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Happenings The 2nd International Conference on Knowledge-Based Textile took place at the National Textile University, Happenings

Faisalabad on 14th-15th February 2023. The conference was organized by the School of Engineering and
Technology under the Grand Challenge Fund Project (KnowTex). The inaugural session was followed by
technical sessions, poster presentations, a design competition, and panel discussions, where participants
shared their knowledge and experiences with the audience.

Pakistan Circular Textile Platform was also launched on the opening day of the event by the chief guest Mr.
Arif Mahmood Qureshi, Prof. Tanveer Hussain, Chairman (PCTP) in the presence of representatives of all
partners including iTextiles, Pakistan Circular Fashion Council, APTMA, Taxonomy, UK, PHMA, PRGMEA,
Pakistan Textile Council, TEXtalks International, and Management Committee.

Conference was graced by a diverse group of speakers from different nationalities. On the sideline of the
conference, three MoUs were also signed between the National Textile University and Amir Kabir the
University of Technology, Iran, Fibrenamics, University of Minho, Portugal and Yazd University, Iran.
Souvenirs were also presented to organizers and co-organizers to make this conference successful.

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