The world’s leading exhibition & conference for LED/OLED technologies and lighting fixtures, LIGHTING JAPAN will take place from January 13 [Wed] to 15[Fri], 2016 at Tokyo Big Sight. Consists of two specialized shows, it covers all kinds of lighting fixtures and the most advanced LED/OLED technologies for various applications.    320 exhibitors - a 15% increase from last year’s show are expected to join for the 8th edition.

Stellar industry experts shine light on the future of lighting and design as LIGHTFAIR® International (LFI®)  2016 presents the largest Conference offering in its 27-year history. The Conference’s lineup of more than 140 speakers will share the latest knowledge with industry professionals from across the globe in San Diego at the San Diego Convention Center April 24 – 28 (Pre-Conference LIGHTFAIR Institute®: April 24 – 25; Trade Show & Conference: April 26 – 28).

EVERLIGHT, one of the leading LED manufacturers in the world, is going to showcase a wide variety of product lines in China Electronic Fair in Shanghai this year, including highly efficient lighting, IR and car products that have been the center of attention all year round. EVERLIGHT is capable of satisfying customers’ expectation for high-quality products, and offers a one-stop, all-round solution for best service available with every need.

Deco Lighting, a leading manufacturer of innovative, energy-saving LED lighting solutions, is giving back to the community again with a donation of over 1,500 fixtures and housings, totaling over $43,000, to Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles. This is Deco Lighting’s second donation to the non-profit organization, donating over 3,200 fluorescent fixtures to Habitat for Humanity last year. An efficient alternative to traditional lighting technology, such as fluorescent lighting, LED lighting consumes significantly less energy than its traditional counterparts and helps keep energy costs low.

Planar Systems has launched the Planar® LookThru™ OLED transparent display, a breakthrough product that creates a new category for see-through displays, achieving the vision of futurists and science fiction filmmakers who have predicted a world filled with clear displays that present video content.

CSL® (Creative Systems Lighting), has just introduced the first of three LED Eco-Downlight, Low-Profile Plenum Housings. The 3" LED Eco-Downlight and the low-profile housing provide architects and lighting designers the flexibility to work in spaces previously unavailable for this type of output.

Pixelligent, the leader in high-index materials, announced today the development of a new OLED light extraction technology that dramatically increases light output in their customer's OLED Lighting devices. Pixelligent founder and chief technology officer, Dr. Gregory Cooper, presented the new technology at the 17th Annual OLEDs World Summit.

ADATA® Technology, a leading global LED lighting manufacturer, today announced its participation in the Hong Kong International Lighting Fair. The event is the biggest lighting trade show in Asia, taking place October 27-30 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. ADATA is focusing on the “Light Evolution Unlimited – Now and Tomorrow” theme, and will take this opportunity to unveil high efficiency T8 LED tubes and bulbs, high color rendering index (CRI) Linear Lights, MR16 lights, as well as advanced LED ceiling lights with remote motion sensing technology, and modular outdoor lighting. These state of the art LED lighting products serve to demonstr ate ADATA's strong research and development capabilities and distinguish it as a distinct brand dedicated to serving customers worldwide.

Plessey announced today that it has designed an integrated LED light and fixture solution, the Cidadão Powerlight, which provides an easy and cost effective retrofit for traditional, general lighting in homes across Brazil. The Cidadao Powerlight will be available in Brazil through Plessey's representative company LumenLEDs Sistemas.

ON Semiconductor, driving energy efficient innovations, announced sampling of ground-breaking LED Flicker Mitigation (LFM) technology in a new 2.3 megapixel (MP) CMOS image sensor that sets a new benchmark for automotive Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) applications. Capable of capturing 1080p high dynamic range (HDR) video, the AR0231AT also includes features that support Automotive Safety Integrity Level B (ASIL B). 

EV Connect , a leading provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions and its innovative cloud-based management software, announced today a collaboration with Hilton Worldwide (NYSE: HLT) and Current, powered by GE (NYSE: GE), to provide Hilton properties with hospitality-focused total electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions. Hilton Worldwide has promoted to all 3,700 of its U.S. properties EV charging solutions comprised of GE’s WattStationTM and DuraStationTM charging stations and the EV Connect charging management application specifically developed for the hospitality industry and structured for the Hilton family of properties.

Xicato, a leading manufacturer of intelligent light sources, announced today that it has expanded the distribution of its LED modules in collaboration with highly regarded distribution partners throughout Europe.

Plessey announced today that it will be exhibiting at LuxLive, Europe's biggest annual lighting event from 18th to 19th of November at London's ExCeL arena. This will be the second year exhibiting for the UK-based LED manufacturer, where it will demonstrate a number of lighting solutions designed around its award winning GaN-on-Silicon technology for the solid state lighting market.

Before the advent of LED, electric lighting was just that: an electrical signal that traveled through a wire to a lamp, where some of its energy was converted into light. But the fundamental electronic capabilities of LEDs are enabling new modes of lighting, simultaneously using that electric signal to encode the light for sending and gathering information.

The LED professional Symposium +Expo (LpS), known as a point of reference for technical lighting professionals dealing with LED and OLED lighting components, modules and systems, took place for the 5th time this year. Over 100 exhibitors showed their latest developments in the growing exhibition. Seven of the world’s biggest LED manufacturers, namely Nichia, Cree, Everlight, Lumileds, Osram, Samsung and Seoul Semiconductor chose the LpS 2015 to showcase their products and services. No other event in the world can boast having these seven giants together at an exhibition!

Edison Opto will launch new AC modules with smart lighting control system, street light modules with multiple angles and the latest automotive LEDs at Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (from Oct. 27 to Oct. 30, 2015). All the new products will make its debut in this event. We invite you to visit us at booth 5C-C22 in Hall 5, and experience the latest developments in LED lighting technologies.

The Provincial Electricity Authority(PEA)and N.C.C. Exhibition Organizer Co., Ltd.(NEO) together with the Thai Photovoltaic Industries Association unveil Thailand’s potential as the hub of energy-saving technology and innovation through 3 signature trade shows which are “PEA presents EcoLightTech Asia 2015”, “Solar-Tech 2015 powered by TPVA”, and “C-Tech 2015” from 19-21November 2015 at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, Bangkok Thailand under the concept “Energy-Saving Innovations and Technologies for Entrepreneurs” 

In celebration of China’s 66th National Holiday, 66 well-known Chinese brands were showcased on the screens in Times Square, New York, under the theme “66 Chinese Brands Going Global” to exhibit the strength and global influence of Chinese enterprises. Among them were OPPLE Lighting, the only representative of the lighting industry, and GREE, Huawei, Haier and MengNiu.

LumaNEXT, a provider of lighting and energy management and a leader in 21st century smart lighting technology, is back from the first international Climate Leader Summit held in Los Angeles, CA, where they participated as invited attendees and exhibitors. Hosted by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, the Summit brought together thought leaders, business owners, government officials and dignitaries to work toward the goal of global reduction in energy emissions. Guest speakers included Vice President Joe Biden, California Governor Jerry Brown and filmmaker/environmental activist James Cameron. Attendees included officials from the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Department of Commerce, business leaders from the U.S. and China, and the newly formed Compact of Mayors, a nationwide coalition of city leaders pledging to address climate change. A special Declaration was signed, stating an unprecedented commitment to decreasing carbon emissions, increasing climate resilience and strengthening bilateral cooperation.

The exhibition of LED China 2015 in Shanghai brought a perfect ending right before Chinese Mid Autumn Festival. High definition LED displays are everywhere at the show. Exhibitors demonstrated wide applications of high definition LED displays such as interactive LED screens, video walls of control rooms, alternative LED displays to replace LCD or projection screens for meeting rooms and theaters.

OSRAM has supporting the Light Test campaign in Germany for many years. During the Light Test campaign from the 1st. to the 31st. October drivers can have their lights checked free of charge in many registered vehicle workshops or garages throughout the country. OSRAM as the global leader in innovative vehicle lighting, is a supporter of these activities. During the campaign period OSRAM provides special car lamp packages of the most common types.

Lunera® Lighting, a leader in lighting innovations accelerating the transformation to advanced LED technology, will be demonstrating the energy saving advantages of its plug-and-play LED lamp replacements for conventional compact fluorescent lamps (CFL) metal halide (MH) lamps or high pressure sodium (HPS) at the upcoming World Energy Engineering Congress (WEEC), held September 30 - October 2, in Orlando, Fla. To learn more about Lunera's award-winning commercial LED lighting solutions, visit booth #734.

Today, Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI) is unveiling its first networked LED-based lighting solutions designed specifically to address the tough conditions food processing facilities deal with every day. The new networked solutions for food processing facilities are a groundbreaking approach to lighting that enable savings, flexibility, operational efficiency and visual comfort.

Power management company Eaton, a 2015 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year, will showcase energy-efficient lighting-emitting diode (LED) solutions and it’s latest controls technology at the Crites-Tidey & Associates, Inc. (CTA), LIGHTING FORUM XVI in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on September 15 and 16 at the Crown Plaza Hotel. Visitors to Eaton’s displays will also have the opportunity to preview The Lighting reSOURCE to be launched next month.

Dow Corning, a global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation, announced today that two of its lighting industry experts will speak at the LED Professional Symposium (LpS 2015), from September 22 to 24 in Bregenz, Austria. The company will also spotlight at its booth (#D2) two advanced new silicone technologies for LED lighting, the expanded design and manufacturing flexibilities offered by its Dow Corning® Moldable Silicones product family.

Plessey announced today that it will be exhibiting at the LuxLive event from 18-19 November at London's ExCeL arena.  LuxLive is Europe's biggest annual lighting event.  Plessey will be showcasing its latest GaN on silicon LED solutions.  This year, LuxLive will be co-located with Strategies in Light and the combined event will feature the best from the entire industry supply chain, ranging from chip manufacturing, through to design and end user applications.

At the Fakuma plastics fair, October 13-17 2015 in Friedrichshafen, Sonderhoff will present the new 3-component Dispensing Cell SMART-L / DM 403. This low pressure mixing and dosing machine, thoroughly modular constructed, is adaptable to various production concepts. The thin layer degassing for complete air evacuation of the potting material in the pressure tanks is one of the new features of the machine. This degassing method from Sonderhoff results in a crystal clear potting transparency free of air inclusions.

With a focus on LED lighting trends and technologies, the LpS 2015 offers consolidated lighting knowledge provided by pioneers and lighting professionals from all over the globe. Rogier van der Heide, Chief Design & Marketing Officer at Zumtobel Group and Ambassador of the UNESCO for the International Year of Light, will open the event with his keynote on trends in smart lighting, Internet of Things and Human Centric Lighting. Mr. van der Heide is a well-known designer and previously worked for Philips Lighting.

Solvay Specialty Polymers, a world leader in the research, development and manufacturing of high-performance materials designed to master the most challenging requirements in the semiconductor industry, will showcase at Semicon Taiwan 2015 (Booth 1, 4th Floor Nangang Hall) its extensive portfolio of advanced solutions to meet the process and cost efficiency targets in this demanding market.

OSRAM will present its LEDsBIKE range of bike lights at EuroBike 2015 with a personal appearance by Olympic champion, Sabine Spitz. As an indicator of trends in the bicycle industry, EuroBike attracts 45 000 visitors each year. Visit us this year from 26th to 29th August at the Friedrichshafen trade fair grounds and discover our high-performance bike lights with efficient LED technology at OSRAM stand 808 in Hall A3. See you there!