• Project No. and Title: NCCC65 - Indicators of Social Change in the Marketplace: Producers, Retailers and Consumers
• Dates: 11/18/2025 to 11/20/2025
• Contacts: [Ting Chi] [Chuanlan Liu]

This authorizes the annual meeting: .
The meeting will be held on 11/18/2025 at St. Louis, Missouri. :

Admin Advisor: Ting Chi (tchi@wsu.edu)

NCCC65 will host its annual meeting at the Hyatt Regency St. Louis at The Arch, Missouri, from November 18–20, 2025. NCCC65 continues to advance its mission of bridging academia and industry to address the economic, social, technological, and environmental challenges facing the textile and apparel supply chain. The committee’s collaborative research and outreach efforts lay a strong foundation for sustainable and innovative growth in the field.<br /> <br /> This year’s meeting will highlight ongoing progress toward three key objectives:<br /> <br /> Addressing emerging marketplace issues by fostering connections among researchers, building partnerships, and sharing insights related to technology, demographic changes, and sustainable consumption and production.<br /> <br /> Strengthening academic–industry relationships through research dissemination, idea exchange, and trend identification to stimulate new scholarship, grant funding, and cross-disciplinary collaborations.<br /> <br /> Developing research infrastructure by organizing workshops, professional development opportunities, and collaborative platforms that encourage rigorous methodologies, impactful research, and new partnerships across multi-state and cross-disciplinary projects.<br /> <br /> Through these efforts, NCCC65 remains committed to fostering collaboration, advancing knowledge, and driving innovation for a more sustainable textile and apparel future.