2013 AATCC International Conference

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

9:45 am – 12:00 pm SOURCING & MARKET OVERVIEW

Moderator: Sandra L. Johnson, Color Solutions International

9:45     China's Relevance in the New World Order as a Low Cost Outsourcing

             Country - Anna Beaulieu, F&T Apparel LLC/LF USA

10:15    Working with Off-Shore Manufacturing Partners: Challenges and

             Opportunities – Guy Carpenter, Cape Fear Apparel

10:45    Break

11:00    Reshoring: Realizing Reality – J. Keith Crisco, former North Carolina Secretary

             of Commerce, SEAMS

11:30    Pass-Through Analysis of Cotton Prices – Jon Devine, Cotton Incorporated

2:00 – 4:00 pm PRINTING

Moderator: Tiffany Eubanks, Innovative Textile Printing

2:00     Digital Textile Printing Leaps Forward – Mark Sawchak, Expand Systems, LLC

2:30     Digital Printing of Textiles – A “How To” Discussion – David Clark, Huntsman

3:00    3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing – Kerry King, Spoonflower Inc.

3:30     Building a Fabric Printing Business in the USA Digitally! – Steven Smith,

             DPInnovations Inc.

9:00 – 10:45 am COLOR & LIGHTING

Moderator: Tom Stutts, Datacolor

9:00     Lighting Quality Metrics – Ann Laidlaw, RoLyn Group Color Consulting

9:30     Best Practices in Apparel Supply Chain Color Communication-Reduce the

             Time It Takes to Achieve Color Approval – Michelle Roberts, Technical Textile

             Solutions

10:00    Break

10:15    A Color Intervention: From CRAP to CAP – Heather Mangine, Under Armour

10:45 – 11:45 am PRODUCT PERFORMANCE & TESTING

Moderator: Heidi Woodacre, Rothtec Engraving Corp.

10:45    Concept to Consumers – A Case Study of Cotton and New Markets – Janet

             O’Regan, Cotton Incorporated

11:15    Textile Finish’s Impact on Fabric Stain Removal and Whiteness Maintenance

             during Home Laundry – Jiping Wang, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University

2:15 – 3:45 pm PRODUCT PERFORMANCE & TESTING (cont’d)

2:15     Assessing the Impact of Wash Water Temperature,

             Detergent Type and Laundering Platform on Basic Clothing Attributes –

             Elizabeth P. Easter, University of Kentucky

2:45     Testing of Electronically Conductive Textiles for Placement in a Medical

             Garment – Mary Ruppert- Stroescu, Oklahoma State University

3:15     Eco-friendly Textiles that are Benign by Design – Mark A. Browne, University of

             California, Santa Barbara