New Northwest Lighting Event Features Sold-out Exhibit Hall and Cutting-edge Conference Topics

Architects, designers, engineers, facility managers and energy consultants can receive free access to the exhibits and early bird pricing on the conference.  

ATLANTA – The producers of LED Specifier Summit – Northwest, taking place Sept. 22, 2016 at Seattle’s Washington State Conference Center, encourage area lighting professionals to take advantage of this new educational and sourcing event. Attendees who register by Sept. 9, 2016 will be eligible for the early bird conference rate; exhibit hall-only passes are complimentary.

The one-day event offers 12 seminars of expert education in lighting products and practices and is geared toward professionals involved in lighting decisions and procurement. Attendees will gain valuable insights from top speakers on pertinent issues affecting the industry, while earning a variety of learning units, including AIA, IDCEC, LACES, USGBC and NCQLP. Speakers include: Deborah Burnett, ASID, CMG, LGC, AASM, Principal of Benya Burnett Consultancy; Andrew Pultorak, LC, MIES, Senior Energy Management Engineer for Puget Sound Energy; Lisa Rosenow, Senior Project Manager – Northwest Energy Efficiency Council; Shannon Markey, High Performance Building Specialist for LeGrand; and Charles Knuffke, Western Region Vice President for Wattstopper; among other thought leaders. 

The show floor of this inaugural event is entirely sold out; more than 100 lighting and controls manufacturers will be on hand to demonstrate state-of-the-art architectural, commercial and high-design products and solutions. Attendees will also receive ample opportunity to network with their peers. 

“The goal of the day is to share the kind of knowledge that can be applied immediately to projects, product selection and making the right lighting decisions,” said Show Director Lea Tranakos. “We want attendees to be able to have a valuable experience in both a time- and cost-efficient way.”

Registration information and the full conference program are available on the event’s website

The event is supported by Seattle’s leading lighting agencies: ERW Lighting + Controls, Lighting Group Northwest, Sea-Tac Lighting & Controls LLC, Pacific Lighting Systems | Lighting & Controls, Stoller Inc. and Zuli Lighting.

About LED Specifier Summit

LED Specifier Summit – Northwest is a new Seattle event, taking place Sept. 22, 2016 at the Washington State Convention Center. It is based on the popular annual LED Specifier Summit – Midwest, which was launched by Exponation LLC in 2013, and will stage at Chicago’s Navy Pier on Nov. 15, 2016, co-located with High Performance Building Forum. Each one-day event is dedicated to educating lighting professionals and specifiers about the latest commercial, architectural and decorative lighting products and practices, with a focus on local codes and issues. LED Specifier Summit is a Registered Education Provider for AIA, IDCEC, LACES and the USBGC. Entry to the exhibit area is free to qualified attendees: $199 for the conference when registering online by August 19, 2016 (includes choice of four out of 12 seminars and lunch); $249 after that date. Find complete details at ledspecifiersummit.com.

About Exponation LLC

Exponation LLC is an award-winning, full-service event production and management company with an exceptional track record for producing high-quality, successful trade shows, conferences and meetings. In addition to the LED Specifier Summit, the company owns and operates LightShow West, CorpComm Expo, EduComm Expo, Digital Signage Expo, Digital Content Show (co-located with Digital Signage Expo) and the digital signage news site, digitalsignageconnection.com. LightShow West has been ranked as one of EXPO magazine’s Top 25 Fast-Growth Shows and in 2015 received an “A” rating from the Edison Report. Digital Signage Expo (DSE) is a five-time winner of the trade show industry’s “Fastest 50” Award.