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Lux Pacifica 2002, an international lighting conference held in New Delhi India recently, invited two Lighting Research Center (LRC) faculty members to give Keynote Addresses.

Prof. Russ Leslie's address, "Lighting Matters," discussed the latest trends in the U.S. Lighting Industry and the relevance of lighting research in our everyday lives. Professor Leslie is acting director at the LRC. Dr. N. Narendran's address, "Lighting Revolution - Solid-State Lighting," discussed the new technology that is poised to revolutionize the lighting industry. Dr. Narendran, director of research at the LRC, is leading a team of researchers working on the use of solid-state lighting for general illumination. Two graduate students from the LRC also gave talks on the topics of Light Pollution and Daylighting and Productivity at the conference.

Lux Pacifica is a lighting body that represents 60% of the world's population. Among its members is the Indian Society of Lighting Engineers (ISLE), a professional organization in the field of illuminating engineering. ISLE has expressed interest in working with the LRC to implement energy conservation programs in India. Dr. Narendran met recently with senior government officials of India to talk about potential collaborations. Dr. Narendran will prepare two "Approach Papers." The first will focus on identifying areas within India where further scientific work and goal setting is necessary. A group of LRC students will travel to India while a group of young scientists from India will visit the LRC in order to conduct a focused study and produce a continued approach paper. Dr. Narendran will also prepare an "Approach Paper" on recommendations and involvement of the LRC on the India's lighting labeling procedure.