UITIC's main activity is to organise an International Technical Conference which tackles the latest technical problems: automatic sewing, computerised management, new materials, quality, training, design, etc...

It is the most prestigious meeting of experts at an international level and is attended, on average, by more than 400 technicians. There is a simultaneous translation service in a multitude of languages (minimum of 3; average 5).

Up to now, the following Conferences have taken place:

1972		EVIAN (France)		New materials, new processes.
1975		ALICANTE (Spain)		Development and technical prospects in the footwear industry.
1977		MAYENCE (Germany)		Future prospects and development trends in the footwear industry in the European area. The use of computers in the footwear industry. Automation and flexibility.
1979		BRISTOL (Great Britain)		Successful footwear manufacturing in developed countries.
1981		BELGRADE (Yugoslavia)		Footwear production in the microelectronics age.
1983		MILAN (Italy)		Automation of processes that enhance productivity and avoid handling times.
1985		BUDAPEST (Hungary)		Advances in CAD/CAM systems.
1987		ALICANTE (Spain)		The footwear industry of the future.
1989		NANTES (France)		"Just-in-time" or how to meet market needs reducing lead times.
1991		MUNICH (Germany)		Successful footwear companies of tomorrow.
1993		ATHENS (Greece)		Industrial organisation, new materials, quality management, training and automatisms.
1996		PORTO (Portugal)		Materials with better performance, new production and commercialisation tools, quality assurance systems and environmental management.
1999		FERMO (Italy)		Evolution of the shoe technology in the last 3 years and prospects for the near future.
2002		BUDAPEST (Hungary)		Transnational production of footwear and its components as a result of the growing globalisation of the economy.
2005		TUNIS (Tunisia)		Changes driven by footwear production globalisation and delocalisation.
2008		ELCHE (Spain)		The advantages of technology for footwear trading and production processes.
2010		LEON (Guanajuato, Mexico)		Powerful ideas in the footwear market.

Visits to footwear factories and related industries are organised for these Conferences.

In addition, apart from conferences, relations between members are encouraged by promoting technical study trips to other countries.