| Indian 
                            Textiles & Handicrafts Exports Promotion Organisation 
                            ITHEPO | 
                       
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                        | ACTIVITIES 
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                        | EVENTS 
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                        | ITHEPO 
                            Congress | 
                       
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                        | Each 
                            year in spring ITHEPO holds the ITHEPO Congress. Such 
                            event provides a strong platform for business contacts 
                            and serves as a useful forum for discussion and exchange 
                            between members on issues of interest to the industry 
                            and makes it possible to adopt convergent positions 
                            to overcome specific problems. | 
                       
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                        | ITHEPO 
                            Textiles, Handicrafts and Handlooms Exports Forum: | 
                       
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                        | The 
                            ITHEPO Textiles, Handicrafts and Handlooms Exports 
                            Forum is held each year in autumn and gives an update 
                            on the latest innovations of the Textiles, Handicrafts 
                            and Handlooms Exports industry. | 
                       
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                        | ITHEPO 
                            State Summit: | 
                       
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                        | ITHEPO 
                            is organising upon request ITHEPO State Summits. These 
                            summits are organised from time to time in new upcoming 
                            and/or especially interesting Textiles, Handicrafts 
                            and Handlooms Exports state to create a platform for 
                            members to establish new business contacts and communication 
                            in the respective states and foreign countries. | 
                       
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                        | TEXTILES, 
                            HANDICRAFTS & HANDLOOM SHOW CASES: 
                            ITHEPO 
                            is organizing and executing stalls at leading international 
                            exhibitions and trade shows. All members have the 
                            possibility to participate in these stalls in order 
                            to communicate and promote the benefits of Textiles, 
                            Handicrafts and Handlooms Exports to all players of 
                            the Supply Chain as well as to the final consumer. | 
                       
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                        | SUPER 
                            LABELLING: 
                            ITHEPO is providing through an national licensing 
                            scheme a world wide registered label for identification 
                            of exports products for textiles, handicrafts and 
                            handlooms products.  | 
                       
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                        | TEST-METHODS 
                            AND REGULATIONS: ITHEPO develops and regularly 
                            updates a number of Test-Methods and Regulations to 
                            ensure standardisation and reliability of tests carried 
                            out on the textiles and handicrafts of its members 
                            and to maximise and enhance its unique intrinsic characteristics. | 
                       
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                        | MARKET 
                            INTELLIGENCE/STATISTICS: 
                            ITHEPO publishes yearly the "Market Information", setting out detailed figures 
                            covering the different stages of the activity of the 
                            exports industry. | 
                       
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                        | INTERNATIONAL 
                            STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAMME   
                            This project is aimed at strengthening links 
                            between textiles, handicrafts and handlooms exports 
                            industry and education institutions by enabling young 
                            talented people to undertake industrial and academic 
                            placements in companies or organisations active in 
                            the textiles, handicrafts and handlooms exports sector, 
                            especially dealing with Indian textiles, handicrafts 
                            and handlooms exports.  | 
                       
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