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LightFair International 2008 Features Industry’s Largest, Most Diverse Educational Initiative

Atlanta, Georgia—The world’s largest annual architectural and commercial lighting tradeshow and conference, LIGHTFAIR INTERNATIONAL (LFI), returns to Las Vegas this May—featuring an unprecedented lineup of seminars and courses strategically designed to educate and inform attendees on the industry’s latest trends and innovative ideas. Offering 70 unique courses, totaling more than 200 hours of programming, this Conference is the industry’s largest and most diverse educational initiative.

The LFI Conference and Trade Show will take place at the Las Vegas Convention Center, May 26-30, 2008.

LFI partners with the industry’s top leaders and experts to address essential topics in lighting and business practices. Topics include software and lighting applications, business and technology initiatives, design innovation, daylighting, case studies, sustainability and product updates, as well as a daylighting tour of Las Vegas buildings. The courses, seminars and workshops are all led by renowned lighting designers, educators, architects, engineers, and consultants.

The 2008 curriculum provides AIA, ASID, IIDA, IESNA and IFMA accreditation (upon individual association approval), and LFI Conference participants may choose from:

* Thirteen Daylighting Institute® Workshops;

* One 2-day Daylighting Fundamentals course;  

* Three 2-day LIGHTFAIR InstituteSM courses;

* Two one-day LIGHTFAIR InstituteSM courses;

* Sixteen 3-hour LIGHTFAIR InstituteSM Workshops;

* Three Master’s courses;

* and 32 Seminars.

Keynote luncheons, featuring dynamic speakers, Dr. Dave Irvine-Halliday, Founder of Light Up the World and David Gottfried, Founder & CEO of WorldBuild and Founder of US and World Green Building Councils (USGBC), will be held during the Institute days (Monday and Tuesday) and are open to all Institute participants.

All Daylighting Institute®and LIGHTFAIR InstituteSM courses will take place on Monday, May 26 and Tuesday, May 27; Master’s courses on Thursday, May 29; and all Seminars on Wednesday, May 28 through Friday, May 30, 2008. 

LIGHTFAIR Master’s

3-hour courses

GRENALD on Effecting Human Behavior by the Use of Lighting Design

Ray Grenald, FAIA, FIESNA, FIALD, LC, Chairman, Grenald Waldron Associates

NGAI on Luminaire Optical Design with Emphasis on the Visual Experience—A Primer

Peter Ngai, PE, FIESNA, LC VP of Research and Development, Innovation and Technology, Acuity Brands Lighting

LEWIS on Visual Basis of Lighting Practice: What & Why We See When We Light

Alan Laird Lewis, O.D., Ph.D., Professor of Physiological Optics, The New England College of Optometry

LIGHTFAIR Daylighting Institute®

Institute courses

Daylighting Fundamentals (2—day course)                       

Rick Mistrick, Ph.D., FIESNA, PE, Associate Professor, Dept. of Architectural Engineering, Penn State University

Lighting & Shade Controls in Daylighting Solutions

Eleanor Lee, Scientist, EETD, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Stephen Selkowitz, Head, Bldg. Technologies Dept., Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Why Use Daylight as the Primary Source of Light? How We Know What We Know

Lisa Heschong, Architect, IESNA, Principal, Heschong Mahone Group, Inc.

Joan E. Roberts, Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry Chair, Department of Natural Sciences, Fordham University Lincoln Center

Simulating Daylight—Rules of Thumb, Physical Models and Computer Simulations

Christoph Reinhart, Ph.D., Associate Research Officer, National Research Council Canada

Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg, Director/Assistant Professor, University of Idaho/Integrated Design Lab

Daylight Design, Performance and Commissioning: Challenges for Contemporary Practice

Chris Meek, AIA, Research Assistant Professor, University of Washington

Prasad Vaidya, IESNA, International Assoc. AIA, LEED® AP, Principal, The Weidt Group

What is Daylight? Understanding the Sky as a Light Source

Michael Kroelinger, Ph.D., LC, AIA, FIIDA, IESNADirector/Professor, UNLV, School of Architecture

Simulating Daylight—A Digital Overview: DAYSIM, ECOTECT, RADIANCE & Daylight 1-2-3

Christoph Reinhart, Ph.D., Associate Research Officer, National Research Council Canada

Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg, Director/Asst. Professor, University of Idaho/Integrated Design Lab

Daylighting Design Workshop—Architectural Elements for Successful Daylighting Design and Detailing Options

Paul Hutton, AIA, LEED® AP, Principal, Hutton Architecture Studio

It’s the Architecture: Building Shapes and Skins for Daylighting

Dale Brentrup, AIA, IESNA, Director/Professor of ArchitectureCollege of Architecture, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

George Loisos, Principal, LOISOS + UBBELOHDE

Susan Ubbelohde, Principal, LOISOS + UBBELOHDE

The Design of Electric Lighting Controls for Daylighting

A. J. Glaser, Lighting Controls Assoc., NEMA, President, HUNT Dimming

Gary Meshberg, IESNA, Lighting Control/Business Development Manager, Lightolier Controls

David Weigand, LC, IESNA, LEED® AP, National Market Manager, Energy Management Products, Leviton

Daylight Harvesting Strategies and Technology

Peter Ngai, PE, FIESNA, LC Vice President of Research and Development Innovation and Technology, Acuity Brands Lighting

Konstantinos Papamichael, Ph.D., IESNA, Professor, Environmental Design, Associate Director, California Lighting Technology Center, University of California, Davis

Daniel Trevino, Daylighting Product Line Manager, WattStopper/Legrand

Integrated Daylighting Solutions—Case Studies

Mojtaba (Moji) Navvab, Ph.D., FIESNA, Professor, University of Michigan

The Formative Role of Daylight in Urban Architecture and Planning

Margaret Maile Petty, US Regional Coordinator PLDA

Matthew Tanteri, IESNA, Educator IALD, SBSE, Principal, Tanteri + Associates, LLC

TOUR

Daylighting Tour of Significant Las Vegas Buildings

Michael Kroelinger, Ph.D., LC, AIA, FIIDA, IESNADirector/Professor, UNLV, School of Architecture

LIGHTFAIR InstituteSM

2—Day Institute courses

Basic Lighting

James Benya, PE, FIESNA, FIALD, LC, Principal, Benya Lighting Design

Intermediate Lighting

Craig Bernecker, Ph.D., FIESNA, LC, Founder, The Lighting Education Institute                                 

Computer-Aided Lighting Analysis Overview

David DiLaura, LC, FIESNA, AAAS, Principal Illuminating Engineer, Acuity Brands Lighting

1—Day Institute courses

Commissioning & Controls

Gary Meshberg, IESNA,  Lighting Control/Business Development Manager, Lightolier Controls

David Weigand, LC, IESNA, LEED® AP National Market Manager, Energy Management Products, Leviton

LEED® Lighting and Sustainable Design

Barbara Erwine, IESNA, USGBC, SBSE, Senior Consultant, Paladino and Company

Michael Lane, IESNA, Lighting Specialist, Lighting Design Lab

Melanie Taylor, IALD, LEED®, Lighting Designer, NBBJ

3—Hour Workshops

Color & Light—A Designer’s Paint Box

Deborah Burnett, ASID, CMG, AASM, President, Design Service, Inc.

2006 IECC—What you Need to Know

Eric Makela, Principal, Britt/Makela Group, Inc.  

Understanding Indoor Photometric Reports

Steven Mesh, LC, IESNA, Lighting Designer

Greg Subisak, PE, LC, IESNA, Director of Lighting Education, Holophane/Acuity Brands Lighting

Electrical Basics for the Lighting Designer

Joseph (Jody) Good, LC, FIESNA, IALD, LEED® AP, Principal, Spectrum Engineers

Poetics of Light

Thelma Lazo-Flores, Ph.D., ASFD, JSSD, Assistant Professor, Ball State University

LED Technology for Lighting Folks

Kevan Shaw, IALD, PLDA, MSLL, Design Director, Kevan Shaw Lighting Design

Understanding Luminaire Photometric Data

Rick Kauffman, IESNA, President, Kauffman Consulting, LLC

Introduction to Lighting Controls for Architectural Lighting & Energy Management
(Lighting Controls Lecture 101)

Richard Miller, IESNA, PE, LC, LEED® AP, President, RNM Engineering

Kathleen Peake, IESNA, ASID, LC, President, The Lighting Collaborative, Inc.

Wiring and Programming Lighting Controls (Lighting Controls Lab 102)

Steven Mesh, LC, IESNA, Lighting Designer

Richard Miller, IESNA, PE, LC, LEED® AP, President, RNM Engineering

The Photography of Light—From the Camera to Infinity: Improve Your Vision & Skills

Douglas Salin, Affiliate IALD, Owner, Douglas Salin Photographer

So You Want to be Unique? Custom Lighting Fixtures

Bradley Bouch, Senior Lighting Designer, Wynn Resorts

Sustainability vs. Lighting Quality—Does it Have to be a Trade-off?

Nancy Clanton, IALD, NPSE, PE, FIESNA, LC, LEED® AP President, Clanton & Associates

Naomi Miller, FIESNA, FIALD, LC, Principal, Naomi Miller Lighting Design

Lighting Fundamentals for Architects and Interior Designers

Lisa Petterson, Architect, LC, LEED® AP, NCARB, Associate, SERA Architects

Theatrical Lighting 101           

Nicholas Phillips, Lighting and Projection Designer, USA-829, nicphillips lightdesign

Recording Light, HDR

Mehlika Inanici, Ph.D., IESNA, Assistant Professor, University of Washington

Commissioning 101

Jim McGrath, Manager of Systems Engineering for Lighting Controls, Crestron

LIGHTFAIR Seminars

90—Minute Courses

100,000 Hours of Life & Other LED Fairy Tales

John W. Curran, IESNA, ASA, OSA, SPIE, President, LED Transformations, LLC

Magical Expression of History Through Lighting

Pedro Garza, IESNA, CAM, SAM, CEDIA, PLDA, CEO, MAI

Daylight as an Art Form

Lisa Heschong, Architect, IESNA, Principal, Heschong Mahone Group, Inc.

Davidson Norris, IESNA, President, Carpenter Norris Consulting, Inc.

Evidence-based Healthcare Lighting Design

Paul Mustone, IESNA, President & CEO, Reflex Lighting Group

Visual Value of Light—Explaining the Financial Value of Great Lighting Design to Your Clients

Paul Gregory, IESNA, President, Focus Lighting

Jonathan Speirs, PLDA, RIBA, ARIAS, Hon. FSLL FRSA Director, Speirs and Major Associates, UK

Lighting Controls Solutions

Pete Horton, IESNA, Vice President, Market Development, Wattstopper/Legrand

Konstantinos Papamichael, Ph.D., IESNA, Professor, Environmental Design Associate Director, California Lighting Technology Center, University of California, Davis

Following the Sun II: Energy Sustainability Knowledge from Ancient Cultures

Gustavo Avilés, IESNA, PLDA, ACE, ELDA+, DIM Lighteam S.A. de C.V., Lighteam

Improving Presentation Skills

William Attardi, IESNA, AEE, President, Attardi Marketing

Focusing Light on Sleep—The New Frontier in Human Health, Performance,

Learning & Productivity

Deborah Burnett, ASID, CMG, AASM, President, Design Service Inc.

Increasing Useful Daylight: Promising Systems & Technological Challenges

Marilyne Andersen, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Building Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology

ZigBee: Addressing Energy Efficiency

Bob Heile, Chairman, ZigBee

Lighting Master Plan for a Pacific Resort (Case Study)

Bruce Yarnell, IESNA, IALD, LC Principal, Yarnell Associates, Architectural Lighting Design, Inc.

New Lighting Approaches to Big Box Retail

Barbara Cianci Horton, LC, IALD, IESNA Principal, Horton Lees Brogden Lighting Design, Inc.

Carol Jones, Associate IALD, Program Manager, Lighting Battelle/Pacific NW National Laboratory

Kathy Loftus, CEM, Global Leader, Sustainable Engineering Maintenance & Energy Management, Whole Foods Market

Ralph Williams, PE, CEM, Senior MEP Systems Engineer, Wal-Mart

New Technologies for Integrating Lighting Controls with Energy Management Systems

Doug Avery, Project Manager, Southern California Edison

Luís Fernandes, Ph.D., Project Engineer, California Lighting Technology Center

Carlos Haiad, Project Manager, Southern California Edison

Dynamic Daylighting Metrics

Andrew McNeil, PE, LEED® AP, Lighting Consultant, Arup Lighting

International Lighting Design and Business Issues

Christopher Thompson, IESNA, Principal, Studio Lux

Lamp & Ballast Update

Sponsored by National Association of Independent Lighting Distributors

Michael Lane, IESNA, (Moderator), Lighting Specialist, Lighting Design Lab

Tom Harding, IESNA, Vice President of Engineering, Venture Lighting International

Roy Sierleja, IESNA, Fluorescent Product Specialist, GE Lighting

John Wilson, Product Manager, Philips Lighting

Paula Ziegenbein, IESNA, LC, Applications Manager Commercial Engineering, OSRAM SYLVANIA

Lighting Mock-ups: The Lighting Designer’s Most Powerful Tool

Randy Burkett, IESNA, FIALD, LC, President & Design Principal, RBLD, Inc.

A New Day for Outdoor Lighting

James Benya, PE, FIESNA, FIALD, LC, Principal, Benya Lighting Design

Cheryl English, IESNA, LC VP Technology Services and Industry Relations, Acuity Brands Lighting

The Vienna Concert Hall: Wiener Konzerthaus—Light & Space, Art & Technology

Victoria Coeln, Lighting Artist, Victoria Coeln Wien

ENERGY STAR and How LEDs “Measure Up”

Jeff McCullough, ASHRAE, Senior Research Engineer, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Mia Paget, Senior Research Engineer, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Lighting Themed Environments—What You Need to Know

Ken Daniel, LC, Associate IALD, IESNA Principal Lighting Designer, Visual Terrain (East)

Paula Dinkel, IESNA, Principal Lighting Designer, Visual Terrain

David Taylor, Director - Show Lighting, Walt Disney Imagineering

Sustainable Manufacturing Practices

Robert Davis, Ph.D., FIESNA, Director, Product Management, Litecontrol

Collision Course: Energy Restriction & Lighting Needs of the Boomers

Robert Dupuy, IESNA, IALD, LC, Associate Principal, Interface Engineering

Eunice Noell-Waggoner, LC, IESNA,  President, Center of Design for an Aging Society

Bye Bye Incandescent?

Randy Sabedra, IESNA, Principal, RS Lighting Design

David Singer, IESNA, Registered Architect, Principal, Arc Light Design

Meg Smith, LC, IESNA Regional Specification Sales Manager, Metro New York, Lightolier/iGEN

Blue Lighting 101

Brian Liebel, PE, IESNA, Principal, CEO, AfterImage + Space

Poetry in Lighting Design Concepts

Julle Oksanen, FAS, Oistat, IES (Finland) Professor, Lighting Designer, Luminaire Designer, Julle Oksanen Lighting Design Ltd.

90 Minute MBA for Lighting Designers

Mike Gehring, AIA, LC, IALD, LEED® AP Principal, CEO, Kaplan Gehring McCarroll Architectural Lighting

Media Facades—Shiny or Glary?

Stefan Hofmann, Dipl-Des., PLDA, Licht Kunst Licht AG

Demand Responsive Lighting Systems

Sila Kiliccote, Scientific Engineering Associate, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Guy Newsham, Ph.D., IESNA, Senior Research Officer & Lighting GroupLeaderInstitute for Research in Construction

Francis Rubinstein, FIESNA, Staff Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Seeing Light: The Evolution of a Practice

Derek Porter, IESNA, IALD, Director, MFA Lighting Program, Parsons

Lighting and Well-Being: The Physiological Effects of Light

Joan E. Roberts, Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry Chair, Department of Natural Sciences, Fordham University Lincoln Center

For more information on LIGHTFAIR International 2008, please visit www.lightfair.com.

     

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