ITS Symposium - 2022
(March 8 and 9)
and
Annual General Meeting
(March 8)
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Preliminary Program
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Tuesday, March 8, 2022
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7:55 am MT 9:55 am EST- Greetings from Lena Horne, President, Institute of Textile Science
Nonwovens and their technical applications
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8 - 8:30 am MT 10 - 10:30 am EST -
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Advances in Nonwoven Technical Textiles and Personal Protective Fabrics, Dr. Gajanan Bhat, Professor, University of Georgia.
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8:30 - 9 am MT 10:30 - 11 am EST -
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The Diversity on Nonwoven Markets, Mr. Alex Alexis, Business Growth Manager North America, Alkegen.
Technical textiles for geotechnical engineering applications
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9-9:30 am MT 11-11:30 am EST -
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The many uses for technical fabrics in geotechnical engineering: Past successes and future challenges, Dr. Kerry Rowe, Professor, Queen’s University.
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9:30 – 10 am MT 11:30-12 pm EST -
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Displacements monitoring and leak detection in reinforced earth structures using geosynthetics with automated data acquisition, Mr. Stephan Fourmont, Business Development Manager, Afitex-Texel Geosynthetics inc.
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Networking: Chat with speakers
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10 - 10:30 am MT 12 - 12:30 pm EST- Chat session
10:30 – 11 am MT 12:30 - 1:00 pm EST- Pause
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Panel Discussion
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11 - 12 pm MT 1 - 2 pm EST - Insights about Human Resources in the Textile Industry.
Panelist 1: Jodi Davey, Human Resources Administrator, Davey Textile Solutions.
Panelist 2: Sébastien Couture, Vice-President Innovation, FilSpec Inc.
Panelist 3: TBD.
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12 - 12:30 pm MT 2- 2:30 pm EST- Pause
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Student presentations
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12:30 - 1:30 pm MT 2:30 - 3:30 pm EST -
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Student 1: Cinnamon oil-loaded chitosan nanoparticle finish for preserving museum textiles, Ms. Ankita Shroff, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, India.
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Student 2: Blood Memory & Bush Tanning, Ms. Teresa Vander Meer-Chassé (Ddhälh kït Nelnah), Concordia University, Quebec.
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Student 3: Effect of Ultraviolet Radiation Exposure on Tear Strength by Trapezoid Procedure in Moisture Barriers Used in Firefighters’ Protective Clothing, Ms. Laura Munevar-Ortiz, University of Alberta, Alberta.
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Student 4: Superhydrophobic PDMS-cotton via green W/O/W emulsion approach, Ms. Camille Venne, University of Quebec at Trois-Rivieres, Quebec.
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Networking: Chat with speakers
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1:30 - 2:00 pm MT 3:30 - 4 pm EST - Chat Session
Annual General Meeting
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2 - 3:30 pm MT 4 - 5:30 pm EST - 65th Annual General Meeting
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Wednesday, March 9, 2022
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Energy-harvesting textiles and flexible materials
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8 - 8:30 am MT 10 - 10:30 am EST -
Novel Materials and Fabrication Techniques for Wearable Energy Generation and Storage Devices - from Piezoelectric Fibers to Li-ion Threads, Dr. Maksim Skorobogatiy, Professor, École Polytechnique de Montréal.
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8:30 - 9 am MT 10:30 - 11 am EST -
Recycling Human Energy via Infrared Textiles, Ms. Courtney OKeefe, Chief Supply Chain Officer, Hologenix, Inventors of CELLIANT.
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Student presentations
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9 - 9:30 am MT 11 - 11:30 am EST -
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Student 1: Sustainable Coloration of Cotton Fibers with Nanopolysaccharide Materials, Mr. Senay Yacob Baraki, Donghua University, China.
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Student 2: Thermal insulation capacity of cold protective clothing materials in extreme environmental conditions, Mr. Mohamed Zemzem, University of Montreal, Quebec.
Networking: Chat with speakers
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9:30 - 10 am MT 11:30 - 12 pm EST - Chat Session
10 - 10:30 am MT 12 to 12:30 pm EST - Pause
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Next Generation of PPE/PPE innovation
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10:30 - 11 am MT 12:30 - 1 pm EST -
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Multi-material Extrusion-Based Manufacturing for Soft and Smart Materials. Dr. Dan Sameoto, Associate Professor, University of Alberta.
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11 – 11:30 am MT 1-1:30 pm EST -
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Sustainable development approaches and examples for PPE. Mr. Valerio Izquierdo, Vice-President Business Development and Partnership, CTT Group.
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Networking: Chat with speakers
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11:30 - 12 pm MT 1:30 – 2 pm EST - Chat session.
12 – 12:30 pm MT 2 – 2:30 pm EST- Pause.
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Textile sustainability and Recycling
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12:30 - 1 pm MT 2:30 – 3 pm EST -
Product Stewardship in the Textile Industry, Ms. Lauren Degenstein, Department of Human Ecology, University of Alberta/Davey Textile Solutions.
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1 - 1:30 pm MT 3 - 3:30 pm EST -
Radically Circular Materials, Ms. Myra Arshad, CEO & Co-founder, ALT TEX.
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Student presentations
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1:30 - 2 pm MT 3:30 – 4 pm EST -
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Student 1: Effect of Air Gap on the Dry Thermal Resistance of Sportswear Fabrics, Mr. Md. Rashedul Islam, University of Alberta, Alberta.
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Student 2: Letting Go Through Creating Assemblages of Paper, Debris, and Electronics, Ms. Tricia Enns, Concordia University, Quebec.
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Networking: Chat with speakers
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2 - 2:30 pm MT 4 - 4:30 pm EST -
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Chat session.
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2:30 pm MT 4:30 pm EST -
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Closing remarks from Patricia Dolez, Vice-President, Institute of Textile Science.
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