2009 - 2010 IESLA Events Calendar
The Los Angeles Section of I.E.S. offers its members and guests monthly meetings presenting topics of interest related to lighting. The following schedule will allow you to plan your time in order to participate actively in the Section meetings.
Unless otherwise stated, all meetings will be held at the Proud Bird Restaurant:
Proud Bird Restaurant
11022 Aviation Boulevard (at 111th Street near LAX)
Phone: (310) 670-3093
For further information, you may click on the event (linked events show up as blue type with underline), contact Catherine McGroarty at (626) 775-6000 Ext. 179 or e-mail at catherinem@californialightingsales.com
PAST EVENTS |
CURRENT CALENDAR EVENTS |
| September 14, 2009 ED150 Lighting Education, sign-up September 14th |
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September 17, 2009 . . . Title 24 – What’s New! Design for Maximum Credits Guest Speaker James R. Benya, PE, FIES, FIALD, LC |
March 18, 2010 . . . Creative Thinking about Visual Acuity |
| October 2, 2009 . . . I.E.S. Golf Tournament Downey Rio Hondo Golf Club |
May 4, 2010 . . .Saul M. Goldin Memorial Lighting Competition Deadline for entries. |
| November 19, 2009 . . .New Lighting Technology Guest Speaker Michael Siminovich |
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January 21, 2010 . . .Health Care Lighting Guest Speaker, Lesley North |
Event and Speaker Profiles
March 18, 2010 Ron Naus, a very creative speaker has been invited back again to present “CREATIVE THINKING ABOUT VISUAL ACUITY”. Ron has a great depth of knolwlege about all aspects of lighting, he sold out the last meeting. His talk will focus on how we relate to different types of lighting, light levels contrast…. and more. Ron Naus is a 20+ year member of the lighting industry ,first with Teledyne Big Beam for seven years learning the intricacies of the Life Safety Code and eventually became Big Beam's National Sales Manager. Next as Western Regional Sales Manager for Phoenix Products Company, he became involved in several high profile projects in Las Vegas that taught me the fun side of lighting," says Naus. Ron became a principal / partner in the firm SilverState Lighting, which represented lighting manufacturers in Las Vegas. During the seven years at SilverState, Ron had the good fortune to work with a number of internationally recognized lighting design firms on award winning projects as The Monte Carlo, Paris, New York New York, The Flamingo Hilton, and The Bellagio Resorts. In 2001, Ron accepted the position with B-K Lighting, Inc. and Teka Illumination as their Executive Vice President. Ron is a member of the Illuminating Engineering Society, he has served on two Boards of Managers within the society. He is B-K Lighting's corporate representative to the United States Green Building Council, the American Society of Landscape Architects, and the Lighting Industry Resource Council. Ron is married to his beautiful wife Danielle and has two precious boys Christian (age 6) and Kai (age 3) who remind him daily that his most important job is being a husband and father and that eventually he needs to turn the lights off and go to bed. Cost for this meeting is $25 for IES members and $30 for non-members.
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PAST EVENT Michael is the Director of the California Lighting Technology Center, and a professor in the UC Davis Design Program. He is a graduate of Carleton University, received Masters degrees in Industrial Design and Architecture from the University of Illinois, and earned his Doctoral degree in Architecture and Human Factors Engineering from the University of Michigan. His work entails research and development in new residential and commercial lighting technologies. He works with manufacturers, utilities and state agencies to test and demonstrate next-generation lighting systems. Siminovitch has developed many successful lighting products, such as the Berkeley Lamp, which saves three-quarters of the wattage used by traditional lamps. Michael has also developed an innovative fluorescent down lighting system for commercial and residential spaces, high performance torchiere, hi efficiency sulfur lamp, and fiber optic illuminators. Location: Cost for this meeting is $25 for IES members and $30 for non-members. |
Ms. North is the founding principal of Aurora Lighting Design, Inc., an independent lighting consultancy in the Chicago area which strives to positively impact human environments through appropriate lighting solutions. Ms. North received her degree in Architectural Engineering from Penn State. Her over 20 years in lighting design includes multiple design awards and work on many notable and varied projects including a continuing long-term relationship with Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Her healthcare experience ranges from medical offices and regional medical centers to million-square-foot urban institutions. Ms. North is a registered Electrical Engineer, is Lighting Certified by the National Council on Qualifications for the Lighting Professions (NCQLP), and is a LEED Accredited Professional. As a member of the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) and the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA), she serves actively on the Healthcare Lighting Committee, Sustainable Lighting Committees, and as vice-chair of the Quality of the Visual Environment (QVE) Committee. Location: Cost for this meeting is $25 for IES members and $30 for non-members. |
