International Congress

“Innovations in Sports Textiles”

Ghent | Belgium

24 - 25 June, 2010

BELGIAN SPORTSTECHNOLOGY CLUB

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ConferenCe dInner aT The “GravenSTeen”

TWO-DAY INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS

ON SPORTS & TEXTILES

welcome to the International Congress on Innovations in Sports Textiles

dear Ladies and Gentlemen,

Welcome to our international conference on innovations in sports textiles, the first in its kind in europe.

Sports cover a large domain characterized by both democratization and a growing professionalism. The great attraction of sports events and the increasing importance attached to health and wellness urge many people from all social classes to practice sports. as a consequence, sports are now a massive growth market.

Comfort, sustainability and the desire to put down increasingly better times, to run/jump/ride longer distances, and to break one’s own records (not to mention the ones held by others) boost the development and perfection of sportswear, sports equipment and sports infrastructure. and exactly in these domains, textiles are a clear vantage! for textiles are light, supple and flexible and easy to functionalize and structuralize. The exact combination of the exceptional properties of textiles and the precise application of textile substrates produce fashionable and high-performance sportswear, lighter yet stronger sports equipment and comfortable and sustainable sports fields, racing tracks…

About thirty international experts are awaiting you with an appealing congress programme on recent textile developments that will add a new dimension to sports! The parallel sessions will focus on comfort, health & well-being, sustainability and sports performances.

This international congress will be more than just a scientific congress on innovations. You will also be able to touch and feel new textile materials and sports equipments by visiting the exhibitors’ booths. The partnering and business meetings during the coffee and lunch breaks will enable you to discuss recent product developments in detail. This “European Enterprise Network” in the fringe of the congress desires to promote the co-operation between companies and organizations in the field of sports textiles.

This comprehensive event on innovations in textiles will take place in an exclusive venue in the most delightful city of Ghent!

The congress dinner is set in a medieval castle in the centre of Ghent, in which very premises textiles have been produced during the early days of the industrial era. Today, we would like to use this authentic setting to create a european platform that will boost and support the collaboration and networking in the field of sports textiles.

We are looking forward to seeing you all in Ghent!

The conference committee

Congress programmeThursday, June 24th, 2010 | Morning session

8.30 am registration of the Congress participants

Plenary session chair: Jan Laperre, Centexbel

9 am Welcoming Speech and Official Opening of the CongressJan Laperre, Centexbel, BE

9.15 am Innovation in the Sporting Goods Industry: Materials & Technologies against Rules & RegulationRobbert de Kock, World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry, CH

10 am Textiles in Extreme CircumstancesDixie Dansercoer, BE

10.30 am Coffee Break & Partnering Meetings

11 am Innovations in Textiles - Enabling Novel Sports ExperiencesGuy Buyle, Centexbel, BE

11.30 am Quality Programmes in Artificial Turf. Cradle-to-Cradle Applications in Artifical TurfMarc Vercammen, Desso Sports Systems, BE

12 am active CurlingTom De Bondt, Debomat, BE

12.15 am Enterprise Europe NetworkMagali Parent IWT, BE & Case Witness, Devan, BE

12.30-2 pm Lunch & Partnering Meetings

Conference programmeThursday, June 24th, 2010 | afternoon session

Parallel Sessions

COMFORT chair: Pierre Van Trimpont, Desso

2 pm Textile Properties of an Innovative Textile for Low-Strain SportsMartin Harnisch, Bekleidungsphysiologisches Institut Hohenstein, DE

2.30 pm Factors Influencing Thermophysiological Wear Comfort of Sports Clothing Alexandra De Raeve, HoGent, BE

3 pm New Software for Thermal Comfort SensationCyril Chaigneau, Damart Sport, FR

3.30 pm Coffee Break & Partnering Meetings

4.15 pm Fabric Innovation for the ‘Sports Culture’Alain Langerock, Devan, BE

4.45 pm Heated Outdoor ClothingLieven Tack, Bekintex, BE

WELLNESS and SAFETY ASPECTS chair: Luc Clarysse, Weverij Jules Clarysse

2 pm How may Innovative Sports Textiles Improve the Quality of Life for the Active Ageing?Jane McCann, University of Wales, UK

2.30 pm Electrostimulation Using Textile StructuresLieva Van Langenhove, University of Ghent, BE

3 pm Comfort and Protection: New Impact Protection Textiles for High Performance Sport Apparel and EquipmentBertrand Lenoble, Dow Corning, BE

3.30 pm Coffee Break & Partnering Meetings

16.15 pm RecupTex : the Textile to Help Your Body Recuperate Quicker and to Delay Muscle SorenessChris Schoonjans, Concordia Textiles, BE

4.45 pm Reskin - the Smart Patch for sportsmenDanny Segers, Bioracer, BE

5.15 pm Closure of the First Congress Day

6.30 pm Reception in the Town Hall of Ghent

8 pm Congress Dinner in the Gravensteen

Congress programmefriday, June 25th, 2010 | Morning session

Parallel sessions

PERFORMANCESchair: Alexandra De Raeve, Hogeschool Gent

9 am Objectives and results of PoloTexSport project - Characteristics and Standards for Fabrics for Motor SportsGabriella Alberti Fusi, Centrocot, IT

9.30 am Resilience and Wear of Artificial Turf FibersStijn Rambour, ERCAT, BE

10 am The Technology Revolutionizing Fibre – Celliant®

Seth Casden, Celliant, US

10.30 am Coffee Break & Partnering Meetings

11.15 am Virtual Prototyping - Master the cost of Technical Textile ProjectsMichael Kopecky, Lectra, UK

11u45 High-tech Monofilaments to Improve Sport AchievementsHerbert De Breuck, Luxilon, BE

SUSTAINABILITYchair: Francis Verstraete, Groep Masureel Veredeling

9 am Sustainability in Sports: a Matter of EnduranceStijn Devaere, Centexbel, BE

9.30 am New Digital Developments for Printing of Sport articlesMarc Van Parys, TO2C, BE

10 am Flax Woven Fabrics in Composite MaterialDominique Andries, Libeco-Lagae & Lineo, BE

10.30 am Coffee Break & Partnering Meetings

11.15 am Innovations in Coated TextilesBert Groenendaal, Sioen, BE

11.45 am Possibilities of Fibre Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites for Sports Applications Sandra De Decker, Centexbel, BE

12.30-2 pm Lunch & Partnering Meetings

Congress programmefriday, June 25th, 2010 | afternoon session

Plenary Sessionchair: Fa Quix, Fedustria

2 pm Joint Prospection to International Sporting EventsDimitri Huygen, Belgian Sports Technology Club, BE

2.20 pm Textile Innovation at Adidas with a Special Focus on Sustainability Philipp Meister, Adidas, DE

2.50 pm The Effect of Heat Strain and Clothing on Sports PerformancesHein Daanen, TNO, NL

3.20 pm Can innovation be Standardized? Fred Foubert, Centexbel, BE

3.40 pm Closing RemarksJan Laperre, Centexbel, BE

3.50 pm Fashion Show, Closing Reception & Partnering Meetings

Conference language: english

venueZebrastraat 32/001 - 9000 Ghent | access: www.centexbel.be

registration feeparticpant ----------------------------------------------------------------------- € 450

from the 2nd participant of the same company onwards ----------------- € 400

Participant congress and exhibition of scientific poster ----------------- € 350

day-pass --------------------------------------------------------------------------- € 200

Dinner only (colleague, partner) ---------------------------------------------- € 60

Students (congress dinner not included) ------------------------------------- € 75 per day

The registration fee covers all congress sessions, congress proceedings, lunches, the reception at the Ghent town hall and the conference dinner. vaT non included.

Promote your products & services!Contact adg@centexbel.be and ask your congress flyer !

we have selected hotels in Ghent in 3 different price categories:

HOTEL single room double room

Marriott € 165 per night € 180 per night

novotel Gent Centrum € 135 per night € 154 per night

IBIS Centrum opera € 99 per night € 113 per night

You can also book a guest room in the Zebrastraat site : www.zebrastraat.be/gastenkamers.htmlPlease make your hotel reservation by directly contacting the hotel of your choice. You will find all details on

www.centexbel.be/special-hotel-conditions-for-congress-participants

registration formInternational Congress on Innovations in Sports Textiles

24-25 June 2010 - Ghent

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for further information: ann de Grijse | phone: +32 (0)9 243 82 20 | e-mail: adg@centexbel.be

Centexbel | Technologiepark 7 | 9052 Zwijnaarde | Belgium

registration fee (Please tick the appropriate option)

� € 450 per congress participant

� € 400 per congress participant from the 2nd participant of the same company onwards (not to be combined with other discounts)

� € 350 per congress participant and exhibition of scientific poster

� € 200 per congress participant per day

� participation on Thursday 24/06/2010 (congress dinner not included)

� participation on friday 25/06/2010

� € 60 per person for the congress dinner on the evening of 24/06 (colleagues, partners…)

� € 75 student congress participant per day (congress dinner not included)

� participation on Thursday 24/06/2010

� participation on friday 25/06/2010

The above-mentioned prices do not include 21% vaT

Your registration is only valid after reception of our electronic confirmation. You will receive an invoice (including 21% VAT). Any annulments have to be made in writing. annulments made after 10 days before the start of the conference will not be refunded.

Centexbel is an accredited training centre: kMo-portefeuille # dv.o101549 (for Belgian companies only).More information: www.centexbel.be/nl/steun-voor-oo-opleidingen-advies-en-innovatie or www.kmo-portefeuille.be

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