After the conference is before the conference, or so it is said... I think. Well, it's true, after all, and planning for the next European Textile Forum has started - we do have a date fixed for the conference, which will be November 5-11, 2018. There is no focus topic fixed yet, though (suggestions are welcome).
We're also thinking about making a few changes to the conference structure to make it easier for people to attend. As we'd much prefer making things better by knowing exactly what to do, we've drawn up a survey to get a better idea of what you like and don't like, and what you would prefer to see unchanged. If you are interested in the conference, you can help us a lot by going here and filling out the survey. We want to get people together to network - both from the academic and from the practical side. Connecting craft experience with academic research is immensely helpful for both sides, and we'd like to do an even better job at this in the future.
While drawing up the survey, I've also finally managed to give the website a long-due overhaul. It now has a nicer, cleaner design; there's a section with result summaries added, with the first ones already in, and hopefully more to come in the nearer future, and it is now a secure site, using https.
So. Some work done, more to come - and I'm very curious to find out what the survey results will be. The first ones are already in, with some very helpful remarks to think about!