Association’s annual event is scheduled for March 5-7, 2006 in Coral Gables, Fla. .

CARY, N.C. – October 10, 2005 — An informative and entertaining education program featuring nationally recognized business speakers, discussions on global issues that are impacting the nonwovens industry, and unparalleled networking will highlight the INDA Annual Meeting, March 5-7 at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, Fla.

The featured speaker at the 2006 Annual Meeting of INDA, Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, will be Peter Ricchiuti, a professor at Tulane University. The popular and always-entertaining Ricchiuti will provide a unique perspective on the global and domestic economic and business climate, tempered with personal insights into the impact of Hurricane Katrina on his home city of New Orleans.

Also on the schedule for the three-day event will be roundtable discussions on hot topics ranging from the need for innovation in engineered fabrics, the outlook for the global nonwovens industry and outside influences on the business of nonwovens.

INDA will also conduct its annual business meeting and present the “State of the Association” report. To enhance the networking, there will be golf and tennis outings as well as a spouse/guest program.

INDA President Rory Holmes urges all INDA member companies to take advantage of the opportunity to see how their association works and help it plan for the future.

“The INDA Annual Meeting is a time for member companies of all sizes to network with their peers to foster a sense of cooperation and camaraderie within the nonwovens industry, and to develop a strategy for the future,” Holmes adds. “I invite and encourage all INDA members to attend.” The INDA Annual Meeting is one of two annual events designed to foster networking and communication between top executives. Only INDA Members are invited to the Annual Meeting.

For more information on the INDA 2006 Annual Meeting, March 5-7 at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, Fla., contact INDA at 919-233-1210; www.inda.org