Introduction         About ATC

Asian Textile Conference (ATC), organized by the Federation of Asian Professional Textile Associations (FAPTA), stands as the largest international gathering in the field of textiles. Since its inception in 1992, the ATC has journeyed across Asia, serving as a premier platform for both academia and industry. Through the presentation of cutting-edge research, the exchange of emerging industry trends, and the cultivation of global collaboration networks, the ATC has played a pivotal role in advancing textile engineering and the broader textile industry.



Federation of Asian Professional Textile Association (FAPTA)
FAPTA is an alliance of Asia’s textile-related academic and professional organizations, dedicated since 1991 to advancing international scholarly exchange and industry development. It currently comprises eight permanent members — Korea, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Australia, India, and Iran — and serves as a key platform linking academia and industry to strengthen the global competitiveness of Asia’s textile sector.



  FAPTA Member
Australia Rajiv Padhye RMIT University
China Guangwei Fu China Textile Engineering Society
Lucy Lee China Textile Engineering Society
Chinese Taipei Jia-Horng Lin Feng Chia University (FAPTA Chair)
Wen-Cheng Chen Feng Chia University
Jason Hsiao-Chun Yang National Yunlin University of Science and Technology
Shu-Mei Chang National Taipei University of Technology
Hong Kong Erin Cho The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
John Haozhong Xin The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Iran Saeed Shaikhzadeh Najar Amirkabir University of Technology
Seyed Hajir Bahrami Amirkabir University of Technology
Japan Yoshinobu Tsujii Kyoto University
Mutsumi Kimura Shinshu University
Korea Taek Seung Lee Chungnam National University
Jun Young Lee Sungkyunkwan University
Year Host City
ATC-1 1991 New Delhi
ATC-2 1993 Seoul
ATC-3 1995 Hong Kong
ATC-4 1997 Taipei
ATC-5 1999 Kyoto
ATC-6 2001 Hong Kong
ATC-7 2003 New Delhi
ATC-8 2005 Tehran
ATC-9 2007 Taichung
ATC-10 2009 Yokohama
ATC-11 2011 Daegu
ATC-12 2013 Shanghai
ATC-13 2015 Melbourne
ATC-14 2017 Hong Kong
ATC-15 2019 Hangzhou
ATC-16 2022 Kyoto (Online)
ATC-17 2024 Taichung