IES Establishes New Public Policy Initiative

The Illuminating Engineering Society has announced a new public policy initiative regarding energy conservation and efficiency, sustainability and lighting quality, and a new staff appointment in support of the initiative. The purpose of the initiative is to plan, develop, and coordinate the public policy interests of the IES and government, regulatory, trade and professional associations, and partner organizations as well as the public at large.

IES created a new Director of Public Policy position and has announced the appointment of Robert Horner to this position. Horner received a BS in Electrical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. After spending the early part of his career in energy management, he started with OSRAM Corp. in 1989 and made the transition to OSRAM SYLVANIA in 1993, assuming positions of commercial engineering manager, product group marketing manager for fluorescent lamps, marketing manager for linear fluorescent and business manager for visualization and imaging. Horner has been a longstanding member of the IES and the IEEE. He served the National Lighting Bureau for 10 years as an officer and a member of the Board of Governors. He also co-authored two major IES educational programs: Fundamentals of Lighting (2009) and Discover Lighting, an on-line introduction to the lighting field.

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