Wednesday, January 7, 2009: 1:30 PM-3:30 PM

Conf. Room 8 (Marriott Rivercenter Hotel)

Presiding:

Brian D. Condon

Organizer:

Dharnidhar Parikh

1:30 PM

Chairman's Opening Remarks
Dharnidhar Parikh, USDA-ARS-SRRC

Audio File Recorded presentation

1:35 PM

Greetings
Edgar King, USDA, ARS, MSA

1:40 PM

Welcome
Ed Cleveland, USDA, ARS, SRRC

1:45 PM

Keynote Address: A Mattress Industry Update
Steve Ogle, INDA

2:15 PM

The Role of Nonwovens in the Mattress Industry
Jeannette Emmons, Intertek

Audio File Recorded presentation

2:40 PM

Cotton: The Natural Choice for Fire Safety in Mattresses
Kenneth Oliver

Audio File Recorded presentation

3:05 PM

Approaches to Improving the Durability of Flame Retardant Treatments on Cotton Nonwovens
Hatice Mercimek, University of Tennessee; M. G. Kamath, University of Tennessee; Gajanan Bhat, University of Tennessee; D. V. Parikh, SRRC-ARS-USDA; Brian Condon, USDA-ARS-SRRC; Janet O'Regan, Cotton Incorporated

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