Press Release: Techtextil North America Prepares World-Class Symposium

The twelfth edition of Techtextil North America takes place June 2-4, 2015 at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas where industry experts will present the most updated advances in the field of technical textiles.
The show is once again co-located with JEC Americas, which will result in an unparalleled event creating the largest technical textiles, nonwovens, geosynthetics, and composites trade show in the United States.
Concurrent with the exhibition, the Symposium will run eleven sessions with over 35 presentations in a variety of formats that cover a wide range of topics including new fiber technology, smart textiles, medical, geosynthetics, aerospace, protective, sustainability, tension structures, nonwoven advancements, with a bonus session featuring the top students from the Graduate Student Poster Program.
The 2015 Symposium has been developed by leading industry experts to provide a platform for presenters to interact with attendees after each session. The program is designed to allow attendees plenty of time to spend on the exhibition floor to discover the latest innovative products and developments from around the world.
Advisory Council Board Members
Behnam Pourdeyhimi, Nonwovens Institute
Mike Clements, Huesker, Inc.
Eugene Wilusz, U.S. ARMY
Arnold Wilkie, Hills, Inc.
Bud Weisbart, AR Tech
Kevin Tucker, BSN Medical
Steve Warner, Beaverlake6
For more information, please visit
www.techtextilNA.com
About Messe Frankfurt
Messe Frankfurt is one of the world’s leading trade fair organisers, generating around €545 million in sales and employing some 2,000 people worldwide. The Messe Frankfurt Group has a global network of 28 subsidiaries and around 50 international Sales Partners, allowing it to serve its customers on location in more than 150 countries. Messe Frankfurt events take place at more than 30 locations around the globe. In 2013, Messe Frankfurt organised a total of 113 trade fairs, of which more than half took place outside Germany.
Comprising an area of 578,000 square metres, Messe Frankfurt’s exhibition grounds are home to ten exhibition halls. The company also operates two congress centres.
The company is publicly owned, with the City of Frankfurt holding 60 percent and the State of Hesse 40 percent. For more information, please visit our website at: www.messefrankfurt.com.