Organized by:”Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iasi Faculty of Textiles-Leather and Industrial Management

Co-Organizers:Doctoral School of The Faculty of Textiles, Leather and Industrial Management Romanian section of International Federation of Knitting Technologists (IFKT) Alumni Association of Textile&Leather Faculty (ASITEX) General Association of Engineers in Romania (AGIR) National Institute of Inventics, Iaşi

With the support of:National Authority for Scientific Research

www.cortep.tuiasi.ro

cortep@tex.tuiasi.rowww.cortep.tuiasi.ro

The conference will take place at the International Hotel in SinaiaAddress: 1 Avram Iancu Str., Sinaia, Romania

About SinaiaLocated in a beautiful mountainous region, at the foothills of the Bucegi Mountains, about 120km from Bucharest and 44km from Brasov, in the Prahova Valley, Sinaia is one of the oldest and most famous mountain resorts, often referred to as "The Pearl of the Carpathians". Located at an altitude of 767 m and 860 m, Sinaia boasts ski slopes at an altitude of 2,000 m, on the plateau of the Bucegi mountains.(discover more about Sinaia at:http://www.welcometoromania.ro/Sinaia/Sinaia_Lista_Obiective_e.htm)

INTERNATIONAL HOTEL, SINAIA, ROMANIA

6 – 8 SEPTEMBER 2012

2012CORTEP CORTEP

14th Romanian Textiles and Leather CONFERENCE

14th Romanian Textiles and Leather CONFERENCE

- Second Announcement and Call for Abstracts -

INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC EVENT

INVITATIONORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Conference Secretariat

Address and contacts:

Mariana Ursache - coordinatorIrina Cristian Costică Sava Dorin DanAura MihaiMariana IchimManuela AvădaneiIngrid BucişcanuCarmen Anton

Alina DragomirIonuţ DulgheriuDorin IonesiRamona CiobanuCorina Ciobanu

Faculty of Textiles, Leather and Industrial Management, 29, D.Mangeron Blvd., code:700050, Iaşi, RomaniaTel./fax: +4 0232 230491

Hotel International, Sinaia

Peles Castle, Sinaia

”Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iasi

<< textiles 4all, textiles 4ever >>

Husseyin KADOGLU, Ege University, Izmir, TurciaYordan KYOSEV, Univ. of Applied Sciences, Niederrhein, GermaniaLuminiţa LUPU, TUIASI, RomaniaStelian MAIER, TUIASI, RomaniaAbhijit MAJUMDAR, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, IndiaMalgorzata MATUSIAK, Textile Research Institule, Lodz, PolandJiri MILITKY, Technical University of Liberec, Czech Rep.Augustin MUREŞAN, TUIASI Iasi, RomaniaBulent OZIPEK, Istanbul Technical University, TurkeyCrişan POPESCU, DWI-RWTH, Aachen, GermanyZoran STEPANOVIC, University of Maribor, SloveniaMariana URSACHE, TUIASI, Romania Savvas VASSILIADIS, TEI Piraeus, Greece Ausma VILUMSONE, University of Riga, LatviaEmilia VISILEANU, INCDTP, Bucuresti, RomaniaXianyi ZENG, ENSAIT, FranceCharles Q. YANG,University of Georgia, USA

Dear Colleagues,

2012CORTEP CORTEP

TOPICS

New fibers and advanced materials Textile science and technologyTextile structures and propertiesIntelligent textilesFunctional textiles and clothingIT applicationsMachinery developments Fashion design and product development Innovations in textile finishingAdvances in leather processingFootwear design and technologyEcology in textiles and leather processing Marketing and managementEngineering education

The Conference also includes:

Note:

46th International Congress of IFKTAnniversary Symposium: “60 years of Textiles and Leather Higher Education in Iasi”

Selected papers will be published in ISI and other Databases journals

We are honored to invite you to the 14th Romanian Textiles and Leather Conference - CORTEP'2012 which will be held from 6 to 8 September, 2012 in Sinaia, Romania.The event is intended to be a meeting of scientists, researchers and specialists from academy, national research institutes and companies in the textile and leather field and other related.Within this framework, we have the belief that your participation at the conference will contribute to fulfilling its aims and will enhance the exchange of experience and information.

We would appreciate if you inform your colleagues about the CORTEP'2012 Conference.

We look forward to meeting you in Sinaia in September 2012!

With warm regards,

Conference Organizers

The registration fee includes access to all scientific events, welcome reception, official dinner on 6th September, lunch on 6 and 7 September, and refreshments at coffee breaks. The Abstract Book, Proceedings on CD-ROM and other Conference materials are included in the regular and students participation fee.More information about the payment and abstracts / paper submission can be found on the websites:

www.cortep.tuiasi.ro www.ifkt.ro

IMPORTANT DATES

REGISTRATION FEES

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

Carmen LOGHIN, TUIASI, Romania - presidentMario Duarte de ARAUJO, University of Minho, Guimaraes, Portugal Silvia AVASILCĂI, TUIASI, RomaniaPascal BRUNIAUX, ENSAIT, Roubaix, FranceIoan CIOARĂ, TUIASI, RomaniaAntonela CURTEZA, TUIASI Iasi, RomaniaKrste DIMITROVSKI, University of Ljubljana, SloveniaM.Cetin ERDOGAN, Ege University, Izmir, TurkeyAda FERRI, Politecnico di Torino, ItalyRaoul FANGUEIRO, University Minho, Guimaraes, PortugalCarmen GHIŢULEASA, INCDTP, Bucuresti, RomaniaAna Marija GRANCARIC, University of Zagreb, CroatiaMaria GRAPINI, FEPAIUS, RomaniaLubos HES, Technical University of Liberec, Czech Rep.Valadan KONCAR, ENSAIT, Roubaix, France

March 31, 2012April 15, 2012

June 1, 2012June 15, 2012July 15, 2012July 15, 2012

Registration and abstracts submissionNotification of acceptance or rejection of abstractsFull papers submissionNotification of acceptance or rejection of papersSending accepted full papers ready for publishingDeadline for registration

Before June 30 After June 30 On-siteRegular RegistrationStudent Registration

Accompanying PersonExcursion (optional)

300 EUR 350 EUR 400 EUR100 EUR 100 EUR 150 EUR100 EUR 100 EUR 100 EUR

Approx. 50 EUR (payments to Travis Tourism Agency)