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Tanweek
Italian Event

TANWEEK Event in Italy - Friday 8 November 2002
Palazzo dei Congressi - Piazza Costituzione— Bologna

Ricerca Scientifica e Tecnologica per l'Innovazione e lo Sviluppo Sostenibile dell'Industria Conciaria

TANWEEK attracts 770 teenagers in Italy

TANWEEK, the COTANCE promoted initiative to raise awareness in the general public and notably among young people on Science and Technology in the leather industry, attracted some 800 participants of which 770 teenagers coming from schools located in all Italian tanning areas.

The event took place on 8 November 2002 in Bologna’s Congress Centre suitably located next to the city’s fairgrounds where LINEAPELLE, Europe’s largest leather trade fair, took place. Participants could also visit TANNING TECH, the sector’s technology fair that was still going on during the TANWEEK event.

TANWEEK presented throughout the day conferences, slide shows and animations highlighting the importance of science and technology in the leather industry and how these have changed the face of this ancient craft into a pioneering industrial sector in Europe.

Special attention was given to environmental achievements and quality improvements in processes and products aiming at changing the perception of the industry by the general public and at attracting young people to join the industry in the numerous job opportunities it offers.

COTANCE produced for TANWEEK a 5-minute video, “Leather works in progress”, conveying artistically the message of science and technology as well as a small brochure summarising in 10 pages technical achievements that have brought about improved working conditions in and living conditions nearby tanning areas as well as improvements in the sector’s products making leather a desirable and safe material in modern lifestyles. Both were presented at the Bologna Event.

Programma

Conferenza: Ricerca scientifica e tecnologica per l’innovazione e lo sviluppo sostenibile dell’industria conciaria

(English version here)

	§ *Tanweek e il settore conciario europeo:* l’industria conciaria in Europa, le aziende, il mercato e l’approccio scientifico della produzione (nel corso della presentazione sarà proiettato un video di presentazione del settore ed una brochure informativa creata per l’occasione), Gonzalez-Quijano, COTANCE.
	§ *La passione per un mestiere antico*: la professione del conciatore presentata da un imprenditore, Mario di Stefano, Conceria Nobel..
	§ *Valore e significato della pelle:* Presentazione di uno studio sulle caratteristiche del prodotto pelle nei consumatori e nella percezione comune, Rosantonietta Scramaglia, ISTUR.
	§ *L’industria conciaria e la scuola:* saranno esposte le opportunità offerte dal mondo della scuola e dell’accademia a chi vuole intraprendere una carriera professionale nel mondo della pelle, Fabiana Orlandi, Conciaricerca.
	§ *Il contributo della scienza allo sviluppo dell’industria conciaria*: un ricercatore specializzato dell’area pelle, presenterà i progressi delle tecnologie produttive e di protezione ambientale ottenuti dall’industria conciaria grazie all’applicazione scientifica al settore industriale, Roar Solberg, BLC..
	§ *Il ruolo dell’industria nel futuro dell’ambiente:* come può contribuire il mondo dell’industria al cammino verso lo sviluppo sostenibile delle attività umane, Luigi Rambelli, Legambiente Emilia Romagna.
	§ *Dibattito:* esame degli aspetti più interessanti emersi nel corso della conferenza

Pelle Moda e design: mondi e professioni in evoluzione

	§ *Presentazione del Libro “L’anima del vestito nuovo*”: le professioni della moda, Emanuela Cavalca, Giornalista.
	§ *Lavorare nel mondo della moda: da sogno a realtà:* perché intraprendere una professione nell’ambito della moda e come trasformare un’aspirazione in una carriera professionale, Barbara Trebitsch, Domus Academy.
	§ *Dalle tendenze moda alla realizzazione del capo:* come un’idea si trasforma in bene di consumo, Pierpaolo Righetto, Rossimoda.
	§ *La professione di stilista e la pelle:* come un materiale nobile e naturale che rimanda alle origini dell’uomo può ispirare, dare forma e linguaggio alla creatività, Sandro Bicego, La Perla.
§ *Premazione del Concorso Lineapelle Giovani Designers: Prototipi - Sezione Stilisti del Futuro (Adamo Maria - Metello De Fazio, Luca Ermini, Marta Lorente) Disegni - Sezione Idee in Crescita (Lisa Costa - Marianna Sansone - Arianna Giuntini - Fabio Cieri) (concorsi*)

SCHOOL CONTESTS
ACTIVITY	DESCRIPTION
School Contest ‘medie inferiori’	Classroom Contest [Concorso di classe]: Research “Leather manufacturing in your city: history, applied Science & Technology, fashion & social aspects”
School Contest ‘medie superiori’	Individual Contest [Concorso individuale]: Theme Man has manufactured leather, like wood or gold, since ancient times. The European Leather Industry has always been a world leader in quality and technology. The development of Science & Technology has transformed it into a sector with high environmental standards. However, the sector’s efforts have not been rewarded in terms of image and public perception. Make your judgment and give your opinions looking at your personal experience.
School Contest ‘medie superiori’	Classoom Contest [Concorso di classe] (licei artistici e scuole grafiche): Publicity The new Logo of ‘Real Leather’
Contest forTanning Institutes	Classroom Contest [Concorso di classe]: Manufacturing & Environment: two aspects of a reality in continuing evolution. The contest consists in the production of a collection of samples of calf leather for shoes and fashionable leathergoods, from the raw material to the finished article, developing a Technical Product Sheet and a Model for an Environmental Product declaration.

Programme

Morning
Seminar: « Scientific & Technological Research for Innovation and Sustainable Development in the Tanning Industry »

Tanweek and the European tanning sector: European tanning industry: companies, market scientific approach to production (a video will be projected and a brochure will be presented), Gonzalez-Quijano, COTANCE.

Passion for an ancient job: the profession of tanner presented by an entrepreneur, Mario di Stefano, Conceria Nobel.

Value and meaning of leather: Presentation of a research work on the perception of leather characteristics by consumers, Rosantonietta Scramaglia, ISTUR..

The Tanning Industry and Education: opportunities offered by schools to undertake a professional career in the world of leather, Fabiana Orlandi, Conciaricerca.

The contribution of science to the development of the tanning sector: achievements and technologies developed in the field of production and environmental protection, thanks to scientific applications to the industrial sector, Roar Solberg, BLC.

The role of industry in the future of environment: How industries can contribute to the sustainable development of human activities, Luigi Rambelli, Legambiente Emilia Romagna.

Debate

Afternoon (14:00-16:00)
Leather Fashion & Design

Presentation of the Book “L’anima del vestito nuovo”: Professions in fashion, Emanuela Cavalca, Journalist.

Working in the world of fashion: from dream to reality: why undertake a career in fashion and how convert a dream into a professional career?, Barbara Trenbitsch, Domus Academy

From fashion trends to the realisation of products: how an idea becomes a consumer good, Pierpaolo Righetto, Rossimoda.

Leather and the profession of stylist: How a natural noble material, which refers to human origins, can inspire creativity, Sandro Bicego, La Perla.

Young Designer’s Contest: Award Ceremony

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