Everyone has heard the words, "green", environmentally friendly, conservation, reducing the carbon footprint, and sustainability. As the marketplace embraces the "earth friendly initiative", it is necessary for the supply chain, service providers, etc, to understand the direction the market is headed and how to participate and be successful.

Where: Sheraton Airport Plaza, Charlotte, NC
When: Tues, February 12 and Wednesday, February 13, 2008

The Synthetic Yarn and Fiber Association (SYFA) and the Fiber Surface Group (FSG) of American Fiber Manufacturers Association (AFMA) have worked together to obtain speakers for the 2008 Winter Conference.  The Conference theme is "Sustainable Is Attainable:  Redesigning The Textile Industry.”   We have secured some of the major market leaders for sustainability representing the various segments of the marketplace.

The Winter Conference is pleased to have as the keynote address, Ray Anderson, Chairman of Interface Inc.  

A New York Times article earlier this year states “Mr. Anderson has turned into perhaps the leading corporate evangelist for sustainability.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/22/science/earth/22ander.html

Along with Mr. Anderson there will be speakers from Ford Motor Company, Patagonia, Steelcase, Wal-Mart, Inc. and Dow Jones just to name a few.

A complete agenda and conference registration will be mailed within the next couple of weeks. Due to the significance of this conference and the excellent list of speakers, we encourage you to "save the date" as we anticipate the conference to fill quickly and space may become limited as the conference dates approach.

To secure your space prior to the formal announcement you may contact Kim Pettit at the SYFA office:  (704) 824-3522 or kpettit@thesyfa.org.