Your Guide to LEDucation 2025 and the EdisonReport Media Network
As LEDucation 2025 approaches, attendees can look forward to an exciting lineup of virtual sessions, in-person events, and special recognitions. Below is everything you need to know, including schedules and registration details.
13–14 March: Virtual Sessions
LEDucation 2025 offers 15 virtual sessions over two days, covering a diverse range of lighting industry topics. Attendees can register for individual sessions ($20 per session) or purchase a full virtual pass ($50) for access to all. Register here.
Thursday, 13 March
- 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM EST | Effective Pre-Commissioning and Account Management in Smart Homes
- 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM EST | IES LP-6 – The Next Generation
- 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM EST | Is Efficient Lighting Sufficient for Humans? Look Beyond Metrics.
- 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EST | Design to Programming: Key Insights & Lessons in Lighting Control System Implementation
- 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EST | Riveting Revit Enhancements & Other Digital Lighting Design Tools
- 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EST | Enlightening Final Moments: Lighting for the End-of-Life Journey
- 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM EST | DarkSky Principles & Programs
- 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM EST | Illuminating “Current” – A Case Study on Lighting a Public Art Suspension
Friday, 14 March
- 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM | AI Lights the Way: The Future of Product Selection & Procurement
- 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM | Pushing Back: The Battle for Quality Lighting Continues
- 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM | WELL Buildings: How Lighting Contributes & What Lies Beyond
- 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM | The Role of Emergency Lighting Inverters in Modern Lighting
- 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM | RP-46 Is Here. Now What?
- 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Harnessing Digital Tools for Lighting Design Innovation
- 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM | Harnessing Ambient Energy: Batteryless Solutions for Sustainable Building Control
Monday, 17 March
- First EdisonReport Show Daily released, featuring the ER’s Top 10 MUST-SEE Products.
- Exhibitor Move-In: 12:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
- 10th Annual Lifetime Achievement Awards – Sponsored by QTL at Parsons School of Design:
- Cocktails & Networking: 5:30 PM
- Awards Ceremony: 6:00 PM
- Tickets available – LAA2025.eventbrite.com Use QTL25 for a $25 discount.
- These industry leaders have been recognized for their outstanding contributions to the lighting community. This event sold out in 2024.
Tuesday, 18 March
Pre-registration for Exhibit Hall access only is $30, increasing to $45 for on-site registration. The Exhibit Hall + Unlimited In-Person Session Pass costs $60 for pre-registration and $75 on-site. The Full Access Pass is $100 for pre-registration and $125 for on-site registration (starting March 19). Register here.
- Second EdisonReport Show Daily released at 7:00 AM.
- Exhibit Hours: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM.
- Lunch Redesigned: Grab-and-go lunch available 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM at two DLFNY Cafés:
- 2nd Floor: Murray Hill Room (via Rhinelander Exhibit Hall).
- 3rd Floor: Mercury Ballroom, East Promenade (via Rotunda).
- LightPitch™ by EdisonReport:
- Product videos shot at exhibitor booths.
- Videos published the following day.
- Limited slots available! (LightPitch™ sold out in 2024)
- IESNYC Student Lighting Competition runs throughout LEDucation, culminating in an awards ceremony at 5:00 PM in the Trianon Ballroom.
- 2025 Theme: “A Sight for Sore Eyes” – Challenging students to design solutions for visual discomfort.
In-Person Presentations
- 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Stranger Things: The Melanopsin-Red Saturation-Brightness Connection
- 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Outdoor Lighting Controls: How Technology is Lowering Costs and Improving Safety
- 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM | Time for a Checkup: Coming Energy Code Changes
- 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM | View Quality: Why and How to Measure?
- 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM | Well Hello, DALI!
- 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM | Digital Design with DALI
- 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | Preservation Lighting: LEDs in Museum Exhibitions
- 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | HERITAGE LIGHT: History Illuminated
- 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM | Championing Sustainable Lighting Specification Processes
- 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM | The LED Revolution Needs a Design Revolution: Replaceable Components for a Sustainable Future
- 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM | Fueling Light Education
- 3:00 PM– 4:00 pm | Design Storytelling: Communicating the Value of Impactful Lighting Design
- 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM | “La Plancha” Métropolitain Park
- 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM | Lumens Are for Humans
- 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM | I Can’t Hear You Because My T-Shirt is Too Itchy: Understanding Sensory Processing in Neurodivergent Learners
- 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Designing Lighting for Interpersonal Video Communication
- 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Bird Utopia
Wednesday 19 March
- Exhibit Hours: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM.
- C-Suite Interviews:
- Hosted by EdisonReport at Booth PF6 (near Grand Ballroom).
- Exclusive executive interviews.
- Limited slots available!
In-Person Presentations
- 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM | Demonstrating Interoperability and HVAC Integration: Exploring Open Standards in Action with Wireless LLLC
- 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Leveraging AI in Lighting To Design Occupant Experiences
- 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM | The Sun–The Perfect Spectrum: What You See and What You Don’t
- 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Utilizing Latent Properties of Light for Wellness
- 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM | The How, Why and When of Systems Integration
- 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | Behavioral Health Lighting Solutions – Concepts, Guidelines, and Strategies for Therapeutic Design
- 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | Lighting Controls as an Operating System: A Shift in Focus
- 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM | Luminous Connections: Exploring Innovative Bridge Lighting Design
- 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM | Light on Crime
- 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM | Demystifying Fluorescent Retrofits: Helping Clients Upgrade Fluorescent Lighting While Preserving Existing Fixtures
- 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM | Sustainable Lighting: From Theory to Impact
- Exhibitor Move-Out: Grand Ballroom, 3:00 PM – 12:00 AM.
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