International Association of Lighting Designers

Created exclusively by and for Lighting design professionals, the enlighten conferences are a series of boutique educational and networking events in the americas, asia and europe. They're the place where the Lighting community comes together to learn, share ideas and explore solutions with likeminded people who are passionate about light. Intimate by design, registration is capped to fewer than 500 attendees, allowing for meaningful close connections and thought-provoking discussions with the profession's foremost experts who inspire and motivate, moving architectural Lighting design into the future.

Global regions and chapters: iald is committed to supporting our members growing network of 1,500+ Lighting design professionals around the world who are passionate about Lighting in the built environment. Iald has over 35 regions + chapters that support the interests of our local Lighting, design and architecture communities. These networks are a way to connect with like-minded individuals, create meaningful programs and to build communities.

Iald's public policy efforts involve the voices of Lighting design professionals in contributing to practical energy policies around the globe. The iald relies on a combination of volunteer effort and alliances with other organizations to leverage our impact. Iald public policy efforts involve a grassroots policy network that leverages the power of collective action to deal with International, national and local policy needs. The iald's current public policy strategy continues to focus on issues that relate to the mission of the iald (to serve our worldwide membership by promoting the visible success of members in practicing Lighting design) - Lighting quality, energy codes and standards, and energy issues.