Category: Congress

88th IWTO Venice Congress

From 9 to 11 April the 88th IWTO (International Wool Textile Organization) was held in Ca ’Giustinian, the institutional headquarters of the Biennale, on the theme“ Wool in Excellence ”. More than 400 delegates and partners attended the Congress.

During the Congress the Board of Directors was renewed, Peter Ackroid (UK) leaves the Presidency to Wolf Eydmar (South Africa) while Michael Jackson (Australia) succeeds Piercarlo Zedda (current President of the National Trade Association of Laniero) to the Vice Presidency and Giovanni Schneider (current Vice President of the National Trade Association of Laniero) takes the place in the Board of Diego Jones (Argentina).