Future Textiles Conference
Key Information:
- Date and time
- Tue 28 February 2023, 09:00 - Thu 02 March 2023, 17:30
- Location
- Hybrid: Online and Enterprise Park 1, Frenchay Campus , Further info
- Contact
- Centre for Print Research futuretextiles2023@uwe.ac.uk +44 (0)117 32 85864
- Cost
- Variable
- Attendance
- Booking required
Description
The Centre for Print Research (CFPR) is excited to announce the Future Textiles Conference 2023, Bristol and Online, focusing on Future Clothing for the Next Generation.
Textiles are so ubiquitous, yet their functions have not been changed much since the dawn of civilization. Additionally, textiles have received widespread attention as a versatile platform in recent years for future wearable electronics applications. However, they are still far from the requirements of modern-day electronics.
The global textile industry is also often cited as the second most polluting industry after oil, responsible for ~8-10% of global CO2 emission, ~20% water pollution and ~35% microplastic pollution. Therefore, radically new approaches are needed at both materials and manufacturing level to transform textiles into highly innovative, sustainable, and intelligent clothing.
The conference will have varied speakers from across the industry.
Keynote speakers include:
- Professor Sir Konstantin Novoselov FRS from the National University of Singapore (NUS), who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 2010 for isolating graphene at The University of Manchester in 2004.
- He is an expert in condensed matter physics, mesoscopic physics, and nanotechnology.
Other confirmed keynote speakers include:
- Prof Stephen Russell, Leeds Institute for Textiles and Colour (LITAC), University of Leeds
- Prof Jane Harris, Business of Fashion, Textiles & Technology (BFTT), London College of Fashion
- Mr James Baker CEng FIET FRSA, CEO- Graphene@manchester, University of Manchester
- Gulshun Ara Munni, H&M
- Prof Chris Carr, Leeds Institute for Textiles and Colour (LITAC), University of Leeds
- Prof Stephen Eichhorn, University of Bristol
- Prof Zijian Zheng, Institute of Textile and Clothing at Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Professor Melik Demirel, Penn State University, USA
- Anne Marr, University Arts London (UAL)
- Dr Jun Chen, UCLA.
- Prof Parikshit Goswami, University of Huddersfield
- Prof Stephen Beeby, University of Southampton
This in-person and virtual three-day conference will also explore answers to key questions, such as:
- Can our clothing be the next generation artificially intelligent computer that can be used for personalised healthcare?
- Can digital manufacturing revolutionise the way we manufacture our clothing?
- Can future textiles be sustainable with positive social, environmental, and economic impacts?
Registration and tickets
Registration rates:
- Early bird Academic rate: £210 until midnight GMT 20 December 2022
- Standard Academic rate: £250 available until midnight GMT 24 February 2023
- UWE Alumni rate: £210 available until midnight GMT 24 February 2023
- Early bird Industry rate: £400 until midnight GMT 20 December 2022
- Standard Industry rate: £450 available until midnight GMT 24 February 2023
- Online Only rate: £95 until midnight GMT 2 March 2023
- Student rate: £150 until midnight GMT 24 February 2023
- Discount for the first 20 female PhD students: £100
- Cost: Variable
- Attendance: Booking required
Location
Enterprise Park 1
Frenchay Campus
Coldharbour Lane
Bristol
BS16 1QY
UK
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