MIT, Paramount Pictures, U.S. Department of Energy Headline Inaugural Ecosystems for Solid State Lighting 2011

Conference will take place November 30-December 2 in Washington DC

PORTLAND, Maine--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Chaired by Kathryn Conway from LED Consulting and Dr. Makarand Chipalkatti from OSRAM Sylvania, the 1^st installation of Ecosystems for Solid State Lighting 2011 will bring together companies, government, clean energy advocates and others and more to maximize future opportunities for integrating solid state lighting (SSL). The launch of this visionary event will feature presentations from MIT, Paramount Pictures, the U.S. Department of Energy and many others and will take place November 30-December 2, 2011 at the Washington Marriott in Washington, DC.

“Gathering together the many players in creating the lighting ecosystem to collaborate and share ideas has the potential to create and further many revolutionary opportunities, including linking SSL to smart electrical grids, advanced transport systems, surveillance and security, industrial efficiency, and other innovations.”

“Ecosystems for Solid State Lighting 2011 will provide a new understanding of the diverse systems, their components and developing framework to achieve interoperability of devices and systems for SSL,” said Barbara Rojas, conference director for IntertechPira. “Gathering together the many players in creating the lighting ecosystem to collaborate and share ideas has the potential to create and further many revolutionary opportunities, including linking SSL to smart electrical grids, advanced transport systems, surveillance and security, industrial efficiency, and other innovations.”

Ecosystems for Solid State Lighting 2011 will feature nearly 20 presentations covering financial trends, architectural implications, light source and integrated light systems, power source controls and hardware, smart grid and power distribution and future directions for the energy start program. Organizations presenting include BetaLED by Ruud Lighting, Inc., Carmanah Technologies Corporation, Digital Lumens, eMerge Alliance, Global LEDs/OLEDs Magazine, International Finance Corporation (IFC), io Lighting, Kennedy & Violich Architecture, Ltd, Lutron Electronics Co, Inc, MIT, Noveda Technologies, OSRAM Opto Semiconductors Inc., Paramount Pictures Corporation, Philips Lighting, Southern California Edison, U.S. Department of Energy, Building Technologies Program, Universal Display Corporation and the US EPA.

The target audience includes advanced materials and systems manufacturers; computer systems, utilities, and information providers & facilitators; investors; architects and lighting designers, as well as policy-makers and government agencies and academics.

For more information about Ecosystems for Solid State Lighting 2011 or to register, visit www.ecosystemsforssl.com.

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