About FAPTA
FAPTA, the Federation of Asian Professional Textile Associations, was established in 1991 to promote cooperation between professional textile associations in Asia.
FAPTA was founded by seven associations: the University of New South Wales (Australia), the Chinese Institute of Textile Engineers (Chinese Taipei), the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Hong Kong), the Textile Association (India), Amirkabir University of Technology (Iran), the Korean Fiber Society (Korea) and the Society of Fiber Science and Technology (Japan). The China Textile Engineering Society (China) joined in 2009, bringing the federation to eight associations.
Structure
- General Body Meeting, held every two years.
- Executive Council: President, General Secretary and Treasurer.
Members
| Country / region | Representative | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | Prof. Rajiv Padhye | Centre for Materials Innovation and Future Fashion, School of Fashion and Textiles |
| Japan | Prof. Kenji Ogino | The FAPTA Chair |
| Prof. Yoshinobu Tsujii | President of the Society of Fiber Science and Technology, Japan | |
| Korea | Prof. Taek Seung Lee | Chungnam National University |
| Prof. Jun Young Lee | Sungkyunkwan University | |
| Iran | Prof. Saeed Shaikhzadeh Najar | Textile Engineering Department, Amirkabir University of Technology |
| Prof. Seyed Hajir Bahrami | Textile Engineering Department, Amirkabir University of Technology | |
| China | Guangwei Fu, Professor-level Senior Engineer | President of China Textile Engineering Society |
| Lucy Lee, Senior Engineer | Deputy Secretary-General of China Textile Engineering Society | |
| Hong Kong | Prof. Erin Cho, Dean | School of Fashion and Textiles, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
| Prof. John Haozhong Xin, Chair Professor | School of Fashion and Textiles, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | |
| Chinese Taipei | Prof. Jia-Horng Lin, Lifetime Distinguished Professor | Department of Fiber and Composite Materials, Feng Chia University |
| Prof. Wen-Cheng Chen, Distinguished Professor | Department of Fiber and Composite Materials, Feng Chia University | |
| Prof. Jason Hsiao-Chun Yang | Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, YunTech |