LEDucation 7 Breaks Both Exhibit & Attendance Records.

NEW YORK - March 28, 2013 - PRLog -- The Designers Lighting Forum of New York is proud to announce that LEDucation 7 hosted its largest event to date with a record -breaking crowd of over 3,000 attendees and a sold out expo of 150+ exhibitors.  Attendees from across North American and Europe gathered at New York’s Hotel Pennsylvania on Wednesday, March 20th to learn and experience the latest development in solid state lighting in one of the industry’s most talked about, single day lighting educational expositions.  LEDucation 7 provided attendees the opportunity to view the latest innovations, technology and products from leading manufacturers from across the world, as well as the opportunity to participate
in five educational programs lead by some of the industry’s most prolific talents.

“By relocating the event to the Penn Plaza Pavilion of the Hotel Pennsylvania, we knew this year’s event was going to be much larger than ever before.” commented Burt Grant, Event Co-Chair and one of the original committee members.  “The expanded show floor allowed us to add more exhibitors to the show floor that have been on the wait list for many years and this expansion also resulted in being able to accommodate a larger attendance.”

Dedicated to advancing the education of the lighting community, LEDucation offered attendees key updates and glimpses into the future of the industry. Educational seminars were conducted by some of the industry’s most leading authorities and gave attendees a chance to catch up on the latest advancements in solid state technology and controls. Attendees enjoyed seminars from industry leading professionals including: Barbara Horton – HLB Lighting; Ruth Taylor  - Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Greg Galluccio – Leviton Manufacturing; Lindsay Stefans – Philips Lighting; Janet Lennox Moyer & C. Brook Silber – Jan & Brooke, Luminae; Craig Fox –ETC Architectural; Jesse Lowenstein – iGuzzini Lighting; Michael Mehl – Jaros, Baum & Bolles; Marty Salzberg – Cline Bettridge Bernstein Lighting Design.  

LEDucation and the DLFNY would like to acknowledge the support of the following:

·         Architectural Lighting Magazine and AL LED – Official media sponsor

·         Supporting Media Sponsors:

o    Edison Report

o    eLumit

o    Lighting Controls Association

o    Lightsearch

·         Supporting Event Sponsors:

o    a*light

o    Hubbell Lighting

o    Barbizon

o    EcoSense Lighting

o    Jesco Lighting

o    GoodMart Lighting Supply

o    O’Blaney Rinker & Associates

o    Osram SYLVANIA

o    Philips Color Kinetics

o    Specialty Lighting Industries

o    Traxon Technologies: e:cue Lighting

o    Mark Plavin/Metro Area Sales – Program Literature

For a complete list of exhibitors, visit - http://www.leducation.org

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The Designers Lighting Forum of New York is committed to exploring and presenting the power of lighting in design. Founded in 1934, the Designers Lighting Forum is a not-for-profit organization, led by a volunteer Board of Managers and sustained by member dues and the generous support of our corporate sponsors. They enthusiastically provide designers, architects, manufacturers and their representatives, contractors, educators, and students the opportunity to meet and experience the wonder of lighting in New York City and beyond.  The DLFNY also supports formal lighting education through contributions to local universities and design schools, as well as national funds.

LEDucation is supported through the volunteer efforts of DLFNY members.  

Committee Chair:

Co-Chair – Burt Grant – Metro Area Sales

Co-Chair – Robert Nadel – Energy and Lighting Systems, Ltd

Committee members:

Wendy Kaplan – Feelux Lighting

Clifford Starr – Lighting by Gregory

Nathalie Faubert – Cline Bettridge Bernstein Lighting Design

Gary Mann – New Gen Lighting & Energy

Max Hoover – Goodmart Lighting & Electrical Product Sales

Jamie Eck – Philips Lighting

Matt Dacey –  The Dulanski Group

Caroline Rinker – O’Blaney Rinker Associates