LIGHTFAIR® International’s 27-year precedent of education innovation continues with the creation and launch of the LFI IoT & Smart Lighting Forum, a new one-day series of six 60-minute sessions designed to explore the impact of Internet of Things (IoT) and how it relates to smart lighting.

Within the 2016 Conference, which includes 82 courses, the IoT & Smart Lighting Forum strives to address both the potential and challenges of IoT and whether smart lighting truly extends beyond using connectivity for energy efficiency and maintenance. The Forum takes place on Wednesday, April 27 during LFI 2016 at the San Diego Convention Center April 24 – 28 (Pre-Conference LIGHTFAIR Institute®: April 24 – 25; Trade Show & Conference: April 26 – 28).

The Forum sessions cover IoT, smart lighting, controls, adaptive outdoor lighting, personalized environments, IT-based lighting systems, networking technology, sensors and more. Registration for LFI 2016 opens on February 2 and Forum sessions will be available as a package or individually.

The six sessions in the IoT & Smart Lighting Forum are:

-The Next Network: Lighting, Controls and the Internet of Things

-The Evolution of the Outdoor Lighting Market: How Intelligent & Adaptive Lighting Is Driving Modern Lighting Programs & Critical Infrastructure IoT Development

-Is IT Lighting or Is IT Not?

-Lighting as a Global Application and Services Platform

-Illuminated Spaces: Location Based Services That Connect People to Personalized Environments

-Smart Lighting 2.0: Lights with IoT Sensors Enable New Applications and Services

Speakers represent a variety of companies including Acuity Brands, Belleds Technologies, Daintree Networks, Inc., LBNL, NuLEDs, ORAMA, Inc, Philips Lighting, Sensity, Silver Spring Networks and the U.S. General Services Administration.

Visit http://www.lightfair.com/lightfair/V40/index.cvn?id=10266 for additional information about the LIGHTFAIR International 2016 IoT & Smart Lighting Forum.

For LIGHTFAIR International 2016, the Pre-Conference program will take place from Sunday, April 24 – Monday, April 25, 2016 and the LFI Trade Show and Conference will run from Tuesday, April 26 – Thursday, April 28, 2016. For more information about LIGHTFAIR International, please visit LIGHTFAIR.COM.

About LIGHTFAIR International

LIGHTFAIR® International is the world’s largest annual architectural and commercial lighting trade show and conference and is sponsored by the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) and the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES). The event is produced and managed by AmericasMart® Atlanta. For more information, please visit LIGHTFAIR.COM. Join the #LFI2016 conversation on Facebook, Twitter @lightfair, Instagram @lightfair_international, LinkedIn and YouTube.