The IES Annual Conference is being held 24-28 AUG and 31 AUG-4 SEP, but we have just learned that IES plans a pre-conference to be held on 19 AUG, which is the second day of LEDucation. The National Association of Innovative Lighting Distributors (NAILD), a strategic partner of the IES, will be delivering educational content as part of pre-conference on August 19th.
For details of the IES Pre-conference, click here. For details of LEDucation, click here
EdisonReport will monitor both conferences.
Below are the times for the IES event:
9:00am – 10:10am EST
Selling Solar, From Fixtures to Panels
Featuring: David Gershaw of Solera Solar Lighting and Mike Thalhimer of All Energy Solar, moderated by Get a Grip on Lighting
10:30am – 11:40am EST
UV-C Lighting – Are We Ready for Industry Wide Deployment?
Featuring: Fred Van Lierop & Karl Platzer of UV Lamp Consulting, Oliver Lawal of Aquisense, Jim Colantoni of Puro Lighting, and Bernard Erickson of FSGI moderated by Get a Grip on Lighting
12:00pm – 1:00pm EST
The Future of Legacy Lighting
Featuring: Chris Siegel, Alan Karen and Mark Corocan from SATCO, Tom Ciurczak of BLC International, Inc., Sid Phillips of Professional Lighting, and Cory Schneider of Lighting Unlimited Inc. moderated by Get a Grip on Lighting
1:00pm – 2:10pm EST
Can Distributors Actually Sell Healthy Lighting Systems?
Featuring Dr. Mariana Figueiro of Rensselaer, Dr. Andrea Wilkerson of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Deborah Burnett of Benya Burnett Consultancy, Henrick Clauson of Fagerhult, & Ray Molony of Lux Review, moderated by Get a Grip on Lighting
2:30pm – 3:40pm EST
The China Question – A Round Table Discussion from the Lighting Perspective
Featuring: Ellis Yan of TCP, Margaret Wong of McWong Inc, & Antony Corrie of Fulham
4:00pm – 5:30pm EST
Takin’ It To The Streets
Featuring: Jim Benya & Deborah Burnett of Benya Burnett Consultancy discusses the relevance and merits of the previous topics and more with Get a Grip on Lighting.