The Clover, S.C.-based Synthetic Yarn and Fiber Association (SYFA) has announced the keynote speakers for its 2011 Fall Conference, titled "Textiles Here and Now" and to be held November 16-17 at the Sheraton Airport Plaza hotel in Charlotte.

J. Keith Crisco, secretary of the North Carolina Department of Commerce and former president and chairman of Asheboro Elastics Corp., will present a keynote address titled "Cooking with Crisco: Spicing Up North Carolina's Economic Development Efforts," on Wednesday, November 16 from 12:40 p.m. to 1:20 p.m.

Dr. A. Blanton Godfrey, dean of North Carolina State University's College of Textiles and Joseph D. Moore Distinguished University Professor, will present a keynote address titled "Building the New World of Textile Fibers, Fabrics and Products," on Thursday, November 17 from 8:10 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.

October 18, 2011