Welcome to the IES Roanoke-Blue Ridge Section

The Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) Roanoke-Blue Ridge Section serves the Central Virginia members of the IES, the technical authority on illumination that caters to all lighting professionals. The IES, a non-profit membership organization, sets out to improve the lighted environment by bringing together those with lighting knowledge and by translating that knowledge into actions that benefit the general populace.

History

The IES was founded in 1906 to establish scientific lighting recommendations and to advance knowledge of the the lighted environment for the benefit and improvement of society.

Vision

The IES’s vision is to build upon a century of outstanding excellence to create a premier lighting community that is dedicated to promoting the art and science of lighting to its members, allied profession organizations and to the public through inspiring events and through informative programs, presentations and networking events.