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IDA Annual General Meeting - Nov 14 & 15, PHX   Message List  
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Join IDA on Saturday and Sunday, 14 & 15 November at the Phoenix Wyndham Resort in Phoenix, AZ for the International Dark-Sky Association Annual General Meeting and Conference: Sustainable Skies.  

IDA is turning 21 and wants to share their birthday with you! Join IDA folks for an in-depth look at three essential topics:

Greenbuilding, Energy & New Technology

ENERGY STAR Criteria for Outdoor LED Luminaires with Jason Tuenge, LC, LEED AP, Sr. Lighting Engineer, Technology Planning & Deployment, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.  The U.S. Department of Energy is releasing updated criteria for outdoor LED luminaires.  Gain the inside scoop, only at the IDA Annual Meeting.
Source Matters with Pete Strasser, IDA Managing Director.  Learn how the lamp type selection, correlated color temperature, and luminaire efficacy affect the nighttime sky, as well as which sources are best for which circumstances.
Bimodal Solutions in a Singular Modeled World with Bill Hein, founder of Visionaire Lighting, LLC. This presentation reveals the latest technology in bimodal lamp source luminaires.

Planning & Policy

The American Medical Association Recognizes Light Pollution with Dr. Mario Motta, President of the Massachusetts Medical Society. Dr. Motta, the driving force behind the resolution, discusses his approach to encouraging others to recognize light pollution.
International Dark Sky Places panel discussion. Discover communities, parks, and reserves that go above and beyond in restoring, preserving, and protecting the nighttime environment while ensuring the public an education like never before.
Uplight and Light Pollution: Where does it hurt? with Christian B. Luginbuhl of the U.S. Naval Observatory on a joint paper with Connie Walker, Richard Wainscoat, Elizabeth Alvarez del Castillo, and Paul Boley. Discuss the implications of non-fully shielded fixtures on sky glow.
Notes from the Capitol from the IDA DC Office of Public Policy and Government Affairs. Learn the details of IDA's plan to include the U.S. Government in the fight for a natural night.

Night Vision: International Year of Astronomy 2009

Dark Skies Awareness, a Cornerstone Project of IYA 2009 with Dr. Connie Walker, of the National Optical Astronomy Observatory and U.S. Chairperson for the Cornerstone Project. Join in the fun of the activities of IYA 2009.
Astronomy in the Arts with Dr. Richard L. Poss of the University of Arizona. Revisit world history with a fantastic lecture on the influence astronomy has had on the arts, science, and literature.
The Night Sky as a Cultural Landscape by Cameran Ashraf, Adjunct at California State University, Pomona.  Join an in-depth discussion of the relationship between the night sky and our geography.
Night Sky Brightness Modeling with Dan Duriscoe of the U.S. National Park Service and Dr. Don Davis, of the Planetary Science Institute. Review the latest in modeling projects to track sky glow.

If you arrive early, there is a guided tour of Flagstaff, Arizona, the first International Dark Sky Community.  The cost is only $20 and the tour takes place Friday, 13 November 2pm to 11pm.  Seats are limited.

Get more information on Sustainable Skies.
http://www.darksky.org/page/annualconference
 
Contact IDA directly at agm@... for specific  information.


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