Introduction

 
 

Conference programme (under construction)

 

APPLICATION FORM (under construction)

 

15th ETN Conference programme (under construction)

Locations:

1. Gallery of the Art University in the city centre of Linz
2. Tourist Office of Haslach, Marktpl. 45
3. Separate room of the Vonwiller retaurant
4. Conference and exhibition rooms of the Vonwiller building complex

Conference language(s): English (and German on 23rd July)

PRE-CONFERENCE IN LINZ (optional)

Monday 20th July: Arrival of pre-conference participants

Tuesday 21st July: Prof. Marga Persson, leader of Textile Department at the Linz Art University is inviting to a one-day international symposium on themes related to textile education & training. She will organise an accompanying exhibition at the university gallery located at the very centre of Linz in the frame of the “Linz Cultural Capital 2009” programme more information

9 - 10 h Registration
10 h Keynote speaches by professors of Linz, Salzburg and Vienna universities, Departments of Textiles/Fashion (coffee breaks included)
14 h Lunch
16.30 h Guided visit of the exhibition with commentary by the institutes involved
16.30 h Panel discussion with international participants
18 h Break
19 h Official opening of the exhibition
20 h Departure to Haslach
(The pre-conference fee includes coffee, light lunch and transport to Haslach)


THE CONFERENCE

Wednesday 22nd July:
9 - 10 h Registration (location 2)
10 h Optional activity: Tour no.1 through the Haslach Textile Centre
9 - 12 h In the morning optional: Meeting of the TEXERE working group (location 3)
14 - 17 h

ETN General Assembly (programme details later) location 3

14 h Optional activity: Tour no.2 through the Haslach Textile Centre
(From on 15 h: Informal meeting possibility for conference participants in a special room of the Vonwiller restaurant)  
18 h Opening of the exhibition "Jacquard .." (location 4)

 

Thursday 23rd July:
9 - 10 h Registration (location 2)
9.30 h

Welcome address by the hosts, Upper Austria, Haslach, Textile Kultur Haslach, and by the European Textile Network (ETN), Beatrijs Sterk (location 4)
Start of the session: CULTURAL REVIVAL OF OLD TEXTILE CENTRES...
Moderators: Christina Leitner and Beatrijs Sterk

10.15 h The new Haslach Textile Centre, NN
Neighbouring partners in the Czech Republic, NN
11 h Break
11.30 h Stroud International Textiles, Lizzi Walton/UK
12 h Tilburg Textile Museum and its Masterclasses, NN
12.30 h Lunch
  Session continues:
14 h Jacquard Center/Oriole Mill, Hendersonville/North Carolina, Bethanne Knudson & Pauline Verbeek/USA
14.30 h Centre for Contemporary Textiles in Montreal/Canada, Louise Lemieux Bérube/CDN
15 h The Wetterhoff Weavery in Hämeenlinna, Aija Lundahl & Tiina Saivo/FIN
15.30 h Fondazione della Seta Lisio, Florence, Eva Basile/I
  Break (16h)
16.20 h The ACTE Twintex Museums Project, Filippo Guarini & Laura Fiesoli/I
16.40 h ATELIER, Marie-Thérèse Chaupin/F
17 h NN
17.20 h Vision of a European Summer Academy, Beatrijs Sterk
  Break (17.40h)
18 - 20 h Networking to the theme of further education, e.g. Masterclasses, MA courses, summer academies (eventually working in different groups) location 4
  Optional
18 h Visit of the exhibition "Silk Weavings" by Franz Ippoldt and Michiko Uchara (location?)

 

Friday 24th July:
9 h Networking session (location 4)
Moderators: Lala de Dios and Beatrijs Sterk
Lectures by ETN members and guests; 10 minutes with max. 10 digital images each (12 speaches)
13 - 14 h Lunch
14 - 18 h (12 speaches)
20 h Farewell dinner (location?)

 

Optional programme

Saturday 25th July:
  Weavers Market in Haslach
  One-day tour to textile attractions in the Southern Czech Republic (Krumlov and Českých Budějovic)

 

Sunday 26th July:
  Morning Visit of the Weavers Market in Haslach, or
  Visit of the Vieböck Linen Mill in Helfenberg
  Afternoon Visit of the Dyeing Museum in Gutau and of the textile exhibition at the University gallery in Linz (see pre-conference programme)

 

POST-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS (optional)

Monday 27th-Friday 31st July: (locations?)
  The association 'Haslach Textile Culture' offers a range of courses at a fee of € 278,- with English-speaking leaders (The course programme is currently under preparation - The post-conference workshops have to be booked and paid directly at/to Textile Kultur Haslach!)

 

For the course offer with German-speaking leaders from Monday 20th to Friday 24th July please look at the website http://www.textile.kultur.haslach.at from on mid-January 2009
(Both course programmes are managed by Textile Culture Haslach)

Conference Fees
Basic fee for ETN members: Euro 135,-
Basic fee for East European (non-EU) ETN members: Euro 80,-
Basic fee for non-members and students: Euro 235,-
The basic fee will cover participation in the conference, coffee breaks and light lunches on Thursday and Friday.

Registration address: ETN Secretariat, P.O.Box 5944, D- 30059 Hannover, Germany; tel: +49-511/817006; fax: /813108; e-mail etn@etn-net.org

Payments should be made to the ETN Secretariat in Euros by credit card. Those living withing the Eurozone may pay by bank tranfser using IBAN and BIC numbers.
(Due to high banking charges we are unable to accept cheques.)
Cancellations received after 15 June 2009 will be subject to the full fee unless the participant is replaced by another person!

Accommodation
1) Apart from the option to make your own hotel reservation via the internet (from on January 2009 see www.boehmerwald.at) the Haslach tourist office is offering the following accommodation alternatives:

2) Boarding School of the Rohrbach Vocational School (Internat der Berufsschule in Rohrbach with shuttle to Haslach included) Available from 21. to 26 July, 2009 with 18 double (or triple) rooms and 4 single rooms. Altogether minimal 22 and maximal 58 persons (double rooms can be used as single rooms)
Price including breakfast:
Single room Euro 22,-
Double room (2 persons) Euro 36,-
Triple room (3 persons) Euro 54,-
Reservations via Marianne Kneidinger, Tourist Office Haslach, Marktplatz 45, A-4170 Haslach; tel.: +43-7389/72300; e-mail: tkh@oberoesterreich.at

3) Hotel by Rainhardt (with shuttle to Haslach at an extra fee). Available from 21. to 26. July, 2009 with 15 double rooms and 10 single rooms. Altogether minimal 25 and maximal 40 persons.
Price including breakfast:
Single room Euro 42,-
Double room (2 persons) Euro 70
Reservations are to be made individually under the key word of "ETN Conference": Berghäusl 40, A-4160 Aigen-Schlägl; Tel: +43-7281/6758; Fax: /6758-59; e-mail: byrainhardt@aon.at; http://www.byrainhardt.at

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