The document outlines plans for the International Year of Light in 2015, which was endorsed by UNESCO and the UN General Assembly. It will promote light-based technologies to improve life worldwide and encourage sustainable development. A preparatory phase is underway to coordinate international and national organizations and secure sponsorships from companies and institutions. The year will include an opening ceremony in January 2015 and various activities highlighting the role of light in areas like health, education, culture and the environment.

1. The I n t e r n a t i o n a l
Ye a r o f L ight
Nick Smith MILP IEng
Managing Director
Nick Smith Associates ltd
and L ight ba s ed
t e chno l og i e s
2015
Nick Smith MILP MIES IEng
Managing Director
Nick Smith Associates Ltd

2. The
Internat ional
Year of L ight
and Light 2015
H e a l t h C ommu n i c a t i o n s Economy Envi ronment Social

3. O u t l i n e
• Background and overview
• O b j e c t i v e s
• O r g a n i z a t i o n – I n t e r n a t i o n a l a n d N a t i o n a l
• P r o p o s e d S t r u c t u r e f o r I n t e r n a t i o n a l Y e a r o f L i g h t
• T ime l i n e
• A c t i v i t i e s
• WH AT D O Y O U WA N T T O S E E F R O M I Y O L 2 0 1 5 .

4. Background
T he o r i g i na l i d e a d a t e s b a c k t o and ICQE
me e t i ng i n June 2009 p r i o r t o the
announc ement o f l a s e r f e s t
Endorsed by the UNESCO Executive board in 2012
and UNESCO General conference in 2013, a
resolution by the UN General Assembly on 20th
December 2013

5. Background
W h o i n v o l v e d
• Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chile, China,
Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Ghana, Guinea,
Haiti, Honduras, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mauritius, Mexico, Montenegro,
Morocco, Nepal, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Palau, Republic of Korea,
Russian Federation, Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine
and United States of America

6. W h a t t h e U N W a n t s
• T o p r o m o t e l i g h t t e c h n o l o g i e s f o r i m p r o v e d q u a l i t y o f l i f e i n
d e v e l o p e d a n d d e v e l o p i n g w o r l d
• T o r e d u c e l i g h t p o l l u t i o n a n d w a s t e e n e r g y
• T o p r o m o t e w o m a n ’ s e m p o w e r m e n t i n s c i e n c e
• T o p r o m o t e e d u c a t i o n a m o n g s t t h e y o u n g
• T o p r o m o t e s u s t a i n a b l e d e v e l o p m e n t

7. Origin of Life
Health Care
Communications
& GPS
Optical
instruments
The universe
Po t e n t i a l

8. Cultural
Heritage
Education for
all
Nature
Light and Art
Po t e n t i a l

9. A N N I V E R S A R I E S I N 2 0 1 5
• 1015 : 1000 Years of Arabic Optics
• 1815: 200 years of Fresnel’s theory of diffraction
• 1865: 150 years since Maxwell’s electrodynamics
• 1915: Einstein Centenary , General Relativity
• 1965: Cosmic Microwave Background Penzias & Wilson
• Optical Fibre Technology, Charles Kao

10. IYOL 2015
• T h i s i s l i k e
n o t h i n g w e
h a v e e v e r
d o n e b e f o r e
• International year of Astronomy reached 815
million people in 148 Nations

11. Preparatory Phase

12. Sponsorship
• Many Companies, Universities and other institutions can benefit from the association with IYL 2015
and a UNESCO / UN resolution
• Global Sponsorship have a 24 months of visibility
• Various Funding Levels
– High 10K-100k+
– For Large Universities : Associate (5K)
– Other parties Associations (1-5K)
– Founding Partner levels

13. Who’s involved
• ACE - Association Concepteurs lumières et Éclairagistes
• A-PDI - Asociación Profesional de Diseñadores de Iluminación
• APIL - Associazione Professionisti dell'Illuminazione
• AsBAI - Associação Brasileira dos Arquitetos de Iluminação
• ASDluz - Asociación de diseñadores de iluminación Colombia
• CPI - Centro Português de Iluminação
• Concepteurs Lumiere sans frontieres
• Dansk Center for Lys
• DIA - Disenadores Iluminación Asociados
• IALD - International Association of Lighting Designers
• Illuminating Engineering Society of Australia and New Zealand
• Illuminating Engineering Society of North America
• ILP - Institution of Lighting Professionals
• Inter Light Forum
• Ljuskultur
• Lyskultur
• PhoScope
• SLL - Society of Light and Lighting
• "KTH ABE, Architecture and Built Environment"
• iLo - instituut Lichtontwerpen
• Lighting Design Academy
• Parsons The New School for Design
• Beforelight
• GrupoFARO
• Italian Lighting Designers
• Lupercales
• Social Light Movement
• EILD - Encuentro Iberoamericano de Lighting Design
• Noche zero
• Illumni
• L+D
• Light ZOOM Lumière - Conception Lumiere
• Lightecture
• Luxemozione
• Megaluz
• MondoArc - Darc

14. IYL Opening Ceremony
• 19-20 January 2015
• 1500 attendees
• Live Webcast
• Nobel Laureates
• Diplomats
• Politicians
• International Undergraduates
• Scientist
• Industry

15. What’s in it for you

16. What’s in it for you

17. What’s in it for you

18. What’s in it for you
We will only get one chance
• More information?
• www.light2015.org
• Secretariat: light2015@ictp.it