DLFNY Announces Educational Sessions at LEDucation

The Designers Lighting Forum of New York (DLFNY) announces a record number of educational sessions and panel discussions will be offered during LEDucation to be held in New York City in March. LEDucation will offer a selection of more than 30 educational sessions and three panel discussions that cover various aspects of LED lighting, design, controls and technology integration and application. The annual event offers attendees a versatile array of educational sessions to attend for continuing education credits (CEUs).

“With the move to a larger location, we not only were able to expand the expo floor for more manufacturers to participate but more importantly increase the number of educational sessions that we offer our attendees. This move and expansion has enabled us to provide LEDucation attendees with a expansive selection of over 30 sessions from introductory sessions for new attendees to advanced topics,” comments speaker co-chair, Craig Fox of ETC Architectural. “To help us celebrate our 10th anniversary, we wanted to provide LEDucation attendees with more options than ever. We are proud to have secured some of the industries most accomplished and well-known industry experts that will be sharing their expertise in sessions spanning controls, design, technology, application and innovation.”

Celebrating its 10th year as the premier lighting event dedicated to advancing the education of the lighting community, the annual event is scheduled to take place in New York City on March 29-30, 2016 at the NY Hilton Midtown hotel. Special sessions and events have been designed to meet the needs of specific industry areas, such as Interior Design and Controls. The opening CEU sessions on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings are both designed specifically to meet the needs of the interior designer, architect and student. These sessions offer attendees the opportunity to become more familiar and comfortable with the new LED technologies and controls; and to learn the basic terminology, light sources, how to evaluate a sample, and write a specification. Directly following these morning sessions, attendees will have the opportunity to participate in small group docent tours of the LEDucation Expo with a dedicated guide available to answer specific questions regarding the technologies.

The annual educational expo, hosted by the DLFNY, is one of the industry’s longest running events dedicated solely to LED Technology. It attracts record crowds each year with an attendance of more than 3,200 in 2015. All sessions are eligible for continuing education units (CEUs) and are scheduled starting at 8:30 a.m. each day. Access to all CEU sessions is available for $50 or individual sessions can be purchased for $10 per session. Expo passes to view the latest LED luminaires, controls and energy-efficient designs and advancements from more than 260 LED manufacturers may be purchased for $25 or are free for all DLFNY and IESNA members with advanced registration. Students are also encouraged to attend as a complimentary guest with valid identification.

LEDucation Speaker Line-up of Educational Programming on LED Technology

Technical

Speakers	Company	Session
Paul Taylor	Jake Dyson Light	Are Lighting Industry Metrics Fit for Purpose?
Natalia Lesniak and Kate Sweater Hickox	Cooley Monato Studio	Stroboscopic Flicker
Michael Royer	Pacific Northwest National Laboratory	IES TM-30-15, Introduction and Latest Updates
John Schippers	John Schippers, AIA	BIM and the Lighting Industry
Craig Bernecker and Naomi Miller	The Lighting Education Institute / Parsons The New School for Design and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory	Shedding Light on Lumens: Capturing The True Efficiency of White Light
Eric Haugaard	Cree LED Lighting	Light, Color and Improved Color Quality Possibilities with LED

Health Care

Speakers	Company	Session
Lauren Roberts	Visa Lighting	Lighting for Elders and the Aging Eye
Graham Whittaker	Zumtobel Lighting	Limbic Lighting Laboratory Study

Exterior

Speakers	Company	Session
Bob Parks	Smart Outdoor Lighting Alliance (SOLA)	Measuring Light Pollution: How New Technology Is Making It Possible
Rita Renner	Echelon Corp.	Bringing Intelligence to Outdoor Lighting: Which Is Better? Wired vs. Wireless Solutions

Design

Speakers	Company	Session
Peter Ngai	Acuity Brands	Task – Surround – Ambient Lighting
Benz Roos and Ron Steen	Speirs and Major Cooledge Lighting	Must Light Continue to Take the Form of Yesteryear? Let’s Explore the Next Phase of LEDs and How Light Can Be Integrated with Buildings and the Use of Luminous Surface
Jana Owens and Brienne Willcock	Henderson Engineers Illuminart	Collaboration Efforts with LED Specification: Reducing Confusion during Construction
Angela Matchica	Ewing Cole	Museums to Net-zero Buildings – Lessons Learned with LED Lighting
Steven Klein	Klein Lighting	Get Blue and Go Home – The Practical Application of Neuroscience at Home
Brett Anderson and Paul Gregory	Focus Lighting	Designing for the Skyline

Projects

Speakers	Company	Session
David Crookham	Lumascape	LED Is in the House – An In-depth Look at Developing Bespoke Lighting Solutions for the Iconic Sydney Opera House Concert Hall

Code

Speakers	Company	Session
Michael Shulman	UL LLC	Safety and Code Compliance Considerations for PoE (Power over Ethernet) Lighting Systems
Jack Bailey	OneLux Studio	Speaking in Code: Demystifying the 2016 New York Energy Code
Randy Sabedra	RS Lighting	Navigating the Codes on Lighting Design in New York City

Interiors

Speakers	Company	Session
Diana Mesh	High Tech Applications	LEDs Demystified for Interior Designers
Joe Rey-Barreau	School of Interiors, University of Kentucky	Residential Application for LED Lighting

Controls

Speakers	Company	Session
Ross Eberlin	OSRAM – Encellium	Wireless vs. Wired Lighting Controls or Both?
Richard Radke	Smart Lighting Engineering Research at RPI	Lighting Systems That Think
Dan Nichols	Starlite Productions	Lighting Design Begins and Ends with Control
Andrea Hartranft	ADH Lighting	Lighting Controls for Dummies
Ruth Taylor and Dan Blitzer	Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the Practical Lighting Workshop	Evaluating Lighting Controls – Results from the Next Generation Luminaires Design Competition
Randy Thomas	Wattstopper High Performance Building Controls	When LEDs Are Acting Up Instead of Dimming Down

Panels

Speakers	Company	Session
Megan Carroll Jeff Saake Ron Steen Tom Hamilton Matt Franks	Xicato Lumenetix Cooledge Lighting Ketra Arup	LED Industry Roadmap
Chris Ripman Matt LaRue Chin Lin	Ripman Lighting Consultants HMFH Architects HMFH Architects	Lighting the Way to Net Zero
Alfred Borden Kevin Willmorth Willem Sillevis Smitt Naomi Miller	The Lighting Practice Lumenique LLC Xicato Pacific Northwest National Laboratory	What Color Is White Solid State Lighting?