IESSA e-News, April 2012: Newsletter for the lighting industry of Southern Africa

The lighting industry of South Africa is represented by the
Illumination Engineering Society of South Africa (IESSA)

South African experts on various topics in the lighting technology field serve on the
CIE international committees responsible for the development of
standards for the different aspects of illumination.

IESSA represents southern Africa internationally and thereby acts as the

National Committee of the CIE (Commition Internationale De L'Eclairage)

Final Reminder: Eighth IESSA Annual Congress and AGM

Venue: The Cathedral Peak Hotel, Drakensberg, KwaZulu-Natal

Date: 13 and 16 May 2012

Theme: "Light is Life".

Dress: Winter wear especially in the evenings

Registration fees before 13 April 2012

Members: R3000 per delegate

Non members: R3300 per delegate

Accompanying person / exhibitor: R1500 per delegate.

Registration fees paid after 14 April 2012

Members: R3300 per delegate

Non members: R3600 per delegate

Accompanying person / exhibitor: R1750 per delegate.

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The route via Sterkfontein Dam down Oliviershoek Pass is the shortest BUT the road is mostly dug up and in a bad condition (until you hit the pass). The distance from Harrismith to Cathedral Peak Hotel via this route is 126 km.

You also save R90+ on toll fees. Cathedral Hero

The alternate route is on the N3 via Van Reenen's Pass and then turn right on the R616 towards Bergville.

I have travelled both routes doing a site visit and if you go slowly I would still recommend the Sterkfontein route provided you drive slowly.

The last 30 km of the route is pockmarked with potholes some really big ones at that!

Please book your accommodation direct with the Cathedral Peak Hotel.

Tel: 036 488 1888

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Accommodation rates on a bed & breakfast basis:

Standard rooms.

R1470 per person single per night

R 915 per person sharing per night cathedral Peak golf 1

Executive rooms

R1280 per person sharing per night

R2020 per person single per night

Rates include the following:

Accommodation

Breakfast served in main dining room

Use of sports & leisure facilities (excluding golf, squash, trout fishing, horse rides, putt putt, gym fees, helicopter flips, etc).

Please note that KwaZulu-Natal Conservation Services charge a permit fee of R30 per person entering their premises. This will be charged to the master account.

1% tourism grading levy is also applicable.

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Programme - see end of newsletter for papers and presentations

Sunday 13 May:

10h00 Exhibition halls opens for exhibitors to set up their stands

17h00 Registration opens outside the conference centre

18h00 Soup kitchen opens: Soup, Pasta and Warm Puddings

Monday 14 May:
07h30 Registration

08h30 Welcome by IESSA president

09h00 Keynote Address: Expert

10h00 - 11h00 Papers 1, 2 Harry's 3

11h00 Tea

11h30 Paper 3

12h30 Lunch

13h30 - 15h00 Papers 4, 5, 6

15h00 Tea

15h30 - 17h00 Papers 7, 8, 9

18h30 Spit braai

Tuesday 15 May:

08h30 - 10h30 Papers 10, 11, 12, 13

10h30 Tea

11h00 AGM, CIE Report

12h30 Lunch

13h30 - 15h00 Papers 14, 15, 16

15h00 Tea

15h30 Papers 16, 17, 18 Cathedral Peak Hotel with cleft peak

19h30 Dinner - Theme: the Hippie era (come dressed for the occasion!)

Wednesday 16 May:

08h30 Paper 19

09h00 Panel discussion

11h00 Closing ceremony

11h30 Tea

See you there!

Sponsorship plays a very big part in the success of the IESSA congress and we would really like to thank the following companies for their participation:

Bosch Light-Be

EE Publishers /Vector Light Kinetics

Eskom Mandewo Projects

Eurolux Osram

Genlux Philips

Nordland Tridonic/Leviton

Venture Lighting

IESSA Exhibitors:

ACTOM, Beka, Eskom EELDC, Genlux, Lemnis Lighting, Light-Be, Philips Lighting

IESSA PAPERS / PRESENTATIONS:

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* Paper 1 - Daniel Kasper

The essential attributes leading to street lighting. The progression of technology and where we can benefit.
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* Paper 2 - Gustav Kritzinger

A financial analysis of the cost of ownership of various lamp technologies available to local government for the energy efficient replacement of existing mercury vapour residential street lighting networks.
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* Paper 3 - Motaz H Albatta (Middle East)

Environment preservation through energy efficient innovations.

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* Paper 4 - Maciej Debowski

Switch to white light for street lighting - general overview of the various benefits offered by white light.
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* Paper 5 - Jason Smith

Telemanagement of public lighting systems.
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* Paper 6 - Barry Bredenkamp

The bumpy road to a transformed lighting market in South Africa.
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* Paper 7 - Stirling Marais

An integrating sphere: When is the data sincere?
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* Paper 8 - Jacques Sergent

Sustainability in indoor lighting: What, why, how?
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* Paper 9 - Andrea Barausse

Colour Temperature: Colour Rendition & The Visual Effect -
The "Magic Wand" for Energy Efficiency.

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* Paper 10 - Rampepe Mahlolo

Lighting control and energy management.
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* Paper 11 - Henk Rotman

Managing the LED transition.
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* Paper 12 - Murray Cronje

To refurbish or up lamp? Creating life giving energy efficient lighting installations.
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* Paper 13 - Pierre van Helden, John Freyssinier (USA) & Rob Steen

Exploring the "colour" of white light for LED Illumination.
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* Paper 14 - Mark Greenhill

OLEDs - Organic LEDs.
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* Paper 15 - Greg Segal

Trick or treat. Lighting design in the dark!
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* Paper 16 - Elsie Coetzee

The effect of different light sources on the colour and reflection of surfaces.
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* Presentation 17 - Ruth Kolevsohn

The ESKOM energy efficient lighting competition. ESKOM EELDC
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* Presentation 18 - Chris Brown

The City Dark - disappearing sky and light pollution.
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* Paper 19 - Robert Henderson

LED standards for luminaires - where are we?
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* Panel discussion - "Lighting and energy savings in SA. Are we an industry in disarray?"

Panel Chairperson : Trevor Milne

Panel : Chris Yelland
            Greg Marcia
            Andrea Barausse
            Robert Henderson

The following will be addressed:

NRCS - What can be done about LOA or the lack thereof? Typically no valid LOA for CFL's so how can we be selling them, and how can ESKOM put out an enquiry to tender?
Approval of retrofit assemblies T5 by NRCS using inappropriate documentation and test reports.
Unqualified people making decisions or obfuscating the decision process.
NRCS takes money from levies but does no sample testing to ensure compliance. Should NRCS not have a testing contract with the relevant Test labs in which a minimum number of samples will be tested per year?
Lighting and Energy savings:- ESKOM encourages changing to more efficient technologies they even pay people to change. They promote retrofitting of luminaires but do they ensure that the installation is safe and compliance with the OHSA act etc? What verification is undertaken that the money is well spent?
ESKOM gives away LED replacement for reflector lamps. Are they interfering in the economy? What about the local industry who do this as a type of thing for a living why are they taking their livelihood away?
Standards and Regulations:- If we don't have proper standards and regulations how can we test for compliance and what is the way forward?

STUDENT ATTENDING IESSA CONGRESS & AGM

Randolf Wenhold, an electronic engineering student from the University of Pretoria, has Randolf Avatar approached IESSA because of his personal interest in the lighting field, and as a member of the executive committee of the University of Pretoria's Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Student Branch responsible for marketing.

The student branch would like to have an informal meeting with IESSA or a presentation on a topic of IESSA's choice. Arrangements for such a meeting will be done in the near future.

In the meantime, IESSA has decided to invite Randolf to attend the eighth Congress and AGM with all expenses paid by IESSA.

Randolf is a member of the IEEE Student Society at the University of Pretoria (Tuks). The student branch hosts speakers from all disciplines to inform students about the work and environments in which we will perform our duties as engineers.

It is the society's aim to expose their members to as diverse a community as possible and to regularly host workshops to increase their skill sets. They also inform the students of their responsibilities as future engineers to commit to a process of life-long learning and, since ECSA requires CPD Points, they offer them the opportunity to join a community which shares that goal.

For further information on this conference please contact the IESSA PR Committee:

Elsie Coetzee Willa Breed Dereck Currie

Chairperson Editor Durban Branch PR

082 802 4753 072 578 4392 083 311 1123

Carrol Beattie Corne Lewis Phil Hammond

Media/Sponsorship Sponsorship Cape Town Branch PR

083 412 0149 083 383 6609 072 096 5570

Colleen Luh Jacqueline Chauke Richard Longford

Exhibition Space/Sponsorship Sponsorship Jhb Branch PR

082 552 9459 083 443 1407 083 411 2322

Sue Swash Gert Hoffman

Secretary Finance

011 476 4171 071 682 8354

IESSA Shops and Retail Lighting Course - 23 April 2012

Venue: Cabanga Conference Centre

Montrose St, North Riding, Johannesburg

This course will cover the following:-

Terms and terminology
Lamps and luminaires
Retail lighting techniques

Each session will have adequate time for discussion.

Contact Sue, Tel 011 476 4171 or email sue@iessa.org.za