IES24 The Lighting Conference

Join us in New York City, 15-17 August 2024 for IES’ annual conference, IES24: The Lighting Conference, the preeminent conference for all things lighting, from research to design to technology and more—a true state of the industry event.

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Welcome to IES24 The Lighting Conference

New York City, August 15-17, New York Marriott Marquis, Times Square

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Join us in New York City, 15-17 August 2024 for IES’ annual conference, IES24: The Lighting Conference, the preeminent conference for all things lighting, from research to design to technology and more—a true state of the industry event.

Our three day event includes a day of hands-on workshops and two days of educational sessions and technical papers & presentations. In addition to the learning opportunities, IES24 is home to the world renowned Industry Progress Report, with leading manufacturers, exhibits and reception, Emerging Professionals Day, the Leadership Forum, and the industry benchmarking Illumination Awards and Gala.

When

August 15 to 17, 2024

Where

New York Marriott Marquis, Times Square

RegistrationAgendaAccommodations

Registration

Early Bird

Closes May 28

Regular

IES Member Full Registration (IA Gala Included)
$799
$799
Non-Member Full Registration (IA Gala Included)
$1,049
$1,049
Emerging Professional Full Registration (IA Gala Included)
$623
$623
Student Full Registration (IA Gala Not Included)
$250
$250
Retired/Emeritus Full Registration (IA Gala Included)
$629
$629
One Day Pass – Member, (IA Gala Not Included)
$499
$499
One Day Pass – Non-Member (IA Gala Not Included)
$649
$649
IA Gala Only
$200
$200
IA Gala On-Site
-
-
Exhibit Hall Only
$199
$199
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Agenda

Time

Function

Proposed Room

8:00 A.M - 5:00 P.M
Registration
Registration/Coat Room
8:00 A.M - 5:00 P.M
IES Board Of Directors Meeting
Columbia/Duffy
8:00 A.M - 5:00 P.M

The History Of Lighting In New York City
Topic: Design
New York School Of Interior Design
*Additional Fee*

Off-Site

Time

Function

Proposed Room

7:00 A.M - 5:00 P.M
Registration
Registration/Coat Room
8:00 A.M - 9:00 A.M
EP/LF Breakfast (Invite Only)
Soho
9:00 A.M - 5:00 P.M
Emerging Professionals Day (Invite Only)
Olmstead/Gramercy/Herald
9:00 A.M - 5:00 P.M
Leadership Forum (Invite Only)
Astor
9:00 A.M - 3:00 P.M
Global Lighting Summit (Invite Only)
Columbia/Duffy
8:00 A.M - 12:00 P.M

Workshop: Light and Human Health: Putting the Recommended Practice into Professional Practice

Kimberly Mercier, George Brainard

Topic: Light & Human Health

*Additonal Fee*

Workshop: Photometry in Action

Craig Bernecker

Topic: Design

Location: Off-site @ Parsons School of Design

*Additonal Fee*

Workshop: Advanced Digital Tools for Daylighting Design

Nathan Sharnas, Reinhardt Swart

Topic: Emerging Technologies

*Additonal Fee*

Columbia/Duffy
1:00 P.M - 5:00 P.M

Workshop: A Deep Dive Into Light Source Color Science

Tony Esposito

Topic: Lighting Science

*Additonal Fee*

Workshop: Getting Real with DALI: Beyond the Digital Buzz

Carol Jones, Michael Myer

Topic: Emerging Technologies

*Additonal Fee*

Soho/Empire/Columbia
5:00 P.M - 6:30 P.M
Table Top Reception
Broadway Full
6:00 P.M - 7:00 P.M
EP Networking Reception (Invite Only)
Duffy
6:30 P.M - 10:30 P.M
President’s Opening Reception and Board & Society Awards (Sponsored by Cooper Lighting Solutions)
Astor

Time

Function

Proposed Room

7:00 A.M - 5:00 P.M
Registration
Registration/Coat Room
7:00 A.M - 8:30 A.M
Breakfast
Broadway
8:30 A.M - 10:00 A.M
General Session
Broadway
10:00 A.M - 11:00 A.M
Opening Keynote – Amber Case, Cyborg Anthropologist & Author
Broadway
11:00 A.M - 11:30 A.M
Networking Break
South Pre-Function
11:30 A.M - 12:30 P.M

Blinded by the Light? Reconsidering Street Lighting’s Impact on Crime Prevention

Nick Mesler

Topic: Humanities & Ethics

Illuminating “Current”- A Case Study on Public Art Suspension

Ardra Zinkon

Topic: Art & Process of Design

Everything DALI

Michael Davidson, Kevin Fitzmaurice

Topic: Emerging Technologies

Research Track: Paper Presentations

Two 30-Minute Presentations

Soho/Empire/Columbia
12:30 P.M - 2:00 P.M
Lunch & Table Top Exhibits
Broadway
12:30 P.M - 2:00 P.M
Research Track: Poster Presentations
North Pre-Function
1:00 P.M - 2:00 P.M

Research Track: Paper Presentations

Two 30-Minute Presentations

Broadway
2:00 P.M - 3:00 P.M

Exterior Lighting for Durability, ESG and Circularity

Jason Osterman

Topic: Environment & Sustainability

What Does a Circadian Supportive Space Look Like? It Depends.

Nathan Sharnas, Matt Alleman

Topic: L&HH

Design to Programming, Key Insights and Lessons Learned in Lighting Control System Implementation

Brennan Schumacher, Lauren Schwade

Topic: Emerging Technologies

Research Track: Paper Presentations

Two 30-Minute Presentations

Soho/Empire/Columbia
3:05 P.M - 4:05 P.M

What Makes It Bright?

Michael Royer, Belal Abboushi

Topic: Emerging Technologies, Sustainability

Level Up Your Revit Workflow: Embracing Automation with Dynamo and ChatGPT

Amber Wu

pic: Emerging Technologies

Project Completion = Design Completion? Discussion about responsible Design Process

Meko Qini Huang

Topic: Art & Process of Design

Research Track: Paper Presentations

Two 30-Minute Presentations

Soho/Empire/Columbia
4:05 P.M - 4:20 P.M
Networking Break
South Pre-Function
4:20 P.M - 5:20 P.M

Lights for All – Urban Lighting as an Agent of Sustainable Inclusion

Maria Fellows

Topic: Environment & Sustainability

Non-Visual Method for Determining Office Daylight Zones: Enhancing Energy Savings through Position and Viewing Direction Considerations

Shengliang Rong, Jianchuan Tan

Topic: Sustainability, L&HH

DALI for Lighting Designers… Less Surrealism, More Realism

Avraham Mor, Casey Diers

Topic: Art & Process of Design

Research Track: Paper Presentations

Two 30-Minute Presentations

Soho/Empire/Columbia
6:00 P.M - 7:30 P.M
Award Recipients Photos (Private)
Palace
6:30 P.M - 7:30 P.M
Illumination Awards Cocktail Reception
6th Floor Pre-Function
7:30 P.M - 9:30 P.M
Illumination Awards
Broadway
9:30 P.M - 10:30 P.M
Illumination Award Post-Reception (Sponsored by Acuity Brands)
Broadway

Time

Function

Proposed Room

7:00 A.M - 5:00 P.M
Registration
Broadway
8:00 A.M - 9:00 A.M
Breakfast
Broadway
9:00 A.M - 10:00 A.M

Breaking Dawn: The Challenges and Consequences of Light Pollution Remedies

Annika Jägerbrand, Alp Durmus, Maria Nilsson Tengelin

Topic: Environment & Sustainability

Mitigating Perception of Glare From Streetlights

Naomi Miller, Belal Abboushi

Topic: Other – Lighting Research

Research Track: Paper Presentations

Two 30-Minute Presentations

Soho/Empire/Columbia
10:05 A.M - 11:05 A.M

Community Centered Models in Practice: Expanding the Role of Lighting Design Beyond Arbitrators of Lux

Francesca Bastianini, Luciana Martinez, Iris Ahn

Topic: Art & Process of Design, Humanities & Ethics

What Is Semantic Interoperability and Why Should the Lighting Industry Care About It?

Michael Poplawski

Topic: Emerging Technologies

Research Track: Paper Presentations

Two 30-Minute Presentations

Soho/Empire/Columbia
11:05 A.M - 11:10 A.M
Networking Break
South Pre-Function
11:10 A.M - 12:30 P.M
Industry Progress Report
Broadway
12:30 P.M - 1:30 P.M
Lunch & Table Top Exhibits
Broadway
1:00 P.M - 1:30 P.M

Research Track: Paper Presentations

One 30-Minute Presentations

Hudson/Empire & Columbia
11:30 A.M - 12:30 P.M

Blinded by the Light? Reconsidering Street Lighting’s Impact on Crime Prevention

Nick Mesler

Topic: Humanities & Ethics

Illuminating “Current”- A Case Study on Public Art Suspension

Ardra Zinkon

Topic: Art & Process of Design

Everything DALI

Michael Davidson, Kevin Fitzmaurice

Topic: Emerging Technologies

Research Track: Paper Presentations

Two 30-Minute Presentations

Soho/Empire/Columbia
12:30 P.M - 2:00 P.M
Lunch & Table Top Exhibits
Broadway
12:30 P.M - 2:00 P.M
Research Track: Poster Presentations
North Pre-Function
1:00 P.M - 2:00 P.M

Research Track: Paper Presentations

Two 30-Minute Presentations

Broadway
1:30 P.M - 2:30 P.M

Hospitality Lighting: ANSI/IES RP-9 Leading the Way Beyond Calculations

Emlyn Altman, Chip Israel

Topic: Art & Process of Design

School Adoption of LEDs is Lagging – Why?

Jessica Collier Kelly, Alexandra Christiana, Andrea Wilkerson

Topic: Emerging Technologies, Sustainability

Research Track: Paper Presentations

Two 30-Minute Presentations

Soho/Empire/Columbia
2:35 P.M - 3:35 P.M

Next Steps for Lighting Education

Daniel Blitzer, Tom Butters, Marc Hodges, Bob Preston

Topic: Professional Practices/Lighting Education

EPD, LCA, PCR…Making Sense of Environmental Declaration Alphabet Soup

Harold Jepsen, Aaron Smith, Chris Fournier, Debbie Melton

Topic: Environment & Sustainability

Research Track: Paper Presentations

Two 30-Minute Presentations

Soho/Empire/Columbia
3:35 P.M - 3:50 P.M
Networking Break
South Pre-Function
3:50 P.M - 4:50 P.M

Modeling Light

Dan Weissman

Topic: Emerging Technologies, Art & Process of Design

*(working title) PoE and DC Systems

Moderator: Michael Poplawski

Panelists: TBD

Panel Session to be coordinated with and invted experts

Topic: Emerging Technologies

Research Track: Paper Presentations

Two 30-Minute Presentations

Soho/Empire/Columbia
TBD
Lighting Project Tour (Hosted by IESNYC)
Offsite

Accommodations

Hotel and Venue

New York Marriott Marquis 1535 Broadway New York, NY 10036

The New York Marriott Marquis in Times Square is the center of IES24 Lighting Conference activities! At just $269 per room night, IES works to get the lowest room rate possible for all of our attendees.

Book your hotel room by July 22 to secure these great rates.

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Partner opportunities are now available for the Conference together with various networking events.

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Sponsors!

To become an IES24 Lighting Conference Sponsor or Exhibitor, please contact

Graham Kirk: gkirk@ies.org

Lighting Leader Sponsors

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Gold Sponsors

Silver Sponsors

Opening Reception & Awards Sponsor

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