The 2006 SLTC Conference will take place on September 23 at the Prince of Wales Hotel, Southport.
Booking forms for the conference should be completed and returned with payment (cheques payable to ‘SLTC’) to Mrs Pat Potter, Membership Secretary SLTC, 8 Copper Leaf Close, Moulton, Northampton, NN3 7HS or email office@sltc.org
Accommodation needs to be booked at The Prince of Wales Hotel, Lord Street, Southport, PR8 1JS by August 11. Tel: +44 1704 536688; fax: +44 1704 543932; email: res719@britanniahotels.com
The programme is as follows:
09.30 – 10.00 Registration
10.00 – 10.30 ‘Tallodiesel – Producing Fuel from Waste’ Amanda Long, BLC Leather Technology Centre
10.30 – 11.00 TBC British School of Leather Technology
11.00 – 11.15 Coffee
11.15 – 11.45 ‘Leather – Meeting the Demands for PPE’ Richard Turner, SATRA Technology Centre
11.45 – 12.15 ‘Innovative Systems to Upgrade your Leather’: Mauro Magnaguagno, TFL & Giampietro Portinari, Gemata
12.15 – 12.45 ‘Getting to the Bottom of the Problem…’: Amanda Michel, Leather Wise
12.45 – 14.00 Lunch – included
14.00 – 15.00 ‘The Challenges of the Leather Industry’ Wolstenholme Memorial Lecture: Mike Redwood
15.00 – 15.15 Coffee
15.15- 15.45 ‘Finishing for Furniture and Footwear’ Byron Dixon, Corium Solutions
15.45 – 16.15 ‘Modern Methods of Leather Surface Decoration’: Peter Laight, Identity in Printing
16.30 – 17.30 109th SLTC Annual General Meeting
19.30 – 20.00 Cocktail Reception
20.00 – Midnight SLTC Annual Dinner Dance
Please note there is no individual seating plan at the dinner, however if companies require tables for their guests, please let SLTC know in advance.
