2012 AATCC International Conference

THURSDAY, MARCH 22

9:45 AM – Noon

Session: Pathway to Sustainability

Moderator: Mary Brannon, Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising

• Sustainability: A Long View - Martin J. Bide, University of Rhode Island

• Bluesign - Karen Kyllo, SGS US Testing Services
• The Future of Sustainable Laundry Practices - Megan Peterson, Cotton

Incorporated
• Small Business Gone Green—from opening to operating an eco-boutique -

Rachel Lessne, Green Envy Eco-Boutique

1:45– 4:00 PM

Session: Beyond the Borders

Moderator: Tom Stutts, Datacolor

• Update to Changes in Current International Color Standards - Roland L.

   Connelly Sr.

• What’s In an Apparel Label? International Requirements for Correct Labeling -

Jennifer Hargrave, Bureau Veritas CPS
• Textile Industry Working Group for Collaboration and Exploration in Today’s

   Landscape: Yes It’s Still in Your Own Backyard! – Jack Bare, StarChem
• The National Export Initiative: How the U.S. Commercial Service Helps

   Connect U.S. Firms to Global Markets - George Thomas, U.S. Dept. of

   Commerce

FRIDAY, MARCH 23

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Session: The Power of Social Media

Moderator: Kerry King, [TC]2

• Social Media: Refocusing Your Marketing Dollars - Mary Brannon, Fashion

Institute of Design and Merchandising

• The Influence of Social Media in Marketing and Customer Relations at Southern

Tide - Allen Stephenson, Southern Tide

10:15– 11:45 AM

Session: Wear It, See It, Explore It

Moderator: Heidi Woodacre

• PBI Made in the USA – World’s Leading and Only Producer: Properties and

Applications of Polybenzimidazole Fiber – Brian P. Shiels, PBI Products

• Prescription Manufacture: Customized Manufacturing of Wearable Technology

for the Medical Industry - Genevieve Dion, Drexel University

• Fashion at the Forefront in Raleigh, NC – Cynthia Istook, North Carolina State

University

2:15– 3:45 PM

Session: Wear It, See It, Explore It (cont'd)

• Speaker and Topic TBA
• Lighting for Critical Color Viewing and Then Came LEDs – Nick Lena, GTI

Graphic Technology Inc.
• Improving the Design Process with the Use of Color Accurate Inkjet Prints -

Julian Mussi, Spectraflow Inc.