Events

The Tampa Section has an active calendar that includes various educational courses as well as multiple opportunities to network and socialize with industry peers. To keep abreast with our upcoming events follow the calendar below.

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Aug
24
Mon
2020 IES Virtual Annual Conference
Aug 24 – Sep 2 all-day

August 24-27, 2020
August 31 – September 2, 2020
2020 IES Virtual Annual ConferenceThe Illuminating Engineering Society’s Annual Conference (August 24 – 28, 2020 and August 31 – September 4, 2020) provides a range of educational programming on the art, design, science, and research of lighting relevant to lighting professionals, educators, and related design disciplines. The 2020 Annual Conference has been moved to a virtual setting due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As always, professional education is paramount, with a broad selection of CEU credits available through participation at the conference.

IES’s priority is the health and safety of the lighting community, including our members, staff, supporters, vendors and volunteers. As the COVID-19 pandemic continued to unfold, it became clear that in the face of an unprecedented situation, we needed to make tough choices. While it took longer than expected to reach a resolution, we believe that this was handled with the precision necessary to preserve the well-being of the Society while creating an opportunity for success both in the present and future.

DATES: August 24th – August 28th and August 31st – September 4th
TIMES: Official times to be determined, but there will be two blocks of sessions each day.
IES MEMBER REGISTRATION: $249*
NON-MEMBER REGISTRATION: $349
* There will be reduced rates for Emerging Professionals (EPs) and Student members, but we encourage you to wait on registering for the conference until we announce the benefits of the EP Program for this year.

The virtual Annual Conference will have sessions that will be held August 24th – August 28th and August 31st – September 4th. By providing a schedule that offers content across these two weeks, registrants will be able to attend all sessions and not have to choose between different tracks.

Despite the disruption we are facing, the IES is excited to bring you the opportunity to participate in the Annual Conference without having to leave your workspace. We will leverage our technology to disseminate valuable, relevant and timely content. We hope that you find this virtual Annual Conference insightful, beneficial, and of the quality that you have come to expect from the IES.

There will be no virtual tabletop sessions this year. We will resume tabletops when we return to an in-person annual conference.

More information, such as agenda, speakers, and more will be made available shortly.

Please note, if you previously registered for the 2020 Annual Conference, your payment has been refunded. Those that have booked their rooms at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside, the hotel will cancel your room reservation on your behalf.

Sep
15
Tue
Webinar: The Decorative Lighting Fixture of the Century @ Virtual - Microsoft Teams
Sep 15 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

This introductory course explores the world and history of the reflective luminaire manufacturer light fixture, better known as an RLM. Learn about the key individuals who influenced this style, the manufacturing techniques commonly used to create these fixtures and different finishing methods. This course breaks down the complete anatomy of the RLM lighting fixture and highlights relevant uses in real-world applications.

Speaker:            Cole Paulson 
Course Title:     The Decorative Lighting Fixture of the Century 
CEU Credit:       1 AIA

Cole Paulson is a UCF graduate and is the Regional Sales Manager for Barn Light electric in Titusville Florida. He joined Barn Light in 2017 in the manufacturing facility, hand-crafting light fixtures by day and studying original RLM lighting by night. He worked through each department from the machine shop to the shipping area with a concentrated focus on learning the artisan porcelain enameling process of light fixtures. Eventually graduating into a sales position years later and utilizing his UCF degree. Cole is proud to educate designers, architects and lighting professionals with a desire to learn on the RLM style of lighting.

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Oct
20
Tue
Webinar: Designing Functional Light with Decorative Luminaires
Oct 20 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Presenter: Tina Nguyen, Rich Brilliant Willing Lighting

Description: This one-hour CEU program discusses how today’s decorative luminaires can – and do – provide functional lighting for commercial applications.

Beginning with discussion of different lighting effects (and how to describe them), we will look at various techniques for applying and integrating decorative luminaires to functional lighting needs.

We will conclude with guidelines to luminaire selection according to light output, direction, and color.

Objectives:

  • Apply functional lighting techniques using decorative luminaires.
  • Integrate decorative luminaires into common architectural applications.
  • Select decorative LED luminaires for light output, direction, and color.

(1 AIA CEU) 

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Nov
2
Mon
Board of Managers Meeting
Nov 2 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Board of Managers Meeting

Details to come.

Nov
17
Tue
Webinar: Designing for the Return to Office
Nov 17 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Presenter: John F McBride, Jr., VP of Total Solutions-Acuity

This program is intended for Lighting Designers, Architects, Electrical Engineers, and Interior Designers

Intended Audience: Lighting Designers, Architects, Electrical Engineers, and Interior Designers

Description:
As we start to find our “new normal” in COVID-19, there are many trends becoming relevant in today’s commercial office space. Teleworking is here to stay, but workers who do return to the office will return to vastly different work configurations.

Join our panel of experts via video format, to learn more about the emerging, and ever-changing, trends in commercial offices. By the end of this video presentation, participants will be able to:

  • Discuss how you can reduce your lighting operation costs and take advantage of the QIP “Qualified Improvement Property” tax.
  • Explain how you update your sequence of operation to include touchless interfaces, reduce energy costs, aid in building code compliance, occupant comfort.
  • Summarize the benefits of daylighting within an office space and how it can promote occupational well-being.

*There will be an opportunity to ask John questions via a live Q&A following the video presentation.
Presenter Background:

John is the Vice President of Total Solution at Acuity Brands Lighting, his team is responsible for promoting lighting control solutions, training, and product selection. He works closely with the other divisions of Acuity to simplify applications and provide insight on customer trends and the effect of code on lighting controls. He has over 28 years of experience in the lighting and controls industry with eight years in electrical design and over 20 years in lighting controls sales and management.

*This course is registered with AIA for (1) LU | HSW credit

Dec
7
Mon
Board of Managers Meeting
Dec 7 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Board of Managers Meeting

Details to come.

Jan
4
Mon
Board of Managers Meeting
Jan 4 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Board of Managers Meeting

Details to come.

Jan
19
Tue
Webinar: TBD
Jan 19 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Feb
1
Mon
Board of Managers Meeting
Feb 1 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Board of Managers Meeting

Details to come.

Feb
16
Tue
Webinar: Sea Turtles and Artificial Light: What’s the Solution?
Feb 16 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Webinar: Sea Turtles and Artificial Light: What’s the Solution?

Sea Turtle Conservancy (STC) is the oldest and most accomplished sea turtle organization in the world, founded over 60 years ago with a devotion to sea turtle conservation, education, research, and advocacy. For the past 10 years, STC’s Lighting Team has been working throughout Florida to help beachfront properties retrofit their lights with sea turtle friendly options and to educate coastal officials on the rules of sea turtle friendly lighting. This presentation will address the issues with light on nesting beaches, what laws are in place to protect sea turtles from artificial light, common concerns that customers face regarding sea turtle friendly lighting, and what the best practices are for managing artificial light on our beaches. In addition, we will discuss resources on where to find sea turtle friendly lighting and how you can be a part of the solution.

SPEAKER: Emily Asp, M.S., NAILD LS I
Emily Asp has been a lighting project specialist with the Sea Turtle Conservancy (STC) since 2019. She is also a certified LS-1through the National Association of Innovative Lighting Distributors. As alighting project specialist, she conducts property evaluations and pitches, designs lighting plans, manages retrofit contracts, and corresponds with property representatives. In addition to these duties, she also plans and coordinates educational code enforcement workshops around the state of Florida. Emily received her B.S. in Biology from Westfield State University and her M.S.in Coastal Marine and Wetland Studies from Coastal Carolina University, where she examined the effects of artificial light on sea turtle hatchlings in areas of relatively low light surrounding large cities. Since 2015, Emily has been involved with various nonprofits, universities, and government agencies to monitor sea turtle nesting beaches, participate in sea turtle research both in the water and on the beach, and educate coastal residents and visitors on the harmful effects of artificial light.

To join contact/RSVP to: [email protected]