Events

  The 2025 LEDucation Trade Show and Conference, organized by the Designers Lighting Forum of New York (DLFNY), concluded its 2025 event on March 18–19 at the New York Hilton Midtown. As North America’s largest annual lighting industry gathering, LEDucation showcased the latest in lighting technology and provided a platform for industry professionals to connect and [...]

  LEDucation 2025 LEDucation 2025 will be held March 18 & 19 at the New York Hilton Midtown, in New York City. There will be over 400 exhibitors and 45 conference sessions available. LEDucation registration is now open here. LightNOW is a media sponsor of LEDucation and we will be staffing a media table at [...]

  The DesignLights Consortium (DLC) hosted the 2024 DLC Controls Summit in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, focusing on the integration of networked lighting controls (NLC) with HVAC systems to unlock further energy savings and reduce carbon emissions. The summit brought together manufacturers, lighting experts, and energy efficiency professionals to discuss strategies and resources for advancing NLC-HVAC integration. [...]

Here is a quick update on six industry events and five awards. EVENTS:   CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS: IES25 The Lighting Conference Deadline: January 23 for Hands-On Workshops and Speaker Sessions Deadline: February 27 for Research Track and Posters More information here.   CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS: 2025 IES Street & Area Lighting Conference (SALC) Deadline: January 30, 2025. [...]

  IES25: The Lighting Conference The IES 2025 Lighting Conference is now accepting submissions for its call for speakers. IES’ annual conference, IES25: The Lighting Conference, features research, design, technology, and more. It will be held August 21-23, 2025 in Anaheim, CA. Proposals are currently being accepted for the following conference activities: Pre-Conference Workshops Speaker [...]

  LightFair 2025 will be held in Las Vegas, NV, May 4-8, 2025. With LightFair 2025 six months away, it is interesting to take a look at the number of exhibitor booths that have been booked. As of November 9th, 2024, I hand-counted 179 exhibitors listed on the website exhibitor map. It is possible that [...]

Author’s Note, 10/12/24: LightFair has extended the speaker submission deadline to October 18th, 2024. The call for speakers for LightFair 2025 is open, with a deadline to apply of October 11, 2024 (next Friday!). LightFair did not issue a press release about it, as in previous years, and there has been almost no trade press coverage [...]

The number of trade shows and conferences devoted to lighting controls, Smart Home, IoT, and Smart Cities continues to grow. Here are some of the most relevant shows for the lighting controls industry, many of which began in the last 3-4 years: DLC Controls Summit The DLC Controls Summit is devoted to achieving the potential [...]

  The Design Lights Consortium (DLC) has announced some of the panelists for the upcoming DLC Controls Summit, October 15-16, in Milwaukee, WI. Confirmed are: October 16, 2024 9:25am-10:30am PANEL/Q&A: PATHWAYS TO CONNECTED LIGHTING AMY DICKERSON, LEAD ENGINEER, NATIONAL GRID DAVID MCCAMMANT, SENIOR EFFICIENCY MANAGER, MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY CHRIS PRIMOUS, EVP OF SALES & MARKETING, [...]