Change at IULTCS

Julian Osgood…Goal is to promote the IULTCS.

I would like to take this opportunity to inform you of a recent change at IULTCS. The International Union of Liaison and Communication Commission (IUL) Chairman, Dr Christine Anscombe, after many years of dedicated service to the Society, has decided to take a step back from the role. The IULTCS committee has appointed me, Julian Osgood, as the new IUL Chairman. I will endeavour to continue the excellent work Christine has done for the society. I have had the pleasure to meet many of you in the past, but for the benefit of those who do not know me, the following is a brief résumé:

Julian Osgood. BSc, FSLTC 
I studied Leather Technology at the British School of Leather Technology in Northampton in the 1980s and have worked in the industry, all over the world, ever since. Currently I am working as a consultant for ATC Tannery Chemicals, France, but I actually live in Portugal. I have presented papers at many leather industry congresses and conferences over the years and written articles for some of our industry’s magazines.

I am proud to now have the opportunity to work with the IULTCS and I will do my best to help the society to improve its ability to serve the industry.

My responsibilities as IUL Chairman are defined as follows:

• Establishing and maintaining a network of global contacts within the leather industry that have a legitimate interest in and an authoritative platform to express opinions on issues affecting the industry.
• Establishing and maintaining external media contacts for events or issues that may require an industry response.
• Pro-actively establishing and maintaining agreed “positions” on possible issues that may arise within or relating to the leather industry.
• Providing liaison services with the international leather media on activities and events that occur within the IULTCS.
• Improving the utilization of the IULTCS website, LinkedIn and Facebook accounts.