Last Update: 8th May 2008

Members' Briefing on Global Commodity Sourcing in Melbourne,
29 May 2008
TTNA members and guests will have the opportunity learn from an expert all about the sourcing of your commodities. This presentation will be for an hour, followed by question time and valuable networking. Registration details here. Don't miss this briefing. Limited numbers. Call Lorraine on 03 9866 6643 to ensure your place.

Members' Briefing with Australian Nanotechnology in Brisbane:
TTNA members and guests will have the opportunity to meet members of the Australian Nantechnology Alliance in Brisbane on the afternoon of Thursday 17th April 2008 to discuss synergies and future collaborative projects and business. The briefing is following the official launch of Future Materials - another organisation with potential business opportunities for TTNA members. Register quickly for this event - don't miss this one. Meetings and possible tour of the university will be available on Friday morning 18th April.
More details & Register for event - click here.

TTNA Nonwovens Course:
The Nonwovens Basics and Nonwovens Product Development Workshop will be held at CSIRO Textile & Fibre Technology in Belmont from 12-15 May 2008. Registration brochure is available here. Or click here to read more about the course and the trainers involved in the Education section.

TTNA Exhibition at the Composites Australia/Composites CRC Annual Conference and Exhibition - Formula for the Future:
The TTNA will be exhibiting in booth no. 22 at the Composites Australia Exhibition on Thursday and Friday 13/14th February. TTNA members are welcome to send or deliver any of their marketing material for display on the booth. If any members would like to be booth staff in the booth (only two), you would get free access to the entire exhibition. Contact Lorraine at the TTNA for further details - lorraine@ttna.com.au or call 03 9866 6643 .

National Innovation System Review:
Senator Kim Carr, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, has announced a review of the national innovation system to be conducted by an expert panel. The panel will release an Issues Paper in February 2008. It will identify the key questions for stakeholders in preparing submissions to the Review, due Wednesday 30 April 2008. The review panel will be conducting stakeholder meetings across Australia in March. The Stakeholder meeting in Melbourne is scheduled for Tuesday 11 Mar 08 from 1400-1600 at the MECC. Sydney's meeting is Friday 14 Mar at Wesley Conference Centre, 220 Pitt Street. Check the above links for further details.

Training: Controlling the Fibre Orientation in Nonwoven Technology
Click here to register for this training course. See further information in the Education page.
The TTNA, in collaboration with the International Fibre Centre, RMIT School of Fashion and Textiles, and Ramsay McDonald Pty Ltd to deliver training on fibre orientation in nonwoven textiles. The two-day workshop will be held on 26th and 27th February 2008. As RMIT's contribution to industry and continuing contribution to the TTNA, RMIT's Specialist Centre at the Brunswick campus in Victoria has been made available for this program.

Federal Government's new policy document - "An Innovation Future for Australian Industry"
Click here to see the policy framework for implementing a range of iniatives to:
* bridge the divide between industry and research;
* ensure that business has better access to new ideas and new technology; and
* increase innovation incentives across the economy.
The TTNA Advocacy Officer will be in close contact with the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research about your views on this document. Please send your comments to the TTNA at lorraine@ttna.com.au for compilation.

TTNA: DELIVERING ADVANCED MATERIALS.
See TTNA's new marketing brochure! Click here to view it...print it and help spread the good word.

IFC's Survive, Sustain, Succeed -
Fibre and Textile Environmental Management and Sustainability Forum -
Monday 26th November 2007 at RMIT University Auditorium, Brunswick (VIC): The TTNA supports the IFC's call for members of the textiles industry to discuss future strategies for the development and implementation of an environmental management and sustainability program for the Australian textiles industry. Click here for information to do with this forum; Registration Form; Agenda; RMIT Map.

TTNA EVENTS SCHEDULE 2008 : The new Events and Training Schedule for 2008 is now drafted and available on the Events Section. Please list dates of events in your diary. If there are any clashes, please let us know as early as possible. Click here for schedule.

Members' Briefing Monday 29th October 2007: The Spring Members' Briefing was held on Monday 29th October from 3-5pm at the Victorian Innovation Centre in Collins Street, Melbourne. TTNA Members can read the full reports and see the presentations on the Members Area of this website.

TTNA Annual Conference - Thanks from the TTNA Chair, Rod McKenna
Dear Industry Colleagues,
It gives me great pleasure, as the new chair of the TTNA, to reprt on the great success of last week's TTNA Annual Conference held in Albury, New South Wales.
The evaluation sheets reflected very positive experiences and I can assure you that all suggestons raised will be addressed by the Events Committee. This is a diverse industry and the TTNA is here to serve all aspects of it.... Click here to view the Chairman's letter.

TTNA Pavilion at Techtextil India – 10-12 October 2007
It’s on!
The TTNA will be exhibiting at Techtextil India from 10-12 October 2007, with financial assistance from the Victorian Government – the Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development.

With only 4 weeks to organize this exhibition, we are sure we can do it – and do it well! Read the media release here. Or contact lorraine@ttna.com.au to say you're in!

The TTNA conference will be held in Albury on 30th and 31st August 2007. Go to the Conference page for further details. Click here for the program; click here for registration details.