Now in its 12th year, DOE’s SSL R&D Workshop blends discussions on SSL research, product development and manufacturing. The event will take place January 27-29 in San Francisco. Learn the latest on SSL advances: • Explore new directions in lighting and global manufacturing trends • Examine developments in red emitters, advanced materials and new manufacturing [...]

On Thursday, December 4, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Better Buildings Alliance will host a 60-minute live webinar about the Next Generation Luminaires (NGL) Design Competition and what building managers can learn from the extensive process used to select NGL-winning products. In its seventh year, NGL continues to showcase excellence in LED luminaire design and [...]

The IES Annual Conference in Pittsburgh was held November 2-4. Click here to see the sponsors. Here are some highlights courtesy of IES: Keynote speakers: Neil deGrasse Tyson led a lineup of four keynote speakers who framed their talks around the themes of Imagination, Integration, Inspiration and Illumination, the conference themes. Click here to learn [...]

The New York Festival of Light (NYFOL) announces New York City’s first annual New York Festival of Light, a three-night event – Thursday through Saturday, November 6 -8, 2014 – that celebrates light, in all of its extraordinary incarnations. New York now joins the ranks of major cities such as Berlin, London, Lyon, Montreal and [...]

The IESNYC has invited nine 2014 Lumen Award winning lighting designers to discuss what it takes to win a Lumen Award. In addition to discussing their award-winning projects, they will reveal how you too can have an award-winning submission. You’ll find out how to write effective text and submit eye-catching images and other tips to [...]

The Designers Lighting Forum of New York announced its “Call for Speakers” for LEDucation 9, the largest table top exhibition and educational event dedicated solely to the ever evolving LED market and technology. LEDucation 9 will return to New York City on March 5-6th, 2015 at the Sheraton NY Times Square hotel. The “Call for Speakers” focuses on a [...]

LIGHTFAIR International recently announced the Call for Speakers for its 2015 event taking place in New York City May 3-7, 2015. Experts from various industries such as architecture, design, engineering, exterior and roadway, facility management, government, healthcare, hospitality, alternative energy including solar power, transportation and more are encouraged to submit a proposal. Courses range in [...]

Join Peter Ngai, Vice President of OLED Lighting with Acuity Brands Lighting, as he shares the latest breakthroughs in OLED design and technology: 4:30–7:30 PM Thursday, July 31, 2014 California Lighting Technology Center 633 Peña Drive Davis, California This event is an opportunity for architects, lighting designers, engineers and interior designers to connect with one [...]

The 25th edition of LIGHTFAIR International, sponsored by IES and IALD, set new all-time attendance and trade show records for its five-day run in Las Vegas June 1-5. I have to say it was the best LIGHTFAIR in many years. The LIGHTFAIR 2014 trade show floor covered a record 239,800 net square feet and spotlighted [...]