The XXVIII IULTCS congress will take place in Florence, Italy, from March 9-12, 2005, at the Palazzo dei Congressi. The theme will be research and new technologies together for the future of the tanning industry.

Registration and the welcome cocktail party will take place on the first day, Wednesday March 9. This will be followed by two full days of presentations, culminating with the gala dinner on the Friday night, March 11. The final day will consist of a morning of oral presentations with a visit to the Santa Croce sull’Arno tannery district in the afternoon.

The registration fee for members is euro350 before December 31, 2004, euro400 thereafter. For non members it is euro400 (euro450), for students euro200 (euro250) and accompanying persons euro100 (euro150). This includes coffee breaks during the conference proceedings and the cocktail and gala dinner events.

For more information visit the website: [http://www.iultcs.org/]