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AATCC
P.O. Box 12215
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709

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CONTACT: Suzanne Holmes, Tel: 919-549-3537;
Fax: 919-549-8933; email: holmes@aatcc.org

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK,
N.C., USA: September 6, 2006

AATCC ANNOUNCES THIRD ANNUAL
C2C®/CITDA DESIGN COMPETITION FOR STUDENTS

AATCC has launched its third annual C2C®/CITDA design competition developed by its Concept 2 Consumer® Interest Group and the Computer Integrated Textile Design Association. AATCC continues to expand this competition by inviting submissions from institutions with textile design programs and those with art, interior design, and fashion merchandising programs. The aim of the competition continues to be the promotion of innovative product development.

The theme of this year’s competition is “Rainy Days and Picnics,” and the contest has been divided into two main categories: Interior Design and Apparel Design. Each of these main categories has been broken down further into sub-categories: Print Design and Product Design.

Entries must be received on CD by December 1, 2006. Five finalists in each sub-category will be asked to submit story boards and final products for judging. Winning entries will be awarded $1,000 for First Place and $500 for Second Place, in each sub-category, and a complimentary student registration for the 2007 AATCC International Conference & Exhibition (IC&E), in Charleston, SC, October 2-4, 2007. Winners will be announced at AATCC’s C2C Interest Group meeting, held in conjunction with the AATCC Spring Committee Meetings in May of 2007 (finalists are not required to be present for the announcement).

For complete competition guidelines and entry forms,
go tohttp://www.aatcc.org/membership/students/AATCC_2007
design_ comp.cfm or contact Suzanne Holmes; e-mail holmes@aatcc.org; telephone 919-549-3537.

ABOUT AATCC: Headquartered in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, U.S.A., AATCC is the leader in education, technology transfer, and test method development for the textile design, materials, and wet processing industries. It is dedicated to education, technical applications and research, and communication. For more information about AATCC, visit www.aatcc.org.

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