Open to anyone from students to engineers, the challenge invites the global design, technology, business and social communities to identify and develop solutions for areas where wearable devices can generate social good.

UNICEF Innovation, New York, N.Y., has partnered with San Francisco, Calif.-based product strategy and design firm frog and Cambridge, England-based technology company Arm Holdings PLC to launch the Wearables for Good challenge. Open to anyone from students to engineers, the challenge invites the global design, technology, business and social communities to identify and develop solutions [...]

Companies that have contributed to the disaster mitigation and response industry are invited to showcase products highlighting their contribution for a disaster response display at IFAI Expo 2015.

Ilse Beterams has been promoted to general manager of Pompano Beach, Fla.-based Serge Ferrari North America, effective July 1, 2015. Beterams has been with Serge Ferrari for 23 years, most recently as sales manager for northern Europe, managing sales teams in Belgium, Holland, Luxemburg, Scandinavia and the U.K. She has worked directly with architects and [...]

Companies that have contributed to the disaster mitigation and response industry are invited to showcase products highlighting their contribution for a disaster response display at IFAI Expo 2015. All items must include textiles or composite materials with a fabric scrim. Examples include chemical, biological, fire and rescue equipment; emergency shelters; flood and storm protection; and [...]

Registration is now open for three 2015 regional workshops hosted by the Marine Fabricators Association (MFA).

Registration is now open for three 2015 regional workshops hosted by the Marine Fabricators Association (MFA). Held Sept. 12, the Mid-Atlantic Regional workshop will be hosted at Costa Marine Canvas and Enclosures in Egg Harbor City, N.J. The two-day Midwest Regional workshop will take place at Oshkosh Tent and Awning Co. Inc. in Oshkosh, Wis., [...]

Sean Fowler, technical marketing specialist at Q-Lab Corp., Westlake, Ohio, was appointed vice chair for the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Standards Committee on Corrosion. Q-Lab’s specialty is accelerated weathering and outdoor exposure test services, and Fowler developed the new Q-FOG CRH corrosion chamber, which can perform traditional salt spray, Prohesion and most cyclic automotive [...]

Four companies—Designtex, New York, N.Y.; Steelcase Inc., Grand Rapids, Mich.; Unifi Inc., Greensboro, N.C.; and Victor Group Inc., Quebec, Canada—have developed a closed loop textile recycling program and are discussing further expansion of the circular economy model. Textile waste from Victor and Designtex products at Steelcase’s Athens, Ala., manufacturing facility is segregated, collected and sent [...]

Don Williams, southwest sales representative for BondCote Corp., passed away on Tuesday, June 9, at his home in Amarillo, Texas. He was 74.