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The Advanced Textiles Association’s Emerging Technologies Conference Sept. 23-26, 2024, in Anaheim, Calif., will cover a range of topics important in today’s textile industry, and will feature three topic areas: artificial intelligence, sustainability and smart fabrics. The conference runs concurrently with ATA’s Expo at the Anaheim Convention Center.
Beginning at 8:00 a.m. Sept. 23, there will be a full day dedicated to emerging technologies education and networking:
- Erin Parker Tillery, NC State, speaks on “Moving Innovations to the Masses: An Analysis of Technology Transfer in U.S. Textiles.”
- Hand surgeon Holly Morris presents, “A Clinical Perspective on Improving Sustainability within Healthcare Textiles.”
- Frank Keohan, Bolger & O’Hearn Inc., discusses “Textile Finishing Options Amid Tightening PFAS Regulation.”
- Gozde Goncu-Berk, UC Davis, presents on the topic, “Empowering Health and Wellbeing: Transdisciplinary Design Innovations in Smart Clothing and E-Textiles.”
- A presentation by Salman Chaudry, KBR Inc, partnering with Axiom Space to support the NASA Artemis III Mission, is titled, “Weaving the Future: How Textiles Ensure Astronaut Survival in Space.”
- Konrad Rykaczewski, Arizona State University, will discuss “Informing Design of Apparel for a Hotter World: Human-Surrounding Interactions in Extreme Heat.”
- Julian Cherston, Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian presents “The Well-Dressed Spacecraft.”
Also presenting exciting new information on Monday are Irmandy Wicaksono; MIT’s Media Lab, on textile macro-electronics; Prateeti Ugale, NC State, on vertical flexible interconnects for e-textiles; Lelia Lawson, Davey Textile Solutions Inc., regarding hemp stalk processing; and “Challenges in Making the Ideal Sensor Fabric” by Dr. Nic Brownless, COO, VP R&D, Eeonyx Corp. More sessions are to be confirmed soon.
The second day includes classroom education in the morning, which transitions to the show floor in the afternoon. Additional education is offered on the show floor throughout Expo, concluding on Thursday, Sept. 2 at 1:00 p.m. The Emerging Technologies website will update the schedule as presentations are added. To register, and for more information, visit https://advancedtextilesexpo.com. Registration for the conference includes ATA Expo.