About FAPTA
FAPTA is the Federation of Asian Professional Textile Association, established in 1991. FAPTA is composed of representatives of 7 Professional Textile Associations in Asia, including the University of New South Wales (Australia), the Chinese Institute of Textile Engineers (Chinese Taipei), Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Hong Kong), the Textile Association (India), Amirkabir University of Technology (Iran), the Korean Fiber Society (Korea) and the Society of Fiber Science and Technology (Japan). In 2009, the China Textile Engineering Society (China) joined FAPTA, and now a total of 8 associations make FAPTA.
Aims
Promote cooperation between Professional Textile Associations in Asia.
Structure
- General Body Meeting (every 2 years).
- Executive Council, including President, General Secretary and Treasurer.
Member
| Country | Representatives | Affiliation |
| Australia | Professor Rajiv Padhye | Centre for Materials Innovation and Future Fashion School of Fashion and Textiles |
| Japan | Prof. Kenji Ogino | The FAPTA Chair |
| Prof. Yoshinobu Tsujii | President of the Society of Fiber Science and Technology, JAPAN | |
| Korea | Professor Taek Seung Lee | Chungnam National University |
| Professor Jun Young Lee | Sungkyunkwan University | |
| Iran | Professor Saeed Shaikhzadeh Najar | Textile Engineering Department, Amirkabir University of Technology |
| Professor, Professor Seyed Hajir Bahrami | Textile Engineering Department, Amirkabir University of Technology | |
| China | Albert Fu, Professor-level Senior Engineer | President of China Textile Engineering Society, China |
| Lucy Lee, Senior Engineert | Deputy Secretary-General of China Textile Engineering Society, China | |
| Hong Kong | Dean, Professor Erin Limin Cho | School of Fashion and Textiles, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
| Chair Professor, John Haozhong Xin | School of Fashion and Textiles, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University | |
| Chinese Taipei | Lifetime Distinguished Professor, Jia-Horng Lin | Department of Fiber and Composite Materials, Feng Chia University |
| Professor, Wen-Cheng Chen | Department of Fiber and Composite Materials, Feng Chia University | |
| Professor, Jason Hsiao-Chun Yang | Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, YunTech |