ALA hosts
Workshop to
Address DOe’s
Ceiling Fan
Rulemaking
Top-Rated speakers Return to
Conference for Repeat Performance

The American Lighting Association hosted a workshop for ceiling-fan manufacturers on April 10-11 in Dallas to prepare a unified industry response to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Conservation Standards Rulemaking Framework Document for Ceiling Fans and Ceiling Fan Light Kits, released in March.

The 100-page document details the “analytical approach and scope of coverage for the rulemaking” and identifies 75 issues “on which DOE is particularly interested in receiving comment.” The DOE’s deadline to receive written comments regarding the document was April 29.

“One of the challenges was the very
large and broad scope of the work outlined
in the framework document,” says Dick
Upton, CCE, ALA president and CEO.
“Included in the document were key issues
that required significant time to research
and prepare a response. All of them could
have significant impact on the industry.”
To prepare a unified industry
response to the DOE framework docu-
ment, the ALA organized a workshop
with ceiling-fan manufacturers to de-
velop a comprehensive reply. Workshop
participants included:

▶ Nathan Frampton, LS, president, Fanimation

▶ Tom Frampton, founder and CEO, Fanimation

▶ David Gatto, manager–customer relations, Westinghouse Lighting Corporation

▶ Terry McGowan, FIES, LC, director of engineering/technology, American Lighting Association

▶ John Moody, director–product man-
agement–ceiling fans, Kichler Lighting
▶ Dave Peek, ceiling fan manager,
Progress Lighting
▶ Dave Turner, senior project
marketing manager, Casablanca/
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The American Lighting Association’s

2013 Annual Conference will feature two “ALA all-star” speakers who are returning for repeat appearances based on their near-perfect evaluation scores.

Jon Schallert, who delivered an extremely well-received keynote presentation at the 2011 ALA Annual Conference, will present the general session on Mon., Sept. 23, and Shari Harley, who received exceedingly high rankings from attendees for her breakout sessions at the 2012 ALA Annual Conference, will give the keynote presentation on Tue., Sept. 24.

This year’s event will be hosted at the Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort and Spa in Lost Pines, Texas (near Austin).

Jon Schallert

Light Watch

Mark your calendars now for these upcoming lighting events.

May 16

Live Webinar: Questions Every Retail Associate Should Be Able to Answer

June 3-6

Residential Lighting Training Course Des Plaines, Ill. (Juno Lighting Group)

June 20-23

Dallas International Lighting Market

June 21

Market Seminar: LED Replacement Technology:
Opportunities and Concerns (8-9:30 a.m.)
Market Seminar: How to Define and Demonstrate
the Five Characteristics of Light (4-5:30 p.m.)
June 22
Market Seminar: LED Dimming for Dummies
(8-9:30 a.m.)
Market Seminar: How to Produce a Professional
Lighting Design Plan ( 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.)
June 27
Live Webinar: Increasing Importance
of Lighting Metrics
Sept. 22-24
ALA Annual Conference
Lost Pines, Texas

Reinventing Success

For the Monday morning general session, Jon Schallert will present Business Reinvention: The New Normal for Every

Business, in which he will discuss how business reinvention is critical for both large corporations and small business survival.

“In my keynote
presentation, I
will discuss how
businesses can
come out stronger and more profitable
than ever before through their reinven-
tion,” Schallert says. “Attendees will hear
inspiring stories of business owners who
decided to ‘play a bigger game,’ and who
took their companies from local busi-
nesses to regional powerhouses.”
During this session, attendees will
learn why a business makeover is critical
for small business survival and the most
profitable strategy for any entrepreneur
today – even though most businesses will
never willingly go through business rein-
vention on their own. Schallert will also
present a breakout session entitled So You
Think Your Showroom Is a Destination?

Schallert teaches businesses how to

Shari Harley
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ALL STAR CONFERENCE
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McKiernan to Be Inducted Into
ALA Lighting hall of Fame

John F. McKiernan, vice chairman of Lutron Electronics Company, will be inducted into the American Lighting Association’s Lighting Hall of Fame on Sept. 24 at the 2013 ALA Annual Conference in Lost Pines, Texas.

The Lighting Hall of Fame was established in

2000 and is presented to individuals who have provided a lifetime of exceptional devotion to the industry

as well as to the ALA.

McKiernan was se-
lected based on the ALA
Awards Committee’s
recommendation.
The committee looks
at three categories of
importance when selecting
a nominee to be presented
before the ALA Board of
Governors for ratification:
the individual’s contribu-
tion to the industry, his/
her contribution to the association and
his/her peer respect within the industry.

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In ThIs Issue

2 Government Affairs

3 Technology/Energy Efficiency 5 Retail Management

6 Member News

7 2013 Annual Conference

9 Association News

12 June Market

14 Education/Training

The American Lighting Association
is a trade association representing
the lighting industry, serving
members and their customers, and
working to protect and advance
the industry while promoting the
sale and application of quality
lighting products.