Top lighting experts to gather in Sydney for SPARC 2015

SPARC 2015 has announced speakers for the upcoming event, with an impressive line-up of both internationally and nationally renowned experts in lighting design, education, research and architecture.

The international lighting event, which will be held at Sydney Exhibition Centre @ Glebe Island, from 27-29 May 2015, will once again align with Vivid Sydney - the Southern Hemisphere’s biggest annual celebration of light, music and ideas.

“SPARC will enable thousands of participants to experience the latest in lighting technology through leading-edge lighting exhibitions and will provide a world-class seminar of invited speakers,” said SPARC CEO Bryan Douglas.

“For those within the design, lighting design, industrial design, engineering, architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, building and project management, facility management, and major end users of architectural, retail and commercial lighting sectors, SPARC offers a wonderful opportunity to experience the very latest in lighting design and technology.”

The event 2015 features an educational seminar program alongside a cutting-edge exhibition of global developments and future directions in lighting which can assist attendees with their professional development requirements. SPARC 2015 speakers include:

• NIST Fellow, Sensor Science Division at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Dr Yoshi Ohno, who will present on colour preference-based LED lighting.
• Associate Professor of Engineering and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University and Co-Director at the Center for Climate and Energy Decision-Making (CEDM), Dr. Inês Azevedo, who will be presenting on consumer choice for lighting products and the feasibility of DC circuits for lighting.
• Senior Lighting Technician at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Simm Steel, who will be presenting a session on museum lighting.

Additional speakers include:

• Marc Ledbetter, discussing early lessons learned from the introduction of SSL to the market.
• Roger Sexton and Mark Elliott, presenting on light and colour in the built environment.
• Dr Christophe Martinsons, talking about the potential health issues of solid-state lighting.
• Professor Georges Zissis, presenting the results of quality testing of residential LED lamps.
• Anthony Di Mase, discussing daylight in the built environment.
• Dr Alan Prest, presenting on international standards for lighting products.