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IWTO Meets in Hobart, Australia

April 15, 2005

     Australia will host the 74th Congress of the International Wool Textile Organization (IWTO) in Hobart from April 18-23, 2005. Approximately 450 delegates from around the world are expected to attend this annual meeting.
     The Congress theme of 'Rejuvenation through Innovation' has been developed into a program that will highlight the innovative progress being achieved in the sheep, wool and textile industries; from the production of the highest quality fiber through to the manufacture and retailing of superior products made from wool.
     The American Sheep Industry Association, the official representative of the U.S. wool industry to the IWTO, will be attending as well as other U.S. representatives.


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