PANEL DISCUSSION
Yoelit Hiebert, PLC Multipoint | Mitch Hefter, Mitch Hefter Consulting | Carol Jones, DALI Alliance | Harold Jepsen, Legrand
Virtual
ThursdayMarch 13, 2025
9:30 am - 11:00 am EST
Credits TBD
IES LP-6 Update
If you’re looking for a comprehensive reference to help you select and specify lighting controls, to make your job easier, with triumphant projects and happy customers, the new and improved IES LP-6 is just the ticket! LP-6 Lighting Control Systems – Properties, Selection and Specification is a highly-respected and widely used resource for anyone involved in lighting controls, including specifiers, manufacturers, contractors, and users. The LP-6 standard has been restructured to provide easy and comprehensive access to information for both novice and experienced practitioners, and contains deeper dives commensurate with the dramatic changes within the lighting controls industry. This panel presentation provides an overview of the updated LP-6. Attendees will learn about the purpose, structure and detailed content of this important Lighting Practice document, the de facto reference for all topics related to lighting controls.
This presentation is appropriate for those seeking a lighting control fundamental primer, needing guidance on design and specification, or simply looking for an authoritative reference.
Learning Objectives
- The participant will learn the purpose of IES LP-6 and the role it plays in lighting control design and specification
- The participant will learn how IES LP-6 has been restructured for easy access to both fundamental and more detailed information.
- The participant will learn about the major updates/changes to LP-6 contents.
- The participant will learn how to apply the information in LP-6 to real-life projects through best practice guidance.
Speakers
Yoelit Hiebert
Quality Manager
PLC Multipoint
Yoelit has been working in the LED lighting industry for nearly twenty years and currently serves as both the Quality Manager and R&D lead at PLC Multipoint. Shereally likes solving problems and her work gives her plenty of opportunities to do just that in the complex and rapidly changing world of lighting control.
Yoelit Hiebert has both a B.S. and M.S. in electrical engineering. She is a Professional Engineer and Lighting Certified. Yoelit is active in industry standards development and serves as the Vice-Chair for the IES Lighting Control Systems Committee. She also serves as Vice-Chair on the Lighting Controls Association Board.
Although a St. Louis native, Yoelit has spent the last five years living and working in Connecticut.
Mitch Hefter
Principal
Mitch Hefter Consulting
Mitch Hefter has been working in lighting controls for over 40 years. He has played a major role in setting entertainment technology standards, promoting electrical safety, developing certification for entertainment industry electricians, and is an ETCP Certified Entertainment Electrician and Recognized Trainer. He is a founding member of the Entertainment Services and Technology Association (ESTA) Technical Standards Program (ANSI E1) and co-chairs the Electrical Power Working Group. Mitch was instrumental in the development of USITT DMX512 in 1986 and chairs the ESTA E1.11 USITT DMX512-A Task Group.
Mitch is a USITT Fellow, a USITT Founders Award recipient, a past Engineering Commissioner, and was awarded Honorary Lifetime USITT Membership in 2014.
Mitch has worked on updates to the National Electrical Code since 1981and was instrumental in getting USITT's first representative onto NEC Panel 15. Mitch has been representing the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) on NEC Panel 15 since 1997. He was appointed the USITT Alternate on NEC Panel 13 in 2022.
Mitch also chairs the IES Lighting Control Systems committee and worked on several IES standards. Mitch is also an IES Fellow. He has presented at LightFair, LDI, USITT, NAMM, and at IES chapters on several topics, including Emergency Lighting Control.
Carol Jones
Market Development Manager, North America
DALI Alliance
As the NA Market Development Manager for the DALI Alliance, Carol continues her journey of bringing higher value digital lighting into reality and contributing to environmental goals. She’s a 30-plus year veteran of the lighting industry, but she's anything but an industry standard.
Carol has an unusually diverse background having been a lighting designer, a ‘labbie’ at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, a manufacturer for both controls and luminaires, and most recently is the owner of Beyond Light Consulting. The constant is her commitment to innovation and market transformation.
Carol is a recognized industry thought leader and has long been involved with standards development, professional associations and Federal programs and policy. With 40-plus conference presentations and 20 publications under her belt, she’s well-known as a speaker and author.
Harold Jepsen
VP Standards & Industry Relations
Legrand
Harold Jepsen is the Vice President of Standards & Industry Relations for Legrand’s controls and lighting divisions. As a licensed electrical engineer and WELL-AP, he is a 30-year veteran in the energy, lighting and building automation industry. He serves on the ASHRAE/IES 90.1 and Standard 100 committees, the IECC Lighting, Power & Renewable Subcommittee and the IES Lighting Control Systems Committee. He is the technical lead for Legrand’s Code Solutions Programs and is a regular presenter on lighting and control energy code topics.