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March/April 2012

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Techtextil North America 2011 Closes With Positive Reviews And Builds Momentum For Future West Coast Editions

ATLANTA — April 2011 — The eighth edition of Techtextil North America took place March 15 - 17, 2011 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. This was the second edition on the West Coast and resulted in the majority of exhibitors and visitors being pleasantly surprised and pleased with show.

The 2011 event hosted 94 exhibitors from 11 countries, while the total verified attendance reached 1,114 from 32 countries.

David Audrain, President of Messe Frankfurt USA commented on the conclusion of the 2011 edition "I am pleased with how well received the Techtextil North America Symposium was, and the many very positive responses we had from the majority of our exhibitors regarding the quality of attendees they met with. The west coast edition of Techtextil North America has proven that there is a highly-qualified audience for technical textiles in the western half of North America. We still have a lot of work to do to make this the event we know it can be, but with the help of some key manufacturers and supporters, I am confident that we can continue to build this event into an excellent value for all our customers."

The kickoff to the event was the keynote address by Jeremy Litchfield, Founder/Chief Pacesetter of Atayne who commented that "All the way around Techtextil North America was an outstanding event. The show proved to be a great resource for discovering partners with products and technologies our company was looking for. The happy hour reception each day was a very nice touch. It provided for some great networking opportunities outside of the individual booths. The symposium was also a great learning experience. I have never experienced such a wide breadth of topics at other shows."

Symposium 2011
Held concurrently with the exhibition, the symposium contained ten sessions with more than 40 presentations in a variety of formats that covered a wide range of topics from high performance nonwovens, sustainable materials, military developments and research to medical textiles.

Cleveland Heath with the Navy Clothing & Textile Research Facility and one of the speakers, summarized that "Techtextil North America offered an excellent opportunity to interact with government laboratories, academia and private sector notables to discuss a variety of evolutionary textile technologies pertinent to my application needs. My experience resulted in several promising relationships for which I'm thankful. Great Symposium!"

Posted on April 19, 2011

Source: Messe Frankfurt Inc.

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