Damage and recovery from Hurricane Katrina forces move from New Orleans, but January 15-18 dates remain the same.

CARY, NC — September 16, 2005 — The Vision 2006 Consumer Products Conference, the annual trade event sponsored by INDA, Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, has been relocated to Denver, CO, following the devastation and forced evacuation of New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

The conference will still take place on its original time slot of January 15-18, 2006 at the Grand Hyatt in Denver.

“While the city of New Orleans is recovering admirably from the impact of Hurricane Katrina, and our best wishes go out to the brave residents and businesses of the area, we were advised that the city will not be in a position to host large business events for the foreseeable future,” commented INDA President Rory Holmes.

“It is disappointing to have to relocate from a city that has been very good to INDA and Vision attendees the past few years,” Holmes added. “But the INDA staff and volunteers of the Vision Committee remain focused on presenting a first-class Conference for the hundreds of people who travel from all over the world to attend Vision,” Holmes added.

Denver was selected as the new site for Vision 2006 because of its ability to handle an event the size of Vision 2006, which is expected to attract close to 500 attendees, and the availability of hotel and conference rooms in the original time period.

Pointing out that three of the first four Vision Conferences have been held in New Orleans – with a one-year road trip to Las Vegas in 2004 – Holmes says INDA has every intention of returning to the Crescent City for future association events.

In its four years of existence the annual Vision Consumer Products Conferences have become the industry’s most anticipated gathering of the nonwovens and consumer products executives. More than 400 people attended Vision 2005 in New Orleans.

One of the highlights of Vision 2006 will be presentations from the finalists for the 2006 Visionary Award, given annually to the consumer product that exhibits the best use of nonwoven fabric technology. Following the finalist presentations, Vision Conference attendees will vote on the recipient of the 2006 Visionary Award, which will be announced on the final morning of the Conference.