Illuminating Engineering Society

Early Bird Registration for IES25: The Lighting Conference is NOW OPEN! Join us August 21-23 in Anaheim, CA, for IES’ annual conference, IES25: The Lighting Conference, the preeminent conference for all things lighting, from research to design to technology and more—a true state of the industry event. Register today at ies.org/ac.

View urban lighting projects through a transformative lens with Principal of Sol Light Studio Neha Sivaprasad’s feature article in LD+A’s March issue here: https://lnkd.in/erYTFBfy

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The Membership/IES Account Portal (my.ies.org) will be undergoing maintenance from Tuesday, March 18 to Thursday, March 20. The following features will be unavailable during this time: • Joining or renewing memberships • Creating or editing profiles • Purchasing or renewing subscriptions • Managing employee lists (Sustaining Members only) Access to all resources connected through Single Sign-On (SSO) will remain available. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us at support@ies.org.

Join presenter Kathryn Toth at 12pm ET on March 20 for an overview of the new ANSI/IES RP-47-23 Recommended Practice: Landscape Lighting. Register at ies.org/webinars This webinar will review exterior lighting overall and discuss recommendations for responsible DarkSky friendly landscape lighting, along with a summary of RP-47 including: the landscape lighting design process, equipment, maintenance, nature and human interactions, special design considerations, and techniques.

LD+A’s March “Ask an EP” column features Richard Muthama, a lighting designer from Lam Partners, who discusses the importance of illumination as a necessity for more than just people who can afford a lighting designer. Read the full interview here: https://lnkd.in/gsuvqcDu If you would like to participate in a future “Ask an EP” column, email Editor I Michele Zimmerman at michele.zimmerman@sagepub.com.

Dan Ozminkowski presented today at USITT, “Navigating Lighting Color Metrics”. We planned a TM-30 demo with 4 different fixtures, anticipating subtlety in white light, and navigating spec sheets. I was so sorry to miss my co-presenting role (on medical leave) as we planned, but good educators can pivot, and Dan did…and I’m impressed. Huge thanks to Gigahertz Optik GmbH (Dante Nava and Jim L.) for the meter loan! And Aaron Krohn for coordination efforts in advance. Illuminating Engineering Society USITT #metrics #color #lighting

For International Women's Day, we would also like to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first woman president of the IES, Rita Harrold. She originally became an associate member of IES in 1967 and a member in 1971. She received the Distinguished Service Award in 1979 and was elected a Fellow in 1981, before becoming the Society's 81st President in 1985. Take a listen to Daniel Blitzer's 2018 interview of Rita, part of the "Trailblazers & Icons" series. https://lnkd.in/g9Y3Egxs #InternationalWomensDay #WomenInLighting

The March issue of LD+A, highlighting exterior application design, has arrived in your mailboxes and inboxes! Check out the cover story on the iconic Antwerp Central Station here: https://lnkd.in/gqRQbii5

Research is a vital part of the annual IES Lighting Conference and we want to see what you've been working on! IES25: The Lighting Conference offers subject-matter experts a platform to present their ideas, research, and project experience to a premier community of lighting professionals. Proposals are currently being accepted for the following conference activities: Research Track: Conference Papers (30 min) Research Track: Technical Presentations (30 min) Posters Deadline for Research Track & Posters: March 7