Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the '2018 International Conference on Clothing and Textiles(ICCT)' by the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles (KSCT) at Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea, on May 26, 2018.

KSCT is the largest educational and scientific organization for the field of fashion and textiles, and its primary goal is to advance research and education for academicians and industry practitioners in this field. Over 4,000 members of KSCT work in fashion and textile industry, universities, government, and consulting.

We invite abstracts for oral and poster presentations, and graduate students’ research competition. The conference features research addressing the annual theme of "Sustainability and Transformative Innovations.” Innovation and sustainability have become the greatest drivers of success for the global fashion and textile industry that faces unprecedented complexity of market disruption. With information available 24/7/365 through digital access and transformative technology, the conventional perspective and analytic approach are not able to keep business sustainability. Minimal research addresses this phenomenon and a robust body of knowledge is lacking to frame understanding. Through a series of scholarly presentations, participants will explore and investigate what goes on the fashion and textile field in 21^st century. We particularly welcome submissions on topics addressing interdisciplinary knowledge of innovations using competencies in technology that clarify business sustainability as they are exhibited across all delivery channels, technologies, and market spaces. 

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·         Date: Saturday, May 26, 2018

·         Venue: Baekyangnuri, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea

·         Conference Chair: Professor Ae-Ran Koh (Yonsei University)

·         Organizing Committee Chair: Professor Yoon-Jung Lee (Korea University)

1.    Call for Research Presentations

The abstracts for presentations should be prepared in English and submitted on the KSCT website (www.ksct.or.kr) or by email (ksct@chol.com).

Guideline for authors:

-   Cover page: Research title, author(s) name, affiliation, contact information (address, phone number, and email address)

-   The body of abstract should be no longer than 2 pages including the references.

-   A4 size paper, 2.5cm margins 4 sides, font of Times New Roman, font size of 11, single spaced

-   All abstracts will be double-blind peer reviewed. The authors will be encouraged to submit a full paper of their presentations to the special collection of Fashion and Textiles (Springer open access journal, indexed in SCOPUS and ESCI) or the Journal of KSCT (indexed in Korean Citation Index) for an expedited review.

2.    Call for Graduate Student Research Competition Submission

Graduate students are encouraged to submit their research abstracts for a competition. A separate oral presentation session will be held for the graduate student research competition. Submission is available on the KSCT website (www.ksct.or.kr) or by email (ksct@chol.com).

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The abstracts for graduate student competition should also follow the same guideline given above.

·         All Submission Deadline: January 10, 2018

·         Notification of Acceptance: February 15, 2018

·         Registration Deadline: March 31, 2018

Please contact Prof. Yoon-Jung Lee (yleehe@korea.ac.kr), if you have any questions regarding the conference.

Sincerely,

Ae-Ran Koh, Ph.D.

Chair, International Conference on Fashion and Textiles

Professor, Yonsei University, Republic of Korea

Chung Hee Park, Ph.D.

President, The Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles

Professor, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea