Specialists in textiles, from museums and universities; designers and producers, more than 300 from 25 countries and Indonesia, met at Gajah Mada University, to discuss Uhe conservation of a cultural identty. This was also Uhe focus of the keynote address of Mr. Schmidt who proved to be more idealistc than his earlier reputation as an economist and politcian. He saw the worldwide expansion of globalisation where commerce and wealth was the main aim, as a threat to cultural identity.