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
Print 2015 CAD RETEC® 2015 [49] Indianapolis Betty Puckerin, Scott Heitzman 53rd year
CAD RETEC 2014 logo

2014

Sept 14-16

CAD RETEC® 2014 [48] New Orleans, LA Earl Balthazar, Spectrotechs Color Solutions 52nd Year
SPE CAD RETEC 2013 logo

2013

Sept 22-24

CAD RETEC® 2013

“Color Comes Alive”

[47]
Baltimore, MD

Tom Rachal, Tronox

Steve Esker, Paramount

51st Year

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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

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One Day Tutorial/Seminar 2012 Sept 30 Preconference Tutorial “Coloring of Plastics” Tutorial Louisville, KY Bob Charvat  
cadretec 2012 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
“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 ANTECConference 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
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
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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