IES Emerging Professional Workshop Program- IES Annual Conference
The IESNYC is Proud to be Platinum Sponsor in Support of Emerging Professionals.
This year’s Emerging Professional Workshop will be held virtually on Friday, August 21, 2020 preceding the IES Annual Conference. Due to our generous sponsors of the Emerging Professional (EP) Program, the IES is pleased to announce that this year’s virtual Emerging Professional Workshop program is free for all EPs and Students and the virtual IES Annual Conference will be free to attend to the first 300 Students/EPs. SEE BELOW FOR IMPORTANT REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS
The Virtual IES Annual Conference will have sessions that will be held August 24th – August 28th and August 31st – September 4th. By providing a schedule that offers content across these two weeks, registrants will be able to attend all sessions and not have to choose between different tracks.
The free conference registration is limited to the first 300 attendees. Once the maximum number of free spaces have been filled, the registration will be $200 for Student and EPs. The EP Workshop will continue to remain a free event even once the conference registration price kicks in.
Important Registration Instructions: (Read carefully)
IES Student/ EP Members: Register for each individual event that you would like to attend in the separate links below.
FREE Emerging Professional Workshop: Register here
FREE Annual Conference: Register here
FREE Leadership Forum: Register here
Student/ EP Nonmembers: Contact Marie Meacham [email protected] for registration assistance.
At the completion of registration, send Marie Meacham an email with the name of the breakout room you are planning to attend at the end of the day. Schedule and breakout rooms are listed below:
Emerging Professional Workshop Schedule
August 21, 2020
11:00 AM-11:10 AM ET Opening of the 10th IES Annual Conference Emerging Professional event by IES president Antonio Garza
11:10 AM-11:45 AM ET "Diversity and Inclusion." Jennifer Jaques, Tanya Hernandez, Bernadette Boudreaux, Krystle Smith, and Ed Bartholomew.
11:45 AM-12:30 PM ET " Lighting Designers Go Tech: VR & AR." Speakers: Kailey Lietzke and Jonathan Bartling.
12:30 PM-12:35 PM ET "Managing a Team and Fostering Collaboration Remotely" - a quick conversation with a lighting designer (by Sam Koerbel, Lytei)
Break
Description for the zoom rooms:
Live discussions with the speakers of the EP day and other EPs in the breakout rooms will be shaped by your questions. The general direction of the discussion is guided by the speaker's presentation earlier in the day. Each room will be moderated by two EP committee members. The first 15 minutes will be devoted to the fun Kahoot! trivia game. Join us for socializing and fun engagement! Game instructions below.
1:00 PM-2:00 PM ET “Disruptors in lighting” Speakers: Nathalie Rozot, Sam Koerbel, Gary Trott, and Lars Christensen
2:00 PM-2:15 PM ET "One thing people don't know about lighting design" (by Sam Koerbel, Lytei)
2:15 PM-3:00 PM ET “Application of light and health research: how to do it right.” Mariana Figueiro
3:00 PM-3:05 PM ET “Meet Howard Brandston” (by Sam Koerbel, Lytei)
4:00-5:00 PM ET
Zoom breakout room 1 – “Town Square” with Antonio Garza. Discussion of topics that are important to EPs (e.g. effects of COVID-19 on work, navigating business environments such as conferences, types of training/education available and needed, etc.).
Zoom breakout room 2 – "Lighting Design" with Sara Schonour and Steven Rosen. Topics related to the profession of lighting design.
Zoom breakout room 3 – "Disruption and business" with Lars Christensen. Topics related to starting your own business, disrupting the industry, and finding your path.
Zoom breakout room 4 – "Technology in lighting" with Kailey Lietzke. Topics related to using the latest technology in the field of lighting design.
Zoom breakout room 5 – "Diversity and inclusion" with Tanya Hernandez, Bernadette Boudreaux, Krystle Smith, and Ed Bartholomew. Topics related to the diversity and inclusion.
Zoom breakout room 6 – "Light and health" with Mariana Figueiro. Topics related to light and health, lighting research and its application.
As a part of the EP Annual Conference Workshop, the quiz game KAHOOT will be played live for fun and educational purposes at the beginning of each breakout room live discussion (4 pm ET). Prizes will be given out for the top three (3) winners of each quiz game.
To prepare for participating in the Kahoot Quiz game, please download or open up “Kahoot.it” app on your cell phones prior to logging into the live chat room where the game will be played. Once in the live chat room, you will see the KAHOOT quiz on your computer screen with a numerical code to enter into the Kahoot.it app on your phone, along with a prompt to enter your name (or a made-up name of your choosing) that identifies and connects you to the KAHOOT quiz game on the live chat room computer. Once you have entered the code and your name, you become an eligible contestant and will receive further instructions from the Kahoot game show host prior to the KAHOOT game starting.
Visit the Emerging Professional Annual Conference Homepage for additional details and updates.
