19th International Technical Footwear Congress of UITIC - International Union of Shoe Industry Technicians

The Council for Leather Exports (CLE) India will organize the 19th Congress of the UITIC (International Union of Shoe Industry Technicians) on February 3rd-5th 2016 in Chennai-India. Brands, footwear manufacturers and experts will join together to discuss the Future of the Footwear Factory as well as innovations in the footwear Industry. It is the first time that the UITIC Congress is being held in India, the second largest footwear manufacturing country in the world.

This congress will bring together experts and decision makers who all play an important role in the worldwide footwear business and manufacturing process. Visits to footwear factories will also be scheduled before the Congress. During their stay, participants will also be able to visit the IILF 2016 - Indian International Leather Fair which will take place during 31 January - 03 February 2016 in Chennai, India. Details of the 19th UITIC Congress can be seen at www.uitic-congress.cleindia.org

The previous UITIC congress was held in November 2013 in Guangzhou and Dongguan Cities in China a and had more than 300 participants.

The International Union of Shoe Industry Technicians (UITIC) is an organisation which aims at developing technical knowledge in the footwear industry, in particular by organising international conferences on a regular basis and by taking the initiative in setting up information exchanges between its members, exclusively in the field of technology.