IULTCS to meet in Istanbul

Published: 25 July, 2005

In addition to their biennial international meetings, IULTCS also organise meetings and events on a local scale, thereby carrying the developments in the leather world to the international platform. One of these local events, the Second Eurocongress, will take place in Istanbul from May 24-27, 2006, and will be organised by our DETEK with Dr Volkan Candar as president. While the leather industry is being relocated on a global scale, Istanbul's unique position as a metropolis between East and West and its history of uniting both worlds adds significance to this congress.

Authors wishing to present papers are invited to send abstracts to the Scientific Committee according to the following time schedule, written in English, the maximum length of the page shall be A4 format, in Times New Roman, 12, single line spaced including page title, author names, affiliation and full mailing address (including fax number and e-mail address). The abstract should clearly summarize the objectives and results of the study, describe the methodology of the investigation, point out methods of analysis whenever it was applied and finally give a short interpretation of the result obtained. Abstracts should be sending by e-mail to the following address: eurocongress@detek.org.tr

The Technical - Scientific Committee will use these abstracts exclusively to evaluate and select the works for acceptance and the Committee will communicate to the authors whether the proposal has been accepted or not and the presentation modalities (oral communication or visual display) until November 30, 2005. Full texts should be sent not later than February 28, 2006.

Istanbul plays an important role in the history of the Turkish leather industry from Kazlicesme to Tuzla, to the Grand Bazaar to Zeytinburnu. In addition, it remains the centre of leather fashion and production in Turkey. That the latest developments in the leather world are going to discussed in Istanbul sheds light on the future of this city in the leather industry. Turkey will be hosting such an event for the first time, which itself is significant. Turkey will also host the international IULTCS Congress in 2013. The 2006 Eurocongress will serve as a preparation for this anticipated and important event.

DETEK has concentrated all its efforts on paving the way for improving the scientific quality of the work done in the leather industry on a worldwide scale. There will be facilities for all participating national foundations to organise meetings and conferences during this upcoming Eurocongress. There will also be facilities for the meetings of the various IULTCS Commissions and of the IULTCS Executive Board.

Istanbul, with its rich history and its charming beauty, will also uniquely contribute to the social and recreational activities that ornament all such events. While trying to achieve a high level scientific discussion during the congress, the organisational committee is also making the necessary provisions in order to assure that all participants take full advantage of all that Istanbul as a city has to offer to its visitors.

For further information: email: eurocongress@detek.org.tr; website: [http://www.eurocongressistanbul.org], [http://www.detek.org.tr], [http://www.iultcs.org]

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