The rebranded IES Annual Conference—IES24: The Lighting Conference—attracted more than 500 attendees to New York City in August to listen to insightful speakers, participate in hands-on workshops, earn CEUs and learn about current trends and cutting-edge technologies. Highlights included Keynote Speaker Amber Case discussing how to use principles of Calm Technology to design the next generation of connected devices, IES Executive Director Colleen Harper’s Hot-Ones spicy wings challenge, the 2024 Progress Report skits and the IES Illumination Awards ceremony and Gala. The following images are just some of the highlights from the event.
Get ready to break out those Mickey ears next year—IES25: The Lighting Conference will be held from August 21 to 23, 2025 at the Anaheim Marriott in California.
Photos: Glen Keune
Dr. David L. Crawford, Member IES and cofounder of DarkSky International (formerly International Dark-Sky Association), passed away in July. Crawford earned his Doctorate in Astronomy from the University of Chicago and taught physics at Vanderbilt University before joining Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO) in 1960. From 1963 to 1973, he was project manager of Construction for two 4-meter telescopes—the “Mayall” at KPNO and “Blanco” at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile. In 1983, Asteroid 7327 was named after Crawford. Along with Tim Hunter, Crawford founded DarkSky International in 1998, raising the public’s consciousness regarding issues of light pollution, light trespass and quality nighttime lighting. His notable honors include the 2010 Clifford W. Holmes Award for popularizing astronomy as well as the 2021 IES Medal Award for his work in protecting the world from environmental and astronomical impacts of light pollution.
Lewis Sternberg, Member IES, passed away in March. He graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA, with a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering. He served in the United States Air Force and the Pennsylvania National Guard. Sternberg began his career at the Pittsburgh Reflector Company before moving to Cleveland and joining the Midland Electric Company. He retired and ran his own business, Consultants in Lighting, Inc., for more than 10 years.
Sternberg served in a variety of roles for the IES including as president from 1982 to 1983. In 2015, he was honored with the IES Louis B. Marks Award for Outstanding Leadership.