Meetings & Events

The IES Boston Section has an active calendar that includes various educational courses as well as multiple opportunities to network and socialize with industry peers. To keep abreast with our upcoming events follow the calendar below.

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2023 IES Annual Conference

Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel 1551 Thoreau Dr N, Schaumburg, IL, United States

Bringing together professionals from all sectors of the lighting industry for personal and career growth through educational and networking opportunities.

2023 Bill Lam Cup – Annual Golf Tournament

Sky Meadow Country Club 6 Mountain Laurels Drive, Nashua, United States

The IES Boston section is pleased to once again host the Bill Lam Cup annual golf tournament.  This year’s event will be hosted at Sky Meadow Country Club in Nashua New Hampshire.  As in years past, this will be a scramble style tournament, lunch will be served prior to the round with awards and dinner […]

$200.00 – $1,200.00

On Target: Urban Street Lighting & Axe Throwing

Urban Axes 2 Union Square, Somerville, United States

WHO: IES Boston & Rhode Island. Tour guides: Kim Molloy, lead lighting design, WSP - Mia Jean-Sicard, lighting design, WSP - Rachel Burckardt, lead civil design, WSP - Tony Correia, lighting controls sales, Signify - Scott McCarley, lighting controls marketing, Signify WHAT: Sunset walking tour of the Somerville Ave. Utility and Streetscape Improvements Project WHEN: […]

$10.00 – $35.00

2023 Street and Area Lighting Conference

JW Marriott Indianapolis 10 S West St, Indianapolis, IN, United States

The IES Street and Area Lighting Conference appeals to a broad spectrum of attendees with a primary focus of improving outdoor lighting.

DLF-NE / IES Annual Bowling Event!

Get Ready To Bowl! It’s the most wonderful time of the year when the best and the brightest in the lighting industry don their most festive bowling attire and show off their baddest bowling skills! Whether you plan to attend and just observe (while enjoying tasty treats and beverages) or join one of the die-hard […]

$50.00 – $600.00

Brighter Boston & Friends Winter Walking Tour!

On December 19th, our friends from Available Light, Bartholomew Lighting, and Lam Partners will talk to us about urban lighting design and take us on a tour of a few newly lit monuments: "The Embrace" in the Boston Common, and the newly lit statuary marching down Commonwealth Avenue. Join us at 5:30 for a cup […]

BSA & IES Boston: Fee Negotiation Part 1 – Architects and Clients (Virtual)

Fee Negotiation Series: Join the IES Boston and Rhode Island Section and the Boston Society of Architects Project Management Roundtable for a co-hosted series focusing on fee negotiations. Part 1 will cover negotiations between architects and their clients, Part 2 will cover negotiations between architects and their consultants. Conversation and insights will be relevant to all disciplines […]

$5.00 – $10.00

Fundamentals Of Lighting

Reflex Lighting 7 Tide Street, Boston

Fundamentals of Lighting 2024 February 2nd, 3rd, & 4th In Person at Reflex Lighting 7 Tide St, Boston, MA 02210 Fundamentals of Lighting is an introductory course composed of 10 modules which the Boston section of the IES will present over 3 days. The updated modules provide training on lighting concepts, systems, equipment, Metrics, and […]

$50.00 – $425.00

How Tech is Changing Lighting Design Calculations

Cannon Design 99 Summer Street #600, Boston, MA, United States

When: Feb. 27 Where: Cannon Design's Boston Office Schedule: 5:30-5:45: networking 5:45-7:00: program 7:00-7:30: clean-up Description: Lighting design is a complex profession, whose tools have struggled to keep up with the pace of design.  The speakers will briefly review historical methods for calculations and move onto new paradigms for lighting analysis. They will also discuss how […]

Free – $10.00

BSA & IES Boston: Fee Negotiation Part 2- Architects and Consultants (Virtual)

Fee Negotiation Series Join the IES Boston and Rhode Island Section and the Boston Society of Architects Project Management Roundtable for a co-hosted series on fee negotiations. Part 1 will cover negotiations between architects and their clients; Part 2 will cover negotiations between architects and their consultants. Conversation and insights will be relevant to all […]

$5.00 – $10.00

Tour – Fuller Middle School

Fuller Middle School 31 Flagg Dr, Framingham, MA

Photo Credit: Robert Benson Join the IES Boston Section and the Boston Society of Architect K-12 Educational Design Knowledge Community for a co-hosted tour of the new Fuller Middle School. The 137,000sf facility provides students the flexible, expansive space needed to build upon the preparatory STEAM education pedagogies Framingham students experience in elementary school. A three-story Learning […]

Free

Third Annual – IES Paint and Sip!

illuminate 50 Broad Street, Boston, Massachusetts

IES Boston Section Presents: 3rd Annual Paint & Sip! 🎨🥂 Calling all IES Boston members and friends! Join us for a blooming good time at our 3rd Annual Paint & Sip event. Unleash your inner artist and celebrate the arrival of spring with a guided still-life painting session featuring beautiful flowers! 🌸 No experience necessary! […]

$25.00 – $35.00