Education + Resources

Epoc Messe Frankfurt GmbH, based in Dubai, has announced that Light Middle East–the region’s leading lighting trade show and conference, which was to be held at the Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre from September 27-29, 2009–is being rescheduled for Fall 2010. More here.

Architectural SSL Magazine has launched SSL Interactive, a blog about solid-state lighting for buildings. Content will include product and project reviews, technical data and other stories. Be sure to see the “Rules” page if you are interested in contributing. There was a typo in the URL, which has been corrected.

The Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IES) has announced that the 28th Annual Street and Area Lighting Conference–the only conference of its kind–will be held September 13-16, 2009 at Loews Philadelphia Hotel in Philadelphia, PA. The day prior to the conference sessions (Sunday) is devoted to outdoor lighting courses: introductory, intermediate, computer-aided exterior lighting [...]

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Research and Markets has announced the addition of Supplier Relations US, LLC’s new report “Residential Electric Lighting Fixture Manufacturing Industry in the U.S. and its Foreign Trade [2009 Edition]” to their offering. The 155-page Residential Electric Lighting Fixture Manufacturing Industry contains complete 2008 data and sophisticated forecasts for 2009, including data and analysis on the [...]

WAC Lighting will host an American Lighting Association (ALA)-accredited LED/OLED Training Session 1-3 PM on Friday, June 26 during the Summer Lighting Market in Dallas. The Training Session, which will enable participants to earn two hours of CLC Credit, will occur at the WAC Lighting Showroom #3934 in the Dallas Trade Mart. The Training Session [...]

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is now accepting presentation proposals for its 2010 Convention, to be held June 10-12, 2010 in Miami. Click here to create an account and begin the submittal process; click here to download the full Call for Presentations (PDF, courtesy of IALD). After reviewing the Call for Presentations, follow the [...]

The Lighting Controls Association recently published a whitepaper I wrote about a new California Lighting Technology Center (CLTC) study on bilevel occupancy sensors. CLTC studied control strategies in eight private offices and found that combining occupancy sensing and bilevel switching produced the highest energy savings—about 50% more than using an occupancy sensor alone. These are [...]

The Venture Lighting Institute is offering a a webinar training series for free starting June 11 through the end of 2009. This online series covers lighting concepts to Venture products. The curriculum is designed towards key audiences such as electrical distributors and lighting designers. The series is offered once a month for a half hour [...]