Past Events

 

April 5-6, 2011

Coventry, United Kingdom   

Workwear and Corporate Clothing Show 2011


The Workwear and Corporate Clothing Show is an inspirational international exhibition featuring workwear, corporate clothing and PPE.

It is the perfect event for reaching an international market. Visitors and exhibitors from over 20 countries have visited the event over the past three years. Visitors attracted by the exhibition and renowned industry conference have travelled from as far as Australia and New Zealand, and exhibitors from countries including Japan, Pakistan and India.

WorkIt! Conference:

Ed Gribbin – April 5, 2011

12:20 - Achieving the Perfect Fit: Juggling image, investment and inventory in the work wear environment.

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March 30 - April 1, 2011

Wanchai, Hong Kong

AAFA: 2011 Annual Executive Summit


Visit Alvanon at Prime Source Forum 2011 and sign up for the session on 'Competivity' - Challenges and competition with Ed Gribbin, President, Alvanon Inc.

Since 2006, Prime Source Forum has been held in Hong Kong every year. It brings together senior management from across the globe to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing manufacturers, suppliers and retailers involved in the production and sale of garments/textiles. This international event also offers ample opportunity for delegates to network with their peers, mingle with the expert panelists and exchange ideas with their peers and competitors alike on issues of mutual interest.

Please visit our booth: PS/A17

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March 17,2011

Roubaix, France

Alvanon Conference at the Informa Training Institute: Do model size measurements still make sense nowadays?


Sign up for Alvanon's one day conference at the Informa Training Institute.

Various measurement campaigns have recently been made around the world and have proven that both Women & Men body types have changed dramatically in the last few years. People have grown and become bigger, however in industry today, 70% of companies are still using obsolete mannequins which represent only 8% of Women’s population…

Alvanon, Informa & Ivoc-Irec invite you to discover innovative solutions and new competitive tools with Ed Gribbin, President, Alvanon Inc.

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March 1-5, 2011

 Shanghai, China

East China Fair 2011

 

Visit Alvanon at the East China Fair 2011.

East China Fair (ECF) is the largest regional trade fair in China with the most traders, great variety of exhibits and the most onsite deals. With an annul 5-day session from March 1st in Shanghai, ECF is supported by Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China and is co-sponsored by nine provinces and cities, such as Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi, Shandong Province and two cities of Nanjing and Ningbo.

Please visit our booth: D565

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March 3-5, 2011

Soho, NYC     

Playtime NY 2011 Tradeshow

View our AlvaForms at BOOTH D14, displayed with children's clothing designed by "A for Apple".    

A for Apple is a children's clothing line designed for the fashion forward.  Utilizing eco-friendly materials and organic cottons, children can freely express themselves through A for apple with fun, edge and style.

The international trade show dedicated to the junior and children's universe and maternity wear, Playtime stands for demanding quality in an international selection of today's best collections from baby to junior. Clothing, accessories, shoes, maternity wear, design, toys: a complete offer in a creative and commercial space that responds to the needs of childrenswear buyers with a trade show that brings together the essential elements that they are looking for.

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January 20 - 22, 2011

Florence, Italy

PITTI IMMAGINE BIMBO 72

Pitti Imagine Bimbo is the international reference for children's fashions. It is a dynamic fair that picks up the market's trends and is fully representative of every aspect of the children's fashion industry.

Over 500 brands, a total of 10,200 visitors and over 8,750 buyers at the last winter edition: these figures confirm Pitti Bimbo’s role as the only trade fair in the world that presents a complete overview of children’s fashions combining it with an extraordinary platform for presenting the new global lifestyle trends for kids.

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January 28 - 29, 2011

 Bangalore, India

66th All India Textile Conference

 

Join Ed Gribbin as he speaks on:
Building the Best Two-Way Fashion Highway: Preparing Global Brands for Serving India's Rising Consumers & Preparing Indian Brands for Entering the Western Markets

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October 21-22, 2010

The Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans

Gerber: Ideation 2010 - 12th Annual Software Conference

Join Gerber Technology in New Orleans for 2 days of informative breakout sessions, panel discussions, hands-on workshops, demonstrations, strategic executive sessions and opportunities to network with peers. At ideation2010, you'll find everything you need to innovate, collaborate and accelerate your productivity and performance. Discover how leading organizations are meeting the challenges of an increasingly competitive marketplace by accelerating their production and time to market.

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November 3-4, 2010

Manchester, United Kingdom

Textile Institute Centenary Conference
Textiles: A Global Vision

The Textile Institute turns 100! Join the Institute in celebrating its Centenary year.

The Centenary Conference of The Textile Institute, 'Textiles: a Global Vision', will be the leading 'must attend' international conference in 2010, drawing together presentations from industry and education, providing a chance to meet old friends and new as well as a platform for information exchange and networking.

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October 5 - 7, 2010

Kettering, United Kingdom

26th IAF: World Apparel Convention

Join Alvanon at the 26th IAF World Apparel Convention to explore how retailer brands, internet and green manufacturing are transforming fashion business.

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September 30 - October 3, 2010

Venice, Italy

IACDE World Convention 2010:
Shaping the Future of Men's Tailoring

Join Alvanon at the IACDE World Convention, in Venice, Italy, with the overall theme of "Shaping the Future of Men's Tailoring". Our booth will be located at the "Innovation Marketplace".

Ed Gribbin, President of our AlvaInsight division, will be speaking at: 9:00 /Saturday, 10/2: "Innovations in Men's Tailoring Around Fitting".

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September 16, 2010

Kettering, United Kingdom

ASBCI: The Childrenswear Challenge - Responding to a Growing Market

ASBCI has announced a one-day seminar dedicated to addressing issues impacting the childrenswear sector. Presentations will tackle some of the most pressing children's clothing issues facing designers, retailers and brands. These will include the changing shape and size of children; the buying behaviour of the childrenswear consumer; price inflation and the demise of discounting; new designs & innovations; childrenswear safety issues; fulfilling risk assessment and global standards' requirements; the role of pester power & licensing agreements; and the latest design technologies.

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May 18-20, 2010

Atlanta, Georgia

Spesa Expo 2010

Meet us at SPESA:
     o Booth #5842
     o RSVP for Ed's speaking seminar (Session 214): INNOVATION: PRODUCT, PROCESS & PEOPLE. SPESA EXPO May 18-20

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March 10th, 2010

Washington, DC

AAFA Executive Summit

Meet Ed & Steve [our SVP, Business Development] at the AAFA Executive Summit, Washington DC, USA

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March 29th-31st, 2010

Hong Kong

Prime Source Forum Hong Kong

Discuss Technology & Innovation with Ed & Jason [our COO] at the Prime Source Forum Hong Kong
Visit our booth - A02
Mar 29 15:40 - 17:00 Our COO Jason Wang, will be part of the Technology workshop
Mar 30: 16:45 - 18:00 Ed will be part of the Session 4 Innovation Panelist

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November 18th-19th, 2009

Copenhagen, Herning Demark

Sizing Up the Global Market

Alvanon, in cooperation with Danish textile & Fashion Association, presents two days of technical seminar with FIT expert, Ed Gribbin, to address the sizing and fit challenges facing today's global apparel industry.

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September 24th, 2009

The Barcelio Daventry Hotel
Daventry, Northamptonshire

Sizing Up the Global Market

Alvanon, in cooperation with ASBCI and Clothing Company Magazine, presents a full-day technical seminar featuring the best practices and proven strategies to address the sizing and fit challenges facing today's global apparel industry.

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September 30th, 2009

Los Angeles Convention Center
LA, California

Material World West

Urban Expositions and the American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) will launch a West Coast fall edition of Material World, September 30-October 2, 2009, at the Los Angeles Convention Center in California. Titled Material World West, the new edition will complement the well-established spring Material World Miami Beach event by bringing the extensive resources of the global fashion and style production event to a key target audience of apparel, home and footwear industry members from the Pacific Rim and United States, with special emphasis on the Western region.

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September 24th, 2009

The Barcelio Daventry Hotel
Daventry, Northamptonshire

Sizing Up the Global Market

Alvanon, in cooperation with ASBCI and Clothing Company Magazine, presents a full-day technical seminar featuring the best practices and proven strategies to address the sizing and fit challenges facing today's global apparel industry.

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April 28-30, 2009

Los Angeles Convention
Center
Los Angeles, CA

GLOBALTEX 2009

GlobalTex will premiere in April 2009 as the largest tradeshow in the U.S. for apparel textiles and technology, created to meet the high-growth demands of the global textile industry.

Steve Oakie (SVP, Business Development) and Ralph Ehinger (Senior Director, North America Sales) will be attending from Alvanon.
Visit Alvanon Booth at 646
For Feel free to set an appointment in advance, globaltex2009@alvanon.com

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April 21-24, 2009

Cologne
Germany

IMB 2009

IMB - World of Textile Processing - the leading global trade fair for the sector - is a must. In Cologne, the "Who's Who" of the textile and clothing sector will be presenting the world's most comprehensive range of technologies and services for the processing of flexible materials.

Cologne, Germany 21-24 APRIL 2009
Visit Alvanon Booth at Hall 8 / Stand A056 A056b


Ed Gribbin, President of our AlvaInsight division will be speaking at the Speaker's Corner:
  • 12:30 - 1:00 21-April: "Emerging Brand Strategies for Recession & Recovery: What 'fits' your business best?"
  • 2:00 - 2:30 22-April: "Emerging Brand Strategies for Recession & Recovery: What 'fits' your business best?"

    • Alvanon's joint speech with Mr. Phillip Courtenay (Adidas)
  • 3:25 - 3-55 23-April: Title: "Fitting the World: How to Develop a Global Standard of Fit"

    • For Feel free to set an appointment in advance, imb2009@alvanon.com

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    April 21-23, 2009

    Miami Beach Convention Center
    Miami, FL

    Material World & Technology Solutions 09


    Material World Miami Beach- offers sewn products industry members a one-stop global resource for sourcing, fabric, trim and trends. Here private label retailers and branded apparel buyers have direct access to global and local channels of commerce.

    Ralph Ehinger (Senior Director, North America Sales) and Jessy Valdez (Account Manager) will be attending from Alvanon.

    Visit Alvanon Booth at 839

    For Feel free to set an appointment in advance, materialworld2009@alvanon.com

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    November 18-21, 2008

    The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
    Hong Kong

    Our Chairman, Dr. Kenneth K. K. Wang is a keynote speaker in the 86th Textile Institute World Conference. Dr. Wang's presentation is titled

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    November 5-6, 2008

    Fashion Institute of Technology
    New York City

    Alvanon is exhibiting at the Apparel's Tech Conference on November 5-6. Please join us.

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    October 27-28, 2008

    St. Regis Hotel
    New York City

    WWD/DNR Apparel CEO Summit: Leadership + Vision

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    October 29-30, 2007

    The St. Regis
    New York, NY

    Alvanon is hosting the Breakfast at 7:00am on Tuesday, October 30, 2007. Please join us at Versailles, 2nd floor of The St. Regis Hotel.

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    November 7-8, 2007

    Fashion Institute of Technology
    New York City

    Apparel Tech Conference

    Alvanon will be presenting an educational session from 11:00 to 11:30am on Thursday, November 8, 2007. Please join us at the Amphitheater for a seminar on Developing a Strategic "Fit" Plan, Presented by Edward A. Gribbin.

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    November 21-22, 2007

    Cologne, Germany

    IMB-Forum 2007

    Alvanon Inc. and Alvanon Deutschland's booth will be at Boulevard Gang: A Stand: 045 Gang: B Stand: 045.

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    March 31 - April 2, 2008

    Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre

    Prime Source Forum Hong Kong

    Alvanon's booth will be located in the foyer of Theatre 1 in the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre on Harbour Road, Wanchai, booth number PS/A01

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    May 15, 2008
    11:00 am to 7:00 pm

    Hôtel Ruby Foo's
    Montreal, Canada

    Alvanon is exhibiting at the Techno-mode expo on Wednesday, May 14 2008. Please join us.

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    July 30, 2008

    AmCham Pacific conference room
    Central, Hong Kong

    Producing the Perfect Fit for the Changing US Consumers

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    March 13, 2009

    Hyatt Coconut Point
    Bonita Springs, FL

    Annual Executive Summit


    AAFA Executive Summit - Known for bringing together the key decision makers throughout the apparel industry.
    Ed Gribbin (President, AlvaInsight, A Division of Alvanon, Inc.) and Steve Oakie (SVP, Business Development) will be attending from Alvanon. This annual event will bring together industry leaders and focus on critical issues facing the apparel & footwear industry today.

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