The California Lighting Technology Center has established the Don Aumann Memorial Lecture in Lighting Efficiency.

Don Aumann, 1959-2007

Don Aumann was an important member of the CLTC team until he passed away suddenly in 2007.

The committee for the Don Aumann Memorial Lecture is requesting nominations for potential speakers at this annual event hosted at University of California – Davis. Speakers can include leading researchers, advocates and design professionals that have demonstrated outstanding leadership and accomplishment in lighting and energy efficiency. The Don Aumann lectureship fund will cover expenses for these individuals to travel to UC Davis for the event. The date of the lecture is flexible and will be determined by nominee availability.

Want to nominate a speaker? Email Professor Michael Siminovitch here, or contact Kelly Cunningham at 530.754.7520 or here.

Yesterday, we reported that Philips has acquired Italy-based Ilti Luce SpA, an LED design company for architectural indoor lighting. Philips has also recently announced that it has acquired Dynalite, a maker of lighting controls headquartered in Sydney, Australia. Dynalite has become part of the Lighting Electronics business within the Philips Lighting sector.

Dynalite was founded in 1989 and has a focus on energy management and building automation, architectural lighting control, home automation, and residential applications solutions. The company, with offices in Australia, the U.K., China, and Dubai, has around 130 employees.

LEDs and controls appear to continue to be the focus of M&A activity lately. With the acquisition of Dynalite, Philips significantly expands its existing lighting controls business. The combination will have an estimated total market value of approximately EUR2 billion.

Philips has announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Italy-based Ilti Luce SpA, an LED design company for architectural indoor lighting.

Upon closing of this transaction in the first quarter of 2009, which is subject to certain contractual and other conditions such as regulatory approvals, Ilti Luce will become part of the Professional Luminaires business within the Philips Lighting sector.

Among the architectural monuments lit by Ilti Luce are the Vatican Necropolis in Vatican City and the Egyptian museum in Turin, Italy.

Sea Gull Lighting has been recognized with the ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence Award for the third consecutive year by the EPA and DOE.

A charter member of the ENERGY STAR program since 1992, Sea Gull Lighting currently markets more than 500 ENERGY STAR luminaires and ceiling fans. As an industry leader in this category, the company has also been the proud recipient of ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year honors in 2004 and 2005 and now the Sustained Excellence Awards from 2007-2009.

Selected annually from more than 12,000 organizations participating in the ENERGY STAR program, Sustained Excellence Award winners are recognized annually for their continued commitment to produce innovative, energy-efficient products that reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions.

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