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New dates for ITMA

ASIA + CITME 2018:15

ICAC Researcher of the to 19 October

Year Award 2018

Applications are Invited The joint owners of the ITMA ASIA + CITME 2018 Companies keen to participate in ITMA ASIA +
exhibition have announced new dates for the sixth
CITME 2018 should visit www.itmaasia.com or
combined showcase to be held at the National
www.citme.com.cn. Application for space will close
on 28 February 2018.
Exhibition and Convention Centre, Shanghai this
October. The new dates are from 15 to 19 October
2018. ITMA ASIA + CITME 2018 is organised by Beijing
In 2009, the International Cotton Advisory Committee invited to make a special presentation at the Plenary Textile Machinery International Exhibition Co Ltd and
(ICAC) started an annual award “ICAC Cotton Meeting on his/her contributions to cotton research According to show owners CEMATEX and Chinese co-organised by ITMA Services. Japan Textile
Researcher of the Year Award”. The award raises the and his/her vision for the future. If the winner is partners, the Sub-Council of Textile Industry, CCPIT Machinery Association is a special partner of the
importance of research to the cotton industry and unable to attend the plenary meeting, the shield, (CCPIT-Tex), China Textile Machinery Association show.
provides international recognition for exceptional honorarium and certificate will be mailed. (CTMA) and China Exhibition Centre Group
achievements. Researchers from universities and Corporation (CIEC), the shift in the exhibition dates The last ITMA ASIA + CITME combined show in
public sector research organisations can apply for Selection Procedure is due to a new national initiative, which affected the 2016 welcomed the participation of 1,673 exhibitors
the award directly or through their heads of The application form titled ‘Nomination Package’ is scheduling of all events at the exhibition centre in from 28 economies and registered a visitorship of
institutions. Researchers from all disciplines of available on the following link October. over 100,000 from 102 countries and regions.
cotton production research, including ginning, fibre https://www.icac.org/tech/ICAC-Researcher-of-the-Ye
quality and textile research are eligible for the award. ar-Award. This is the only form that will be accepted.
Only researchers from ICAC member countries are Please send your completed form with ‘ICAC
qualified to enter for the award. The list of ICAC RESEARCHER AWARD 2018 APPLICATION’ in the
members can be found at subject line to nominations2018@icac.org Your
https://www.icac.org/about-International-Cotton-Advi applications will go directly to the Award Panel.
sory-Committee/member-governments Previous applicants can re-apply afresh using the
2018 Nomination Package. The last date for
An independent Award Panel, consisting of five applications is 31st March 2018.
experts from at least four countries, representing the
major disciplines in cotton, evaluates and decides The Award Panel will judge nominees based on
the ICAC Cotton Researcher of the Year. The Award evidence of: awards/recognitions (National and
Panel is anonymous and known only to the International); publications (books, chapters,
Chairman of the Award Panel. The ICAC awards the peer-reviewed papers, non-reviewed papers);
researcher a shield, an honorarium of US$1,000, a citations; conferences presentations; major innovative
certificate, and the title “ICAC Cotton Researcher of and impactful achievements; and contributions to the
the Year” at the Plenary Meeting of the ICAC. This cotton sector. The Chairman of the Awards Panel will
year’s plenary Meeting will be held in Cote d’Ivoire notify the ICAC Secretariat of the winner. The winner will
during 2-7th December 2018. The winner will be be announced on 1st May 2018

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