Lightscene 2019: Can we save lighting engineers from extinction?

by Institution of Lighting Professionals

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LIGHTSCENE: Can we save lighting engineers from extinction?

The Institution of Lighting Professionals invites you to a day of discovery, technology-rich insights, design inspiration and the opportunity to gain CPD hours and make networking connections.

Discover what’s new and help your career at the same time.

This year’s themed event will focus on the role of the engineer, especially those working in local government. Are they a dying breed? What does the future hold? Presentations will be delivered on a range of issues around the challenges faced in the delivery of highway engineering services and research into innovative ways of dealing with them.

The following three talks will take place during the event -

11:00 - Lighting for Pedestrians - Steve Fotios CEng MEI MSLL MILE PhD BEng(Hons) FHEA PGCE, Sheffield University

For the past few years Steve has focussed on lighting for pedestrians – how can we use lighting to enhance the safety and perceived safety of pedestrians?
There are two reasons for doing this. One, because current standards are not qualified by robust empirical data, so we do not know that they are optimal. Two, because better lighting promotes more walking. Both reasons promote the sustainability of lighting.

12:00 - National Lighting Survey - Liz Hudson BA(Hons), Yorkshire Marketing Machine

At the ILP Lighting Summit in June this year, Liz presented the findings of the national lighting survey. She plans to review this and discuss some of the key results from the study, including reflecting on the progress of conversion to LED within local authorities, alongside a selection of key statistics covering the following topics: lighting specialist employment within local government, retrofitting vs replacing, asset condition and carbon reduction.

There are opportunities to launch a new survey, so Liz will discuss her thoughts and those of ILP VP Local Government Ian Jones, on future surveys.

14:00 - The Precarious Role of the Professional Engineer in Local Government - Richard Hayes CEng FIHE DMS, Institute of Highways Engineers

Richard will be speaking about the role of professional engineers in local government and how that is changing, creating challenges for service delivery. Core to efficient delivery of engineering services is asset management.
The presentation will begin with the basis of good practice in asset management. The second part of his presentation will focus on skills and competence and the challenges of maintaining these in a local authority environment where budgets continue to be squeezed. Local councils continue to experience difficulties with staff retention and dealing with resilience in service delivery. The final part of his presentation will look at artificial intelligence, the use of big data.

15:00 - Discussion (& question time) with Richard, Liz, Ian Jones (ILP VP) and others about the issues of recruitment, retention, training, development and competence in local government.

The ILP has arranged this thought provoking CPD day where you can get the answers you need to make your role easier and be more successful. We’ll be putting on free to attend CPD seminars alongside an exhibition of companies aiming to help you get to grips with this enormous subject.

Meet a wide range of lighting organisations in the exhibition area who offer lighting products and services
Network with your peers in a face to face setting
Enquire about ILP membership upgrading at the Professional Development Zone
Meet local professionals from the LDC Birmingham group
Develop new ideas and plans to take back to your workplace
Find out more about Young Lighting Professionals support group
Increase your competency