Elche to host UITIC congress
The International Union of Shoe Industry Technicians (UITIC) has announced that it is to hold its XVI International Footwear Congress in Elche, Spain.
UITIC hopes to attract in excess of 300 footwear manufacturers and professionals from Spain and abroad to the event, which will take place on October 16-18, with the main focus of the meeting geared towards the advantages of technology in the design, production and trading of footwear.
Commenting on the topics set to be discussed at the congress, Dr César Orgilés, president of UITIC, stated that the event will thoroughly assess the advantages of technology in all phases of the footwear industry, taking the consumer as the starting point, focusing on improved comfort and services, with each session categorised into five different sections: Consumer, Product Innovation, Technology, Management and Sustainable Development.
