ACTIVATION OF RESEARCH BLOG

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INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTES
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IFFTI/1003/2007                                                                              18th September 2007

 Dear IFFTI Member, 

ACTIVATION OF RESEARCH BLOG  At the Ryerson IFFTI Conference, it was decided to activate the ‘Research Blog’ by initiating exchange of ideas on a series of topics or straplines. Members of the Research Committee were to develop a strapline each covering an area of research considered to be of significance to fostering research with in and between IFFTI members. Some of the topics discussed and the members who had agreed to initiate interaction on them are given below: 

SNo Topic Member Developing the Strapline
(a) Research in the Creative Community Prof. Trevor Little, NCSU
(b) Fashion and Health (including body) Prof. Helen Thomas, LCF
(c) Fashion Research Values, Conventions and Methods Prof. Judith Mottram, NTU
(d) Sustainability, Environment and Creativity Ms. Tina Guglielmino, RMIT
(e) Fashion and its Relationship with Poverty Dr. Su-Lee Tsai, Fu Jen
(f) Fashion Ethics Ms. Sylvie Ebel, IFM
(g) Fashion and Pace of Innovation Prof. Li Jun, Dong Hua
(h) Consumer Insight Dr. Sanjay Gupta, NIFT
(i) Relationship between Fashion Education and Industry Mr. Dany Jacobs, AMFI
(j) Design Driven Thinking  
(k) Fashion and the Web  

2.         The nominated Research Committee Members are requested to initiate and coordinate the development of their respective topics on the ‘Research Blog’. 

3.         Other IFFTI members are welcome to develop the topics mentioned at serials (i) (Dany Jacobs has left AMFI), (j) and (k) above. 

4.         The data for operation on the ‘Research Blog’ is once again given below for your convenience:- 

Best regards, Commodore Vijay (Retd.)Secretary