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International Conference on Textile Coating & Laminating
TCL2010

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Cannes, France
4-5 November 2010

The original and most followed conference on textile coating and laminating is back.

The venue for the 2010 meeting will be the 4-star Hotel Novotel Cannes Montfleury in the famous seaside town of Cannes, in the south of France, on 4-5 November 2010. The Conference Chairman will once again be William C (Bill) Smith, Principal, Industrial Textile Associates, USA, who originated and developed the conference series as Editor of the Journal of Coated Fabrics (now the Journal of Industrial Textiles), and most recently has edited a new book on 'Smart/Intelligent Coating and Laminating'

TCL2010 will have the theme An Industry Moving Forward - Focus on the future. The core of the programme will be presentations by invited experts, but in order to give an opportunity for anyone with exciting and relevant ideas to present to a high-level international audience, a call for papers is being issued for contributions in the following areas, with emphasis on work that will impact the industry, short term as well as the future:

Session 1 The State of the Industry: talks focused on an overview of the industry covering the depth of the industry, the economic outlook, global developments that will affect the industry, and environmental and regulatory issues.

Session 2 Techniques and Materials: presentations that focus on machinery and techniques such as new, more efficient production equipment, adhesive/bonding systems, developments in polymers, plasma and other treatments, and techniques for extreme properties.

Session 3 Technology for Growth: topics including nanotechnology, antimicrobial/antibacterial, smart/intelligent coatings, green technology for coating and laminating, conducting materials, developments in surface modifications, self decontaminating, self-repair, treatments for improved properties, etc.

Session 4 Future Opportunities: focusing on developing markets and applications such as solar/thermal, fuel cells, medical/biotechnology, leisure, commercial, extreme materials and “out of this world” potential.