Events

LIGHTFAIR has issued its call for speakers for the 2017 conference in Philadelphia. Content areas include: • Inspiration • Applications Research • Design Strategies – NEW • Design Tools & Technologies • Core Knowledge – NEW • Intelligent Lighting & Connectivity – NEW • Professional Development – NEW The deadline is September 9, 2016 at [...]

SeventhWave is hosting a seminar in Michigan on September 8 on LED lighting technologies. It will be presented by Randall Johnson, LC, President of US Lamp. LED lighting technologies: evaluating performance and financial considerations (on-location course) September 8 │ 8:30 am–4 pm │ Marquette, MI │ $199 LEDs are rapidly changing the landscape for commercial [...]

From the ALA leadership (click here to see the announcement on the ALA website): After much discussion, the ALA Board of Governors and the ALA staff have made the difficult decision to cancel the 2016 ALA Conference due to the elevated health risks associated with the Zika virus. This decision was based on the health [...]

David Shiller, President of Lighting Solution Development, LLC, recently blogged his top 11 takeaways from the 2016 Strategies in Light Conference. Socket saturation, OLEVs, price erosion, mini luminaires, R9 and more interesting observations here.

Republication of Postings from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solid-State Lighting Program by Jim Brodrick, SSL Program Manager, U.S. Department of Energy A big thanks to those of you who stopped by the DOE booth at LIGHTFAIR International last week. My apologies if things got a little crowded in there at times, but our [...]

LIGHTFAIR International, taking place April 24-28 at the San Diego Convention Center, was one of the most interesting events in years. LIGHTFAIR once reflected the glacial pace of the lighting industry, but that era is over. LED technology is changing everything. Manufacturers have taken the technology to a level where they’ve mastered general lighting applications [...]

The RMLA Technical Course will be offered for the fourth time June 9-12, 2016, and continues to offer an intensive exploration of the fundamentals of vision, perception, lighting metrics, photometry and optics with an introduction to the aesthetics of light and lighting design. In addition to the fundamentals, this year’s course will also feature an [...]

The Illuminating Engineering Society has announced a call for speakers for the Society’s 2016 Annual Conference to be held from October 23 – 25 in Orlando, Florida at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Hotel. The theme for this year’s event is Connected Light. The IES is seeking subject matter experts from diverse disciplines to present [...]

LEDucation, coming March 29-30 to the NY Hilton Midtown in New York City, has announced its speaker lineup, which you can see in detail here. This education event will host 30 sessions and three panel discussions for both beginner and intermediate levels. Register here.