1 June 2007 Cluj-Napoca, Romania - Lighting Engineering Center ...
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Prof. Ir. W.J.M. van Bommel<br />
President<br />
Philips <strong>Lighting</strong>, Bld. EDW 607<br />
P.O. Box 80020<br />
5600 JM Eindhoven<br />
The Netherlands<br />
Telephone: +31 40 2756314<br />
Email: wout.van.bommel@philips.com<br />
Dear ILUMINAT <strong>2007</strong> participant,<br />
CIE Central Bureau<br />
Phone: (+43 1) 714 31 87 0<br />
Fax: (+43 1) 714 31 87 18<br />
E-mail: ciecb@ping.at<br />
If we want to progress in our field, sharing experience about basic lighting research, applied<br />
research and product development is essential. Especially at this moment the lighting world<br />
sees some sensational new developments, which we need to discuss about. Many of these<br />
developments are on the program of the ILUMINAT Conference. Just a few examples:<br />
Since 1932, when the first gas discharge lamp was introduced, we have coloured our<br />
outdoor, nighttime environment a bit yellowish with the efficient sodium gas discharge lamps.<br />
Only in 2005 we have seen the introduction of a new kind of metal-halide lamp, specifically<br />
developed for road and street lighting. This lamp combines high efficacy, reliable lifetime for<br />
the first time with natural white light. This gives totally new possibilities for lighting our night<br />
time environment in natural white light.<br />
We talk already more than 10 years about light emitting diodes, but only 2 years ago we<br />
have seen the real breakthrough in the use of LEDs for real lighting. This is already changing<br />
our conventional lighting very quickly and very drastically. These solid state light sources will<br />
become essential in the context of sustainability and fighting global warming and CO2<br />
emissions.<br />
Last but not least the subject “non visual biological effects of lighting” is becoming rapidly a<br />
subject important in designing healthy lighting installations.<br />
I am looking forward to learn new things about these and many more subjects during<br />
ILUMINAT <strong>2007</strong>.<br />
I wish the participants of ILUMINAT <strong>2007</strong> an instructive and enjoyable Conference and I am<br />
looking forward to participate in it.<br />
Eindhoven, May <strong>2007</strong><br />
Wout van Bommel<br />
CIE President<br />
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