ASTM International, together with Atlas Material Testing Solutions and DyStar, will hold a one-day conference on Textiles - Light and Weatherfastness, on Jan. 21, 2011, in Mumbai, India.

The conference's topics of light and weatherfastness were chosen because the need for technical and high performance textiles has been growing exponentially. The events will provide a significant opportunity to learn about various aspects of these cutting edge issues as well as enable a unique information exchange.

Conference speakers include: Dr. Andreas Giehl, DyStar Germany; Dr. Martin Bide, University of Rhode Island; Professor Josep Valldeperas, INTEXTER Spain; Mr. Adrian Meili, TESTEX AG Switzerland; Dr. John Hauser, North Carolina State University; Dr. Wolfgang Schiller, Germany Fastness Committee DEK; and two invited DyStar speakers for light fastness chemistry and automotive aspects.

For more information, contact Mr. Jayakumar Gopalakrishnan, ASTM International India Textile Instructor and Technical and Services Consultant, Madras, India (phone: +011-91-44-2615-1009; textile1@astm.org).

ASTM Contact: Mr. Jayakumar Gopalakrishnan, Phone: +011-91-44-2615-1009; textile1@astm.org
ASTM PR Contact: Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org

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