AATCC/ISCC Industrial Color Challenges Symposium

AATCC and ISCC will sponsor a two-day symposium on “Industrial Color Challenges”.  The program will be held on February 22-23, 2007 at the Hilton University Place in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Presentations will cover all facets of industrial color technology including color and marketing, multiangle color measurement, colorant legislation and safety, the conditions for proper visual analysis and the benefits of quantitative color assessment.  Speakers will address questions from the audience during a series of panel discussions.

Confirmed presentations include:

Color Formulation Anomalies – Sy Commanday, Consultant

In-line Fiber Optic Color Measurement – Jaime Gomez, Equitech International

Fluorescence & Whiteness – Roland Connelly, X-Rite

What Condition is your Condition In? (An update on Sample Conditioning) – Chris Hipps, Datacolor

Color Difference Metrics and an Update on ISO and ASTM Methods – David Hinks, NC State University

Digital Color Communication – Ann Laidlaw, X-Rite

A 3D Comparison of Color Solids – Frank O’Donnell, Sherwin Williams

Those Who Dare to Welcome the Challenge – Ellen Carter, Color Research and Application

Virtual Color Evaluation – Practical Applications and Recent Developments in Electronic Color and Texture Visualization – Leslie Mcintosh, Datacolor

The Coloration of Non-woven Fabrics - J. Richard Aspland, Clemson University

Authenticity: Tagging and Image Analysis – Renzo Shamey, NC State University

The registration fee is $475 for AATCC and ISCC members and $710 for nonmembers and includes two luncheons, morning and afternoon breaks, a Thursday evening reception, and a compilation of all available papers. During the reception there will be tabletop displays and color and technology suppliers will be present to share the latest information about their products and services.

For additional program details or to register visit AATCC’s website, www.aatcc.org.