IALD Enlighten Americas 2019: Call for Presentations

The deadline for this program has been extended to Jan. 14.

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This story was originally published in Architectural Lighting.

The International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) has announced the Call for Seminar Proposals for its annual conference Enlighten Americas 2019. The conference will take place Oct. 3 – 5 in Albuquerque, New Mexico at the Hotel Albuquerque. Next year marks the IALD’s 50th Anniversary, and the theme for the conference is “Celebrating the Power of Light – Honoring the past, celebrating the present and looking to the future.”

All seminar proposal must be submitted by Jan. 14, 2019 Jan. 7, 2019 via the online portal at iald.me/enlighten2019_CFP.

The Enlighten conference is organized around sessions that fall into one of three tracks: Art (communicating design), Science (shaping the future), or Professional Tools (the business and operational side of lighting practice). Seminar proposal are sought for 60 or 90 minutes sessions. The IALD is also seeking proposals for three hands-on advanced level workshops, two to four hours in length, for lighting designers. Workshops must include a hands-on activity, but can also include a lecture and/or group discussion.

All questions regarding the seminar application process should be addressed to Theresa Nissen, IALD Director of Training + Professional Development by phone—312.527.3677—or by email: Theresa@iald.org.

This story was originally published in Architectural Lighting.

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Elizabeth Donoff

Elizabeth Donoff is Editor-at-Large of Architectural Lighting (AL). She served as Editor-in-Chief from 2006 to 2017. She joined the editorial team in 2003 and is a leading voice in the lighting community speaking at industry events such as Lightfair and the International Association of Lighting Designers Annual Enlighten Conference, and has twice served as a judge for the Illuminating Engineering Society New York City Section’s (IESNYC) Lumen Award program. In 2009, she received the Brilliance Award from the IESNYC for dedicated service and contribution to the New York City lighting community. Over the past 11 years, under her editorial direction, Architectural Lighting has received a number of prestigious B2B journalism awards. In 2017, Architectural Lighting was a Top Ten Finalist for Magazine of the Year from the American Society of Business Publication Editors' AZBEE Awards. In 2016, Donoff received the Jesse H. Neal Award for her Editor’s Comments in the category of Best Commentary/Blog, and in 2015, AL received a Jesse H. Neal Award for Best Media Brand (Overall Editorial Excellence).Prior to her entry into design journalism, Donoff worked in New York City architectural offices including FXFowle where she was part of the project teams for the Reuters Building at Three Times Square and the New York Times Headquarters. She is a graduate of Bates College in Lewiston, Me., and she earned her Master of Architecture degree from the School of Architecture at Washington University in St. Louis.

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