The Detroit 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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Please join the IES Detroit Section for an engaging panel discussion examining the process of lighting design, from initial concepts through construction to post-occupancy. From the unique perspectives of an architect, lighting designer, electrical engineer, and manufacturer’s representative, our moderated panel will discuss the ins and outs of architectural lighting design projects, touching on design, procurement, installation, commissioning, and final focus.
Our distinguished panel features the following design professionals:
- Lindsey Stefaniak is a vice president and electrical engineer at Peter Basso Associates
- Keith Irtenkauf is an executive director and lighting designer at Illuminating Concepts
- Laura McRandall is a specifications sales consultant at Gasser Bush Associates
- John Skok is a principal at Mcintosh Poris Associates Architects
You can submit questions for our panel to consider when buying your ticket.
Schedule:
5:00-5:45pm – Gather and Network
5:45-6:30pm – Dinner (Buffet with 2 Drink Tickets)
6:30-8:00pm – Panel Discussion
Meeting fees:
$10 for Students
$15 for Emerging Professional IES Members
$25 for IES Members
$35 for Non-members
PLEASE Purchase Tickets from Eventbrite by noon on Friday February 8th
Meeting Location Details: Our event will be held in the Greektown Casino Hotel – Ballroom C (in the hotel, not the casino). The hotel is located at 555 E. Lafayette St, Detroit Michigan. Free parking is available in either the Greektown Casino self-park garage, or the Greektown Casino Valet Parking Garage (tips are your responsibility). Tell them you are here for the IES event in Ballroom C.
The Annual IES Detroit Lighting Product Show is the “must attend” event of our calendar year. Featuring 120 lighting exhibitors, there will be something to see for everyone. This is your chance to see the latest trends and developments in the lighting industry. Lighting Designers, Architects, Interior Designers, Specifiers, Electrical Engineers, Electrical Contractors, and Distributors are all encouraged to attend.
The trade show features plenty of food and several open bars to enjoy through the evening.
Also be sure to come and buy a raffle ticket at the door for your chance to win great prizes donated by our exhibitors and the IES Detroit Section.
Early Bird ticket sales end Friday, March 15th. Starting March 16th, the ticket price rises to $40. Tickets will be available for purchase at the door with cash or credit card. Student tickets are $10, please present valid Student ID at the door.
Bring your printed ticket, PDF, or use the Eventbrite app on your phone so we can scan your entry at the door.
Please join the IES Detroit Section for a panel discussion on lighting controls and the lighting design process. Lighting controls are increasingly mandated for code compliance, but the flexibility and functionality they give to a space can also be desired by the end user. Whether lighting controls are implemented out of a necessity or client need, all too often they are little more than an afterthought during the design process. Our moderated panel will discuss the state of lighting controls, and how to better consider lighting controls during the design process.
Our distinguished panel features the following professionals:
- Jeff Bodway is an electrical engineer at Osborn Engineering
- Chris McRae is a controls manager at Gasser Bush Associates
- Nick Furgason is an electrical engineer at IDS
- Steve Wellein is a project manager at Ferndale Electric
Ticket sales end at noon on Friday, April 5th! Please be sure to make your entree selection when you purchase your ticket. There will be a Beef, Chicken, Salmon, or Vegetarian option.
Schedule:
5:00-5:45pm – Gather and Network
5:45-6:30pm – Dinner
6:30-8:00pm – Panel Discussion
Meeting fees:
$10 for Students
$15 for Emerging Professional IES Members
$25 for IES Members
$35 for Non-Members
For discounted fees, please provide Student ID or proof of Association Membership at the door.
Meeting Location Details: Our event will be held at the Big Rock Chop house, located at 245 South Eton Street in Birmingham. Parking is included – valet only.
Please join the IES Detroit Section for a tour of the historic Detroit Opera House, and hear from the theatrical lighting and production professionals that make the magic happen. The tour will include backstage areas not accessible to the public, and we will get a chance to talk with Dan Brinker, Technical Director; Heather DeFauw, Assistant Lighting Designer/Assistant Technical Director; and Kevin Neuman, Assistant Technical Director.
We will meet in Detroit Opera House parking lot lobby. Glass doors to the lobby will be open, and the lobby also includes a timeline display and showcase that highlights the history. After the tour, we will have dinner and drinks at Vicente’s Cuban Cuisine, a four-minute walk from the Opera House.
There is a Tiger’s game that evening, so please plan accordingly to make it on time for the tour. Parking is FREE at the Detroit Opera House surface lot. Enter the gated lot from John R Street, and tell the attendant you are there for a tour. We can leave our vehicles there while we dine at Vicente’s.
Ticket sales end at noon on Friday, May 10th! Tickets are limited so please register early, NO exceptions!
Schedule:
5:15-5:30pm – Gather in the lobby off the parking lot
5:30-7pm – Tour the Detroit Opera House
7-8:30pm – Dinner at Vicente’s Cuban Cuisine
Meeting fees:
$10 for Students
$15 for Emerging Professional IES Members
$25 for IES Members
$35 for Non-Members
For discounted fees, please provide Student ID or proof of Association Membership at the door.
The 4th Annual John Selander IES Golf Outing
Join us Tuesday, September 10th at the prestigious Oakland University R&S Sharf Golf Course for the 4th Annual John Selander IES Golf Outing!
Tickets Prices:
$500 per foursome
$125 per player (will be paired up with a group)
$30 per person awards/lunch only
Player registration includes green fees, cart, driving range, food/drink tickets, lite lunch and chance at prizes
Schedule:
- 7:00am – Check-In and Driving Range Opens
- 8:15am – To Carts
- 8:30am – Shotgun Start (scramble format)
- ~1:30pm – $50,000 Shootout and Putting Contest for Carnival Cruise
- 1:45pm – Lite Lunch & Prize
Prizes:
– 1st place foursome
– 2nd place foursome
– Last place foursome
– Longest drive and closest to the pin
– Hole-in-one prizes
– $50,000 Shoot out and putting contest
– Door prizes
We are accepting donations for door prizes. All sponsors will be recognized during the raffle. Please contact Tournament Chair Shelly Prew ([email protected]) if you’d like to donate items for the raffle or if you have questions about sponsorships.
Please join the IES Detroit Section as we celebrate this year’s IES Illumination Award winning projects. The Detroit Section has a proud history of being at the forefront of lighting design, and this year is no different with thirteen overall submissions. From those submissions nine projects received Merit Awards and two have received Awards of Excellence and were recognized on a national level. Join us as we take a closer look at these projects, and spend time with the designers who put forth the work, and deserved the accolades.
Spouses and significant others are welcome to attend this event.
Schedule:
5:00-5:30pm – Gather and Network
5:30-6:30pm – Dinner (Buffet with 2 Drink Tickets)
6:30-8:30pm – Awards presentation
Tickets:
$10 for Students
$15 for Emerging Professional IES Members
$25 for IES Members and non-member
PLEASE Purchase Tickets from Eventbrite by noon on Friday October 11th
Meeting Location Details: Our event will be held in the Greektown Casino Hotel – Ballroom C (in the hotel, not the casino). The hotel is located at 555 E. Lafayette St, Detroit Michigan. Free parking is available in either the Greektown Casino self-park garage, or the Greektown Casino Valet Parking Garage (tips are your responsibility). Tell them you are here for the IES event in Ballroom C.
Michigan Lighting Manufacturer Lumecon will host the IES Detroit section to discuss how the current economic climate has impacted the lighting manufacturing process. The presentation will cover the history of the current US tariff program on goods imported from China, the types of goods that are affected, and the economic impacts on both countries and beyond. Special focus will be given to how the tariffs have impacted the lighting manufacturing industry, and what the implications might be for the future.
About the Presenters:
Don Lincoln is a Senior Vice President at Lumecon since 2008. He oversees product development, engineering, and manufacturing. Prior to working on Lumecon he was Vice President of Operations and Relume Technologies. From 1995 to 2007 he served as a laboratory manager for GM, specializing in metallurgy, materials and castings with the powertrain division. He holds a BS in Industrial Management from Central Michigan University, a MS in Manufacturing Operations from Kettering University, and an MBA from the Kelly School of Business at Indiana University.
Michael Woznicki, LC, has been with Lumecon since 2009 and currently serves as Project Engineer. He holds a BFA from Eastern Michigan University, and an MLA in Landscape Architecture from the University of Michigan.
Schedule:
5:00-5:30pm – Networking and socializing
5:30-6:30pm – Pizza buffet with two complimentary drink tickets
6:30-7:30pm – Presentation
Meeting fees:
$10 for Students
$15 for Emerging Professional IES Members
$25 for IES Members
$35 for Non-Members
For discounted fees, please provide Student ID or proof of Association Membership at the door.
The meeting will take place at the Carrier & Gable training center, Lumecon’s parent company. Parking is available on-site, and the entrance that we’ll be using is on the east side of the building, opposite of the entry drive into the parking lot.
Please join the IES Detroit Section for a fun and relaxing evening of bowling at our annual Holiday Social! Ticket prices include strolling dinner stations in the lounge, four drink tickets so you can enjoy anything from your favorite watery domestic pilsner to an artisanally crafted cocktail, shoe rental, and of course bowling balls (but you’re welcome to bring your own)!
Members and non-members share the same price, so please bring along a friend or your significant other.
Schedule:
5:00-7:00pm – Heavy appetizers and drinks in the lounge
6:00-8:00pm – All the bowling your arm can handle!
Meeting fees:
$10 for Students
$15 for Emerging Professional IES Members
$25 for IES Members & Non-Members
Please join the IES Detroit Section as we host Tony Esposito, PhD for a comprehensive talk about color science.
What is “white” light? How is it defined? What is Duv? How can products with the same CCT appear different? What exactly are MacAdam Ellipses? What is color rendering, holistically, and what are the drawbacks of CRI? What is a multi-metric system and what is IES TM-30-15? These questions, and many more, will be addressed in this comprehensive talk about color science. This session is designed for the lighting professional who finds it difficult to navigate the current state of color science and is looking to cut through the fog. This session will present technical information in an easy-to-digest manner and attendees will leave with a much stronger understanding of color science and associated metrics (many of which you may already use!). Current trends in color science research will be discussed.
After this session, lighting professionals/specifiers will be better equipped to interpret colorimetric information and better suited to request color information from the manufacturers they work with. By increasing our understanding of color science, expanding our vocabulary, and fostering constructive dialogue about color specification, the quality of our lighting solutions will be enhanced and the overall benefit of lighting design will be elevated.
About the speaker: Tony Esposito, PhD
Tony graduated from Penn State University in 2016 with a PhD in Architectural Engineering and a minor in statistics. His dissertation explored human responses to various light spectra with strategically varied average fidelity, average gamut, and gamut shape. His research offers an improved method for predicting color discrimination, validation of several trends in color research, and a simplified method for the quantification and specification of gamut shape.
Tony has won the Robert J. Besal Scholarship four times, received EP funding to attend the IES and IALD annual conferences, and previously served as a graduate fellow on an education grant from the National Science Foundation. He has delivered several guest lectures on lighting fundamentals and design, and has lectured nationally and internationally on color science.
Tony currently serves as a voting member on the IES Color Committee, IES Educational Material Review Committee, and the IES Annual Conference Steering Committee. He currently works as an independent Lighting Quality Researcher.
Ticket sales end at noon on Friday, January 10th! Please be sure to make your entree selection when you purchase your ticket. There will be a Beef, Chicken, Salmon, or Vegetarian option.
Schedule:
5:00-5:45pm – Gather and Network
5:45-6:30pm – Dinner
6:30-8:00pm – Presentation
Meeting fees:
$10 for Students
$15 for Emerging Professional IES Members
$25 for IES Members
$35 for Non-Members
For discounted fees, please provide Student ID or proof of Association Membership at the door.
Meeting Location Details: Our event will be held at the Big Rock Chop house, located at 245 South Eton Street in Birmingham. Parking is included – valet only.
Please join the IES Detroit Section as we welcome Ruth Taylor of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). Parking lots are typically seen as a very simple lighting design exercise, however, innovations in controls and occupancy data gathering have made them a new area of exploration and transformation. Ruth will guide us through understanding the current state of parking lot connected lighting technologies, and discuss suitable installation and configuration methods for applying these technologies, and the perceived benefits and drawbacks to what is currently available.
About the Presenter:
Ruth Taylor currently serves as a project manager on the Advanced Lighting Team at the PNNL where she contributes to a number of projects focused on the commercialization of solid-state lighting. She is also the sole proprietor of her own residential architectural design firm. Ruth’s responsibilities include managing outreach and deployment activities for the Department of Energy’s Building Energy Codes Program, including the evaluation of the economic and environmental impacts of various building energy standards. Currently, Ruth manages the Next Generation Luminaires commercial SSL design competition, a nationally recognized program that encourages technical innovation in the design of energy-efficient LED luminaires.
Schedule:
5:00-5:45pm – Gather and Network
5:45-6:30pm – Dinner (Buffet with 2 Drink Tickets)
6:30-8:00pm – Presentation
Meeting fees:
$10 for Students
$15 for Emerging Professional IES Members
$25 for IES Members and non-member
PLEASE Purchase Tickets from Eventbrite by noon on Friday, February 7th
Meeting Location Details: Our event will be held in the Greektown Casino-Hotel – Ballroom A (in the hotel, not the casino). The hotel is located at 555 E. Lafayette St, Detroit Michigan. Free parking is available in either the Greektown Casino self-park garage or the Greektown Casino Valet Parking Garage (tips are your responsibility). Tell them you are here for the IES event in Ballroom A.