| 2012 will be the 18th year of the Society of Light and Lighting's prestigious Young Lighter of the Year Competition to help promote the younger element in the lighting profession. The Competition provides a unique platform for young lighters, whether Society members or not, to hold forth on a lighting subject, to hone their presentation skills, and to win the considerable professional kudos of being chosen as the 'SLL Young Lighter of the Year'. |  |
Requests for Video blogs have now been sent out and the full deadline details are as below:
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Video blog requests sent |
30 March 2012 |
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Video blog deadline |
30 April 2012 |
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Shortlist selected |
01 June 2012 |
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Closing date for written papers |
13 August 2012 |
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Finalists notified |
17 September 2012 |
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Final @ LuxLIVE |
06 November 2012 |
In addition to free SLL membership for one year, each finalist receives a cash prize, a certificate and a free lighting publication. Applicants can chose to write about any lighting subject of their choice. Following the submission of the written synopses, a preliminary short‐list of entries will be invited to submit a video blog, a short piece to camera for entrants to further explain the premise of their paper. Entries may be based on previously prepared work, such as a thesis, and must be capable of being presented in 15 minutes at the final, using visual aids as appropriate.
Please find below the abstracts for Young Lighter of the Year 2012:
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“The Young Lighter competition encouraged me to do my research as it gave me the right platform to work on the lighting subject I had had in my mind for a while. The excitement and honour of being chosen as the SLL Young Lighter of the Year 2010 was huge. By the influence of the award, I have gained confidence with my lighting design career and I have a wider point‐of‐view relating to lighting and the significance of light in our lives. I really believe that the inspiration of this award will guide me through my lighting career and I would like to thank the Society of Light and Lighting for providing me an opportunity to achieve a big step in this. I am sure that the future winners will always feel the support of the Young Lighter award during their lighting careers as in the way I have been feeling since last year." Seda Kacel, SLL Young Lighter of the Year Winner 2010 |