EuroNanoTex 2004

09:00 Opening and welcome

SESSION 1: What happens when a 7000 year old industry meets the worlds newest?

09:10 Meeting the challenge of quota-free trade.

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09:40 Textiles and Technology. A discussion of the shifting patterns of textile manufacturing and the influence of technology thereon.

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10:10 What is nanotechnology? an introduction.

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10:40 Applications of Nanotechnology in the Textile industry. Can nanotechnology revitalise the textile sector?

SPEAKER: Tim Harper

11:10 Coffebreak

SESSION 2: The impact of nanotechnology in the Textile Industry

11:30 Polymer industry. Working at the nano-scale.

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12:00 Market Potential

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12:30 Innovation.

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13:00 Industry evolution or revolution?

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13:30 Lunch break

16:00 SPONSOR TALKS (1 or 2 hours max. Speakers will have 15 min. for their presentation).

SESSION 3: Macroeconomics

17:30 The role of the textile industry in the European economy.

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18:30 Regulation issues. The response from the textile industry.

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19:00 Threat or opportunity? Increasing European Competitiveness

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19:30 Welcome cocktail.

Day 2

SESSION 4: Can nanotechnology revitalise the textile sector? Capturing the value.

09:00 Finishing techniques

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09:30 Smart textiles – sensors, displays etc.

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10:00 Military Applications

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10:30 New and non apparel markets.

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11:00 Coffee break

ROUND TABLE: Improving the performance of textiles and the competitiveness of the European Industry using Nanotechnology

Dr. Mark E Welland, Professor of Nanotechnology & Director of IRC in Nanotechnology & Nanoscience, University of Cambridge

Dr. Helmut Schift, Head of Laboratory for Micro- and Nanotechnology, Paul Scherrer Institut