Conference Review Board

The Members of the Conference Review Board work on the planning of a successful World Conference in 2010, each has a specialist area and is expected to help The Textile Institute by:

Advising on key people who should be approached to submit abstracts or act as key note speakers
Assessing abstracts submitted for consideration
Accepting or declining abstracts for presentation as either oral paper or poster presentations
These people are also encouraged to attend the conference and also are expected to encourage others to attend

Chair of Conference Review Board:

Prof R Horrocks, University of Bolton, Specialist area: Textile Science

Currently on the Conference Review Board:

Dr S Rajenderan, University of Bolton, Specialist area: Medical Textiles
Prof S Russell, University of Leeds, Specialist area: Textile Science
Dr X Chen, University of Manchester, Specialist area: Textile Science
Mrs C Wilkinson, Consultant, Specialist area: R&D / Management
Mrs H Rowe, Manchester Metropolitan University, Specialist area: Clothing & Fashion
Dr K Gandhi, Consultant, Specialist area: R&D / Management
Mrs A Peers, Manchester Metropolitan University, Specialist area: Clothing & Fashion
Mr M Davies, Consultant, Specialist area: Knitting, Marketing and Retail
Mr D McKelvey, Consultant, Specialist area: Dyeing and Finishing, Environmental and Retail
Dr D Maxwell, Global View Sustainability Services Ltd, Specialist area: Sustainability