More than 30 AATCC research committees will meet on November 15 and 16 at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel in Durham, NC, US.

The RA63 Water Resistance, Absorbency & Wetting Agent Evaluation Committee will focus on test methods to evaluate condensation on textiles in humid microclimates. The RA100 Global Sustainability Committee will review the newly-published test method on fiber fragments (“microfibers”) in laundering.RA111 Electronically Integrated Textiles Committee will discuss the work of other global organizations working on e-textiles, and the committee’s own work on evaluating stretch of e-textiles.C3 Technical Committee on Research includes brief updates from each of the committees meeting during the week

The research committee meetings will be part of a larger Week of Celebration commemorating AATCC’s 100th anniversary. Other events include the Textile Discover Summitand a tour of the AATCC Technical Center featuring displays of historic documents, photos, and artifacts. A time capsule from 1964 will be opened and a new one deposited for future generations.