With a sold-out show floor for the past two years and a reputation for top-notch programming, the September 15-16 ArchLIGHT Summit at Dallas Market Center is shaping up to be the event’s biggest and best one to date.
ArchLIGHT Summit showcases the latest lighting technologies alongside a robust educational lineup for lighting designers, specifiers, architects, engineers, interior designers and other trade professionals.
Admission to the expo and hospitality events is complimentary for all attendees, while a flat fee of $50 provides access to all CEUs on both dates. Registration is available here.
Always strategically aligned and co-located with Dallas Design Week, ArchLIGHT Summit will also overlap with the 2026 DALI North America Summit for additional synergy. DALI North America Summit will sponsor ArchLIGHT Summit’s Opening Night Reception on the exhibit hall floor on Tuesday, September 15, kicking off the group’s September 16-17 Summit for all participants at both events.
The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) is also hosting its annual GATHER: Catalyst national conference at Dallas Market Center, providing additional crossover opportunities preceding and during that September 16-18 event. Registrants of both the DALI North America Summit and ASID GATHER receive free CEU registration for ArchLIGHT Summit.
Women in Lighting + Design (WILD) will once again host the ArchLIGHT Summit Welcome Party on Monday, September 14, at WAC’s 25,000 sq. ft. permanent showroom at Dallas Market Center, just two floors above the show floor.
Another permanent exhibitor, Eurofase, will host ArchLIGHT Summit’s closing party, again in partnership with the recently formed Texas chapter of IALD.
ArchLIGHT Summit session highlights include:
- “AI as a Lighting Designers Assistant: Practical Tools for Analysis, Comparison and Clarity” with Ardra Zinkon, CLD, IALD
- “The Museum Multiverse” case study panel with Anita Jorgenson, Chuck Cameron, John Delfino and Amy Nelson
- “Why DALI Makes Sense for Outdoor Lighting Control” panel with Nathan Harris, Stephen Zhou and Carol Jones
- “LP-30: A Phase-by-Phase Approach to TM-30” with Jason Livingston
- “’Selectable’ Lighting: One Size May Not Fit All” panel with Michael Lunn, Paula Ziegenbein and Shanna Snow Brown
- “Spec to Site: Bridging Design, Integration and Commissioning” with David Fox
- “Unpacking the Rainbow Connection—Lighting Design for Human Health and Wellbeing” with Dave Pfund
- “Now You See Me—Now You Don’t” with Julia M. Gordon and Leigh Gice
- “Lighting to Support Human Health and Wellbeing” with Dr. Mariana Figueiro
Click here to see the full schedule of events.
In addition to scheduled sessions, the 2026 ArchLIGHT Summit will also feature an immersive experience telling the story of lighting. Attendees can also earn a CEU with a guided tour of this attraction.
ArchLIGHT Summit sponsors and partners include ALA, Hossley Lighting & Power Solutions, Preferred Lighting Group, Sesco Lighting, Texas Lighting Solutions, DALI Alliance, WAC Group, NEMRA, Sourcery, AIA Dallas, American Lighting Association, AOLP, IALD, IALD Texas, IES Dallas Section, IIDA TX OK Chapter, ILLI, Light Justice, Lighting Agora, Lighting Controls Academy, NACLIQ, NAILD, NAWIC, NLB, SARA, Texas Society of Architects, WILD, BISNOW, Commercial Construction & Renovation, D5 Design Magazine, Designing Lighting, Edison Report, Inside Lighting, Light Directory, The Lighting Controls Podcast, LightNOW, The Lighting Exchange and U.S. Lighting Trends.
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