IN THIS ISSUE

2 Government Affairs

4 BiNational Ad Program

5 Technology/Energy Efficiency

6 2013 Annual Conference

11 Member News

12 Education/Training

14 2014 January Market

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.

November/December 2013 • Volume 43, No. 6 www.americanlightingassoc.com

More Than 550
Attend 2013
ALA Annual
Conference

More than 550 ALA members attended the 2013 ALA Annual Conference, held Sept. 22-24 at Hyatt Lost Pines Resort and Spa near Austin, Texas.

Beth Bentley, CMP, ALA director
of conferences, said the event received
extremely high marks from attend-
ees. “The Hyatt’s hotel staff was an
extension of our own,” she adds. “The
weather was ideal – both the Sunday
morning golf and the opening recep-
tion could not have been any better. It
was a glorious few days in Lost Pines.
Our breakout speakers scored higher
than last year’s – and that is quite an
The three-day event included
general session keynote presentations,
educational seminars, discussion
panels, and numerous networking op-
portunities in a tranquil resort setting.
Rave reviews are pouring in from at-
tendees who appreciated the expertise
and care that went into planning this
year’s event.

“The ALA Conference was fantastic,”
says Rick Seidman, President/CEO of
Quoizel. “The resort was terrific, the
speakers were very well received and the
The conference officially kicked
off on Sunday evening when ALA

Caption: John McKiernan, vice chairman of Lutron Electronics, was inducted into the ALA Lighting Hall of Fame on Sept. 24 at the 2013 ALA Annual Conference.

2013 Lighting for Tomorrow Winners
Announced at ALA Conference

The winners of the 2013 Lighting for Tomorrow competition were announced and awards presented on Sept. 24 at the ALA Annual Conference in Lost Pines, Texas. The eleventh annual competition recognized the best designed, energy-efficient lighting products in the residential market. In the emerging OLED category, luminaires demonstrated the potential for high-quality energy-saving residential lighting applications.

Lighting for Tomorrow is a design
competition that challenges manufactur-
ers to meet consumer expectations by
improving the design of their products,
while achieving new heights of energy
efficiency.

Entries for 2013 featured indoor and outdoor light emitting diode (LED) lighting fixtures, replacement lamps, fixture retrofit kits, lighting controls, and organic light emitting diode (OLED)

Lighting for Tomorrow Winners receive their awards during the Tuesday morning breakfast.

PLEASE NOTE

The Dallas
International Lighting
Market now begins on
Wednesday, Jan. 15.

See schedule on page 14.

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2014 Board of Governors
Officers and Members Elected

Officers and members of the 2014

ALA Board of Governors were elected during the Sept.

23 business luncheon held at the 2013

ALA Annual Conference in Lost Pines, Texas.

The ALA Board of Governors consists of 12 persons: four manufacturers, four manufacturers’ representatives and four showrooms. Governors can serve up to two, three year terms, and members may only serve two consecutive terms. The Board of Governors elections will take effect January 1, 2014.