Texas International Cotton School Dates Announced

By Jim.Robinson|March 24, 2009

The 29th Session of the Texas International Cotton School is scheduled for August 10-21, in Lubbock.

It is sponsored and managed by the Lubbock Cotton Exchange in partnership with the Fiber & Biopolymer Research Institute (FBRI) of Texas Tech University. It is uniquely structured to provide in a short period of time an integrated understanding of the U.S. cotton industry and how it interacts with the global cotton /textile complex.

Particular emphasis is placed on high volume instrument (HVI) technology and how it may be applied to cotton marketing and textile manufacturing. It also offers the opportunity to observe a functioning electronic cotton marketing system.

Classes are held daily at the FBRI, enabling utilization of the state-of-the-art facilities in fiber and textile study.

Guest experts from U.S. and international organizations provide instruction and engage in discussion with students. Featured guest speakers come from the Lubbock Cotton Exchange, FBRI, the International Cotton Advisory Committee, Cotlook, Ltd.; commercial banks, textile machinery companies, fiber and textile instrument companies, the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service, and the Texas A & M AgriLife Research & Extension Center.