A Statement from the IES Board of Directors
To the Members, Volunteers, Staff, and Partners of IES:
The Board of Directors is aware of the allegations made on social media by a former employee who asserts that, among other things, IES engaged in financial and accounting fraud and the wrongful termination of a whistleblower.
The Board is dedicated to maintaining the high ethical and legal compliance standards that have been a hallmark of the IES. In that regard, IES maintains a rigorous structure of financial controls intended to prevent and to detect any occurrence of fraud or accounting misstatements. Those controls and IES’s financial statements are audited by an independent auditor on an annual basis.
Nevertheless, the Board takes all ethical accusations seriously and, accordingly, the matter has been referred to the IES Ethics Committee. The Board will have no further comment until the IES Ethics Committee’s review is completed.
Present at the 2021 IES Annual Conference
We invite you to submit your presentation ideas for the 2021 IES Annual Conference. This year’s theme is Brighter. Together. and we aspire to spark the conversation about how light is used, how light affects the user, and how we affect and inspire each other.
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The Lighting Library® - Now Available
The IES is proud to introduce The Lighting Library® which updates, expands, and replaces the 2010 Lighting Handbook and previous versions of our standards. The Lighting Library is a new digital platform to access IES standards, offering you an easier, more functional lighting knowledge tool in the office or on the go.
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The Lighting Library® - Now Available
The IES is proud to introduce The Lighting Library® which updates, expands, and replaces the 2010 Lighting Handbook and previous versions of our standards. The Lighting Library is a new digital platform to access IES standards, offering you an easier, more functional lighting knowledge tool in the office or on the go.
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RECENTLY PUBLISHED
- ANSI/IES LM-75-19 | Approved Method: Guide to Goniometer Measurements and Types, and Photometric Coordinate Systems
- ANSI/IES RP-40-19 | Recommended Practice: Lighting Port Terminals
- ANSI/IES TM-35-19 | Technical Memorandum: Projecting Long-Term Chromaticity Coordinate Shift of LED Packages, Arrays, and Modules
- ANSI/IES RP-8-18 | American National Standard Practice for Design and Maintenance of Roadway and Parking Facility Lighting
- ANSI/IES TM-32-19 | Technical Memorandum: Lighting Parameters for Building Information Modeling
- ANSI/IES TM-21-19 | Technical Memorandum: Projecting Long Term Lumen, Photon, and Radiant Flux Maintenance of LED Light Sources
- ANSI/IES LM-63-19 | Approved Method: IES Standard File Format for the Electronic Transfer of Photometric Data and Related Information
IES Co-Authored
- ASH-ST189.1-18, 2018 International Green Construction Code® Powered by Standard 189.1-2017
RESEARCH HAPPENINGS
Forum for Illumination Research, Engineering, and Science (FIRES)
The Forum for Illumination Research, Engineering, and Science (FIRES) is the IES online space for our community to openly share and discuss the latest research and innovations in illumination science and engineering. As a space for the free dissemination of knowledge and exchange of ideas, FIRES is intended to foster relationships between individuals and larger institutions, and to reignite the emphasis on science and engineering in the lighting industry. Read articles by Ian Ashdown, Doug Steel, Bob Karlicek, and Eric Bretschneider. In our latest article, IES Trailblazer & Icon Kit Cuttle describes a new method for illumination metrics in The Lighting Design Objectives (LiDOs) Procedure. Interested in writing for FIRES? We are currently soliciting new articles. For more information on submitting a proposal, check out our Policies and Submissions page.
IES WEBINAR SERIES
A Second Language of Light
April 22, 2021 12:00 PM ET
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The Lighting Library®– Take Your Knowledge With You
May 20, 2021 12:00 PM ET
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2021 IES-PNNL Webinar Series: Meeting the Moment
The Illuminating Engineering Society (IES), in collaboration with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), is pleased to offer a special five-part free webinar series, “Meeting the Moment.” Presented by PNNL experts and partners, this series will explore how future lighting systems have the potential to be more energy-efficient, flexible, and controllable, to improve our well-being and productivity, and reduce negative environmental impacts.
Meeting the Moment: Lighting and Integration
May 6, 2021 12:00 PM ET
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Meeting the Moment: Lighting and Wellness
June 3, 2021 12:00 PM ET
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Meeting the Moment: Lighting and Control
July 1, 2021 12:00 PM ET
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Meeting the Moment: Lighting and Value
August 12, 2021 12:00 PM ET
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Meeting the Moment: Lighting and Sustainability
September 12, 2021 12:00 PM ET
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NEW! INTRODUCTION TO LIGHTING
Introduction to Lighting was developed by Dan Blitzer, Principal of The Practical Lighting Workshop, and the Illuminating Engineering Society education team to provide a fast-paced and practical understanding of lighting vocabulary, equipment, regulations, and practices. No prior lighting experience is required. LEARN MORE
IES eLearning
The IES has launched an on-demand education opportunity: IES eLearning! Check out eLearning.ies.org to peruse educational content from the IES in a way you haven’t seen before. Each webinar or video features a one-hour course, a brief quiz and survey, and a downloadable CEU certificate. LEARN MORE