SLTC conference programme announced

09.30 - 10.00 Registration

10.00 - 11.00 ATKINS MEMORIAL LECTURE: JOHN BASFORD

'The Beamhouse, Foundation of Leather Making - Experiences During 50 Years'

11.00 - 11.15 Coffee

11.15 - 11.45 'Milling 2007'

Antonio Galiotto, Erretre Spa

11.45 - 12.15 'The Future of Tanning: a Leather Science Perspective'

Tony Covington, British School of Leather Technology

12.15 - 12.45 'Lean Manufacturing - The First Steps

Simon Phillips, Bridge of Weir Leather Company

12.45 - 14.00 Lunch

14.00 - 14.30 'Tannery Effluent Treatment using Reedbed and Nanofiltration Technology'

Wolfram Scholz, W2O Environment

14.30 - 15.00 'Upholstery Leather: Types, Performance, Testing, Customer Expectations and Aftercare'

Steve Rose, SATRA Technology Centre

15.00 - 15.15 Coffee

15.15- 15.45 'An Investigation into the Relationship between Objective and Subjective Assessment of Leather Handle' Yijun Wang, University of Northampton

15.45 - 16.15 TBC

16.30 - 17.30 110th SLTC Annual General Meeting

19.30 - 20.00 Cocktail Reception

20.00 - Midnight SLTC Annual Dinner Dance

For further information please visit [http://www.sltc.org] or contact Mrs Pat Potter, Membership Secretary SLTC at office@sltc.org

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