7:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Registration Open

8:30 AM – 3:30 PM

Workshop: Fundamentals of Outdoor Lighting

Teachers: Eric Haugaard, Duane Henderson

As the outdoor lighting world progresses towards a market where a non-LED sourced luminaire is a rarity it becomes ever more important for all those involved to fully understand the fundamentals of this technology. As the technology has progressed, over the years, from the simple race to the best Lumens per Watt to one of discussions relative on quality of light, reliability of the overall luminaire and the effect all this has on the health and safety of the individuals within the illuminated space it is critical that we all understand the choices we make and their impacts.

8:30 AM – 3:30 PM

Workshop: Outdoor Lighting Applications

Teachers: Matt Hartley, Lynn Asselin

This full-day course expands on the Fundamentals of Outdoor Lighting Course. It is intended to explore outdoor lighting at the professional design level. Topics include fixture selection, specification design criteria and considerations, regulatory issues, and design concepts.

8:30 AM – 3:30 PM

Workshop: Outdoor Lighting Controls

Teachers: Amanda Dixon, Mark Carter

This class will provide a comprehensive overview of the various smart lighting controls solutions in the market and the standards that comprise them.  Particular attention will be paid to the city/utility use cases that drive the technology choices for different technologies and functionalities.  Value propositions and business cases will be reviewed for the various solutions available, so that the class participant can make informed choices about the proper smart and connected lighting solutions for their constituents.

8:30 AM – 3:30 PM

Workshop: Outdoor Lighting Computer Aided Design

Teacher: Donna Gafford

In this class, we will use AGi32 lighting calculation software to address the needs of Site/Area and Street applications.  If you’re new to AGi32, that’s ok.  However, we will assume that you have used AGi32 prior to class and are familiar with the interface and primary functions.  In addition, basic understanding of lighting terminology, luminaire photometry, and exterior lighting design fundamentals is expected.

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Ladies in Lighting – Sponsored by Cooper Lighting

6:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Welcome Event

7:00 AM – 5:00 PM

SALC Registration Desk Open

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM

Continental Breakfast

8:00 AM – 8:25 AM

Welcome & Opening Comments

Committee Chair, Planning Chair 

8:25 AM – 8:40 AM

Welcome to Indianapolis – Great Things About Indy

Speaker: Stan Pinegar

8:40 AM – 9:00 AM

Visit Indy

Speaker: Chris Gahl
Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Visit Indy

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM

The Keys to a Successful Outdoor Lighting Controls Deployment

Speaker: James Cowling

This presentation will review the business case for installing smart lighting controls while also focusing on the planning, challenges, and lessons learned for deploying across a multi-state system. An extremely detailed degree of planning and coordination must take place to most effectively deploy. Once deployment has commenced, reporting and other feedback mechanisms need to be established to document lessons learned to support continuous improvement, including both short- and long-term objectives.

9:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Lighting Connections: Micro-Sensing and Utility-Focused Add-Ons

Speaker: Ryan Swim 

In the last decade, lighting service providers have successfully transitioned their assets to LED lighting. However, with the emergence of sensor technology and the increasing need for data collection, providers are now exploring opportunities to offer additional value to customers. By utilizing street and area lighting, providers can leverage prime locations to deliver micro sensing services and a variety of value-added offerings.

10:00 AM – 10:30 PM

Break

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM

Traffic-Based Lighting in Barbados

Speaker: Keisha Reid

The Government of Barbados has deployed a smart city radar sensor project to increase energy efficiency for the country. Sensors are mounted on the ANSI receptacles of the LED streetlights. When a radar sensor senses a vehicle, it increases the streetlight to full light output, while broadcasting a command for its neighbours to increase as well. This presentation will review safety and energy savings results, key drivers for the business case and alternative solutions.

11:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Lighting for Better Environment – Why Supply Chain Matters

Speaker: Duane Henderson

Have you ever considered the environmental impact of your supply chain? Whether we realize it or not, our product selections endorse and reward how products are brought to market – good or bad. In this presentation, we’ll explore how supply chains impact the overall environmental cost and benefit delivered by our lighting projects.

11:30 AM – 2:00 PM

Lunch & Exhibits

2:00 PM – 2:05 PM

Housekeeping

2:05 PM – 2:35 PM

The 100,000 Foot View of Outdoor Lighting

Speaker: Ken Walczak

Using an innovative imaging system flown on stratospheric high-altitude balloons, we map regional nighttime light emissions to unprecedented detail – revealing a new perspective on how we use outdoor lighting. We will show results from data collected from flights over Indianapolis and how these nighttime maps can help inform responsible outdoor lighting practices.

2:35 PM – 3:05 PM

Duke Energy – Leveraging Smart Lighting Controls and Field Operations Software

Speakers: Dave Basil, Chris Danforth

Cutting energy costs and reducing carbon footprint are the primary reasons why most utilities and local governments upgrade street lighting. However, tremendous efficiencies also can be achieved by pairing smart streetlights with streetlight operations software — a step that so far is often overlooked. This integrated approach yields faster installations, fewer maintenance truck rolls, more accurate data, and improved service. Duke Energy is rolling out smart lighting controls with integrated streetlight operations software for over 2.5 million outdoor lights across its service territory which includes North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky. This practical, lessons learned case study examines how pairing controls and streetlight operations software maximizes benefits and enables entirely new capabilities most utilities overlook. Once smart controls are deployed, the lights work smarter. With the right operations approach and the right software, the people can work smarter too.

3:05 PM – 3:35 PM

Streetlight Business Case Considerations

Speakers: Lawrence Paulhus

Developing a business case for your streetlight replacement project is key to validating the project costs and operating assumptions necessary to win approval within your organization and with retail customers, public authorities, end users. This presentation introduces the attendee to the requirements of a business plan and the considerations for streetlights projects. The attendee will gain knowledge in how to identify and validate costs, benefits and operating assumptions used to prepare the business case.

3:45 PM – 4:45 PM

Network Breakouts: Case Study

Traffic-Based Lighting in Barbados

Keisha Reid

Lighting Connections: Micro-Sensing and Utility-Focused Add-Ons

Ryan Swim

3:45 PM – 4:45 PM

Network Breakouts: Environmental

Lighting for Better Environment – Why Supply Chain Matters

Duane Henderson

The 100,000 Foot View of Outdoor Lighting

Ken Walczak

3:45 PM – 4:45 PM

Network Breakouts: Utility Business and Funding

Duke Energy – Leveraging Smart Lighting Controls and Field Operations Software

Dave Basil, Chris Danforth

The Keys to Successful Advanced Controls Deployment

James Cowling

Streetlight Business Case Considerations

Lawrence Paulhus

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Exhibitor Reception/Exhibits Open

7:00 AM – 5:00 PM

SALC Registration Desk Open

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM

Continental Breakfast

Sponsored by Sesco Lighting

8:00 AM – 8:05 AM

Housekeeping

8:05 AM – 8:35 AM

How We’re Thinking Differently About Outdoor Lighting

Speaker: Shirley Coyle

As awareness increases in multiple areas, the lighting community is thinking differently about outdoor lighting practice. Learn how changes in thinking may translate into practical changes in our outdoor lighting standards – as we incorporate learnings on Light & Human Health, Ecological Impact on Flora & Fauna, Light & Justice, and Dark Sky.

8:35 AM – 9:05 AM

Lighting Pole Failures – An Illuminating Lesson in Public Safety Responsibility

Speaker: Wesley Oliphant

As Engineers, Fabricators, Installation Contractors, and Owners, we have a huge responsibility to make the lighting pole systems we design, fabricate, install, and maintain, safe for public to be around. Not paying attention to even the simplest of details can result in injury or even death when an unexpected failure happens. This presentation will discuss the cradle to grave key aspects that can prevent such catastrophic failure.

9:05 AM – 9:35 AM

Evolutions in Product Design and Metrics to More Reliably Manage Glare in the Outdoor Environment

Speaker: Jon Vollers

Evolutions in Product Design and Metrics to More Reliably Manage Glare in the Outdoor Environment by reviewing the history of the LED revolution and how product design updates have effected the glare in our outdoor environment and what guidance is available.

9:35 AM – 10:05 AM

Smart City Alternatives

Speaker: Christopher Volpe

This presentation will explore a hybrid option to the traditional Smart Lighting model. Using non-wireless ‘edge smart’ lighting controls, along with strategically placed Smart City ancillary devices, many cities and towns are taking advantage of this lean and effective method of dimming their lights, along with deploying smart add-ons such as cameras, air quality sensors, gunshot detection and other smart devices around their region.

10:05 AM – 10:25 AM

Break

10:25 AM – 10:30 AM

Housekeeping

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM

Unique Intersection/Interchange Design Challenges

Speaker: Adam Miles

This presentation examines unique intersection and interchange layouts using standards and practices for lighting design in multiple states across the Northwest. DOWL has wrestled with finding typical layouts and principles for pole placement that meeting applicable lighting guidance and maximize safety. This presentation opens a discussion on how direct guidance related to freeway/interchange lighting and the principles of intersection lighting in RP-8 can result in successful lighting designs regardless of the form factor.

11:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Streetlight Pole Maintenance at DTE Electric

Speaker: Tom Balog

With nearly 50% of a utility plant balance for underground-fed streetlights being related to poles, it is important to have a well-planned maintenance program to take care of these important lighting support structures. In this presentation, you will learn what pole maintenance programs DTE Electric has implemented for inspecting, replacing, and painting poles as part of its regulated lighting services. You will also learn of an engineering study completed at DTE Electric that helped develop its successful pole testing procedure.

11:30 AM – 2:00 PM

Lunch & Exhibits

2:00 PM – 2:05 PM

Housekeeping

2:05 PM – 2:35 PM

Current Results for the Light and Melatonin Relationship: A Naturalistic Approach

Speaker: Ronald Gibbons

This presentation discusses the current results linking lighting and melatonin in humans.  Through a naturalistic study, the melatonin in humans was studied for participants under different spectral power distributions. The results and their impact on lighting design are discussed.

2:35 PM – 3:05 PM

Open Standard Defines Common Language for Outdoor Lighting and Other Smart City Applications

Speakers: Simon Dunkley

Street lighting and other smart city applications are long-term investments, and cities and local authorities are keen to ensure that their investment is secure. As a result, operators prefer to invest in open, interoperable systems to guarantee future-proof solutions. This is the reason the TALQ Consortium was established over ten years ago, and is now accepted as a global standard for management software interfaces to control and monitor heterogeneous street lighting and other outdoor device networks.

3:05 PM – 3:35 PM

BABA / IIJA

Speakers: Kristen Lane

The session will focus on the Build America, Buy America requirements which is a subset of proposed regulations currently from the Infrastructure and Jobs Act. I will review the requirements in place at the time of the conference, the applicability of the requirements to products and how companies should go about ensuring they are compliant with the requirements.

3:35 PM – 3:45 PM

 Network Breakout Session Announcement/Break

3:45 PM – 4:45 PM

Network Breakouts: Technology

Open Standard Defines Common Language for Outdoor Lighting and Other Smart City Applications

Simon Dunkley

Smart City Reimagined With Hybrid Edge Controls

Christopher Volpe

Unique Intersection/Interchange Design Challenges

Adam Miles

3:45 PM – 4:45 PM

Network Breakouts: Research & Environmental

Current Results for the Light and Melatonin Relationship: A Naturalistic Approach

Ronald Gibbons  

How We’re Thinking Differently About Outdoor Lighting

Shirley Coyle

Evolutions in Product Design & Metrics to More Reliably Manage Glare in the Outdoor Environment

Jon Vollers

3:45 PM – 4:45 PM

Network Breakouts: Utility Issues

Lighting Pole Failures – An Illuminating Lesson in Public Safety Responsibility

Wesley Oliphant

Streetlight Pole Maintenance at DTE Electric

Tom Balog

BABA/IIJA

Kristen Lane

5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Free Time

8:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Casino Night – Exhibitor Sponsored Event

7:00 AM – 12:00 PM

SALC Registration Desk Open

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM

Continental Breakfast

8:00 AM – 8:05 AM

Housekeeping

8:05 AM – 8:35 AM

Lighting Beyond Reality

Speaker: Nam Cho

Your journey towards understanding the reality beyond what’s visible begins here. Let’s step into a world where light transcends the ordinary, powered by Augmented Reality technology as we review the evolution of AR, digest the technological advancements that made AR & VR possible, and discuss exciting opportunities ahead for lighting professionals.

8:35 AM – 9:05 AM

Improve Safety Perception and Community Engagement with Underpass Lighting

Speaker: Jonathan Hoyle

Unlike other street and pedestrian environments, underpass lighting requires different techniques and lighting knowledge. In this presentation, Jonathan Hoyle will discuss strategies, such as illuminating vertical and overhead surfaces, as well as control strategies for white light and color-programmable sources. He will present several underpass projects, their unique problems, and how the lighting design improved safety perception and engaged the community.

9:05 AM – 9:35 AM

From Dusk Till Dawn: The Impact of System Sizing & Battery Choice on the Performance of Your Solar Lighting Project

Speaker: Jacob Dobson

Solar-powered lights are becoming an increasingly popular solution for communities looking to improve the sustainability and resilience of their outdoor lighting infrastructure. Proper system sizing and battery technology selection are crucial to achieving optimal performance, cost-effectiveness, and long-term reliability. We will explore the key factors to consider when dimensioning a solar lighting system about the location and type of project. After this presentation, you will have an informed and comprehensive understanding of going solar.

9:35 AM – 10:05 AM

Can Lighting Be a Catalyst that Drives Smart Cities?

Speaker: Frank Sharp

Growing cities are connected cities. Connected cities are smart cities. Smart cities are leveraging lighting to grow.

10:05 AM – 10:25 AM

Break

10:25 AM – 10:30 AM

Housekeeping

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM

Electric Transportation Impact on Lighting Industry

Speaker: Isaac De Gracia, Matt Hartley

High level overview of current electric transportation impact on the construction, engineering and lighting industries. Several topics like current footprint of the electric transportation network, type of charges and its uses as well as current and future lighting needs for charging spaces will be covered.

11:00 AM – 11:50 AM

Industry Updates

Speaker: Becky Rainer, Jeremy Yon

Latest updates from across the industry to include IES, ANSI, legislation and others.

11:50 AM – 12:00 PM

Closing Remarks

Jeff Gillis, 2024 SALC Planning Chair