February 9 - 11, 2010

The Fundamentals of C&I Lighting Conference to be held at the GE Lighting and Electrical Institute, Cleveland, OH, will provide basic product and application training for commercial and industrial lighting. This program contains lectures and full-scale lighting demonstrations that create an interesting, fast-paced, comprehensive lighting conference. Topics include: lighting terminology, lighting measurements and color, an overview of major light source families and systems, lighting economics and application modules for retail, office, industrial and outdoor lighting. Prerequisit: This course is designed for newcomers to the lighting industry. Cost: $550. For more information Contact: Rose Davis 216-266-2039, E-mail: rose.davis@ge.com

February 10 - 11, 2010

The Venture Lighting Institute is offering “Nighttime Design Philosophies.” This two-day class,” held at VLI, Streetboro, OH, will cover application study and design philosophies for exterior night design. Review lamp and ballast solutions for exteriors: site, area, road and parking garage applications, photopic and scotopic design concepts and lighting design sessions—visual. Learn the pulse-start solutions for exterior lighting applications to create lighting designs using the newest trends and technologies and an onsite tour of scotopic design for illumination study. Prerequisite: Fundamentals of metal halide or a solid knowledge of lighting. CEUs up to 12 hours available. Cost: $250. For more information Contact: 888-223-6361 or go to THEVLI.com

February 11, 2010

Penwell and Strategies Unlimited are offering the “Stratergies in Light Conference.” This three-day conference held at the Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, CA, the longest-running and largest business and exhibition of high-brightness LEDs and solid-state lighting, is heavily attended by lighting designers, specifiers, architects, luminaire manufacturers and investors. One of the speakers featured, Ted Konnerth, president/CEO of Egret (formerly of Cooper Lighting) will lead a discussion on the challenges of selling new lighting technologies. For more information Contact: Christina Parhas 847-970-5949, E-mail: cp@egretconsulting.com or go to www.egretconsulting.com

February 16 - 18, 2010

C&I 101 Electrical Products This three-day intermediate-level course to be held at the GE Lighting and Electrical Institute, Cleveland, OH, is geared to inside and outside C&I sales personnel who already sell component products (GE & distributors). The course covers circuit breakers, controls, dry-type transformers, modular metering, capacitors and panel-boards. It focuses on small project take-offs and pricing, with hands-on practice with SpeediWin software and real product samples. Prerequisites: At least three months experience in electrical component sales and at least two hours experience using Speedi software to quote small jobs. Cost: $550. For more information Contact: Rose Davis 216-266-2039, E-mail: rose.davis@ge.comg

March 3, 2010

The Designers Lighting Forum of New York with support form the IES New York Section will present “LEDucation IV.” Held at the Hotel Pennsylvania, New York, this event now in its fourth year is considered a key place to learn about what’s next in the world of LED lighting. Geared to help designers, architects, engineers and students alike, advance their careers with topics ranging from OLED, microplasma and creative LED, to protocols for enhancing video communication, graphics projecting through LED and the latest LED quality standards. See first hand the lightning speed at which products have progressed by viewing the latest innovations on display at more than 70 LED, OLED, microplasma and control manufacturer exhibits. Cost: free for DLF and IES members and $20 for all others, Students free with proper ID (pre-registration required for all) Onsite registration will be $25. For more information Contact: E-mail LEDucationPress@dlfny.org

March 10, 2010

IES Sections are offering a webcast entitled “Sustainable Lighting Control for Residences and Commercial Building Commissioning,” at 7 pm (EST). This webcast enables participants to learn how controls can lower energy use while providing a variety of options for different at-home tasks, including family rooms, media rooms, home offices, exterior security lighting and daylight control for residential projects; how to engage with local contractors for installation and training, as well as program “tweaking” on a long-term basis; how commercial commissioning is becoming more important in ensuring that controls are properly installed and operated according to specifications. Learn how to start a project with the right tools and design controls in mind, plus the tips and pitfalls of the end-of-project commissioning process. Join colleagues at a participating IES Section Meeting. CEU’s AIA LUs 1.5 available. If you are unable to attend an IES Section meeting, you can order the On-Demand Recording from your own computer and phone. Cost: $295 Registration begins on January 4. For more information click here or contact: Pat McGillicuddy, IES Manager of Technology, E-mail: pmcgillicuddy@ies.org

March 10 - 11, 2010

Lighting Retrofits. This three-day conference to be held at the GE Lighting and Electrical Institute, Cleveland, OH, is geared to facility managers and engineers, specialists for energy service companies, and others who are involved with the specification and implementation of energy-saving strategies. Lighting retrofits provide some of the easiest, most direct ways to reduce energy consumption. Through lectures and hands-on workshops, participants will learn about the latest technologies and the energy-saving opportunities that they provide in applications that include: retail, industrial, office and healthcare. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 and its tax incentives for retrofits are reviewed in detail. A variety of guest speakers add their perspectives on topics including retrofit financing and electric utility trends. Tools for analyzing and cost-justifying lighting retrofit projects are also demonstrated. Cost: $400. For more information Contact: Rose Davis 216-266-2039, E-mail: rose.davis@ge.com

March 11 - 13, 2010

The IES Roadway Lighting Committee will hold its Spring meeting at the Atlanta Airport Marriott, Atlanta, GA. The RLC will work on development, design and maintenance standards for roadway lighting, updating standards as technology changes and to encourage participation into research. For more information Contact: Andrew Silbiger 905-881-9978 or E-mail: silbigerto@rogers.com

March 12 - 15, 2010

TAITRA and TLFEA are joining forces to present, the “2010 Taiwan International Lighting Show.” TILS, held at the Taipei World Trade Exhibition Center, Taiwan, offers the perfect platform to access Asia’s global lighting manufacturers and suppliers with more than 150 exhibitors and 390 booths. China’s electric manufacturing corporation goes green to profit from energy-saving and carbon cutting products such as, incandescent light bulbs, halogen lamps, HID lamps, car/motorcycle light bulbs as well as office/home/business/outdoor lighting products. Yuieh Hsene’s situational lighting is used to create the best building atmosphere with more watt choices. Paragon semiconductor lighting technology, K-Source technology, NFK Lite manufacturing offers a better high powered LED light bulb, Comfort lighting INC’s “Dimming Potentiometer” offers pulse width modulation and BJB developments offers T5, T8. circular-tubes, condensed light source holders, LED Starboard connector seat, halogen lamp holders and household oven and refrigerators lamps. For more information Contact: www.TILS.COM.TW

March 16 - 18, 2010

C&I 102 Electrical Products is an intermediate-level course to be held at the GE Lighting and Electrical Institute, Cleveland, OH. The course covers switchboards, motor control centers, busway, pad-mounted transformers, and hands-on practice with SpeediWin software (including MCCs) and real equipment samples. Prerequisites: Completion of C&I 101 or Ability to handle panel-board quotes through 1200A on Speedi without assistance. Cost: $550. For more information Contact: Rose Davis 216-266-2039, E-mail: rose.davis@ge.com

March 21 - 23, 2010

USGBC IES will host 2010 IES South Regional Conference, held at the Bancorp South Conference Center, Tupelo, MS. Themed “Sustainable Strategies that Improve Building Efficiency – Leveraging Lighting,” this educational conference will feature speakers throughout the South that share their expertise and knowledge, giving insight in new sustainability developments and how to leverage lighting as a critical energy management tool. Guest speakers include Fred Oberkircher, IES president; Jim West, dean of architecture, interior design and art, Mississippi State University and Kim Shinn, director of sustainable design, TLC Engineering for Architecture and many more. 9 AIA/CES/USGBC educational credits available. For more information Contact: Brandi Sears E-mail: brandi.sears@philips.com or go to www.dcolightinginstitute.com

March 22 - 23, 2010

The Kirlin Company is offering “Trends in Healthcare Lighting.” This two-day seminar held at Kirlin’s Reflection Point Showroom, Detroit, MI, is for anyone interested in current practices for helathcare facility lighting, including specialty lighting for procedures and exams as well as issues that are important in addressing the needs of patient visual comfort and professional staff performance. Topics covered include: new researdh in helathcare lighting, lighting for the aged and partially-sighted, differenct visual tasks in heathcare facility, LED applications including MRI suites, specialty areas in a hospital (ICY/CCU and NICUs, LDR & obstetrical and surgical suites, radiology, patient rooms and psychiatric and drug rehab). CEU’s, LEU’s available. For more information Contact: Toni Hentschel 313-259-6400, E-mail: thentschel@kirklinlighting.com.

March 23 - 24, 2010

Cooper Lighting SOURCE is offering, “IDEC Fundamentals for Lighting Educators.” This two-day workshop held at its Peachtree City, GA, facility. focuses on : Light, Sight and Color; Lamps and Ballasts; Cost of Light; Lighting Terminology; Photometry; Optical Control and Luminaires with an overview of all lamp types (including LED), color temperature, color rendering index, photobiological effects of light, photometry, lighting controls, energy efficiency and lighting legislation as it applies to LEED, ASHRAE/IESNA 90.1 and EPACT. Participants will review fixture types and their applications as well as how lighting can be utilized to increase personal safety and enhance an environment both psychologically and aesthetically. Prerequisites: No prior experience in lighting is required. CEUs: Up to 7 hours available of IDCEC and 6 hours of AIA LEUs. Cost: $150. For more information Contact: Jere Greiner at the SOURCE/Cooper Lighting 770-486-4680 or E-mail:Source@cooperlighting.com or go to www.cooperlighting.com/education

March 30 - April 1, 2010

C&I 103 Electrical Products is an intermediate-level course for inside and outside C&I sales personnel who have already attended a 2- or 3-day intermediate-level equipment course (distributors and GE). This course features: training on take-off and pricing for more complex switchboards, ATS, motor control centers, design and build concepts and control schematic take-offs with emphasis on electrical distribution design and theory. Prerequisites: Successful completion of intermediate level equipment course or C&I 102 and completely self-sufficient use of Speedi-Win. For more information Contact: Rose Davis 216-266-2039, E-mail: rose.davis@ge.com

April 11 - 16, 2010

Light + Building 2010, the International Trade Fair for Architecture and Technology, to be held in Frankfurt, Germany, features lighting, electrical engineering and home and building automation. With about 2,200 exhibitors, this trade fair manages to attract more than 167,000 visitors of a high-level audience comprising industry leaders and decision makers. Themes include lighting design in urban areas, retail lighting, LED technology and energy-efficiency issues. For more information Contact: +49697575-0, info@messefrankfurt.com or go to www.light-building.messefrankfurt.com

April 20 - 22, 2010

The Fundamentals of C&I Lighting Conference to be held at the GE Lighting and Electrical Institute, Cleveland, OH, will provide basic product and application training for commercial and industrial lighting. This program contains lectures and full-scale lighting demonstrations that create an interesting, fast-paced, comprehensive lighting conference. Topics include: lighting terminology, lighting measurements and color, an overview of major light source families and systems, lighting economics and application modules for retail, office, industrial and outdoor lighting. Prerequisit: This course is designed for newcomers to the lighting industry. Cost: $550. For more information Contact: Rose Davis 216-266-2039, E-mail: rose.davis@ge.com

April 21, 2010

ASHRAE is offering “Right from the Start—Commissioning for High Performance Buildings,” a free webcast from 1:00-4:00 pm EDT. The webcast will provide tools to help overcome the hurdles of Commissioning, learn the “What, Why, When and Who” of the process, and how you can make it “business-as-usual.” A panel of experts will outline how commissioning supports a smother construction process, maximizes the quality and persistence of energy and cost reductions and provides a facility that operates as it was intended. Geared to design engineers, architects, contractors, building owners, developers and facility managers, the program will dispel common myths about the commissioning process, show how to make the process work for you, clarify how to avoid or reverse performance decay and demonstrates though case studies how commissioning improves ROI. Three PDHs or AIA learning units may be rewarded to viewers who complete the “Participation Reaction Form” following the webcast. For more information Contact: 678-539-1200, E-mail: ashrae-webcast@ashrae.org or go to www.ashrae.org/CxWebcast

April 23 - 24, 2010

The IES St. Louis Section is offering the IES Fundamentals of Lighting Education Course held at the KJWW Engineeering Associates, St. Louis, MO. The FOL is a two-day introductory course and the new replacement for the ED-100 series covering the basic and most important principals of lighting. Each topic will be presented by an expert in the field. Topics taught: include basic lighting concepts, vision & color, electric light sources and ballasts, luminaires and controls, photometry and calculations, lighting for interiors, lighting for exteriors and important issues in lighting. A student manual and ready-reference will be provided to each student. CEUs, AIA HSW/LUs 14 available. Cost: $275 for members, $325 for non-members and $175 for students. For more information Contact: Stephen Baim 314 368-0827, E-mail sbaim@rossbar.com

April 27 - 29, 2010

C&I 101 Electrical Products This three-day intermediate-level course to be held at the GE Lighting and Electrical Institute, Cleveland, OH, is geared to inside and outside C&I sales personnel who already sell component products (GE & distributors). The course covers circuit breakers, controls, dry-type transformers, modular metering, capacitors and panel-boards. It focuses on small project take-offs and pricing, with hands-on practice with SpeediWin software and real product samples. Prerequisites: At least three months experience in electrical component sales and at least two hours experience using Speedi software to quote small jobs. Cost: $550. For more information Contact: Rose Davis 216-266-2039, E-mail: rose.davis@ge.com

May 7 - 9, 2010

India International Light Fair and Digital Signage & LED Show held in conjunction with the 15th edition of India International Sign Show, held at the Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai, India provides an opportunity for manufacturers and distributors to showcase their existing range of products as well as launch new ones. For more information Contact: 9122-2839 8000 or E-mail: conventions@mntl.net.in

May 10 - 14, 2010

LIGHTFAIR International 2010, the world’s largest annual architectural and commercial lighting trade show and conference. Join thousands of lighting professionals including lighting designers, architects, specifiers, engineers, etc., at Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV. LFI blends continuing education courses and innovative products ranging from high-end design to cutting-edge technology. For more information Contact: www.lightfair.com

June 9 - 12, 2010

“Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition 2010,” will hold its 14th annual exhibition at the China Import & Export Pazhou Complex, Guangzhou, China. The Asia-Pacific region has the fastest annual growth rate in the regional lighting fixtures market and this event is the biggest lighting industry forum in Asia, with record breaking results of 1,543 exhibitors and 52,795 trade visitors from 111 countries and regions last year (even in this economy). Geared to lighting retailers and wholesalers, architects and building planners seeking customers and new business partners, this event provides an effective marketing platform and excellent opportunity for face-to-face contact with this target group. For more information Contact: Lucia Wong, Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd., 853-2802 7728 or email LBguangzhou@hongkong.messefrankfurt.com

October 13 - 14, 2010

LED & Energy Efficient Lighting Trends, for Retail, This two-day course held at the GE Lighting and Electrical Institute, Cleveland, OH, includes a hands-on LED session where you will learn about retail applications that are best suited for LED lighting and how to differentiate a quality LED system from an inferior one. Learn how LED and other energy-efficient lighting technologies can help you reduce your energy and operating costs, improve the look of your merchandise and reduce your environmental footprint. For more information Contact: Rose Davis 216-266-2039, E-mail: rose.davis@ge.com