As Conference Chair, it is my great pleasure to welcome all of you ⸺ colleagues and students, old friends and new ⸺ from all over the world to The Fiber Society's Spring 2025 Conference on the theme Future Fibers for Wellbeing, Intelligence, and Sustainability.
The Fiber Society was founded in 1941, incorporated as a not-for-profit professional and scientific association, dedicated to the advancement of scientific knowledge pertaining to fibers, fiber-based products, and fibrous materials. The Society is composed of members who are chemists, physicists, and engineers with interests in the field of fiber science engineering and technology.
The Society’s semi-annual conferences attract an international group of individuals representing all areas of fiber science, gathered to facilitate the exchange of new ideas and discoveries through oral talks, poster presentations, exhibitions, and social engagements. We are delighted to announce that this Spring Conference will be jointly hosted by School of Fashion and Textiles (SFT), Research Centre of Textiles for Future Fashion (RC-TFF), Research Institute for Intelligent Wearable Systems (RI-IWEAR), Joint Research Centre for Fiber Innovations and Renewable Materials (JRC-FIRM), and PolyU-Xingguo Technology and Innovation Research Institute (XGRI).
My wish is for everyone to have a productive and fulfilling conference, and for all participants to return home feeling that their time was well spent. I encourage you to fully engage in all the offerings of this vibrant and beautiful city of Hong Kong. You are warmly welcomed!
Prof. Dahua Shou
School of Fashion and Textiles
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
