Now Online: Presentations from SLL Lighting Research & Technology Symposium 2018

April 9, 2019

In celebration of the 50th volume of Lighting Research & Technology, the Society of Light and Lighting held a celebratory symposium on the inaugural International Day of Light, May 16, 2018. Contributors to the volume spoke, along with LR&T Editor in Chief Dr. Peter Boyce, on the papers included in Issue 1 of Volume 50, and on looking towards the future. 

The society represents the interests of all those interested in the application of light. It is open to everyone with an interest in lighting.

Among the presentation topics:

  • The Where and When of Lighting Vision Research
  • Daylighting Buildings
  • Luminaires and Light Sources: Evolution and Future Development
  • The Future of Lighting Research
  • Architectural Lighting Design
  • Non-Visual Effects of Light: Using Light to Promote Circadian Entrainment and Elicit Alertness
  • Lighting Controls: Evolution and Revolution
  • Road Lighting for Pedestrians: Design Guidance Past, Present and Future

Find out more: www.cibse.org/Society-of-Light-and-Lighting-SLL/Lighting-Research-Technology-Symposium-2018.

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