This year's Street and Area Lighting Conference hosted over 1000 attendees, and it was better than ever. I heard many people stating the conference had a great balance of quality speakers. I was fortunate to meet a few first-time attendees to the conference, and they commented on the quality of the conference, and that they [...]
The 2019 IES Street and Area Lighting Conference is happening this week at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina from September 22-25. On Sunday the conference kicked off with learning opportunities in the areas of Fundamentals of Outdoor Lighting, Outdoor Lighting computer aided, Outdoor lighting controls and Outdoor lighting applications led by industry experts [...]
In less than one week, the 38th annual Street and Area Lighting Conference will open with classes and the welcome reception. This year we have a focus on case studies of projects that had interesting challenges, new controls technologies, and even a sports lighting presentation. There have been several advancements in light and visibility as [...]
Fundamentals of Lighting We had a great group of people attend the Fundamentals of Lighting class in Albuquerque, New Mexico. There were people from all walks of the lighting industry, students and professionals new to the lighting industry to a fewer more experienced professionals. This allowed great interactions between each other and allowed [...]
My final stop for my Photometry 101 tour was in Fredericton, NS. This group was great, and we had a good turnout, despite members having to work with billing out for year end. I wanted to thank everyone who came out. I had a great time while in Fredericton. I also wanted to thank all [...]
Te tour of Northeast Canada continues in Moncton, NB in Hell's Basement Comedy Club. We had some laughs but for those who could make it from the Moncton IES Section, we also had a great discussion on Photometry 101. I especially enjoyed our round-table discussion after I finished my presentation on the direction of the [...]
I wanted to thank everyone in the IES Halifax section who came out to Spindrift Brewery in Dartmouth for my presentation of Photometry 101. We had a great group of people and great discussions. It also didn't hurt that is was in a brewery, a first for me! Thank you for all of the hospitality!
Matt will be in Albuquerque on April 4th through the 6th 2019 in coordination with the Albuquerque Section to teach the Fundamentals of Lighting. This three day course will cover a wide range of lighting topics that will give the attendees a basic knowledge of the Art and Science of lighting. This class is a [...]
In March, I will be traveling to Eastern Canada to present Photometry 101. This is an expanded presentation that I have given in the past, most notably at the Street and Area Lighting Conference. The presentation will take a look at the basics of photometry including: The different types of photometry, how it is created, [...]
The deadline has been extended through January 25th in order to allow speakers to submit their presentations. I encourage you if you are an expert in exterior lighting and wish to speak on a topic, there is still time. If you are interested, please click on the following link www.ies.org and click on Call for [...]
