Attendance at the International Committee for Cotton Test Methods (ICCTM) Meeting, the 31st International Cotton Conference Bremen and visit to the USDA cotton testing laboratory in New Orleans, USA. Chair of the ITMF Testing Committee Fibre Fineness and Maturity Working Group. This meeting discussed and planned the running of the technical sessions the following day including a detailed review of two proposals to recognise new instrumentation. The meeting also discussed and developed a recommendation for a new structure to facilitate both better utilisation of the technical expertise of the available chairpersons and also to provide the flexibility to for the Committee to adapt and incorporate new issues as required.