President's Message

By Jane Hegland, ITAA President

Greetings, ITAA members! I write this message on the first day of spring, which this year involves yet another snowfall. It’s pretty outside, but in the north country, we are ready to be done with winter!

We had a productive meeting in Cleveland in February.  Co-Chairs Kim Hahn and Linda Ohrn-McDaniel, along with our VP for Conferences, Sheri Dragoo, are working hard to make for another great ITAA conference. If you’re looking for other reasons to attend, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is just across the street from our hotel!

As part of ITAA’s efforts to increase international opportunities for our members, the Culture and Industry Learning Tours Committee has organized a trip to Uzbekistan coming up this summer, organized and led by Mary Littrell and Jana Hawley.

As I mentioned in my previous message, I encourage all of you to become more involved in ITAA. I’ve had several requests from members about joining a committee, or other ways to participate. Whatever your interests, engage in ITAA. Your involvement makes a difference.

Cheers, Jane

Graduate Student Liaison Report

By Sergio Bedford, Graduate Student Liaison

Last month, the ITAA council invited me to join them for the mid-year meeting. I’m glad to be in a room filled with supportive people who really care about graduate students, mentor us, and help us become the next generation of ITAA leaders.

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CTRJ Manuscript Preparation Suggestions

By Pam Ulrich, VP for Publications

The VP for Publications along with the Editor and Associate Editors and Publication Policy Committee are pleased to announce a special manuscript consultation session for authors during the upcoming ITAA annual conference in Cleveland. The intent is to provide continuing support for the successful submission of quality manuscripts to theClothing and Textiles Research Journal.To this end, “Writing Quality manuscripts for theClothing and Textiles ResearchJournal,” inCTRJ’'s 2018 issue 1, volume 36, is being followed up in this Newsletter with“Manuscript Preparation Suggestions for New Researchers.” At the conference, authors will have the opportunity to consult about their manuscript with the editor, current and past Associate Editors, Publication Policy Committee, and Editorial Board members. 

Call for Manuscripts:Advancing Design Scholarship in Textiles and Apparel

Submission Deadline: November 15, 2018; Expected Sage Publication Date: Late 2019

Editors: Sherry Haar, Kansas State University and Elizabeth Bye, University of Minnesota

Design scholarship is misunderstood by non-designers and often by designers making it difficult to communicate value and impact on the field for promotion and tenure, funding, and award recognition. A lack of published manuscripts and examples representing design research in textiles and apparel contributes to an absence of awareness and understanding.

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