Events

The NECA Show, produced by the National Electrical Contractors Association, will occur September 30 through October 2 in Las Vegas. This year, NECA is offering free admission to the Show floor for all electrical professionals. This no-charge admission includes: • Access to the people, products, solutions, and ideas displayed by more than 275 exhibiting companies [...]

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Lighting Research Center (LRC) will hold a three-day, hands-on seminar September 18-20, 2012, to teach industry professionals how to incorporate light-emitting diodes (LEDs) into lighting applications. The LED Lighting Institute will include updated technical content based on the latest industry developments. Through workshops and lab sessions, participants learn the basics of LED [...]

LIGHTFAIR International has issued a Call for Speakers for the 2013 event in Philadelphia April 21-25, 2013, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Experts from the lighting industry and other industries such as architecture, design, energy, engineering, government, medical, real estate, facility management, hospitality and more are encouraged to pursue presentation opportunities. The deadline is September [...]

The 31st annual Illuminating Engineering Society Street and Area Lighting Conference will be held in Miami September 9-12, 2012. This event was created for industry professionals to openly exchange information on outdoor lighting issues, learn about outdoor lighting technology and applications, and view the latest products and services. Click here for more information and to [...]

The Wisconsin Energy Center will be hosting an LED webinar, “Exploring LED Lighting Technology for Facilities” presented by Liesel Whitney-Shulte, on May 22, 2012, 1:00 to 2:30 PM Central Time. Learn more here.

For another year, industry veteran Howard Wolfman, PE and I will be presenting “What’s New in Lamps and Ballasts,” a 90-seminar at LIGHTFAIR 2012 providing an independent view of the latest trends and developments in lamp and ballast technology over the past 12-18 months. The session will be held Wednesday, May 9, from 4:30 to [...]

On April 19, the U.S. Department of Energy will host a 90-minute live webcast on a new lighting specification that sets performance requirements for high-efficiency LED and fluorescent troffer products in 2’x4′, 2’x2′, and 1’x4′ configurations. Developed by DOE’s Commercial Building Energy Alliances (CBEAs), High-Efficiency Troffer Lighting Specification v3.0 was released in February and expands [...]

The Illuminating Engineering Society’s 2012 Annual Conference is being held November 11-13, 2012 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. IES recently issued a call for presentation papers. The deadline is May 27, 2012. Click here to learn more.

LEDucation 6 will be closing online registration on Monday, March 19, 2012. With the exhibitor show floor once again completely sold out with more than 90 manufacturers, expectation of more than 1,200 attendees, and a strong lineup of educational programming, LEDucation 6 has positioned itself for another informative event on March 21. Exhibit hours are [...]