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We are the Ottawa based section of the Illuminating Engineering Society, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to all aspects of the ART and SCIENCE of ILLUMINATION.
The IES is the recognized technical authority on illumination. For over a century its objective has been to communicate information on all aspects of good lighting practice to its members, to the lighting community, and to consumers through a variety of programs, publications and services. The strength of the IES is its diversified membership consisting of: engineers, architects, designers, educators, students, contractors, distributors, utility personnel, manufacturers, and scientists, all contributing to the mission of the society: to advance knowledge and disseminate information of the improvement of the lighted environment to the benefit of society.
The IES is a forum for the exchange of ideas and information and a vehicle for its members' professional development and recognition. Through its committees, with hundreds of qualified members from the lighting and user communities, the IES correlates research, investigations, and discussions to guide lighting experts and laypersons via consensus-based lighting recommendations.
On October 12, 1944 the National Council of the Illuminating Engineering Society granted our local organizers a Charter to operate as an IES Chapter under the umbrella of the already established Montreal Section. Over the next 12 years, Ottawa demonstrated its ability to function independently and in April of 1957, a new charter was issued that upgraded our Chapter to an official Section, which is incribded with the following:
For the advancement of the theory and practice of illuminating engineering
and the dissemination of knowledge realting thereto.
The National Council does hereby issue the Charter establishing the
Ottawa Section
of the
Illuminating Engineering Society
with headquarters at Ottawa, Ontario
Authorized this 17th day of April, 1957
That makes our Section 70 years old in 2027 and The IES has been Present in the Ottawa region for 83 years, Serving both IES members and non-members engaged in the pratice of Illuminating Engineering in various capacities from Design, Engineering, Manufacturing, Lighting Education, Related Research, Installation, Energy Management, and Sales at any point within the supply chain.
If any of those lines of work describe your vocation, and you are not yet a member of the IES, please find and click the link on this page to learn more about IES membership. If I missed including your lighting-related calling drop us a note and I'll add it to the list.
Our first president was an engineer and Olympic athlete by the name of Warren Joseph Montabone. Monty, as he was know to friends, competed in the 100m and 400m hurdles for Canada in 1924 and in the 400m in 1928. His autobiography was published in 2002. It is entitled:
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