CAD RETEC® Conference History

CAD RETEC® is the trademarked name of our division’s annual topical conference (TOPCON). CAD RETEC© is usually scheduled in the fall of each year, and generally takes place over two or three days. CAD RETEC® is our “big” conference each year and is the largest technical conference hosted in North America that is devoted to the coloring of plastics. Attendance is usually around 400-500 people, so it offers a great networking opportunity in addition to a technology focus. Conference locations change from year to year as we try to offer convenient opportunities to attend for the entire CAD membership. SPE membership is encouraged but is not required to attend.

SPE CAD hosts conferences twice each year (SPE ANTEC, CAD RETEC®) that are open to all interested parties. Here is list of past SPE CAD conferences.

CAD RETEC® 2018 (September 23-25)

Embassy Suites and Convention Center

Charleston, SC

Get The Lowdown On Color

Breeze Briggs, Brenda Outlaw

56th Year

CAD RETEC® 2017 (September 17-19)

Hilton Milwaukee

Milwaukee, WI

What’s Brewing With Color?

Bruce Mulholland

55th Year

CAD RETEC® 2016, September 11-13

Sawgrass Marriott Hotel

Ponte Vedre Beach, FL

Driving Color Into The Future

Scott Aumann

54th Year

	Date	Conference	Theme	Location	Conference Chairperson	Comments
	2015	CAD RETEC® 2015	[49]	Indianapolis	Betty Puckerin, Scott Heitzman	53rd year
	2014 Sept 14-16	CAD RETEC^® 2014	[48]	New Orleans, LA	Earl Balthazar, Spectrotechs Color Solutions	52nd Year
	2013 Sept 22-24	CAD RETEC^® 2013	“Color Comes Alive” [47]	Baltimore, MD	Tom Rachal, Tronox Steve Esker, Paramount	51st Year ATTENDEES DOWNLOAD CONFERENCE PAPERS or visit cadretec2013.conferencespot.org to download. (Access with your email address. Password instructions were in your in your registration packet) If you have trouble downloading send us an email: help@xxxspecad.org (remove xxx before sending)
One Day Tutorial/Seminar	2013	Preconference Tutorial	“Coloring of Plastics” Tutorial	Baltimore, MD	Bob Charvat
	2012 Sept 30-Oct 2	CAD RETEC^® 2012	“50 Years of Coloring Plastics” [46]	Louisville, KY	Sandra Davis	50 YEAR ANNIVERSARYsince first “CAD RETEC” by PAG in 1961 ATTENDEES DOWNLOAD CONFERENCE PAPERS or visit cadretec2012.conferencespot.org to download. (your password was in your registration packet) If you have trouble downloading send us an email: help@xxxspecad.org (remove xxx before sending)
One Day Tutorial/Seminar	2012 Sept 30	Preconference Tutorial	“Coloring of Plastics” Tutorial	Louisville, KY	Bob Charvat
	2011 Sept 25-27	CAD RETEC© 2011	“Blown Away By Color” [45]	Yorktown Lombard, IL	Howard Kennedy
One Day Tutorial/Seminar	2011 Sept 25	Preconference Tutorial	“Coloring of Plastics” Tutorial	Lombard, IL	Bob Charvat
	2010 Sept 14-16	CAD RETEC© 2010	“Colorful Nashville” [44]	Renaissance Nashville Nashville, TN	Brian West, Techmer PM
One Day Tutorial/Seminar	2010 Sept 13-14	Preconference Tutorial	“Coloring of Plastics” Tutorial	Renaissance Nashville Nashville, TN	Bob Charvat

	2009 Oct 18-20	CAD RETEC® 2009	“The Value Of Color”	Hyattt Savannah, GA	Scott Aumann, EMD Chemicals
One Day Tutorial/Seminar	2009 Oct. 18	Preconference Tutorial	“Coloring of Plastics” Tutorial	Hyatt Savannah, GA	Bob Charvat

	2008 Sep 21-23	CAD RETEC® 2008	“Driving Color Into the Next Decade” [42]	Dearborn, MI	Bruce Mulholland, Ticona	Co-hosted with Detroit Colour Council. 10th Anniversary of Color Eye Blind’s first appearance
	2007	CAD RETEC® 2007	“Remember the Color” [41]	San Antonio, TX	Jim Figaniak, LTL Color Compounders	“Coloring the World Of Plastic” Tagline Winner Announced
	2006	CAD RETEC® 2006	“Back to Basics” [40]	Cincinnati, OH	Scott Heitzman, Sun Chemical	Introduction of the new CAD “swoosh” logo
	2005 Sep 25-27	CAD RETEC® 2005	“You Can’t Sing the Blues When Your World is Full of Color” [39]	Charlotte, NC	Earl Balthazar, Spectrotechs	Moved from New Orleans because of Hurricane Katrina
	2004	CAD RETEC® 2004	“Hot Color, Cool Plastics: Back to the Island” [38]	Marco Island, FL	Sandra Davis, DuPont
	2003 Oct 12-14	CAD RETEC® 2003	“The Color of Plastics” [37]	Atlanta, GA	Tracy Phillips, PolyOne	Co-hosted with Southern Section, Jamal El-Hibri, Solvay Advanced Polymers
	2002 Oct 1-2	CAD RETEC® 2002	“Northern Reflectsion-A Pallette of Possibilities” [36]	Toronto, Canada	Bob Trinklein, Teknor Color	Co-hosted with Toronto Section, Ralph Nunarro Attendance 425
	2001	CAD RETEC® 2001	“Hot Colors-Cool Plastics” [35]	Marco Island, FL	Gary Beebe, A. Schulman
	2000	CAD RETEC® 1998	“Your Ticket to Outstanding Color and Additives” [34]	Crystal City, VA	Sandra Davis, Johnny Suthers	Co-hosted with PMAD Attendance 560
	1999	CAD RETEC® 1999	“Conducting a Symphony of Color In Nashville” [33]	Renaissance Nashville Nashville, TN	Co-Chairs: Austin Reid, Brian West	Attendance 490
	1998 Sep 27-29	CAD RETEC® 1998	“Riding the Wavelengthof Color” [32]	Marrott Center Cleveland, OH	Co-Chairs: Selby Brannon, Jeff Davis	Co-hosted with Ohio Firelands Section. First appearance CAD House Band, Color Eye Blind.
	1997 Sep 16-17	CAD RETEC® 1997	“Color Quantification: Adding Value with Instruments” [31]	Marriott INner Harbor Baltimore, MD		Co-host: ISCC
	1996 Oct 1-2		“Promoting the Science of Coloring Plastics” [30]	Hyatt Union Station St. Louis, MO	Co-Chairs: Sharon Ehr, Chroma	Co-host: St. Louis Section Attendance 527
	1995 Sep 24-25		“Coloring Plastics for Performance” [29]	Wild Dunes Resort Charleston, SC		Co-host Carolinas Section Attendance 503
	1994 Sep 20-22		“Effects in Plastics” [28]	Oak Brook Hills Resort Oak Brook, IL	Co-Chairs: Sharon Ehr, Chroma	Co-host Chicago Sectoin Attemdance 510
	1993 Oct 11-13		“Weathering Well with Colorants and Additives” [27]	Stouffer Resort Orlando, FL		Co-hosted with PMAD Attendance 455
	1992 Sep 14-16		“Color Tolerances-Measuring Up to Today’s Standards” [26]	Hyatt Cherry HIll, NJ		Co-SPonsor: Philadelphia Section Attendance 511
	1991 Oct 15-17		“Elements of Color and Appearance for the Thermoplastic Processor” [25]	Marriott New Orleans,LA		Co-Sponsor: Thermplastic Materials and Foams Division
	1990 Oct 8-10		“A New Decade of Challenge” [24]	Adam’s Mark Charleston, SC		Co-sponsor: Carolinas Section zAttendance: 400
	1989 Sep 18-20		“RETEC XXIII: Coloring Performance Plastics for Automotive” [23]	Sawmill Creek Huron, OH		Co-sponsor: Firelands Section
	1988 Oct 2-4		“RETEC XXII: Total Systems Approach” [22]	Newport Marriott Newport, RI		Co-hosted with PMAD
	1987 Oct 13-15		“RETEC XXI: Color Comes of Age-21!” [21]	Hyatt Regency Atlanta, GA
	1986 Sep 30-Oct 1		“RETEC XX: Colour Advances in Automotive Applications” [20]	Ontario, Canada		Co-Sponsor: Ontario Section
	1985 Oct 7-9		“The Coloring of Plastics: Advances in the Plastic Color Industry” [19]	St. Charles, IL		Co-Sponsor: Chicago Section
	1984 Oct 2-3		“The Coloring of Plastics: Now and the Future” [18]	McAfee, NJ
	1983 Oct 3-5		“The Coloring of Plastics: Cost Effective Color” [17]	Sawmill Creek Huron, OH		Co-Sponsor: Firelands Section
	1982 Oct 4-6		“The Coloring of Plastics: Pigment Behavior in Polymer Systems” [16]	Americana Great George McAfee, NJ		Co-Sponsor: Palisades Section
	1981 Oct 4-5		“Coloring Plastics XV: In-Plant Color Control” [15]	Marriott Lincolnshire, IL		Co-Sponsor: Chicago Section
	1980 Oct 13-15		“Coloring Plastics RETEC Update” [14]	Baltimore Convention Center Baltimore, MD		Co-Sponsor: Baltimore-Washington Section
	1979 Oct 16-17		“Control of Color and Appearance [13]	Sharton Poste Inn Cherry Hill, NJ		Co-Sponsor: Philadelphia Section
	1978 Oct 5-6		“Coloring of Plastics XII: Automotive Color XII” [12]	Sawmill Creek Huron, OH		Co-Sponsor: Firelands Section
	1977 Oct 4-5		“The Law and You” [11]	Copley Plaza Boston, MA
	1976 Sep 21-22		“The Coloring of Plastics X” [10]	Sheraton Poste Inn Cherry Hill, NJ		Co-Sponsor: Delaware Valley Section
	1975 Sep 23-24		“Coloring and Decorating of Plastics IX” [9]	Stouffer’s Inn Cincinnati, OH
	1974 Oct 7-8		“Coloring of Plastics VIII” [8]	Hollenden House Cleveland, OH		Co-Sponsor: Cleveland Section
	1973 Sept 24-25		“The Coloring of Plastics VII” [7]	Cherry Hill Inn Cherry Hill, NJ		Co-Sponsor: Delaware Valley Section
	1972 Jan 1-2		“Coloring of Plastics VI” [6]	Marriott Philadelphia, PA		Co-Sponsor: Philadelphia Section
	1971 Jan 26		“Coloring of Plastics V” [5]	Statler-Hilton Cleveland, OH		Co-Sponsor: Cleveland Section
	1970	no conference				First CAD Newsletter Published First CAD conference-ANTEC 1970
	1969 Jan 21		“Coloring of Plastics IV” [4]	Sheraton Cleveland, OH		Co-Sponsor: Cleveland Section
	1968	no conference
	1967	no conference
	1966 May 10		“Coloring of Plastics III” [3]	Statler-Hilton New York NY		Co-Sponsor: Palisades Section
	1965 May 12		“Coloring of Plastics II”[2]	Manger Hotel, Rochester, NY		Co-Sponsor: Rochester Section
	1964	no conference
	1963	no conference
	1962 April 12		“Color & Coloring of Plastics” [1]	Manger Hotel, Rochester, NY	Maret Bacci, Vogt Manufacturing Co	First PAG conference Co-Sponsor: Rochester Section
	1960	no conference				Color & Appearance Prof. Activities Group (PAG) formed

SPE ANTEC™ Conference History (Where CAD offered technical sessions)
	Date	Conference	Theme	Location	Conference Chairperson(s)	Comments
SPE ANTEC 2015	2015	ANTEC 2015	CAD Sessions	Orlando
	2014 April 28-30	ANTEC 2014	CAD Sessions	Las Vega, OH	Sharyl Reid, A. Schulman Doreen Becker, A. Schulman
	2013 April 21-25	ANTEC 2013	CAD Sessions	Cincinnati, OH	Scott Heitzmann, Sun Chemical
	2012 April 1-4	ANTEC 2012 @ NPE	CAD Sessions	Orlando, FL	Scott Aumann, EMD Chemicals
ANTEC 2011	2011 May 1-5	ANTEC 2011	CAD Sessions	Boston, MA	Bruce Mulholland, Ticona
ANTEC 2012	2010 May	ANTEC 2010	CAD Sessions	Orlando, FL	Sharyl Reid, A. Schulman
	2009 June 22-24	ANTEC 2009 @NPE	CAD Sessions	Chicago, IL	Roger Reinicker, Ciba
ANTEC 2008	2008 May 4-8	ANTEC 2008	CAD Sessions	Milwaukee, WI	Ann Smeltzer, Lanxess
	2007 May	ANTEC 2007	CAD Sessions	Cincinatti, OH	Kathrynn Brannon, Shepherd Color Scott Heitzman, Sun Chemical
	2006 May	ANTEC 2006	CAD Sessions	Charlotte, NC
	2005	ANTEC 2005	CAD Sessions		Dave Johnson
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1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997,1998,1999
1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1988, 1989
1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979
1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969
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