Being the largest textile & clothing / footwear machinery and material fairs, “The 12th China (Dongguan) Int’l Textile & Clothing Industry Fair” (DTC 2011) and “The 12th China (Dongguan) Int’l Footwear Machinery & Material Industry Fair” (DFM 2011) will present you the world’s advanced technology on 28-31 March 2011 at Guangdong Modern International Exhibition Centre, Houjie, Dongguan, China, offering both exhibitors and buyers the most valuable opportunity in exploring business.

In 2010, over 350 exhibitors participated and over 33,700 visitors visited DTC & DFM. Top visiting countries and regions included China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, India, Macau, USA, Russia and so on, making this fair gather the global elites from the industries.

Throughout the fair, a variety of related activities will be staged for you to enjoy. The 5th Em~touching Int’l Embroidery Design Competition will comprise the latest styles from the design talents from China, Hong Kong and Taiwan in Embroidery Art; The 5th Marker Layout Competition will provide technicians an opportunity to show off their skilful techniques; Technical seminars presented by the renowned experts looking into the latest information and technology of the industry.

In the technical seminar, Dr. Sammy Mo and Dr. Simon Yau from Hong Kong Productivity Council will share the ideas of green technologies for Textiles, regarding ozone treatment and waterless dyeing; Dr. K.C. Ho from The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel will introduce buyers the quality enhancement of cashmere / wool sweater; Mr. Paul Choi and Mr. Alan Wong from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University will analyze the use of 2D Barcode and RFID for garment accessories and fabric inventory management. Moreover, Mr. Peter Mangione, former President, FDRA, will have a look at the global footwear consumption on sourcing, supply and demand. Mr. Steve Rose from SATRA will share the ways to ensure fitness for purpose on footwear components.

Holding concurrently with DTC at Guangdong Modern International Exhibition Centre, “The 12th China (Dongguan) Int’l Footwear Machinery and Material Industry Fair” (DFM 2011) is highly recognized by visitors that this is a must-go annual fair with a wide variety of equipments and machines with high quality. As in previous years, “Hong Kong Footwear Design Pavilion” will showcase the winning designs of “Hong Kong Footwear Design Competition” organized by Hong Kong Footwear Federation. This year’s designs are more innovative and voguish. Working with imagination, the young designers used keyboard, cake, music, time as the theme of design, which also brought them the awards.

In the 4-day show, free shuttle bus services will be specially provided to visitors travelling to and from the exhibition centre and the major regions / cities of Dongguan & Guangdong, so that visitors can save more time to for the purchase tour in DTC. Furthermore, to save the time for on-site registration, “Online Pre-registration for Visitors” is provided on the official website. Welcome to register online now and plan you purchase tour in March.

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