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History of the National Textile Association

Annual Meetings

This list compiled 2007-2008 from actual meeting programs in NTA office

National Textile Association

October 21-23, 2007

  • U.S. Trade Policy: There is Hope
  • NTA 153rd Annual Meeting
  • Grandover Resort Greensboro, North Carolina
  • Special Guest: Scott Quesenberry, Special Textile Negotiator
  • Special Guest: Matt Priest, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce
  • Special Guest: Major General Arthur B. Morrill, Vice Director, Defense Legisitics Agency

    September 17-19, 2006

  • Keeping Your Balance as the World Turns Faster
  • NTA 152nd Annual Meeting
  • Hotel Viking, Newport, Rhode Island
  • Special Guest: Jim Leonard, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce
  • Special Guest: Mui Erkun, Chief of Staff of the Chief Procurement Officer, U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security

    November 6-8, 2005

  • Specific Strategies for Success
  • NTA 151st Annual Meeting
  • Amelia Island Plantation, Amelia Island, Florida
  • Special Guest: Jim Leonard, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce

    September 19-21, 2004

  • U.S. Textiles Playing Ball in the World Market
  • NTA 150th Annual Meeting
  • Otesaga Resort Hotel, Cooperstown, New York
  • Award: NTA Silver Medal to Henry A. Truslow III
  • Special Guest: Jim Leonard, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce
  • U.S. House of Representatives Proclamation On the 150th Anniversary of the Founding of NTA.

    November 9-11, 2003

  • Free Trade For US
  • NTA 149th Annual Meeting
  • Ponte Vedra Inn and Club, Ponte Vedra, Florida
  • Special Guest: Don Evans, Secretary of Commerce (by phone)
  • Special Guest: Jim Leonard, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce
  • Special Guest: David Spooner, Special Textile Negotiator, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative

    September 22-24, 2002

  • Safe Harbor Markets, Do They Exit?
  • NTA 148th Annual Meeting
  • Black Point Inn, Prouts Neck, Scarborough, Maine
  • Merger of Northern Textile Association and Knitted Textile Association to form National Textile Association.
  • Massachusetts Governor Jane Swift Proclaims National Textile Association Day
  • Special Guest: Representative Thomas Allen [D-ME]
  • Special Guest: Jim Leonard, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce
  • Special Guest: Grant Aldonas, Undersecretary of Commerce
  • Special Guest: Rear Admiral Walter Massenburg
    Northern Textile Association

    September 30-October 2, 2001

  • How to Do Business in the Caribbean and Central American Region
  • NTA 147th Annual Meeting
  • Ponte Vedra Inn and Club, Ponte Vedra, Florida
  • Ella Heintz honored for 25 years of loyalty and service to NTA.

    September 17-19, 2000

  • Playing to Win Globally
  • NTA 146th Annual Meeting Ocean Edge, Brewster, Massachusetts

    October 17-19, 1999

  • The Search For Value-Added
  • NTA 145th Annual Meeting
  • Wild Dunes Hotel and Resort, Isle of Palms, South Carolina
  • Special guests: Senator Fritz Hollings
  • Award: NTA Lifetime Achievement Award to Roger Milliken and $10,000 given to the Institute of Textile Technology in the name of Mr. Milliken.
  • Extremely bad weather (Hurricane Irene) caused many registrants to arrive late or not at all.

    Ocotber 4-6, 1998

  • Who, Where, How: The Future of the Customer
  • NTA 144th Annual Meeting
  • Mt. Washington Hotel, Bretton Woods, New Hampshire
  • Special guest: The Honorable Troy H. Cribb, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Textiles Apparel and Consumer Goods
  • Special guest: Ambassador Don Johnson, Chief Textile Negotiator

    September 14-16, 1997

  • Healthy Products, Healthy Industry
  • NTA 143rd Annual Meeting
  • The Equinox Hotel, Manchester, Vermont
  • Special guest: The Honorable Troy H. Cribb, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Textiles Apparel and Consumer Goods

    September 16-18, 1996

  • Opportunities in Our Hemisphere
  • NTA 142nd Annual Meeting
  • Woodstock Inn, Woodstock, Vermont
  • Special guest: The Honorable Troy H. Cribb, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Textiles Apparel and Consumer Goods
  • Special guest: Ambassador Rita Hayes, Chief Textile Negotiator

    October 1-3, 1995

  • The Creative Process
  • NTA 141st Annual Meeting
  • Doubletree Islander Hotel, Newport, Rhode Island
  • Special guest: Senator John Chafee
  • Special guest: The Honorable Rita Hayes, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Textiles Apparel and Consumer Goods
  • Contribution of $3,500 from NTA to the Arthur M. Spiro Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership at Clemson University.

    September 18-20, 1994

  • The Challenge of Leadership
  • NTA 140th Annual Meeting
  • Omni Sagamore Resort, Bolton Landing, New York

    September 19-21, 1993

  • Partnership
  • NTA 139th Annual Meeting
  • The Gideon Putnam Hotel, Saratoga Springs, New York

    September 20-22, 1992

  • Strategies for World-Class Manufacturing Excellence
  • NTA 138th Annual Meeting
  • Woodstock Inn and Resort, Woodstock, Vermont

    October 6-8, 1991

  • Hitting to the Opposite Field: The Global Marketplace
  • NTA 137th Annual Meeting
  • The Otesaga Hotel, Cooperstown, New York

    September 23-25, 1990

  • Solutions for the 90s
  • NTA 136th Annual Meeting
  • The Equinox, Manchester, Vermont

    September 24-26, 1989

  • Foundation for the Future
  • NTA 135th Annual Meeting
  • Wychmere Harbor Club, Harwichport, Massachusetts

    September 18-21, 1988

  • Harvesting Our Manufacturing Competitiveness
  • NTA 134th Annual Meeting
  • The Equinox, Manchester Village, Vermont

    September 27-30, 1987

  • American Textiles -- Beating the Odds
  • NTA 133rd Annual Meeting
  • Marriotts Seaview Country Club Resort, Absecon, New Jersey

    October 6-8, 1986

  • Adapting to Change: Charting a New Course
  • NTA 132nd Annual Meeting
  • Sheraton-Islander, Goat Island, Newport, Rhode Island.

    September 29-October 1, 1985

  • Adaption to Change...Managing for Profits
  • NTA 131st Annual Meeting
  • Maine

    September 30-October 2, 1984

  • Productivity Through People: The Utilzation of Human Resources
  • NTA 130th Annual Meeting
  • Le Chateau Champlain, Montreal, Quebec, CANADA

    October 5-8, 1983

  • Moderization the Key to Tomorrow
  • NTA 129th Annual Meeting
  • Samoset Resort, Rockport, Maine

    September 28-October 1, 1982

  • Planning for Recovery
  • NTA 128th Annual Meeting
  • Mountain View House, Whitefield, New Hampshire

    May 17-19, 1981

  • NTA 127th Annual Meeting
  • Sheraton Sturbridge Inn, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
  • Guest Speaker: Bob Coleman, Riegel Textile Corp.

    September 21-23, 1980

  • NTA 126th Annual Meeting

    June 11-13, 1979

  • NTA 125th Annual Meeting
  • Copley Plaza Hotel, Boston, Massachusetts
  • Award: NTA Silver Medal to Senator Fritz Hollings

    1978

  • NTA 124th Annual Meeting

    October 19-22, 1977

  • NTA 123rd Annual Meeting
  • The Key Biscayne Hotel and Villas, Key Biscayne, Florida

    September 12-14, 1976

  • Managing Change
  • NTA 122nd Annual Meeting
  • Wentworth-By-the-Sea, Portsmouth, New Hampshire

    September 16-17, 1975

  • NTA 121st Annual Meeting
  • Buck Hill Inn, Buck Hill Falls, Pennsylvania

    September 10-12, 1974

  • NTA 120th Annual Meeting
  • Wentworth-By-the-Sea, Portsmouth, New Hampshire

    September 23-25, 1973

  • NTA 119th Annual Meeting
  • Chateau Frontenac, Quebec, Canada

    September 11-13, 1972

  • NTA 118th Annual Meeting
  • Wentworth-By-the-Sea, Portsmouth, New Hampshire

    September 15-17, 1971

  • NTA 117th Annual Meeting
  • Wentworth-By-the-Sea, Portsmouth, New Hampshire

    October 14-16, 1970

  • NTA 116th Annual Meeting
  • Mountain View House and Spaulding Inn Club, Whitefield, New Hampshire

    September 15-17, 1969

  • NTA 115th Annual Meeting
  • Wentworth-By-the-Sea, Portsmouth, New Hampshire

    Details wanting

  • NTA 114th Annual Meeting
  • Details wanting

    September 13-15, 1967

  • NTA 113th Annual Meeting
  • Wentworth-By-the-Sea, Portsmouth, New Hampshire

    September 27-29, 1966

  • NTA 112th Annual Meeting
  • The Belmont, West Harwich, Cape Cod, Massachusetts

    September 13-15, 1965

  • NTA 111th Annual Meeting
  • Wentworth-By-the-Sea, Portsmouth, New Hampshire

    September 16-18, 1964

  • NTA 110th Annual Meeting
  • Wentworth-By-the-Sea, Portsmouth, New Hampshire

    September 25-26, 1963

  • NTA 109th Annual Meeting
  • The Belmont, West Harwich, Cape Cod, Massachusetts

    September 19-20, 1962

  • NTA 108th Annual Meeting
  • Wentworth-By-the-Sea, Portsmouth, New Hampshire

    September 14-15, 1961

  • NTA 107th Annual Meeting
  • Poland Spring House, Poland Spring, Maine

    September 28-29, 1960

  • NTA 106th Annual Meeting
  • Wentworth-By-the-Sea, Portsmouth, New Hampshire

    September 23-24, 1959

  • NTA 105th Annual Meeting
  • Wentworth-By-the-Sea, Portsmouth, New Hampshire

    September 25-26, 1958

  • NTA 104th Annual Meeting
  • Wentworth-By-the-Sea, Portsmouth, New Hampshire

    September 25-26, 1957

  • NTA 103rd Annual Meeting
  • Wentworth-By-the-Sea, Portsmouth, New Hampshire

    September 27-28, 1956

  • NTA 102nd Annual Meeting
  • Wentworth-By-the-Sea, Portsmouth, New Hampshire

    September 29-30, 1955

  • NTA 101st Annual Meeting
  • Wentworth-By-the-Sea, Portsmouth, New Hampshire

    May 19-20, 1954

  • NACM 100th Annual Meeting
  • Hotel Somerset, Boston, Massachusetts

    September 24-25, 1953

  • NACM 99th Annual Meeting
  • Wentworth-By-the-Sea, Portsmouth, New Hampshire

    September 25-26, 1952

  • NACM 98th Annual Meeting
  • Wentworth-By-the-Sea, Portsmouth, New Hampshire

    September 13-14, 1951

  • NACM 97th Annual Meeting
  • New Ocean House, Swampscott, Massachusetts

    September 28-29, 1950

  • NACM 96th Annual Meeting
  • New Ocean House, Swampscott, Masschusetts

    September 22-23, 1949

  • NACM 95th Annual Meeting
  • The Marshall House, York Harbor, Maine

    September 16-17, 1948

  • NACM 94th Annual Meeting
  • The Marshall House, York Harbor, Maine

    October 9-10, 1947

  • NACM 93rd Annual Meeting
  • Sheraton Biltmore, Providence, Rhode Island

    October 10, 1946

  • NACM 92nd Annual Meeting
  • The Copley-Plaza, Boston, Massachusetts

    October 3, 1945

  • NACM 91st Annual Meeting
  • The Copley-Plaza, Boston, Massachusetts

    This table which ends with 1960 is presumed to date to late 1960 or early 1961.
    It records the known meetings of:

    Northern Textile Association (1956 to ____)
    National Association of Cotton Manufacturers (1906-1956)
    New England Cotton Manufacturers Association (1866-1905)
    Hamptpn County Cotton Spinner's Association (1854-1866)
    Meeting Number Date Type Place
    164 Sept. 28 - 29, 1960 Annual Portsmouth, N.H.
    163 Sept. 23 - 24, 1959 Annual Portsmouth, N.H.
    162 Sept. 25 - 26, 1958 Annual Portsmouth, N.H.
    161 Sept. 25 - 26, 1957 Annual Portsmouth, N.H.
    160 Sept. 27 - 28, 1956 Annual Portsmouth, N.H.
    159 Sept. 29 - 30, 1955 Annual Portsmouth, N.H.
    158 May 19 - 20, 1954 Annual ( Centennial) Boston, Mass.
    157 Sept. 24 - 25, 1953 Annual Portsmouth, N.H.
    156 Sept. 25 - 26, 1952 Annual Portsmouth, N.H.
    155 Sept. 13 - 14, 1951 Annual Swampscott, Mass.
    154 Sept. 28 - 29, 1950 Annual Swampscott, Mass.
    153 Sept. 22 - 23, 1949 Annual York Harbor, Maine
    152 Sept. 16 & 17, 1948 Annual York Harbor, Maine
    151 Oct. 9 & 10, 1947 Annual Providence, R.I.
    150 Sept. 10, 1947 Special Meeting Boston, Mass.
    149 Oct. 10, 1946 Annual Boston, Mass.
    148 Oct. 3, 1945 Annual Boston, Mass.
    147 Oct. 5, 1944 Annual Boston, Mass.
    146 Oct. 1, 1943 Annual Boston, Mass.
    145 Oct. 1, 1942 Annual Boston, Mass.
    144 Sept. 18, 1942 Special Meeting Boston, Mass.
    143 Oct. 9, 1941 Annual Boston, Mass.
    142 June 5, 1941 Special Meeting Boston, Mass.
    141 Oct. 9 & 10, 1940 Annual Providence, R.I.
    140 Oct. 18, 1939 Annual Boston, Mass.
    139 Oct. 6, 1938 Annual Boston, Mass.
    138 Oct. 6 & 7, 1937 Annual Providence, R.I.
    137 Oct. 7, 1936 Annual Boston, Mass.
    136 Oct. 17, 1935 Annual Boston, Mass.
    135 June 11, 1935 Special Meeting Boston, Mass.
    134 Oct. 25, 1934 Annual Boston, Mass.
    133 Oct. 4, 1933 Annual Boston, Mass.
    132 Sept. 29, 1932 Annual Boston, Mass.
    131 Oct. 7 & 8, 1931 Annual Providence, R.I.
    130 Jan. 30, 1931 Special Meeting Boston, Mass.
    129 Oct. 10 & 11, 1930 Annual South Poland, Maine
    128 Apr. 30 & May 1, 1930 Semi-Annual Boston, Mass.
    127 Oct. 30 & 31, 1929 Annual Boston, Mass.
    126 May 24 - 25, 1929 Semi-Annual Atlantic City, N.J.
    125 Oct. 24 & 25, 1928 Annual Boston, Mass.
    124 Apr. 26 & 27, 1928 Semi-Annual Providence, R.I.
    123 Oct. 26 & 27, 1927 Annual Boston, Mass.
    122 May 13, 1927 Semi-Annual Atlantic City, N.J.
    121 Oct. 13 - 14, 1926 Annual Boston, Mass.
    120 Apr. 16, 1926 Semi-Annual Boston, Mass.
    119 Oct. 14 & 15, 1925 Annual Boston, Mass.
    118 Apr. 6, 7, 8, 1925 Semi-Annual Washington, D.C.
    117 Nov. 12 & 13, 1924 Annual Boston, Mass.
    116 Apr. 30 & May 1, 1924 Semi-Annual Boston, Mass.
    115 Oct. 30 & Nov. 1, 1923 Semi-Annual Boston, Mass.
    114 Apr. 25 & 26, 1923 Annual Providence, R.I.
    113 Oct. 4 & 5, 1922 Semi-Annual Atlantic City, N.J.
    112 Apr. 27 & 28, 1922 Annual Boston, Mass.
    111 Nov. 2 & 3, 1921 Semi-Annual Boston, Mass.
    110 Apr. 20 - 22, 1921 Annual Boston, Mass.
    109 Sept. 23 & 24, 1920 Semi-Annual Maplewood, N.H.
    108 Apr. 21 - 23, 1920 Annual Boston, Mass.
    107 Oct. 15, 1919 Semi-Annual New Orleans, La.
    106 Apr. 23 - 25, 1919 Annual New York, N. Y.
    105 Oct. 31 - Nov. 2, 1918 Semi-Annual Boston, Mass.
    104 May 1 - 3, 1918 Annual New York, N. Y.
    103 Oct. 18 - 20, 1917 Semi-Annual Springfield, Mass.
    102 Apr. 25 & 26, 1917 Annual Boston, Mass.
    101 Sept. 14 - 16, 1916 Semi-Annual New London, Conn.
    100 Apr. 26 & 27, 1916 Annual Boston, Mass.
    99 Sept. 9 - 11, 1915 Semi-Annual New London, Conn.
    98 Apr. 28 & 29, 1915 Annual Boston, Mass.
    97 Sept. 29 - Oct. 1, 1914 Semi-Annual Lenox, Mass.
    96 Apr. 29 & 30, 1914 Annual Boston, Mass.
    95 Sept. 30 - Oct. 2, 1913 Semi-Annual Atlantic City, N.J.
    94 Apr. 23 & 24, 1913 Annual Boston, Mass.
    93 Sept. 9 & 11, 1912 Semi-Annual New London, Conn.
    92 Apr. 24 & 25, 1912 Annual Boston, Mass.
    91 Sept. 27 - 30, 1911 Semi-Annual Manchester, Bermont
    90 Apr. 12 & 13, 1911 Annual Boston, Mass.
    89 Sept. 15 - 17, 1910 Semi-Annual Portsmouth, N.H.
    88 Apr. 27 & 28, 1910 Annual Boston, Mass.
    87 Sept. 22 & 23, 1909 Semi-Annual Bretton Woods, N.H.
    86 Apr. 29 & 30, 1909 Annual Boston, Mass.
    85 Sept. 29 & 30, 1908 Semi-Annual Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
    84 Apr. 16 & 17, 1908 Annual Boston, Mass.
    83 Oct. 3 & 4, 1907 Semi-Annual Washington, D.C.
    82 Apr. 24 & 25, 1907 Annual Boston, Mass.
    81 Sept. 12 & 13, 1906 Semi-Annual Clinton County, N.Y.
    80 Apr. 25 & 26, 1906 Annual Boston, Mass.
    79 Sept. 20 & 21, 1905 Semi-Annual Atlantic City, N.J.
    78 Apr. 26 & 27, 1905 Annual Boston, Mass.
    77 Sept. 21 & 22, 1904 Semi-Annual Bretton Woods, N.H.
    76 Apr. 27 & 28, 1904 Annual Boston, Mass.
    75 Sept. 29 - Oct.1, 1903 Semi-Annual Lenox, Mass.
    74 Apr. 22 & 23, 1903 Annual Boston, Mass.
    73 Sept. 30 & Oct. 1 & 2, 1902 Semi-Annual New York, N. Y.
    72 Apr. 23 & 24, 1902 Annual Boston, Mass.
    71 Sept. 25 & 26, 1901 Semi-Annual Niagara Falls, N.Y.
    70 Apr. 24 & 25, 1901 Annual Boston, Mass.
    69 Oct. 16-18, 1900 Semi-Annual Washington, D.C.
    68 Apr. 25 & 26, 1900 Annual Boston, Mass.
    67 Oct. 5 & 6, 1899 Semi-Annual Montreal, P.Q., Canada
    66 Apr. 26 & 27, 1899 Annual Boston, Mass.
    65 Sept. 27 & 28, 1898 Semi-Annual Crawford House, N.H.
    64 Apr. 27 & 28, 1898 Annual Boston, Mass.
    63 Oct. 27 & 28, 1897 Semi-Annual Philadelphia, Pa.
    62 Apr. 28 & 29, 1897 Annual Boston, Mass.
    61 Sept. 22 & 24, 1896 Semi-Annual Profile House, N.H.
    60 Apr. 29 & 30, 1896 Annual Boston, Mass.
    59 Oct. 24 & 25, 1895 Semi-Annual Atlanta, Ga.
    58 Apr. 24 & 25, 1895 Annual Providence, R.I.
    57 Sept. 27 & 28, 1894 Semi-Annual Crawford House, N.H.
    56 Apr. 25, 1894 Annual Boston, Mass.
    55 Oct. 25, 1893 Semi-Annual Boston, Mass.
    54 Apr. 26, 1893 Annual Boston, Mass.
    53 Oct. 26, 1892 Semi-Annual Boston, Mass.
    52 Apr. 27, 1892 Annual Boston, Mass.
    51 Oct. 28, 1891 Semi-Annual Boston, Mass.
    50 Apr. 29, 1891 Annual Boston, Mass.
    49 Oct. 29, 1890 Semi-Annual Boston, Mass.
    48 Apr. 30, 1890 Annual Boston, Mass.
    47 Oct. 30, 1889 Semi-Annual Boston, Mass.
    46 Apr. 24, 1889 Annual Boston, Mass.
    45 Oct. 31, 1888 Semi-Annual Boston, Mass.
    44 Apr. 25, 1888 Annual Boston, Mass.
    43 Oct. 27, 1887 Semi-Annual Boston, Mass.
    42 Apr. 27, 1887 Annual Boston, Mass.
    41 Oct. 27, 1886 Semi-Annual Boston, Mass.
    40 Apr. 28, 1886 Annual Boston, Mass.
    39 Oct. 28, 1885 Semi-Annual Boston, Mass.
    38 Apr. 29, 1885 Annual Boston, Mass.
    37 Oct. 29, 1884 Semi-Annual Boston, Mass.
    36 Apr. 30, 1884 Annual Boston, Mass.
    35 Oct. 31, 1883 Semi-Annual Boston, Mass.
    34 Apr. 25, 1883 Annual Boston, Mass.
    33 Oct. 25, 1882 Semi-Annual Boston, Mass.
    32 Apr. 26, 1882 Annual Boston, Mass.
    31 Oct. 26 & Nov. 30, 1881 Semi-Annual Boston, Mass.
    30 Apr. 27, 1881 Annual Boston, Mass.
    29 Oct. 27, 1880 Semi-Annual Boston, Mass.
    28 Apr. 28, 1880 Annual Boston, Mass.
    27 Oct. 29, 1879 Semi-Annual Boston, Mass.
    26 Apr. 30, 1879 Annual Boston, Mass.
    25 Oct. 30, 1878 Semi-Annual Boston, Mass.
    24 Apr. 24, 1878 Annual Boston, Mass.
    23 Oct. 31, 1877 Semi-Annual Boston, Mass.
    22 Apr. 25, 1877 Annual Boston, Mass.
    21 Oct. 25, 1876 Semi-Annual Boston, Mass.
    20 Apr. 26, 1876 Annual Boston, Mass.
    19 Oct. 27, 1875 Semi-Annual Boston, Mass.
    18 Apr. 21, 1875 Annual Boston, Mass.
    17 Oct. 21, 1874 Semi-Annual Boston, Mass.
    16 Apr. 15, 1874 Annual Boston, Mass.
    15 Oct. 15, 1873 Semi-Annual Boston, Mass.
    14 Apr. 16, 1873 Annual Boston, Mass.
    13 Oct. 16, 1872 Semi-Annual Boston, Mass.
    12 Apr. 17, 1872 Annual Boston, Mass.
    11 Oct. 18, 1871 Semi-Annual Boston, Mass.
    10 Apr. 19, 1871 Annual Boston, Mass.
    9 Oct. 19, 1870 Semi-Annual Boston, Mass.
    8 Apr. 20, 1870 Annual Boston, Mass.
    7 Oct. 20, 1869 Semi-Annual Boston, Mass.
    6 Apr. 21, 1869 Annual Boston, Mass.
    5 July 15 & Oct. 21, 1868 Semi-Annual Boston, Mass.
    4 Jan. 15, 1868 Annual Boston, Mass.
    3 July 17, 1867 Semi-Annual Boston, Mass.
    2 July 18, 1866 Semi-Annual Boston, Mass.
    1 July 19, 1866 An issue of Statistics