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Events - 2nd CIE Symposium on Lighting and Health
Date: 2006/09/07 - 2006/09/08
Language: English
co-hosted by the
National Research Council of Canada Institute for Research in Construction
and the
Commission Internationale de l'Eclairage
7-8 September 2006
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Held at the Lord Elgin Hotel
Background
Unexpected discoveries in photobiology, most notably the identification of a novel photoreceptor in the human retina and its role in regulating circadian rhythms, have alerted the lighting community to new possibilities for lighting design. The first CIE symposium on Light and Health, held in Vienna in 2004, provided a forum for scientists and lighting practitioners to become acquainted with the scientific findings and issues. This second symposium, on Lighting and Health, provided updates on scientific progress, with a stronger emphasis on how we might apply this new information in lighting recommendations and lighting design. The Symposium featured Invited Papers and Commentaries from more than 20 international experts in plenary sessions, and more than 20 Research Posters.
Goal
The development of suggested actions for CIE Divisions to undertake, in order to progress to understand and to apply the knowledge about light and health into lighting recommendations and lighting design. For example:
- What is the necessary daily light exposure for good health?
- What are the acceptable limits of night-time light exposure?
- What possible conflicts exist between lighting for health and existing recommendations?
Who Attended?
More than 160 people from 23 countries attended the symposium. The attendees represented a wide variety of backgrounds including: medicine, biology, psychology, psychiatry, lighting design, lighting manufacture, occupational health, and engineering
Symposium Proceedings
Proceedings from the symposium, including all invited presentations and posters, are available. All symposium attendees receive a copy as part of their registration package. Others may purchase copies.
Symposium Supporters
CIE and NRC are very grateful to the following organizations for generously providing additional financial support for the Symposium:
