Welcome to IES25 The Lighting Conference
Anaheim Marriott, Anaheim CA, August 21-23, 2025
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Call For Presentations for Research Track and Posters
closes MARCH 7
SUBMIT TO SPEAK AT IES25We are seeking the following for submissions to present at IES25: The Lighting Conference
- Pre-Conference Workshops
- Speaker Sessions
- Research Track: Conference Papers
- Research Track: Technical Presentations
- Posters
Deadline for Hands-On Workshops and Speaker Sessions is January 30
Deadline for Research Track and Posters is February 27
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!
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Hotel and Venue
Anaheim Marriott 700 W Convention Way Anaheim, CA 92802
Book your hotel room by July 22 to secure these great rates.
Thank you to our 2025 Conference Partners
Platinum Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Opening Reception & Awards Sponsor
Exhibit Table-Tops
Thank you to our 2024 Emerging Professionals Day Sponsors
The Lighting Conference at a Glance
Thursday
Leadership ForumCooper Lighting
Friday
Agenda
Registration Open
EP’s & LF’s Breakfast
Emerging Professionals Day
Soho Complex
Leadership Forum
Duffy/ Columbia
Light and Human Health: Putting the Recommended Practice into Professional Practice
Kimberly Mercier, George Brainard
Topic: Light & Human Health
Advanced Digital Tools for Daylighting Design
Nathan Sharnas, Reinhardt Swart
Topic: Emerging Technologies
Photometry in Action
Craig Bernecker
Topic: Design
At Parsons School of Design
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
Topic: Design
Tony Esposito
Topic: Lighting Science
Getting Real with DALI: Beyond the Digital Buzz
Carol Jones, Michael Myer
Topic: Emerging Technologies
The DOE L-Prize competition is designed to spur ground-breaking innovation for next-generation lighting in commercial buildings. DOE deliberately set the bar high, with ambitious innovation goals for efficiency, sustainability, connectivity, and more. Six winning prototypes demonstrated extraordinary performance and capabilities, and this session will gather these leading-edge innovators to explore what they see as the biggest remaining challenges, and what this prize teaches us about future research needs.
Moderator: Gabe Arnold, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Scott Metker, Autani
- Cary Eskow, Grid Interactive Efficient Building Alliance (GiEBA)
- Sean Darras, lightly
- Stephen Zhou, McWong International
- David Woodward and Magdalena Beverly, Signify
Exhibits with Reception
Located in Broadway Ballroom
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Emerging Professionals Networking Reception |
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Located in Harlem room |
President’s Opening Reception & Society Awards, sponsored by Cooper Lighting
Located in Astor room
Continental Breakfast
Light and Health: Translating Research into Recommendations
For more than two decades, the academic research community has been investigating the impact of light on human health and wellbeing. While this remains an active area of research, new recommendations for indoor light exposure have emerged, considering the sensitivity of the human circadian, neuroendocrine, and alerting responses to light. This session provides an overview of the latest research findings, how these findings have been integrated into current recommendations for indoor light exposure, and finally, how these recommendations translate to lighting design and practice. Moderator: Morgan Pattison, SSLS, Inc.
- Steven Lockley, Harvard Medical School
- Renske Lok, Stanford University
- Lisa Ostrin, University of Houston
Break
Next-Generation Lighting Tools
As the lighting industry evolves, so do our tools. Artificial intelligence is impacting design and is poised to be integrated into industry practice and processes. This session will address new products and software that are adapting to meet new market expectations. The internet, electronics, and telecom industries are converging with lighting with the intent of adding it to their offerings. Trends including decarbonization, lighting for health, and a circular economy are triggering new standards and regulations that provide guidance and guiderails for lighting professionals. Join knowledgeable experts for a discussion of the next generation of tools available and needed for architectural lighting to meet current and future demands. Moderator: Mark Lien, Illuminating Engineering Society
- Michael Davidson, Synapse Wireless
- Thomas Paterson, Lux Populi
- Eve Phillips, Capital One, formerly of Google AI
- Jon Sargent, Solemma
Lunch
Novel Methods for Post-Occupancy Evaluations
Post-occupancy evaluations are somewhat common practice for measuring the success of a lighting project, testing a design hypothesis, or identifying lessons learned for future designers. Historically, these evaluations have linked relatively static estimates of lighting quantities to occupant feedback collected from surveys or interviews; however, new technology has enabled more sophisticated assessments of increasingly capable daylighting and electric lighting systems. This session will highlight novel methods for characterizing occupant light exposure and discuss how these methods can deepen our understanding of the relationship between lighting conditions in real-world applications and occupant outcomes. Moderator: Andrea Wilkerson, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Mike Martinez, Atelier Ten
- Shadab Rahman, Harvard Medical School/Brigham and Women’s Hospital
- Siobhan Rockcastle, University of Oregon
Closing Remarks
Optional Tour of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Lighting Science & Technology Lab
The Lighting Conference at a Glance
Thursday
Friday
sponsored by Acuity Brands
Saturday
Agenda
EP’s & LF’s Breakfast
Emerging Professionals Day
Soho Complex
Leadership Forum
Duffy/ Columbia
Light and Human Health: Putting the Recommended Practice into Professional Practice
Kimberly Mercier, George Brainard
Topic: Light & Human Health
Advanced Digital Tools for Daylighting Design
Nathan Sharnas, Reinhardt Swart
Topic: Emerging Technologies
Photometry in Action
Craig Bernecker
Topic: Design
At Parsons School of Design
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
Topic: Design
Tony Esposito
Topic: Lighting Science
Getting Real with DALI: Beyond the Digital Buzz
Carol Jones, Michael Myer
Topic: Emerging Technologies
Exhibits with Reception
Located in Broadway Ballroom
|
Emerging Professionals Networking Reception |
|
Located in Harlem room |
President’s Opening Reception & Society Awards, sponsored by Cooper Lighting
Located in Astor room
Continental Breakfast
Light and Health: Translating Research into Recommendations
For more than two decades, the academic research community has been investigating the impact of light on human health and wellbeing. While this remains an active area of research, new recommendations for indoor light exposure have emerged, considering the sensitivity of the human circadian, neuroendocrine, and alerting responses to light. This session provides an overview of the latest research findings, how these findings have been integrated into current recommendations for indoor light exposure, and finally, how these recommendations translate to lighting design and practice. Moderator: Morgan Pattison, SSLS, Inc.
- Steven Lockley, Harvard Medical School
- Renske Lok, Stanford University
- Lisa Ostrin, University of Houston
Break
Next-Generation Lighting Tools
As the lighting industry evolves, so do our tools. Artificial intelligence is impacting design and is poised to be integrated into industry practice and processes. This session will address new products and software that are adapting to meet new market expectations. The internet, electronics, and telecom industries are converging with lighting with the intent of adding it to their offerings. Trends including decarbonization, lighting for health, and a circular economy are triggering new standards and regulations that provide guidance and guiderails for lighting professionals. Join knowledgeable experts for a discussion of the next generation of tools available and needed for architectural lighting to meet current and future demands. Moderator: Mark Lien, Illuminating Engineering Society
- Michael Davidson, Synapse Wireless
- Thomas Paterson, Lux Populi
- Eve Phillips, Capital One, formerly of Google AI
- Jon Sargent, Solemma
Lunch
Novel Methods for Post-Occupancy Evaluations
Post-occupancy evaluations are somewhat common practice for measuring the success of a lighting project, testing a design hypothesis, or identifying lessons learned for future designers. Historically, these evaluations have linked relatively static estimates of lighting quantities to occupant feedback collected from surveys or interviews; however, new technology has enabled more sophisticated assessments of increasingly capable daylighting and electric lighting systems. This session will highlight novel methods for characterizing occupant light exposure and discuss how these methods can deepen our understanding of the relationship between lighting conditions in real-world applications and occupant outcomes. Moderator: Andrea Wilkerson, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Mike Martinez, Atelier Ten
- Shadab Rahman, Harvard Medical School/Brigham and Women’s Hospital
- Siobhan Rockcastle, University of Oregon
Closing Remarks
Optional Tour of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Lighting Science & Technology Lab
Agenda
Up to 24 CEUs are available at this conference
Registration
Platinum Pre-Function
(Invite Only)
TBD – Walking Tour Workshop
*Additonal Fee*
Off-Site
Function
Proposed Room
Registration
Platinum Pre-Function
EP/LF Breakfast
(Invite Only)
Elite Ballroom
Emerging Professionals Day
(Additional Registration Required)
Elite Ballroom & Off-Site
Leadership Forum
(Additional Registration Required)
Platinum 7
Global Lighting Summit
(Invite Only)
TBD
Workshop: Let’s Talk About DALI
*Additonal Fee*
Workshop: Realtime Lighting Workshop
*Additonal Fee*
Platinum 8
Platinum 9
Workshop: Omnidirectional HDR Photography
*Additonal Fee*
Workshop: LightStanza Unleashed: Advanced Daylight Analysis and Revit-Integrated Workflow for Architects, Lighting Designers, and Engineers
*Additonal Fee*
Platinum 8
Platinum 9
Industry Progress Report
Platinum 2-6
Table Top & Exhibit Reception
Platinum 2-6
Opening Reception and Society Awards
TBA
Function
Proposed Room
Registration
Platinum Pre-Function
Breakfast
Platinum Pre-Function
General Session & Opening Keynote
Platinum 5-6
Networking Break
Platinum Pre-Function
How Lighting Standards Shape Specification Sheets
Brienne Willcock, Cameron Miller
Lessons Learned from Light Justice Projects
Paper Presentations:
Platinum 7-10
Elite
Lunch & Exhibits Networking
Platinum 1-6
Research Track: Poster Presentations
Platinum 5-6
Building the Foundation for a Better Nighttime
Rick Utting
Paper Presentations:
Platinum 7
Platinum 8
Platinum 9
Paper Presentations:
Platinum 7
Platinum 8
Platinum 9
Networking Break
Platinum Pre-Function
Paper Presentations:
Platinum 7
Platinum 8
Platinum 9
Award Recipients Photos
(Private)
Platinum 10
Illumination Awards Cocktail Reception
Platinum Pre-Function
Illumination Awards Gala
Platinum 5-6
Illumination Award Post-Reception
(Sponsored by Acuity Brands)
Platinum 5-6
Function
Proposed Room
Registration
Platinum Pre-Function
Breakfast
Platinum Pre-Function
The Unique Challenges of Modernizing Industrial Lighting Systems
Jason Self
Roger Lane
Paper Presentations:
Platinum 7
Platinum 8
Platinum 9
Paper Presentations:
Platinum 7
Platinum 8
Platinum 9
Networking Break
Platinum Pre-Function
Lunch & Exhibits Networking
Platinum 2-6
Paper Presentations:
Platinum 7
Platinum 8
Platinum 9
Paper Presentations:
Platinum 7
Platinum 8
Platinum 9
Networking Break
Platinum Pre-Function
The Linguistics of the Language of Color
Paper Presentations:
Platinum 7
Platinum 8
Platinum 9
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Cancellation Policy
Registrants who cancel their registration for any reason (including the denial of a travel visa due to delays or other issues) will receive a refund according to the following schedule
- Registration canceled more than 30 days before the event will be refunded.
- Registrations canceled less than 30 days but more than ten days before the event will be refunded 75% of the registration fee.
- Registration canceled less than ten days before the event will not be eligible for a refund.
- No refunds are granted for “no-shows.”
- Transfers and substitutions of registration are not allowed.
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- Refunds of registrations paid by credit card will be made by refunding to that credit card. Refunds of registrations paid by check will be made by check to the person or organization that issued the cheque.
- All refunds should be requested in writing by completing the Refund Request form and emailed to oloukina@ies.org (over-the-phone cancellations will NOT be accepted).
- ALL cancellations and refunds processed will incur a $99 cancellation/processing fee
Solicitation/suitcasing Policy
IES has a policy of no-solicitation. Unauthorized solicitation at the conference or in the exhibit hall is strictly prohibited. This includes the distribution of samples, souvenirs, publications, etc., or other sales promotion activities. These activities may be conducted by paid exhibitors and sponsors only from within their respective booths. Anyone found violating this policy will be asked to leave immediately. No refunds for registration fees will be given if you are found to have violated this policy. Egregious and/or multiple violations of this policy may result in disqualification from future events at the discretion of IES Management.