The ETN Association was organising annual General Assemblies until 2001,
mostly in connection with major conferences, initiated in different European
countries by ETN members. Since than these General Assemblies + conferences
are organized biennually.
In addition to the main ETN conferences, ETN members are sometimes organising
special events under the auspices of the Network.
Numerous further international events are organised by Network members
themselves. Information about these events is published in our quaterly
Newsletters, in Textile Forum magazine and on the 
Calendar
of events page of our Website.
The ETN conferences are the basic platform for the European co-operation;
they act as market places for information and projects.
| 2007 |
September: 14th ETN Conference in London, 160 participants, from 25 foreign countries (altogether 490 ETN members in 52 countries) |
| 2006 |
June: Publication of the ETN Membership list, with altogether 480 ETN members in 54 countries
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| 2005 |
September: 13th ETN Conference in Izmir/TR, more than 200 participants, 137 from 28 foreign countries (altogether 503 ETN members in 55 countries)
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| 2004 |
Preparation of further Textile Routes e. g. in Switzerland, Lombardia, Alsace, the Netherlands, Turkey
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| 2003 |
June: Installation of the 2nd part of the Textile Routes Website with 18 new routes
September: 12th ETN Conference in Prato/I, 117 participants from 27 countries (altogether 558 ETN members in 57 countries)
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| 2002 |
June: Publication of the membership inquiery (in preparation of the internet discussion forums)
altogether 552 ETN members in 57 countries
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| 2001 |
June: The ETN Textile Routes website goes online together with the Internet database (addresses + calendar of events) and an interactive blackboard
June: 11th ETN Conference in Riga/LV, 130 participants from 19 countries (altogether 552 ETN members in 58 countries)
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| 2000 |
September: 10th ETN Conference in Sint-Truiden/B - About 100 participants from 15 countries (altogether 542 ETN members in 55 countries)
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| 1999 |
June: 9th ETN Conference in Rovaniemi/FIN - About 200 participants from 21 countries (altogether 573 ETN members in 53 countries)
September: Caucasus Conference in Tbilisi/GEO - About 50 participants from 10 countries
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| 1998 |
January: The ETN website goes online
March: 8th ETN Conference in Barcelona und Madrid/E - About 150 participants from 20 countries (altogether 541 ETN members in 55 countries)
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| 1997 |
June: 7th ETN Conference in Brussels/B
a) Setting up of the NET-Cultural Foundation/International Association after Belgian law with seat in Brussels (currently not in operation), 6 founding members: Member of Honour AER-Assembly of European Regions/Strasbourg together with 5 more members from 3 countries
b) ETN-NET Meeting with 36 participants from 16 countries (altogether 574 members in 57 countries)
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| 1996 |
March: 6th ETN Conference in Manchester/UK - About 400 participants from about 40 countries (altogether 593 ETN members in 57 countries)
June: South-East-European Conference in Kherson/UKR, 45 participants from 13 countries
December: Meeting to prepare the NET-Cultural Foundation, 14 participants from 6 countries
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| 1995 |
June: 5th ETN Conference in St. Petersburg/R, 192 participants from 34 countries (altogether 490 ETN members in 57 countries)
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| 1994 |
June: 4th ETN Conference in Budapest and Szombathely/H, 130 participants from 32 countries altogether 401 ETN members in 55 countries)
(October: Enlargement of the Council of Europe by many East-European countries with the result that cultural programmes with private partners cannot receive furtherance any longer due to lack of money)
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| 1993 |
April: 3rd ETN Conference in Strasbourg/Council of Europe - Founding conference of the International ETN Association after Alsatian law with 11 founding members from 10 countries followed by a specialist conference on textile & fashion education in Europe 316 participants from 27 countries (altogether 233 ETN members in 49 countries) Formal taking over of the responsibility for the Textile Routes within the CE´s Cultural Itineraries programme
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| 1992 |
February: Meeting of the Cultural Itineraries concept group at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg (with ETN´s participation)
April: 2nd ETN Conference in Lausanne/CH 70 Participants from 23 countries (altogether 170 ETN members in 36 countries)
December: Meeting of the Cultural Itineraries concept group in Lisbon (with ETN´s participation)
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| 1991 |
May: Silk Routes meeting of the Council of Europe (CE) in Barcelona (first agreements on cooperation with the CE´s Cultural Itineraries project group
June: 1st ETN Conference in Erfurt/East Germany (informal setting up of the Network with representatives from of the Council of Europe) 48 Participants from 25 countries (altogether 141 ETN members in 28 countries)
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| 1990 |
June: First circular letter to 76 possible
members in 22 countries
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