2013 SPE CAD RETEC Conference Information September 22-24, 2013 REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN 2013 "Coloring of Plastics" Pre-Conference Seminar with Bob Charvat September 22, 2013 Sign up Now (separate registration required) 2014  ANTEC Call for Papers Coming soon CAD Scholarship Applications  for 2013-2014-- Due July 1. 2013!  CAD NEWS - Latest Issue SPE CAD Internet Store Website Sponsors

	2013 SPE CAD Board of Directors Elections Results
	Please join us in welcoming these folks who were elected to a 3 year term on the CAD Board of Directors: Scott Aumann EMD Chemicals Inc. Doreen Becker A Schulman Paul Bykowski G.B. Consulting Scott Heitzmann Sun Chemical Corporation Nathan Karszes Nubiola Tracy Phillips Uniform Color Tom Rachel Tronox LLC. Jim Rediske Lanxess Corporation Roger Reinicker BASF Brian West Techmer PM Welcome New Board Members, Nathan Karszes and Jim Rediske. Welcome back, everyone else (incumbents).
	SPE CAD RETEC 2013 " Color Comes Alive"-- REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN September 22-24, 2013 Baltimore Marriott Waterfront, MD The 51st Annual Society of Plastics Engineers Color and Appearance Division RETEC® is approaching. The 2013 CAD RETEC® committee has been working hard to develop a conference that celebrates not only where CAD RETEC® has come from but also the future of plastics coloring. CAD RETEC® is the premier technical conference devoted to the color & appearance of plastics. Attendees range among technical, sales & marketing, and processing departments from many plastics producers, colorant & masterbatch providers, and plastics compounders. With the wide variety of attendees, CAD RETEC® is the best venue for interaction with people passionate about the coloring of plastics. If you've ever been to a CAD RETEC, you know there are a lot of familiar faces who attend year after year, creating a unique networking environment for our industry where new and long term professional relationships can develop over time. If you have not been to a CAD RETEC conference before, this is a great opportunity to learn about the value this conference brings to the industry and why so many attendees attend faithfully each year.

SPE ANTEC 2014 April 28-30, 2013 Las Vegas, NV	SPE ANTEC 2014 --CALL FOR PAPERS Coming Soon! The Color and Appearance Division of SPE will be hosting our annual technial sessions during this conference. We invite you to attend the Color & Appearance Division session at the largest plastics conference this year. Our sessions are dedicated to the coloring of plastics and can include topics on Color Trends, Test Methods, Effects in Plastics, Regulatory Issues, Color Measurement, Processing Equipment, Color Matching and Instrumentation. More details can be found on the Society of Plastics Engineers Website: www.4spe.org For more information about the Color & Appearance Divsion Sessions at ANTEC 2013, visit this link or contact Doreen Becker (doreen.becker@xxxaschulman.com) or Sharyl Reid (sharyl.reid@xxxaschulman.com) (remove the xxx from the email address before sending your email)
	SPE CAD is proud to sponsor and manage the Endowment Scholarship Program. Each year up to 5 college scholarships are awarded to students pursuing technical degress with an interest in the coloring of plastics industry. The Endowment Fund was built over the years by proceeds from CAD RETECs. Scholarship awards began in 2006 when the Endowment fund became large enough to be self-sustaining. Since 2006, we've awarded $68,000 to students enrolled in in courses related to the plastics industry. Scholarship Applications: Now accepting applications for scholarships for 2013-2014 school year! Deadline for application submittal: June 1, 2013.
Affiliated Conferences/Meetings	Full list of upcoming conferences related to color and appearance,
	Now available for purchase:  SPE CAD Conference Archive DVD (1961-2007) This is a compilation of every CAD RETEC and ANTEC (CAD Sessions only) Conference  from our beginning in 1961 to 2007.  That's 86 conferences, 972 technical papers, and 9,168 pages of content.   The DVD has a fully text search feature so you can find relevant articles quickly.  You can also browse the DVD content by Author or by Conference.   To order your copy, complete the appropriate fields  in  the SPE CAD INTERNET STORE.   Pricing- $200 for SPE members and $300 for non-SPE members.   Archive DVD overview (pdf)
	Online networking communities are becoming  a very important and accepted communication tool.  Many members enjoy this method of communication and networking.  SPE Color and Appearance Division has a group by the same name on LinkedIn.com and on Facebook.com.  These groups were created so that members can more easily communicate and network with each other.  The groups will also be used as an additional communication tool for event and division announcements.   JOINING THE LINKEDIN.COM SPECAD GROUP:  You must be a Linked In account to join this group.  Basic Linked In accounts are free.  To find the SPECAD group, go to Linkedin.com and search groups for "SPE Color & Appearance Division." (Linked In.com is not affiliated with SPE.)   JOINING THE FACEBOOK.COM SPECAD GROUP:  Recently our  Facebook Group was archived.  The Facebook page is the way to track us on facebook in the future.   You will have to "Like" us on our facebook page to get updates. JOINING THE FACEBOOK.COM SPECAD PAGE: The SPE Color and Appearance Page (SPE CAD) replaces our Facebook Group.   To find the SPECAD page, click here OR on facebook search for SPE Color and Appearance Division.  To receive updates from our Facebook Page, just "like" us on our page.   (Facebook.com is not affiliated with SPE.)    FOLLOWING CADRETEC ON TWITTER.COM: Do you "Tweet?" SPE CAD is now on www.twitter.com! Search for "CADRETEC" and follow us to get the latest updates before, during, and after the CAD RETEC Conference! http://twitter.com/CADRETEC We'll be using Twitter at the next CAD RETEC conference (Louisville, KY Sept 30-Oct 1, 2011 to send reminders and let attendees and fans communicate about the conference via "tweeting" during the show.  If you're a fan of Twitter, visit us http://twitter.com/CADRETEC and click "follow" to get the latest twitter updates on CADRETEC. Alternately, you may search CADRETEC from your Twitter Home Page to find us. (Twitter.com is not affiliated with SPE.)
	The Color & Appearance Technical Division is pleased to announce that once again we are an award winning division of SPE!  We were Gold Pinnacle Award winners for our contributions and efforts to the membership and industry during 2013. SPE CAD has been awarded the Pinnacle Award every year since it was first given in 2005.
	The Color & Appearance Technical Division is pleased to announce that we won the highest level of the Communications Excellence Award 2013.
	SPE CAD encourages all interested parties to become members of the International Society of Plastics Engineers.  This organization is dedicated to the communication and education in the art & science of coloring plastics.  Specify Division D21 as your primiary division to be included in all future CAD communications. How to Become a Member
	Your elected CAD Board is Directors is very busy behind the scenes planning the next conference and networking opportunity.  There are 32 volunteer board members to support the approximately 1200 global CAD members.  Review our meeting minutes, newsletters, and events to see the latest information on our division's activities.   View Communications
	Need to reach us or want to know who is on the CAD Board of Directors?  Download a fresh list of SPE CAD officers and directors with complete contact information. This document also lists the current officers and directors and their terms.  SPE CAD Contacts
	Visit the SPE CAD Photo Gallery  to see pictures from past CAD RETEC and ANTEC conferences.  ave a great picture from ANTEC or CAD RETEC to share?  Or maybe you have a great "color and appearance of plastics" related picture to share.  If so, please email it to tlphillips@xxxuniformcolor.com  (remove the XXX from the email address before sending) with a brief description, date taken, and photographer. We just might post it for all to see!
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SPE CAD Mission Statement	The Color and Appearance Division of SPE strives to educate, train, inform and to provide professional interaction opportunities to the global community involved in visual performance and aesthetics of plastics. -Color and Appearance Division / International Society of Plastics Engineers Our membership consists of mainly technical professionals from plastics producers, colorant and masterbatch producers, and plastics compounders and those working upstream and downstream in the supply chain. These pages serve our members and the community of plastics color specialists around the world. We engineer the color and appearance of plastics, by attending to Selection and use of colorants and modifiers. Measurement and matching of color. Effects of colorants and additives on product durability and weathering. Safety in handling, end use, and disposal or recycling. Product quality and cost. Equipment and processes to get the job done right.
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