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2008-2009 Schedule of Events

 

September:

IES MONTHLY MEETING ---Tuesday, September 9, 11:30-1:00  Speaker: Mr. Jing B. Mo, Director of Technical Operations, Seoul Semiconductor,  Topic:High Output LEDs - AC Vs DC” – Location: El Pinto Restaurant. PRICE: $12 members / $15 non-members.  For reservations or further information, please contact Jorge Gomez 505-345-0888; or jgomez@insightlighting.com .

October:

 IES MONTHLY MEETING ---Tuesday, October 14, 11:30-1:00  Speaker: Peter Lipscomb, Director of NM Heritage Preservation Alliance’s Night Sky Program,  Topic: “Status of Outdoor Lighting Ordinances in NM. – Location: El Pinto Restaurant. PRICE: $12 members / $15 non-members For reservations or further information, please contact Jorge Gomez 505-345-0888; or jgomez@insightlighting.com .

November:

IES MONTHLY MEETING ---Tuesday, November 18 (3rd Tues) time: 11:30-1:00   Speaker: Paul Pickard, VP, New Product Development, Cree. Location: El Pinto Restaurant. PRICE: $12 members / $15 non-members   For reservations or further information, please contact Jorge Gomez 505-345-0888; or jgomez@insightlighting.com .


 

 

 

December:
IES MONTHLY MEETING---Tuesday December 9th , Time: 11:30-1:00, Speaker Dawn DeGrazio, Lighting Analysts, Topic "Getting the Most Out tf Your Lighting Software". Location El Pinto Restaurant. PRICE: $12 members / $15 non-members   For reservations or further information, please contact Jorge Gomez 505-345-0888; or jgomez@insightlighting.com .

 

 

 

January
IES MONTHLY MEETING---Tuesday January 13th, Time: 11:30-1:00, Joint Meeting with the New Mexico Chapter of the Association of Energy Engineers (NM AEE) Topic:  Tour of recently completed energy efficient APS school.  Location: TBD. PRICE: TBD (to cover cost of box lunch & drink).  For reservations or further information, please contact Jorge Gomez 505-345-0888; or jgomez@insightlighting.com.

 
February
IES MONTHLY MEETING---Tuesday February 10th , Time: 11:30-1:00, Speaker David DiLaura, , Topic "Technology Involved in Showing Compliance with the Model Lighting Ordinance (MLO)." Sponsored by RKL Sales.  Location El Pinto Restaurant. PRICE: $12 members / $15 non-members   For reservations or further information, please contact Jorge Gomez 505-345-0888; or jgomez@insightlighting.com.

 

 

 





Planning for the rest of our 2008-2009 season is under way.  Please let us know about possible speakers and topics that you would be interested in.  Contact Ramiro Barajas, President 505-298-8900 (
ramiro@simplelite.com) or Daren Pocus, VP, 505-923-3602 ( darenp@dpsdesign.org ).

 

 

 

 






In case you’re new to the IES or have missed some of our previous events, here’s a summary of our past programs and speakers, and other events:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 2008

Tour of ABQ Uptown, led by Suzanne Branch, LuM Architectural Lighting Design Consulting, Inc.

April 2008

IES webcast: “Strategic Plan & Brand Revitalization”, held at D/P/S Office

March 2008

Dawn DeGrazio, Lighting Analysts: “Lighting for Human Beings, Not just for Eyeballs”

February 2008

Afshin Jian, New Mexico DoT:  “NM DOT Lighting/Roadway Issues”

January 2008

Tour of UNM’s School of Architecture & Planning, led by Rhonda Reynolds, Bridgers & Paxton Consulting Engineers

November 2007

IES Virtual Seminar: “Merchandise Lighting”, held at D/P/S Office

October 2007

2nd Annual Golf Tournament, Santa Ana G. C.

October 2007

Luminarias 2007 Conference & Trade Show, Embassy Suites, Speakers included:

1) Fred Oberkircher, Texas Christian U: “Tuning the Light – A New Concept”

2) David DiLaura, retired University of Colorado/Acuity Brands Lighting: “From Light to Perception – What Every Lighting Specifier Should Know About Vision”

3) Paul Thieken, Cree: “LED-based Outdoor Lighting”

4) Jim Benya, Benya Lighting Design: “LEED & Lighting for Education Facilities”

September 2007

Erick Seelinger, PNM: “PNM’s Energy Efficiency Program”

May 2007

The Impact On Lighting From New Innovations And New Technologies - Four Short Presentations By Four Of Our Local Experts: 1) Dave Warner, Centauri Sales: “New Control Technology”; 2) Kevin Burke & John Templeton, RKL Sales: “Latest in Control Systems for Green Lighting Projects”; 3) Bob Koppin, Holophane: “New in Indoor & Outdoor Architectural Lighting”; 4) Andrew Feldman, Resource Lighting: “LEDs for L-V Controls Lighting Applications

April 2007

IES Virtual Seminar: “Healthcare Lighting”, held at D/P/S Offices, Speakers were Leslie North, Aurora Lighting Design, Inc., and John Gill, CRS Engineering & Design Consultants

March 2007

Chip Israel, Lighting Design Alliance: “Casino/Hospitality Lighting”

February 2007

Tour of APS’s Edward Gonzales Elementary School, led by Alexander Dzurec, Mazria Odems Dzurec.

January 2007

Tour of Anderson-Abruzzo International Balloon Museum, led by Lawson Shanklin & Dave Schroeder

December 2006

Daniel Barton, Sandia National Laboratories: “Update on Sandia’s Solid-State Lighting Research”

November 2006

Billy Tubb, UNM Popejoy Hall: “Stage and Studio Lighting Practices”

October 2006

Paul Walitsky, The Industrial Ecology Co.: “LEED – Sustainability and Green Building Requirements”

October 2006

2nd Annual Enchantment Golf Tournament

September 2006

Naomi Johnson Miller, Naomi Miller Lighting Design: “Lighting Bloopers”

May 2006

Larry Stephens, PNM: PNM/City Streetlighting – Standards and Issues”

April 2006

Fred Oberkircher, Texas Christian University: “Light, Color and Human Health

March 2006

Jerry Cassel, GE and Mike Carpenter, Osram Sylvania: “Lamp Manufacturer Panel - Product Innovations & Upcoming Technology”

March 2006

Luminarias 2006 - 1ST  ANNUAL TRADESHOW/ PRODUCT SHOWCASE  Speakers included:  Nancy McCoy, Nancy McCoy Lighting; Gary Steffy, Gary Steffy Lighting Design; Charles K. Thompson, Archilume Lighting Design; and Nancy Clanton, Clanton & Assoc.; Booksigning with Baker Morrow.  Welcome from Mayor Martin Chavez.

February 2006

Mark Jongewaard, Lighting Technologies, Inc.: “Lighting Simulation Software - Accuracy and Utility”

January 2006

Jerry Simmons, Jeff Tsao and Gary Hoe: “Lighting Research and Energy Conservation Programs at Sandia National Laboratories”

December 2005

Christmas Party, Quarters Restaurant (West side)

November 2005:

Charles Knuffke, WattStopper: “Lighting Controls & the NMECC (IECC)”

October 2005:

Bob Catone, Guth Lighting: “Status of Lamp & Ballast Technology”

September 2005:

Darren King, Color Kinetics: “Status of LED Technology & Controls”

June 2005:

1st Annual Enchantment Golf Tournament at Isleta Eagle Golf Course

May 2005:

National Hispanic Cultural Arts Center Tour  

April 2005:

Diarmuid McSweeney, Holophane Lighting: “Lighting In The Year 2015”

March 2005:

Josh Skarsgard, City of ABQ: “The Dark Skies Issue”

February 2005:

Dan Hagan, State of NM, EMNRD: “The New New Mexico Energy Code and It’s Implication For Lighting”

Jan/Feb 2005

ED100 Education Course

January 2005:

Jim Benya, Benya Lighting Design: “Skinny Tubes Rule”

December 2004:

Lori Roper “The Fuzzy Logic of Lighting Design”

November 2004:

Ramiro Barajas: “New Trends In Outdoor Façade Lighting”

October 2004:

Dr. Steve Johnson: Lighting Research at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

September 2004:

David DiLaura: “The Future of Lighting”

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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