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LFI Announces New & Expanded Forums for 2018
The all-new Smart Cities Forum and an evolved Light & Health Forum will advance the educational
offerings at the 2018 Lightfair International in Chicago, IL from May 6-10, 2018. The pre-confer-
ence Lightfair Institute runs May 6-7 and the trade show and conference run from May 8-10.
Both Forums take place on Wednesday, May 9 th , and are comprised of six sessions each. They
are a part of the full Lightfair
Conference program that offers
72 courses for 2018, ranging
from 60 minutes to two days in
length.
The Smart Cities Forum ex-
plores how smart cities are lead-
ing lighting into the Internet
of Things (IoT) where lighting
enables digital technologies
critical to the expansion of city
services. It informs on relevant
protocols, artificial intelligence,
data analysis, case studies, and
more.
Janet Echelman at LFI 2017
The Light & Health Forum
will return for its third year with all-new courses. This forum continues to explore the non-visu-
al effects of light not only on humans, but also plants and wildlife. Current knowledge of the
impact of light on biological health and overall well-being will be addressed with more detailed
exploration into some of the new metrics and design guidelines that are shaping circadian light-
ing applications.
For more information, go to www.lightfair.com.
Denis Lefrançois
Denis Lefrançois Now CEO
of Scapin Staging & Show
Distribution
Scapin Staging and Show Distribution have
announced changes to their leadership
structure. After leading both companies, Marc
Desrochers has stepped down from the firm to
pursue new interests and Denis Lefrançois, the
former president of Solotech, is now the CEO
of Scapin Staging and Show Distribution.
In his new role, Lefrançois will lead the
two companies into a new era of continuing
growth with significant investments in new
technologies and markets.
“This change is designed to accelerate
the execution of our strategy,” says Lefrançois.
“It will strengthen our ability to develop even
more cutting-edge technologies to meet
the ever-changing needs of our customers
while delivering strong financial performance
and driving growth in both rental and sales
services. We are committed to improving
technology and training by making import-
ant private investments and through our
collaboration with the FICC… Combining our
management and financial resources with the
financial support provided by FICC ensures
the future growth of both Scapin Staging and
Show Distribution.”
For more information, contact Show Distri-
bution: 877-632-6622, info@showdistribution.
com, www.showdistribution.com.
PLASA has announced changes
to its elected board, including the
election of Adam Blaxill as the
new chair. Blaxill joined the PLASA
board as the professional services
representative in 2012 and was
elected as vice-chair in 2014. Blaxill
takes over from Ed Pagett who has
served as chair for an extended
seven years. www.plasa.org.
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