IITAS 2023
INTERNATIONAL IZMIR TEXTILE AND APPAREL SYMPOSIUM
Dear Participants
The 16th of the International Izmir Textile and Apparel Symposiums, which have been held regularly since 1976, IITAS 2023 (XVIth International Izmir Textile and Apparel Symposium) was carried out between 25-27 October 2023 in İzmir-Çeşme, by Ege University Faculty of Engineering, Department of Textile Engineering. IITAS, which is organized every three years, aims to discuss current issues in the field of textiles, bring together many researchers and experts in the national and international arena, and exchange information on scientific developments and the latest innovations. IITAS is also an important event in terms of demonstrating the power of Türkiye in the field of textile and apparel, strengthening relations in this field, and establishing new collaborations. Organizing such a symposium in 2023 on the 100th Anniversary of the Republic of Türkiye has a special meaning.
As in the past International Izmir Textile and Apparel Symposiums, there was a high rate of participation in the symposium this year as well. More than 450 participants (38 foreign participants) from 20 different countries, including academicians, middle and senior managers working in the textile and apparel industries, employers and students, participated in IITAS 2023.
The opening ceremony; including valuable opening speeches, a presentation entitled “The Development of Textile Industry in the Republic of Türkiye” and a panel on “Opportunities and Threats for the Turkish Textile and Apparel Industry on the 100th Anniversary of the Republic” was performed on 25 October. The plenary sessions held by well-known keynote speakers from home and abroad on 26-27 October 2023 were followed by oral and poster presentations in three parallel sessions, where innovative studies in the field of textile engineering were discussed by researchers. In these sessions, 68 oral presentations and 22 poster presentations were made by a total of 24 researchers from industry and 44 academicians.
Thank you for your attendance to IITAS 2023, we hope to be together again at the IITAS 2026 in İzmir!
Best Regards
Prof. Dr. E. Perrin Akcakoca Kumbasar
Chair of Organizing Committee