Commercial Agendas - IWTO

Who are we? I.W.T.O.
IWTO is the international body representing the interests of the world's wool-textile trade and industry.
Our membership covers all parts of the wool demand chain, from Wool Growers to the Wool Retailer.
What you will get out of the IWTO Wool Congress is:
• Authoritative forums for defining the direction of Wool in Apparel, Interior and Technical
textiles
• Meeting place for key industry players from throughout the chain who want to make a
difference
• Defining the Wool Industry rules of trade
• Motivated speakers from throughout the wool demand chain, promoting healthy debate to
grow our Wool industry
• The Congress will be held parallel to the exhibition TECHTEXTIL, the world leading fair for
technical textiles. Delegates will have the chance to get connected to this fast growing sector
through the IWTO Congress and its joint activities during the event
• “2009” is declared by the United Nations as “International Year of Natural Fibres”. Part of
the IWTO Congress is linked to an event relating to natural fibres and its leading players. A
unique platform for contacts with common activities arises out of this connection
Where is the Congress?
The Congress will be held in the city of Frankfurt, Germany
The official event venue will be the
“Messe Frankfurt Congress Center”
The official Congress Hotel will be the
“Maritim Hotel Frankfurt”, which is directly
connected to the Congress Center
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