This 8th European Conference on Protective Clothing will be organised by CITEVE - Technological Centre for the Textile and Clothing Industries of Portugal, in association with the European Society of Protective Clothing (ESPC), the Federation of the European Union Fire Officer Associations (FEU), the Institute for Safety (IFV) and the European Safety Federation (ESF).

A three-day conference, in the unique setting of Porto city, will bring together industry innovators, technology providers, researchers, clusters and other actors from the protective clothing industry sector from across Europe next May.

The event will provide opportunities to explore, learn, share and do networking, through an attractive programme of presentations, posters and discussion sessions.

The conference will embrace domains like integrated electronics/smart textiles, product safety, ergonomics, comfort, sustainability, regulatory aspects and, in addition to the regular ECPC/NOKOBETEF, a supplementary and important theme day dedicated to the needs of firefighters will contribute to the conference success.

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