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PRESS ROOM

Register for Light for Life® Symposium: Commissioning

Halco Celebrates Grand Opening of New Jersey Distribution Facility

Ligman North America Builds the Website Its Customers Asked For

Dialight Expands Latin American Representation Through JD Martin International

ArchLIGHT Summit Announces Key Schedule Highlights for 2026 Event in Dallas

USPTO Denies Super Lighting Reexamination Request Following PVTECH Pre-Order Submission Under New USPTO Procedure

Vancouver IES Section to Host AEFI, Advanced Education Fly-In Conference October 23, 2026.

NLB Announces Call For Entries for the 2026 Lighting Transformation Awards

LEDVANCE Earns Recognition in the 2026 IES Progress Report for Seven Innovative Lighting Solutions

Cooper Lighting Solutions Earns Eight Selections in 2026 IES Progress Report – The Most of Any Lighting Manufacturer

PureEdge Lighting Announces Settlement of Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against LightBlue USA / Rayhil

Stephen Zhou Receives IES Presidential Award at IES26: The Lighting Conference

Visa Lighting Expands Serenity™ Ceiling Luminaire Family with New Decorative Graphics Designed to Create Calming Healthcare and Behavioral Health Environments

Genlyte Solutions Supports More Than 120 Education Projects in Q2

Momentum Continues at Solais Lighting with Appointment of Danielle Myers as Vice President of Commercial Sales – West

Lighting Controls Podcast: Turning an Aircraft Carrier with Jason Livingston

The New York City Section of the Illuminating Engineering Society Announces the Recipients of the 2026 IESNYC Thesis Awards

Gammalux Celebrates 40 Years of Architectural Lighting Innovation

Cindy Morris Named Finalist for D CEO’s Inaugural Leadership Excellence Awards

Barron Lighting Group Appoints Ryan De Soto as Southeast Regional Vice President

Lighting Matters Podcast: Illuminate at NeoCon- What 60 Manufacturers Taught Us

Lighting Controls Podcast: WaveLinx – One Phone Call To Make with Martin Mercier

Adura’s Frigus LED Modules Featured in Two 2026 IESNYC Lumen Award-Winning Projects

Parspec Launches Sales Management, an AI-Native Platform from RFQ to Close-out for Manufacturer Rep Agencies

Prepare for the LC Exam with the IES LC Study Group

LEDVANCE LightPoint to Host Outdoor Lighting Basics Training for Electrical and Lighting Professionals

Skip Martin Headlines LightMatters 2026 as Registration Opens

GENLED Brands joins Principal Industries

Signify Earns Eight Red Dot Awards for Product Design Excellence

Bay Lighting Sales Joins CJS Lighting to Expand Northern California Presence

Elemental LED, Inc. Announces Rebrand to “Elemental Brands”

Inter-lux Appoints Linda Carrillo as Market Manager for Western Region

Fantasee Integration Appoints Darren Lapsley as Operations Manager

Brandon Industries Names Al Aylsworth Vice President & National Sales Manager

ILLUMUS Named ‘Manufacturer of the Year’ by the Manufacturers Association of Central Florida

Dialight to Showcase High-Performance LED Lighting at Reuters Downstream USA 2026

Mark Architectural Lighting Expands SLOT Family with Recessed and Perimeter Luminaires

Ed Martin is Available

The Lighting Exchange Launches Smart SpecSheets™ to Help Lighting Manufacturers Modernize Product Specification Workflows

Lighting Matters Podcast: Zero Out of a Hundred: Jen Park on Why Lighting Never Gets Credit

Disclaimer: Press Room includes sponsored content

EVENT CALENDAR

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December

07
LDI Show 2025
All day
12/07/2025-12/09/2025
LDI Show 2025 brings together over 16,000 live-event professionals to explore the latest in lighting, audio, video, staging, and production technology. With 300+ exhibitors, hands-on demos, and immersive experiences, the Expo Hall is the place to connect, learn, and discover innovations shaping the live-event industry.
Date: December 7–9, 2025
Venue: West Hall, Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
08
LDI Show 2025
All day
12/08/2025-12/09/2025
LDI Show 2025 brings together over 16,000 live-event professionals to explore the latest in lighting, audio, video, staging, and production technology. With 300+ exhibitors, hands-on demos, and immersive experiences, the Expo Hall is the place to connect, learn, and discover innovations shaping the live-event industry.
Date: December 7–9, 2025
Venue: West Hall, Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
09
LDI Show 2025
All day
12/09/2025-12/09/2025
LDI Show 2025 brings together over 16,000 live-event professionals to explore the latest in lighting, audio, video, staging, and production technology. With 300+ exhibitors, hands-on demos, and immersive experiences, the Expo Hall is the place to connect, learn, and discover innovations shaping the live-event industry.
Date: December 7–9, 2025
Venue: West Hall, Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

NEWS

2027 IESNYC Lumen Awards Open for Submissions

2027 IESNYC Lumen Awards Open for Submissions

August 28, 2026

NEW YORK, NY — The IESNYC Lumen Awards are now accepting submissions for 2027, inviting...

EdisonReport Goes Live

EdisonReport Goes Live at ArchLIGHT Summit 2026

August 28, 2026

EdisonReport is going live from ArchLIGHT Summit 2026 in Dallas, bringing viewers live interviews, industry...

Could Lighting Lead the Return of DC Power?

August 27, 2026

Could Lighting Lead the Return of DC Power?How Cence Power Is Rethinking Building Electrical InfrastructureBy...

LEDucation 2027 News + Call for Speakers

August 27, 2026

Join the Industry's Leading Voices at LEDucation 2027! Share your expertise, and industry insights to...

ArchLIGHT Summit Announces a Move to June

ArchLIGHT Summit Announces a Move to June For Its 2027 Dates

August 26, 2026

DALLAS – August 25, 2026 — Dallas Market Center (DMC) today announced that ArchLIGHT Summit,...

Inside the IES26 Illumination Awards:

Inside the IES26 Illumination Awards

August 24, 2026

Inside the IES26 Illumination Awards: Nearly 600 Entries and a Sold-Out Gala Illumination Awards Chair...

Lighting Design Alliance, a Salas O'Brien Company Receives an Award of Excellence for Sculpting with Light at IES26 Illumination Awards

2026 IES Illumination Awards Honor Four Top Projects

August 24, 2026

Four Projects Earn Top Honors at the 2026 IES Illumination Awards The Brooklyn Paramount, Memorial...

David DiLaura’s closing lessons

Built, Not Discovered: David DiLaura’s Closing Lessons

August 21, 2026

“Before we do the birthday toast, can we have a round of applause for the...

80 Trips Around the Sun with David DiLaura

Bamboozle, Red Pajamas and a Volvo: Celebrating David DiLaura

Is my Competitor Investigating my Industry Service?

Acuity Inc. Names Ruth Gratzke President of Acuity Brands Lighting

Lighting Trends from the IES Progress Committee

IES26: Jared in Disguise: An IES President Goes High-Tech

IES26: Progress Report Recognizes 58 Innovations

Sam Koerbel: Why Lighting Design Communication Matters

IES26: Progress! Progress Committee Delivers Progress Report

Signify Patent Lawsuit Brings an Interesting Role Reversal

Submit your Entry Light Middle East Awards 2027

The Speed of Trust: How Collaborative Distribution Mitigates Risk in Hyperscale Data Center Construction

IES Looks Beyond Survival Mode

IES26 Society Awards Honor Lighting Industry Leaders

Tony Wang to Be Inducted into ALA Lighting Hall of Fame at 2026 Conference

IES26 Presidential Awards Honor Four Lighting Leaders

IES26 Lighting Icons: Miller and DiLaura Share Career Lessons

From Emerging Professional to Leader: IES26 Builds in Denver

Light + Intelligent Building North America Expands Its Reach

Could the Iran War Cancel Light Middle East?

National Lighting Bureau and NALMCO Announce Strategic Collaboration to Advance Lighting Excellence

Did Signify Really Win the Lepro Patent Case?

How AI Lighting Controls Are Transforming Smart Buildings

LED-to-LED Retrofits Open the Lighting Industry’s Next Major Opportunity

Top Sessions to Watch at IES 26, The Lighting Conference

CAREERS

Eastern Regional Sales Manager

Inside Sales Associate — Commercial Lighting with Solais Lighting

Regional Vice President / Director of Sales with Solais Lighting

USA Western Regional Sales Manager with Vantage®

Director, National Accounts with H.E. Williams

Senior Product Design Engineer with Brownlee Lighting

Mid- West Market Manager with Inter-lux

Senior Inside Sales Representative with Impact Lighting

Lighting Product Content Creator and Marketing Support with Elite Lighting

Laboratory and Safety Engineer with Elite Lighting

Project Manager with FLOS

Regional Vice President with Barron Lighting Group

Regional Sales Managers with Litelab

OEM Account Manager

Regional Sales Manager – Chicago with Lumascape

Regional Sales Manager, North Central with MaxLite

Territory Sales Manager with MaxLite

Regional Sales Manager with PreciseLED

Regional Sales Manager with MaxLite

Director, Product Management and Marketing with Leviton

Regional Sales Manager with SATCO

Regional Sales Manager with ERCO

Lighting Applications Engineer with ERCO

Senior Lighting Designer with Mazzetti

Western Regional Sales Manager with Specialty Lighting

Retail Account Manager – Lighting

Director of Sales with Visa Lighting

Mechanical Design Engineer with Aron Lighting

Outside Sales- Lighting (Northern California Region)

Vice President, C&I Sales with MaxLite