Evteks, designEX on agenda for U.S. suppliers

By Staff -- Home Textiles Today, 12/8/2006 10:17:00 AM

Washington – The U.S. Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA) will sponsor USA Sample Pavilions at two overseas trade shows next year.

The first will appear at designEX, the home/contract/hospitality design exhibition in Melbourne, Australia. The event, slated from April 19-21, draws approximately 22,000 industry visitors. Participation fee is $900.

OTEXA will also sponsor an exhibit at the Evteks expo in Istanbul, Turkey, which draws more than 65,000 visitors interested in home, contract and hospitality textiles. Evteks will run May 16-20. Participation fee is $800.

Participating companies should submit four to five product samples and/or four book samples as well as company literature and business cards. For more information or to request a participation kit, contact Kim-Bang Nguyen at kim-bang_nguyen@ita.doc.gov or (202) 482-4805.