International Batik Convention and Exhibition

I found information of this International Batik Convention and Exhibition which was held in 2009 in the city of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This should be a great venue to promote batik to the eye of the world.

Here is the excerpts of information from the site:

INTRODUCTION
Organised by Yayasan Budi Penyayang Malaysia, the inaugural Kuala Lumpur International Batik (KLIB) Convention & Exhibition was held in 2005. With speakers from 15 different countries, that Convention was attended by some 500 people from various fields – artists, designers, students, lecturers, people in the batik and handicrafts industry, batik enthusiasts and aficionados. The Exhibition, which had a wide array of batik fashion and products, had some 10,000 visitors.

The Kuala Lumpur International Batik Convention (or KLIB Convention 2007) is designed to be aniconic event that showcases the multiple dimensions of Batik – art and craft, technique and technology, marketing and business – to the world.

The conference aims to be a platform to:

• Develop an international network of Batik enthusiasts
• Foster closer ties among batik producing countries
• Create a forum for the batik craft and industry around the world
• Share techniques, innovations technology and marketing strategies for batik craft and industry
• Focus on the long term relevance, growth, progress and prominence of the batik craft and industry internationally.
• In essence, the Convention will exemplify the coming together of the traditional and contemporary aesthetics in Batik art and craft, cutting edge technology and market-driven business strategies for the world to view and share.

PRESENTATION FORMAT
The Convention includes presentations in a form of papers, workshops, demonstrations, panel discussions and art and craft or multimedia displays. Presentations may be made in English and Bahasa Malaysia.

CONFERENCE THEMES
All presentations should be conducted within the confines of any one of the combination of the following themes :

• The history of batik
• The design of batik
• The fashion of batik
• The hybridity of batik
• The versatility of batik
• The marketing of batik
• The technique of batik
• The aesthethics of batik
• The spirituality of batik
• The standards of batik
• The technology of batik
• The community of batik
• The endurance of batik
• The modernization of batik
• The transculturalization of batik
• The nationality / ethnicity of batik
• The internationalization of batik

Complete information can be found at http://www.klib.com.my/about.php