12 - 13 June 2008 - Berlin

IFAI Advanced Textiles '08 is the 1st IFAI sponsored European conference for outstanding textile reinforced materials and smart technologies. The event is designed to bridge the gap between the U.S. and European technical textile industry through networking opportunities and high-calliber sessions. This conference will present outstanding material developments and applications in the major areas of technical textiles.

The 1.5 day conference program will present most current, market-ready innovations that will inspire the technical mind while also creating new marketing and business opportunities for U.S. and European companies.

Topics to be covered include:

• the major fabric application areas from functional garments for lifestyle, active sports or professional use, health care and medical applications, architectural use and construction
• the application of advanced materials in the automotive and geotextiles sectors

The conference will focus on the latest breakthrough solutions, which also fulfill the practical, user-oriented daily requirements of the industry today.

Sessions have been designed to cover a wide range of advanced textile intelligences including:

• sustainable product developments for major fabric applications
• nanotechnologies and embedded textiles
• high performance textiles for architecture and lightweight structures

Reserve your seat at the conference now!

For more information please contact:

Catherine Mayer
U.S. Commercial Service
American Consulate General
Phone: 069 - 7535 - 3159
Email: catherine.mayer@mail.doc.gov