AUTOMOTIVE
Converting Ideas into Profit in the Textiles and Nonwovens
Markets
Andy Michuda, Sopheon Corporation
Textile Composites - Automotive Uses & the EU
Bernd Gulich, Dipl. Ing., Saxon Textile Research Institute-Chemnitz
Recyclable Three-Dimensional Fabrics for Upholstery
Wolfgang Schilde, Dipl. Ing., Saxon Textile Research Institute-Chemnitz
Engineered Fabrics in Automotive Interior Applications
Robert Eller, Robert Eller Associates
CONSUMER PRODUCTS & WIPES
Darwin's Theory of Evolution: The Converter's Changing
Role
Jeff Slosman, National Wiper Alliance
Flushable Wipes - Past, Present & Future (Text & Slide
Presentation)
Phillip Mango, Phillip Mango Consulting
Assessing Down the Drain Disposal of Flushable Products
Judson Haynes, Ph.D. & Drew McAvoy, Ph.D., The Procter & Gamble Company
FUEL CELLS
Opportunities for the Fiber Industries: Fuel Cells
in Portable & Residential Applications
Gregor Hoogers, University of Applied Sciences Umwelt Campus-Birkenfeld
Distributed Fuel Cell Power Plants and the Hydrogen
Transition
Joel Swisher, Ph.D., Rocky Mountain Institute
Advanced Compressed Hydrogen Storage Systems
Adris Abele, Quantum Fuel Technologies Worldwide, Inc.
Diffusion Media Requirements for Polymer Electrolyte
Fuel Cells
Mark Mathias, General Motors
HYGIENE
Continence Care - What the Future Holds for Baby Boomers
Nancy Muller, National Association for Continence
Preparing for Company Growth
Dennis Tavernetti, Past President BBA Fiberweb, Chairperson of INDA
Innovation - Recently Issued Patents
D.K. Smith & Rob Johnson, Smith, Johnson & Associates
Global Diaper Trends
Pricie Hanna, John R. Starr, Inc.
KEYNOTE
The Technical Textile Industry - World Markets, Trends & Drivers
David Rigby, David Rigby Associates
Such Stuff as Dreams Are Made of . . .
Cathy Newman, National Geographic Society
Wednesday, April 28, 2004
FILTRATION
Factors Determining Electret Performance
DeeAnn Nelson, Ph.D., Lydall Filtration/Separation Group
Environmental Aspects of Health & Disease
William J. Rea, M.D., Environmental Health Center, Dallas
Long Life Filtration for Automotive Air Induction
Systems
Neville Bugli, Visteon Automotive Systems
The Use of Filter Material for Non-Traditional Filter
Applications
Mark Murla, Pall Corporation
MEDICAL
Prospects of a USP Monograph on Surgical Spunlace
Fabrics
D.V. Parikh, USDA, Southern Regional Research Center
Highly Breathable Garment Fabrics for Protection Against
Biological Threats
Larry Wadsworth, Ph.D., University of Tennessee
What About Surgical Smoke?
Jay Sommers, Ph.D., Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Strengthening the Supplier-Converter Relationship
Lisette Swenson, Molnlycke Health Care, Inc.
Thursday, April 29, 2004
PROTECTIVE APPAREL
History of Progress Energy's Flame Resistant (FR)
Clothing Program
Craig Ellis, Progress Energy
A Safety Consumers Prospective on Protective Apparel
Kimberly Falls, Eisai, Inc.
Firefighters Speak Out
Kirk Owen, Plano Fire Department
New Opportunities for Protective Apparel Manufacturers
Seshadri S. Ramkumar, Ph.D., Texas Tech University
GEOTEXTILES
Geosynthetics in Transportation
L. David Suits, NY DOT
North American Textile Markets
Sam Allen, Texas Research International
Product Trends in Agrifabrics
Peter Kohm, American Agrifabrics
HOME FURNISHINGS
Gordon Damant, Inter-City Testing, Inc.
Remarks to the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics
Industry
George Miller, NJ State Fire Marshal
Ryan Trainer, International Sleep Products Association
Flammability: A Furniture Industry Perspective
Joe Ziolkowski, Upholstered Furniture Action Council
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
Will the U.S. Congress Kill the Global Economy with
Bad Trade Legislation (Again)?
James Smith, Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Textile and Apparel Trade 2005 and Beyond
Ross Haymes, JR Haymes, Inc.
China's Role in a World Free of Textile Quotas
Will Martin, The World Bank
Why Global Engagement Matters
Scott Miller, The Procter & Gamble Company
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