contact colombiamoda.inexmoda.org.co.
Website:
http://colombiamoda.inexmoda.org.co
Outdoor Retailer Summer Market
July 31, 2013 to August 3, 2013
Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City. Contact outdoorretailer.com/summer-market.
August 2013
SURTEX Asia
August 25, 2013 to August 27, 2013
SURTEX Asia is a new trade fair that will meet the growing demand in Asia for unique and proprietary surface design for product development. The show will feature more than 50 top textile design studios from Great Britain, Europe, North America, South America and Japan, and will attract more than 1,500 manufacturers from China, Southeast Asia and the Middle East. It will draw manufacturers from a broad range of markets including decorative fabrics, home textiles, wall coverings, curtains, upholstery fabrics, floor coverings, contract textiles, apparel textiles, and related home products. Off the show floor, a conference program interpreted for the Asian community will introduce manufacturers to the latest surface design trends including color, style and pattern, through the eyes of the world’s foremost trend experts.
Organized by GLM, Kerry Hotel, Shanghai. For exhibitor information, contact John Erich +1-914-421-3286; jerich@glmshows.com. For attendee information, contact customer_relations@glmshows.com; surtexasia.com.
Website:
http://www.surtexasia.com/
September 2013
SPINEXPO™ Shanghai - Autumn/Winter 2013-14
September 3, 2013 to September 5, 2013
Shanghai World Expo Exhibition Centre, Shanghai. Contact spinexpo.com.
Website:
http://www.spinexpo.com
ITMF Annual Conference 2013
September 8, 2013 to September 10, 2013
Organized by the International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF), Bregenz, Austria. Contact itmf.org.
Website:
http://www.itmf.org
52nd Dornbirn Man-Made Fibers Congress (Dornbirn-MFC)
September 11, 2013 to September 13, 2013
Organized by the Austrian Man-made Fibers Institute, Kulturhaus Dornbirn Congress Centre, Dornbirn, Austria. Contact dornbirn-mfc.com.
Website:
http://www.dornbirn-mfc.com
29th IAF World Fashion Convention
September 23, 2013 to September 27, 2013
Organized by the International Apparel Federation (IAF) and the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Textiles (CCCT), Nanjing, China. Contact iaf.net.
Website:
http://iafnet.eu/events/conventions/
Los Angeles International Textile Show (L.A. Textile): Fall/Winter 2014-15
September 30, 2013 to October 2, 2013
California Market Center, Los Angeles. Contact californiamarketcenter.com/latextile.
Website:
http://www.californiamarketcenter.com/markets/latextile_attendees.php
RISE 2013 Conference
September 30, 2013 to October 3, 2013
Organized by the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry (INDA), Grand Hyatt, Denver. Contact inda.org.
Website:
http://www.inda.org
October 2013
Advances in Fibers, Finishes, Technical Textiles and Nonwovens (AFFTTN)
October 1, 2013 to October 2, 2013
Organized by the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC) and TecniTex Nonwovens Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai, India. Contact Peggy Pickett +919-549-3533; pickettp@aatcc.org; aatcc.org.
Website:
http://www.aatcc.org
Techtextil India 2013
October 3, 2013 to October 5, 2013
International Trade fair for Technical Textiles and Nonwovens
Organized by Messe Frankfurt, Bombay Exhibition Center (BEC), Mumbai, India. Contact techtextil-india.co.in.
Website:
http://www.techtextil-india.co.in/
The Fiber Society Fall 2013 Conference
October 22, 2013 to October 24, 2013
Organized by The Fiber Society, Madren Center, Clemson University, Clemson, S.C. Contact thefibersociety.org.
FloorTek 2013
October 22, 2013 to October 24, 2012
Organized by the American Floor Covering Alliance, NorthWest Georgia Trade & Convention Center, Dalton, Ga. Contact floor-tek.com.
Website:
http://www.floor-tek.com
Advanced Textiles Conference & Trade Show
October 23, 2013 to October 25, 2013
Held in conjunction with IFAI Specialty Fabrics Expo 2013, and colocated with SGIA Expo 2013
Organized by the Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI), Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Fla. Contact ifaiexpo.com.
Website:
http://www.ifaiexpo.com
2013 SGIA Expo
October 23, 2013 to October 25, 2013
Colocated with IFAI Specialty Fabrics Expo 2013 and the Advanced Textiles Conference & Trade Show
Organized by the Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA), Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Fla. Contact sgia.org.
Website:
http://www.sgia.org
IFAI Specialty Fabrics Expo 2013
October 23, 2013 to October 25, 2013
Held in conjunction with IFAI's Advanced Textiles Conference & Trade Show, and colocated with SGIA Expo 2013
Organized by the Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI), Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Fla. Contact ifaiexpo.com.
Website:
http://www.ifaiexpo.com
India Composites Show
October 24, 2013 to October 26, 2013
India Composites Show, scheduled for 24-25-26 October 2013 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, focuses on the entire composites and advanced materials industry. Tapping the perceived growth of composites in India, Reed Manch Exhibitions captures the challenges faced in this industry and brin gs together a mix of professionals from solution providers to users segment. Witnessing a steep rise in the application industry such as Aeronautics, Automotive, Defence, Electrical, Infrastructure, Mass Transportation, Wind Energy and other allied sectors, an increased number of senior professionals, decision-makers and buyers are expected to visit the show. It gives you the right opportunity to be a part of this exposition and feature solutions, live demos and new technologies.
Organized by Reed Manch Exhibitions, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, India. Contact indiacompositesshow.com.
Website:
http://www.indiacompositesshow.com/
November 2013
PCI Fibres Conference 2013
November 7, 2013 to November 8, 2013
Organized by PCI Fibres, JW Marriott Hotel, Pacific Place, Hong Kong. Contact pcifibres.com/hkconference.html.
2013 Textile Sustainability Conference
November 11, 2013 to November 13, 2013
Organized by Textile Exchange. Contact Conference@TextileExchange.org; textileexchange.org/event/2013-textile-sustainability-conference-istanbul-turkey.
Website:
http://textileexchange.org/event/2013-textile-sustainability-conference-istanbul-turkey
FILTRATION® International Conference & Exposition
November 12, 2013 to November 14, 2013
Organized by the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry (INDA), Navy Pier, Chicago. Contact inda.org.
Website:
http://www.inda.org
SMARTEX-2013
November 19, 2013 to November 21, 2013
Organized by Kafrelsheikh University, Sharm Elsheakh City, Egypt. Contact kfs.edu.eg/engkfs.
Website:
http://www.kfs.edu.eg/engkfs/
7th Aachen-Dresden International Textile Conference
November 28, 2013 to November 29, 2013
Eurogress Aachen, Aachen, Germany. Contact aachen-dresden-itc.de.
Website:
http://www.aachen-dresden-itc.de/english/index_en.html
January 2014
Heimtextil 2014
January 8, 2014 to January 11, 2014
Organized by Messe Frankfurt GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt. Contact heimtextil.messefrankfurt.com.
Outdoor Retailer Winter Market
January 22, 2014 to January 25, 2014
Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City. Contact outdoorretailer.com/winter-market.
February 2014
ExpoProducción
February 5, 2014 to February 7, 2014
Organized by Clarion Events North America Inc., World Trade Center Mexico City, Mexico City. Contact +770-432-4200; exhibit@expoproduccion.com; expoproduccion.com.
Website:
http://www.expoproduccion.com
Innovation Takes Root 2014
February 17, 2014 to February 19, 2014
Organized by NatureWorks LLC, Orlando World Center Marriott, Orlando, Fla. Contact www.innovationtakesroot.com.
Website:
http://www.innovationtakesroot.com/
May 2014
Techtextil North America
May 13, 2014 to May 15, 2014
Organized by Messe Frankfurt Inc., Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta. Contact techtextilna.com.
Website:
http://www.techtextilna.com
June 2014
ITMA Asia + CITME 2014
June 16, 2014 to June 20, 2014
Organized by the European Committee of Textile Machinery Manufacturers (CEMATEX), Shanghai. Contact cematex.org.
Website:
http://www.cematex.org
August 2014
Outdoor Retailer Summer Market
August 6, 2014 to August 9, 2014
Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City. Contact outdoorretailer.com.
February 2015
Geosynthetics 2015
February 15, 2015 to February 18, 2015
Colocated with the International Erosion Control Association's annual Environmental Connection Show
Organized by the Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI), Oregon Convention Center, Portand, Ore. Contact ifai.com.
Website:
http://www.ifai.com
November 2015
ITMA 2015
November 12, 2015 to November 19, 2015
Organized by MP International Pte Ltd., Fiera Milano (Rho), Milan. Contact itma.com.
Website:
http://www.itma.com