The International Union of Shoe Industry Technicians (UITIC) is an organisation which aims at developing technical knowledge in the footwear industry, in particular by organising international conferences on a regular basis and by taking the initiative in setting up information exchanges between its members, exclusively in the field of technology.

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).