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.
| 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 |