The 5th edition of the International Conference on “Advances in Textiles, Nonwoven and Technical Textiles-ATNT 2008” will be organized by Texas Tech University in collaboration with Avinashilingam University for Women, Coimbatore, India from July 14–16, 2008. Several leading international professional bodies, including ATA (Safety and Protective Products Division), serve as honorary sponsors. The theme and venue is timely as a recent study by researchers at Nonwoven and Advanced Materials Laboratory at Texas Tech University shows that the technical textile industry’s growth in India will be in double digits for the next 3–5 years.