NTA 153rd Annual Meeting

Grandover Resort

Greensboro, North Carolina

Thanks to our Sponsors

Jassin~O'Rourke Group

O'Mara Incorporated

Sunday October 21, 2007

Registration

Beginning at 1:00 p.m. at Desk III

Board of Government Meeting

3:00-5:00 p.m. in Grandview Ballroom (A)
Open by invitation.
Distinguished Guests
Scott Quesenberry, Special Textile Negotiator
Matt Priest, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce

Cocktails and Dinner

6:00-10:00 p.m. in the Griffin Room
Business Dress

Monday October 22, 2007

Breakfast

6:30-8:30 p.m. in the Nottingham Room

Council Meetings

Upholstery Fabrics Committee Meeting
or

Wool Manufacturers Council

General Sessions

9:00-11:30 a.m. in the Grandview Ballroom

Textiles in America

9:00 a.m. Jim Coleman, American Textile History Museum

Annual Business Meeting

9:15 a.m. Election of Officers and Other Association Business

Textile Sustainability

9:30 a.m. Berrye Worsham, President and Chief Executive Officer, Cotton Incorporated
10:15 a.m. Break

Panel Discussion

10:30 How the political process is used effectively
Panelists
  • Mark Jaeger, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Jockey International, Inc.
  • Thea Lee, Policy Director and Chief International Economist, AFL-CIO

    • Monday October 22, 2007

    Luncheon and Activities

    12:30 p.m. Tour
    or
    1:00 p.m. Golf

    Cocktails and Awards Dinner

    6:30-10:00 p.m. in the Grandview Room (A)
    Casual Dress

    Tuesday October 23, 2007

    Breakfast

    7:30-9:00 a.m. in the Provencial Room

    Government Textiles

    Closed Breakfast Meeting for Industry Only

    7:30-8:45 a.m. in the Grandville Room (D)

    General Session

    9:00 a.m.-12:00 m. in the Grandview Ballroom

    Speakers and Panelists

  • Major General Arthur B. Morrill III Vice Director, Defense Logistics Agency.
  • Brian A. Schooley, Major, USAF, Program Manager, Military Clothing
  • Maria D'Andrea, Supervisor for the Eastern Hemisphere, U.S. Dept. of Commerce Office of Textiles and Apparel
  • Bill Kernodle, Site Director, Clemson Apparel Research
  • Dan Pezold of Duro Textiles, chairman of the NTA Government Textiles Committee