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Sustainability in Coloration: Vision 2020

SDC INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE : : GOA, INDIA 25–26 JUNE 2009

New SDC chief executive’s first trip to India to promote conference

In June 2009, for the first time ever, the SDC will be joining forces with its associate organisation SDC India to stage a global event that promises to be the highlight of the 2009 coloration calendar. The conference entitled Sustainability in Coloration: Vision 2020 will address key issues facing the coloration industry and will be aimed specifically at senior decision makers – chief executives, directors, consultants and dyehouse managers.

This week the new SDC chief executive Susie Hargreaves, making her first trip to India since taking office last October, will arrive in Mumbai and travel to a number of major cities to promote the global conference, and associated exhibition, which will focus on the trends, developments and challenges likely to impact on the textile industry over the next decade.

The event has attracted an international line-up of speakers, many from global household-name companies including Levi Strauss & Co. and BASF, as well as India-based organisations including Grasim, Alok Industries and Technopak. There will be presentations and networking sessions to be held on two consecutive days, including the SCI Ivan Levinstein Memorial Lecture which commemorates a pioneer of the dyestuff industry.

The event will culminate with the awards dinner and the grand final of the SDC global design competition, as judged by a panel of leading designers and industry figures. The finalists from each of the participating countries – Australia, Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, India, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, the United Kingdom and the United States – will be present for the announcement of the global winner and the presentation of SDC Colour Design Award 2009.

For any company wishing to identifying with the international prestige of the SDC as a promoter of best practice in the coloration industry, a variety of sponsorship packages are available, each with varying levels of benefits. For more information about getting involved in this event, or to enquire about delegate tickets or exhibition space, contact Dr Kumar.

Notes to editors:

Current list of presentations (in alphabetical order):
–BASF: Relevance of carbon footprint for sustainability
–Chemical industry consultant: Innovations in specialty chemicals
–Colour Affects: Colour psychology in business practice
–Control Union: Sustainability – crop to shop
–Ecotextiles consultant: Sustainability through various labels in textiles
–Grasim: Innovations in fibres with respect to sustainability
–Hong Kong Polytechnic University: Trends for smart and functional textiles
–Levi Strauss & Co.: Environmental sustainability
–Mahlo: Sustainability in coloration – role of machinery
–Society of Chemical Industry: Efficient management of water resource
–Technopak: Global Markets, opportunities, supplying countries, suppliers and buyers
–University of Leeds: Role of green chemistry in sustainable coloration
–Zameen / Alok Industries: Sustainability in practice

About the SDC
The SDC has an impressive pedigree stretching back 125 years with a membership base in over 45 countries. With a presence in India for many years, SDC India (Educational Charity) was established in 2007 and there are currently two SDC regions in Mumbai and Tirupur. The SDC, together with SDC India, has long experience of arranging and delivering quality conferences with top-flight speakers who have up-to-the-minute knowledge, insight and skills.

With its growing recognition and importance in the fashion/design sector, the SDC encourages the creative and inspired use of colour in fashion and textile design and is a committed sponsor of young designers. The global design competition is open to undergraduates, with regional heats being held by each SDC region/affiliate around the globe according a universal brief.

The SDC is the only chartered society, professional body and educational charity dedicated to advancing colour science and technology across all areas of coloration. The vision of the SDC is to be recognised and respected globally as the natural focus and authority for the coloration industry, and as the pre-eminent provider of colour knowledge, information and training, including colour qualifications. Working in collaboration with commerce, industry and academia, the SDC fulfils a number of distinct roles:
–it is the only organisation to award Chartered Colourist status;
–it provides formal training and skills enhancement at all levels;
–it is a catalyst for research, innovation and best practice;
–it is a key contributor to standards setting and supplier of colour fastness testing products;
–it is the publisher of journals, books and the international classification system, the Colour Index.

For further information about the conference and sponsorship contact:
Dr P Siva Rama Kumar, SDC India
Email | Tel: +91 9820852297

For more information about the competition:
Dr Carmel McNamara, SDC communications manager; email

For more information about this release contact the SDC press office.