During the 75th IWTO Annual Congress held from 9 to 12 May 2006 in Cairo (Egypt) the International Wool Textile Organisation (IWTO) announces the winners of the second edition of World Wool Award (WWA).
Sponsored by The Woolmark Company, the award has been introduced to celebrate wool's unique natural performance properties and versatility, to encourage its future use through research and innovation into new product developments and the marketing and promotion of wool values.
Jury member Mr. Georg Steffens (The Woolmark Company) said: “The World Wool Award is an excellent platform for textile students around the globe to show and communicate how they see the most natural fibre in the world - WOOL.”
During the Awards Ceremony, held at the 75th Anniversary Gala Evening of the Congress, IWTO President Mr. Michael Lempriere and CEO of The Woolmark Company, Mrs. Brenda McGahan, presented the trophies and diplomas to the laureates.
As part of the award prize, the winners were also awarded: ·Free participation in the IWTO Annual Congress held in Cairo, and ·An exhibition area at the IWTO Congress to show and promote the winner's project. ·International exposure via the IWTO website for one year, where IWTO presents details of all the awarded projects including Certificates of Merit on its website www.iwto.org.
The second edition of the World Wool Award attracted entries from around 70 projects representing more than 20 countries from all continents.
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