The new issue of Designing Lighting Global is out featuring a serpent-shaped light installation in Shanghai and a Colombian preschool that teaches through light. Casambi North America outlines a rep-agency-centered sales strategy to better serve the North American market, and today is the final day to submit projects for DLFNY's 3rd Annual Beacon Awards.

The DALI Alliance announces DALI 27, its first Global Summit + Expo in Utrecht on 23–24 February, uniting the global DALI ecosystem for education, networking, and the 2027 DALI Lighting Awards. Aleddra launches its LumiBé™ Table Lamp on Indiegogo, combining 40Hz gamma rhythm stimulation and near-infrared BrainGuardian® technology, and the National Lighting Bureau closes entries for its 2026 Lighting Transformation Awards on 1 October.

Artist Zincan's ArchLIGHT Summit presentation on practical AI tools for lighting designers drew a packed, engaged audience — real tools, real examples, and an honest look at what doesn't work. WAC Group heads to ASID GATHER: Catalyst 2026 in Dallas for a CEU session with Mariana Figueiro on circadian health and lighting, and CIE opens its call for contributions to the 2027 Quadrennial Session in Nanjing with short paper submissions due 10 November.

Randy reports live from the WAC Architectural showroom at Dallas Market Center for ArchLIGHT Summit, with C. Webster Marsh — this year's education curator — delivering a phenomenal program. Sourcery and OASIS partner to streamline the lighting designer-to-rep workflow, and Barron Lighting Group appoints Clint Wells as Western Regional Vice President to lead growth across 12 states.

Randy reports live from London's Design Festival, standing in front of St. Paul's Cathedral illuminated by Ukrainian firm ExpoLight — a project set to be featured in the October issue of Designing Lighting. Synapse Wireless appoints Trevor Palmer as CEO to lead its wireless lighting control expansion, and Pharos Architectural Controls replaces outdated sodium lighting at Melbourne's Parliament of Victoria with a flexible, energy-efficient façade system.

The U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board rules all challenged claims in Feit Electric's white filament LED patent unpatentable, siding with LEDVANCE after its Inter Partes Review petition. Orion Energy Systems lands a second multimillion-dollar data center order from a major global hyperscaler just three months after its first, and CEDIA 2026 spotlights the growing convergence of lighting, controls, and smart home integration.

IESNYC, DLFNY, WILD, and IALDNY call on New York City's lighting community to submit creative work for the 2026 Moonlighting Exhibition by 18 September. Govee unveils AI-powered smart lighting at IFA 2026 including a mood-responsive Sky Ceiling Light, and Stephen Zhou of MW Connect explores how Bluetooth NLC and open standards can unite lighting and HVAC in a new Lighting Controls Podcast episode.

Casambi announces Ron Marciss as Executive VP of Sales for North America, bringing decades of lighting controls experience to strengthen the company's agency partner network. Signify expands Philips Hue with AI-powered automations, Nanoleaf and Sonos integrations, and new products. Light Forms and Park Lighting Design transform Baltic Works in Gateshead with bespoke linear lighting, neon, and Casambi controls.

IoT Innovations — what Randy diplomatically calls a "non-practicing entity" — has sued Signify over six patents targeting its Philips Hue, WiZ, and Interact ecosystems. Jeff Bristol, well known in the industry, joins MeshConnect Controls as Chief Commercial Officer bringing 30 years of lighting and controls experience, and Dialight heads to the 2026 PCIC Conference in Philadelphia to showcase its hazardous and industrial LED solutions.

Zachary Pearson of Fisher Marantz Stone brings a next-generation focus to his role as IESNYC President, prioritizing education, emerging professionals, and community engagement. DarkSky's Under One Sky 2026 virtual conference offers 24 hours of global discussions on protecting the night, and IES hosts its Light for Life Commissioning symposium on 8 October with four continuing education credits available.