Time to brighten up your knowledge! Our 2023 Conference takes us virtually and to the heart of New York City when we turn on the lights and begin the 2023 LEDucation Conference on March 6th with virtual sessions and in-person sessions March 7th and 8th.
In-person Sessions will be held on the 2nd Floor in the Nassau, Murray Hill, and Gramercy Suites
Virtual Monday, March 6, 2023
Virtual
8:00am – 9:00am EST
Credit: 1 LU / Elective
How Lighting for Circularity Delivers Economic, Environmental and Social Value »
Thomas Marinelli, Signify
Virtual
9:30am – 10:30am EST
Credits n/a
Lighting Effects for Learning with Spectral Shaping »
Dr. Michael S. Mott, The University of Mississippi; Daniel Robinson, University of Texas at Arlington; Regan Morse, The University of Mississippi; and Lauren Saltzman, The University of Mississippi
Virtual
11:00am - 12:00pm EST
Credit: 1 LU / Elective
How to Avoid Common Visual Issues in an Operating Room with the Right Light »
Dana Porter, Kurtzon Lighting
Virtual
12:30pm – 1:30pm EST
Credit: 1 LU / Elective
Fundamentals in Backlighting Design »
Thomas Lawrence, GPI Design
Virtual
2:00pm – 3:00pm EST
Credit: 1 LU / Elective
New Retail Lighting Trends and Concepts to Brighten Your Sales »
Henri Uutela, Ledil
Virtual
3:30pm – 4:30pm EST
Credit: 1 LU / Elective
The Path to Sustainable Lighting »
Ruairidh McGlynn, Stoane Lighting and Irene Mazzei, Stoane Lighting
Virtual
5:00pm – 6:00pm EST
Credit: 1 LU / Elective
Designing the Perfect Uplight »
Donald Peifer, Smash the Bulb
Virtual
6:30pm – 7:30pm EST
Credit: 1 LU / HSW
Melanopic Lighting: What Specifiers Need to Know »
Ravi Koul, Signify; Peter Duine, Signify; and Bianca van der Zande, Signify
In Person
Tuesday, March 7, 2023
9:00am – 10:00am EST
Location: Nassau
Credit: 1 LU / Elective
Emergency Lighting is Not One-Size-Fits-All – How to Design and Deploy Emergency Lighting for Each Project »
Meghan McDonnell, Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
9:00am – 10:30am EST
Location: Murray Hill
Credits: 1.5 LU / Elective
Panel Discussion: Lighting Application Efficacy: The What, Why, and How »
Parisa Mahmoudzadeh, Pennsylvania State University; Wenye Hu, University of Sydney; Wendy Davis, University of Sydney; and Dorukalp Durmus, Pennsylvania State University
9:30am – 10:30am EST
Location: Gramercy
Credit: 1 LU / Elective
What is 1% Dimming? »
JR Krauza, Coronet LED and Michael Hawkins, Stan Deutsch Associates
10:30am –11:30am EST
Location: Nassau
Credit: 1 LU / Elective
Light Reach Network: a Solar Framework for Philanthropy in Lighting »
Nathalie Rozot, PhoScope and Jenny Werbell, Essential Light Design Studio
11:00am – 12:00pm EST
Location: Gramercy
Credit: 1 LU / Elective
OLED Lighting for Embedded Applications »
Raymond Reyes, OLEDWorks
11:00am – 12:30pm EST
Location: Murray Hill
Credits: 1.5 LU / Elective
Panel Discussion: Interoperable Digital Lighting Systems »
Dr. Mark Duffy, MD35 Consulting, Michael Davidson, Synapse Wireless, and Landon Miles, Inventronics USA
12:30pm – 1:30pm EST
Location: Nassau
Credit: 1 LU / Elective
Deciphering the Art & Science of Backlighting »
Charlene Song, LEDCONN Corp
1:00pm – 2:00pm EST
Location: Gramercy
Credit: 1 LU / HSW
Is it Time for LED-to-LED Lighting Conversions? »
Tom Nowakowski, Cree Lighting
1:00pm – 2:30pm EST
Location: Murray Hill
Credits: 1.5 LU / Elective
Panel Discussion: The Lighting Evolution of the Veterans Room Park Ave Armory »
Carla Ross Allen and Paul Marantz from Fisher Marantz Stone; Kirsten Reoch, Park Avenue Armory; Dawn Ladd, Aurora Lampworks; and Marija Brdarski, Herzog & de Meuron
2:00pm – 3:00pm EST
Location: Nassau
Credit: 1 LU / HSW
The Art of Landscape Lighting »
Janet Lennox Moyer, Jan Moyer Design
2:30pm – 3:30pm EST
Location: Gramercy
Credit: 1 LU / Elective
PoE Lighting in Smart Building Design »
Akram Khalis, MHT
3:30pm - 4:30pm EST
Location: Nassau
Credit: 1 LU / Elective
Trends and Technologies in LED Lighting for Horticulture »
Brian Bennett, Thrive Agritech, Inc.
3:00pm – 4:30pm EST
Location: Murray Hill
Credits: 1.5 LU / HSW
Panel Discussion: The Impact of a Pandemic on Design »
Dorothy Underwood, KGM Architectural Lighting; Stacey Bello, KGM Architectural Lighting; Shawn Fernandez, ETC; and Matt Emmi, OneButton
4:00pm – 5:00pm EST
Location: Gramercy
Credit: 1 LU / HSW
Beyond Melatonin – Dynamic Lighting Systems for Light and Health »
Paul Pickard, Korrus, Inc.
5:00pm - 6:00pm EST
Location: Nassau
Credit: 1 LU / Elective
5:00pm - 6:30pm EST
Location: Murray Hill
Credits: 1.5 LU / HSW
Panel Discussion: The Challenges of Assessing Glare »
Shaun Fillion, New York School of Interior Design; AC Hickox, Domingo Gonzalez Associates; Dan Wang-Munson, RAB Lighting; and Aaron Smith, Finelite
In Person
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
9:00am – 10:00am EST
Location: Nassau
Credit: 1 LU / Elective
Lighting Design Workflow: An Exploration of a Designer’s Software Toolkit »
Tsu-Hao Kuo, Borealis Lighting Studio and Hsin-Ying Huang, Borealis Lighting Studio
9:00am – 10:30am EST
Location: Murray Hill
Credits: 1.5 LU / Elective
Panel Discussion: Go Solar! Solar Street & Pathway Lighting are a Reality! »
Sandra Stashik, Selux; AJ Pualani, Selux; Nancy Clanton, Clanton & Associates; and David Schmitt, Clanton & Associates
9:30am – 10:30am EST
Location: Gramercy
Credit: 1 LU / Elective
The Future of Lighting in the Metaverse »
Erin McDannald, Lighting Environments and Environments by LE
10:30am – 11:30am EST
Location: Nassau
Credits n/a
Emergency Egress Lighting and LED Lighting »
Jamie Eck, O'Blaney Rinker Associates
11:00am – 12:00pm EST
Location: Gramercy
Credit: 1 LU / Elective
Get Real »
Coffield King, CannonDesign
11:00am – 12:30pm EST
Location: Murray Hill
Credits: 1.5 LU / HSW
Panel Discussion: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Luminaires and Lighting Design Strategies -
Tales from the Front »
Leela Shanker, Flint Collective NYC; Russell Greenberg, Rux Studio; & Kate Hickcox, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
CANCELLED
12:30pm – 1:30pm EST
CANCELLED DALI-2 Compliant Photosensor: A Journey
Yoelit Hiebert, PLC Multipoint
1:00pm – 2:00pm EST
Location: Gramercy
Credit: 1 LU / Elective
Not All Reds are the Same (Challenges of specifying color changing LED) »
Ellie Motevalian, P2S, and Toranj Noroozi, P2S
1:00pm – 2:30pm EST
Location: Murray Hill
Credits: 1.5 LU / HSW
Panel Discussion: Holistic Sustainable Design for Lighting »
Alexandra Gadawski, HMFH Architects; Jaime McGavin, HMFH Architects; Christoph Reinhart, Solemma and Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2:00pm – 3:00pm EST
Location: Nassau
Credit: 1 LU / Elective
Quantification of Perceived Spatial Brightness: Feu and MRSE »
Craig Bernecker, The Lighting Education Institute/Parsons School of Design and An Hsu, One Lux Studio
2:30pm – 3:30pm EST
Location: Gramercy
Credit: 1 LU / HSW
Introduction to Building Automation Integration »
Gary Meshberg, Legrand and C. Webster Marsh, Boston Illumination Group