Events

  Here is an update on two important industry conferences & trade shows: NYControlled 2025 This show is being held Wednesday, October 15th, 2025, from 9am – 6pm, at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York City. Exhibitor registration is now open. Lighting control manufacturers will be showcasing their cutting-edge products. Also exhibiting will be: + [...]

  It’s less than two weeks until LightFair in Las Vegas, NV. I’m looking forward to it, but not just for the trade show. I’ll also be part of two presentations on topics that I think are important. In each conference sessions, I get to co-present with an industry friend and veteran lighting consultant. Wednesday, [...]

  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 [...]