Textiles Intelligence is pleased to be invited as a media partner at the Istanbul Fashion, Textile and Apparel Conference and Exhibition which will be held on June 26-27, 2008.

The conference is organised by the Turkish Clothing Manufacturers’ Association (TCMA) and the Turkish Textile Employers Association. The theme for this year’s event is “Bridges of Fashion, where design and production meet”

The conference aims to bring together the global key players of the fashion, design and apparel manufacturing industry, in order to share information, new practices and guidelines for the future of the industry, especially in the Euromed zone. The conference aims to draw attention to Istanbul as a centre for the fashion, textile and apparel industry.

Turkey is the biggest provider of organic cotton in the world. It also ranks as the world’s 5th biggest textile and apparel producer and the 7th largest cotton producer. Turkish producers enjoy a relatively cheap, flexible and skilled workforce and -- compared with many developing nations -- Turkey has superior information technology. And Turkish businesses claim to have a wide variety of designs and colours, quick response, on time delivery, and flexible payment terms. In addition, the country has the benefit of a customs union with and associate membership of the EU.

There will be a total of seven sessions during the 2-day conference. The main topics are:

1. Tour Around the Sourcing World;
2. New Global Trade Order;
3. Innovation and New Technologies;
4. Design in the Future and New Trends – Looking Ahead;
5. Magic of Supply Chain Management;
6. Textiles Design and Fashion Culture in Anatolia; and
7. Education for the Industry.

For further details of the Istanbul Fashion, Textile and Apparel Conference, please visit the website: www.istanbulfashionconference.com

Textiles Intelligence is one of the world’s leading providers of global business information on the international textile and apparel industries. Information about Textiles Intelligence publications will be available at the event, and delegates will be offered the opportunity to purchase publications at specially discounted prices immediately following the conference.