After 2015 being declared the International Year of Light (IYL), the UNESCO has endorsed a resolution creating an annual day to celebrate light and light-based technologies and how they influence the lives of all of us and which are central to the future development of society on this planet.
Why the 16th of May? That is the anniversary of the first successful operation of a laser in 1960 (58 years ago). By the way, we have made a post about a red laser installation by Margareta Hesse which took place in Berlin Spandau in 2017 and celebrates laser too.
For this month of May there are several activities taking place in different countries worldwide. If you are interested, go to the UN site here and look for the Events Map not to miss one event close to you! Up to now, there are 67 National Nodes that are organising local campaigns, activities and events.
Well known names like CIE, IALD, IES, Tampere University of Technology, Philips and Velux amongst other lighting industry relevant organisations are in the steering committee with UNESCO.
What is your contribution to the world of light? Let me know!
See you in the next post!
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