October 29: LSNetwork and IESBC Summit on Smarter Cities

October 17, 2018

Join the LSNetwork and IESBC for a full-day summit in Coquitlam, BC that will examine the ways in which cities across Canada are successfully engaging their communities and adopting innovative problem-solving methods to create smarter cities.

Keynotes and panels will feature leaders in smart city thinking and digital solutions and include technical discussions and case studies on the opportunities of intelligent street lighting, adaptive controls and sensors.

Speakers include:

Ed Ebrahimian, VP Smart City Solutions, Acuity Brands, and former Director of the Los Angeles Bureau of Street Lighting
Nancy Clanton, President, Clanton & Associates
Ron Gibbons, Director, Centre for Infrastructure- based Safety Systems (CIBSS), Virginia Tech Transportation Institute

Find out more: static1.squarespace.com/static/546bbd2ae4b077803c592197/t/5bbf5ee053450aa94fb386d9/1539268322064/IES.LS.Invite.Agenda.2018.pdf.

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