Contact:
Lillian LinkSouthern Textile Association
llink@southerntextile.org
704 215 4543
Where
North Carolina State UniversityCollege of Textiles, Convocation Center
1020 Main Campus Drive, Room 2225
Raleigh, NC 27606
Driving Directions
Registration Fee:
Member Fee: $75
Non-Member Fee $100
Make-Me-A-Member Fee: (Through June 2018) $165
The golf fee of $59 should be paid at the golf course and is on an individual basis.
Pay by Check, PayPal or at the Door.
American Express, Master Card and Visa accepted.
2017 Northern Division Spring Meeting
Tuesday, April 4, 2017
North Carolina State University
College of Textiles, Convocation Center, Room 2225
Raleigh, NC
Raleigh, NC
Program
8:00 A.M.
Registration
8:30 A.M.
Presiding: Rick Carpenter, Northern Division Chairman, Conitex Sonoco
Opening Remarks: Mike Kingsmore, STA President, Palmetto Finishing, LLC
8:40 A.M.
"WELCOME"
David Hinks, Ph.D., Dean
Cone Mills Professor of Textile Chemistry
College of Textiles, North Carolina State University
8:40 A.M.
"WELCOME"
David Hinks, Ph.D., Dean
Cone Mills Professor of Textile Chemistry
College of Textiles, North Carolina State University
9:00 A.M.
"DISPELLING THE MYTH OF A DYING TEXTILE INDUSTRY"
Kent Hester, Director, Student and Career Services
College of Textiles, North Carolina State University
Kent Hester, Director, Student and Career Services
College of Textiles, North Carolina State University
9:20 A.M.
"WILL THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACCELERATE?"
Dr. Michael L. Walden, William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor and
Extension Economist
North Carolina State University
Dr. Michael L. Walden, William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor and
Extension Economist
North Carolina State University
10:00 A.M.
Break
10:20
"A RESILIENT INDUSTRY AND OVERVIEW OF
NATIONAL SPINNING CO., INC."
NATIONAL SPINNING CO., INC."
James Chesnutt, CEO and Chairman of the Board
National Spinning Co., Inc.
National Spinning Co., Inc.
11:00 A.M.
"COMMERCIAL PLASMA TECHNOLOGIES FOR TEXTILES"
Wade Tyner, Manager of Applications Engineering
Martha A. Miller, VP Business Development
APJet, Inc.
Martha A. Miller, VP Business Development
APJet, Inc.
11:40 P.M.
Lunch
Catered by: Triangle Catering
1:00 P.M.
1:00 P.M.
Golf
Lonnie Poole Golf Course