Spotlight on LIghtFair 2018: Smart Cities and Evolved Light & Health Forums

February 28, 2018

The all-new Smart Cities Forum and an evolved Light & Health Forum will advance thought leadership across the spectrum of lighting and technology in the 2018 LightFair Conference in Chicago.

Both Forums take place on Wednesday, May 9, and each offer six sessions of knowledge revolving around these dynamic topics. Forum sessions are available as a package or à la carte. They are a part of the full LIGHTFAIR Conference program that offers 72 courses from 60 minutes to 2 days in length.

The Smart Cities Forum explores how smart cities are leading lighting into the Internet of Things (IoT) where lighting enables digital technologies critical to the expansion of city services. It informs on relevant protocols, artificial intelligence, data analysis, case studies and more. Participants will see how smart cities are leading the way to a connected future.

The forum will begin with a breakfast presentation by the forum sponsor, Arrow Electronics, and then a full day of sessions including:

  • Lighting and Beyond: The Pragmatic Use of Artificial Intelligence in Smart Cities
  • Street and Area Lighting Limbo
  • The Smart City Protocol to Control Streetlights, Parking, Waste and Many Other Use Cases
  • The Evolution of Smart Cities 2.0 from A to Z
  • From Data to Information: Using Data to Make Informed Building Decisions
  • The Chicago Smart Lighting Program: Bringing Outdoor Lighting into the 21st Century

The Light & Health Forum will return for its third year with all-new courses. Light has been shown to impact humans well beyond providing for optimal visual performance. This forum continues to explore the non-visual effects of light not only on humans, but also plants and wildlife. Current knowledge of the impact of light on biological health and overall well-being will be addressed with more detailed exploration into some of the new metrics and design guidelines that are shaping circadian lighting applications. 

The forum will begin with a breakfast presentation by the forum sponsor, Visa Lighting, and then a full day of sessions including:

  • The Truth About Circadian Lighting 2.0
  • Lighting Metrics for Well-being: Characterizing Visual and Non-visual Responses
  • Seeing Red: How Long-Wavelength Light Can Impact Humans, Plants and Animals
  • How to Do Tunable Well: Points, Pitfalls and Potential
  • Circadian Lighting Solutions for Office Work Places
  • Starving for Darkness — How Exterior Lighting affects our Wildlife

Visit LIGHTFAIR.COM/conference for additional information about the LIGHTFAIR International 2018 Conference, Smart Cities Forum and Light & Health Forum.

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