Symposium Advisory Council

Techtextil North America Symposium has been praised as “world class” and “the best symposium of its kind” by the trade press.  In order to assure the continued popularity of the Symposium, the Techtextil North America Symposium Advisory Council has been created. The 2012 Symposium Advisory Council consists of eight well respected professionals that attend and exhibit at Techtextil North America as well as academia known for their contribution to the technical textiles and nonwovens industry. 

The members of the Techtextil North America 2012 Symposium Advisory Council are:

• Dr. Behnam Pourdeyhimi
  Executive Director, Nonwovens Institute and Nonwovens Cooperative Research Center
  
• Bill Smith
  Principal of Industrial Textile Associates
  
• Eugene Wilsuz
  Senior Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Scientist, US Army Natick Soldier RD&E Center
  
• Dr. Fred L. Cook
  Professor, Georgia Tech, School of Polymer, Textile & Fiber Engineering
  
• Jeff Dugan
  Co-founder and Research Vice President, Fiber Innovation Technology
  
• John Cronin
  Business Development Manager, H.P. White Laboratory, Inc.
  
• Lee Woodard
  NAA R&D – Seating,Guilford Performance Textiles
  
• Tom E. Langdon
  Vice President, Purchasing, Encompass Group, LLC.