Second International Symposium
on Fiber Recycling (Fiber Recycling 2009)
May 11-12, 2009
Global Learning Center at the Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.
| Symposium Program | Register On-Line | Accommodations || Scope | Topics | Important Dates | Call for Papers | Language | Registration Fee | Venue |Committee | Contact| |
Organized by
The Fiber Recycling 2009 Organizing Committee
Chairs: Prof. Youjiang Wang (Georgia Institute of Technology, USA) and Prof. Teruo Kimura (Kyoto Institute of Technology, Japan)
and
School of Polymer, Textile & Fiber Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
In Cooperation with
・Carpet Recovery America Effort (CARE), USA
･ Research Center for Fiber Recycling Technology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Japan
・Research Group of Fiber Recycling, The Textile Machinery Society of Japan
Scope of Symposium [Back to Top]
An enormous quantity of post industrial and consumer fiber waste is landfilled in the world. The current recycling rate is still quite low. There is a need to develop technologies to convert the fiber waste into useful products.
The objective of the Symposium is to provide a forum for exchanging ideas, introducing the latest research findings, and fostering international cooperation in the field of fiber recycling.
| Material recycling | Recovery of fiber waste |
| Chemical recycling | Reduction of fiber waste |
| Thermal recycling | Post-industrial and Post-consumer fiber waste |
| Life Cycle Assessment | Environmentally friendly fiber manufacturing |
| Paper fiber recycling | Machinery for fiber recycling |
The official language of the symposium is English
Call for Posters: Papers for poster presentations may be submitted by email to Prof. Wang.
[The regular Call for Papers is closed. Short abstracts (< 1 page) should be emailed to Prof. Wang (see Contact Information) as soon as possible, but before January 15, 2009. Abstracts received after this date may be considered if there are vacancies. Authors are requested to submit manuscripts for the Proceedings. Download announcement pdf]
| January 15, 2009 | Submission of abstract (new deadline) |
| January 30, 2009 | Notification of acceptance |
| April 20, 2009 | Submission of full paper |
| May 11,12, 2009 | Symposium |
Registration fee [Link to Register On-Line] [Back to Top]
| Speaker (oral presentation) | $275 |
| General participant | $350 |
| Student | $200 |
| Additional dinner ticket | $30 |
Registration fee includes breakfasts, lunches, dinner on May 11, 2009, and proceedings of the Symposium. Dinner tickets for accompanying persons are available at $30 per person.
Accommodations [Back to Top]
A special rate of $129 per night (plus tax) is available at Regency Suites in Midtown Atlanta. Hotel phone 1-800-642-3629, and ask for "Georgia Tech Fiber Recycling Conference" rate. On-line booking link: Fiber Recycling Conference Reservations. Note that the rate is effective 9 May 2009 to 13 May 2009, and only a limited number of rooms are available at this rate on a first-come first-served basis. Address: 975 West Peachtree Street at 10th, Atlanta The hotel is about 600 m from the conference site (see below for Venue), located directly on the Georgia Tech Trolley Line, a free shuttle service. Board the trolley on the southside of the Midtown MARTA Station. The trolley’s first stop is directly across the street from the Georgia Tech Global Learning Center.
The Georgia Tech Hotel is next to the Global Learning Center. For information on this and adjacent accommodations please visit : http://www.gatechcenter.com/accommodations.php
The Global Learning Center at the Georgia Institute of Technology (website http://www.gatechcenter.com).
Please visit the website for adjacent accommodations: http://www.gatechcenter.com/accommodations.php
Fiber Recycling 2009 Organizing Committee [Back to Top]
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Dr. Arun Pal Aneja (Reliance Industries, India) Ms. Gail Baugh (San Francisco State University, USA) Prof. David Bucknall (Georgia Institute of Technology, USA) Mr. Keiichi Chikamori (Kochi Prefectural Paper Technology Center, Japan) Prof. Yulin Deng (Georgia Institute of Technology, USA) Prof. Brian R. George (Philadelphia University, USA) Mr. Seiji Hatta (Kyoto Municipal Industrial Research Institute, Japan) Prof. Jana M. Hawley (Kansas State University, USA) Mr. Frank Hurd (Carpet America Recovery Effort/Carpet & Rug Institute, USA) Prof. Kyoko Ibe (Paper Artist, Japan) Mr. Yuuichiro Ikeda (Teijin Fibers Ltd., Japan) |
Prof. Hiroshi Inagaki (High Performance Paper Society, Japan) Prof. M. Jo Kallal (University of Delaware, USA) Prof. Sano Keiichiro (Kanto Gakuin University, Japan) Prof. Kenneth D. Langley (Univ. of Massachusetts Dartmouth, USA) Dr. Mohsen Miraftab (University of Bolton, UK) Prof. Youji Ohashi (Toray Industries, Inc., Japan) Prof. Yiping Qiu (Donghua University, China) Prof. Margaret Rucker, (University of California-Davis, USA) Mr. Tadayuki Sakobe (Unitika Fibers Ltd., Japan) Prof. Maki Tamada (Shokei Gakuin University, Japan) Prof. Atsushi Yokoyama (Kyoto Institute of Technology, Japan) |
Contact Information [Back to Top]
Youjiang Wang, Ph.D., P.E., Professor
School of Polymer, Textile & Fiber Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA 30332-0295 USA
Phone 404-894-7551 FAX 404-894-8780
Email: Link to Prof. Wang’s email or
youjiang.wang @ptfe.gatech.edu (delete space before “@”)