Lightfair International 2018 Celebrates All that's New and Next in Lighting, Design, and TechnologyLightfair International (LFI) opened at McCormick Place in Chicago May 6 with the 29th edition of the world's largest annual architectural and commercial lighting trade show and conference. Thousands of attendees from around the world streamed into the LFI exhibit halls to experience the products and knowledge transforming the future of light and technology. Preceding and setting the stage for the trade show opening, the prestigious LFI Innovation Awards highlighted the industry's most innovative products and designs introduced during the last 12 months. The excitement extending from the awards is expected to continue through the close of the show on today. The 2018 LFI Innovation Awards saw 238 entries spanning 14 categories, with each submission judged by an independent panel of lighting professionals. Winning entries exemplified the best in innovative design and thinking. Among the 18 winning entries are these key awards: * Ledra Brands (Vector): Most Innovative Product of the Year -- the program's highest award, recognizing the most innovative new product
* Acuity Brands Lighting (Juno FlexConnect featuring micrOptix technology): Design Excellence Award -- recognizing outstanding achievement in design
* Crestron Electronics (CCT & Lux Sensor (GLS-LCCT): Technical Innovation Award -- recognizing the most forward-thinking advancement in lighting technology
* Resilient, LumEfficient (LumEfficient's LiFi): Judges' Citation Award -- special recognition of an innovative product at the judges' discretion Visit LIA.Lightfair.COM for a full list of LFI Innovation Awards 2018 entrants and winners. LFI has also awarded exhibitors that excelled in visual display and product presentation. The 2018 Best Booth Award Winners are:
* 100-sq.-ft.: Lenox Lighting
* 200 - 300-sq.-ft.: Green LED Lighting Solutions, LLC
* 400 - 500-sq.-ft.: Lumium Lighting
* 600 - 800-sq.-ft.: TLS International
* 900-sq.-ft. and Larger: Tech Lighting
* Exterior and Roadway Lighting Pavilion: Auroralight, Inc.
* Global Light + Design Pavilion: Kuzco Lighting, LLC
* Design Pavilion: OCL Architectural Lighting
* Intelligent Lighting Pavilion: Tuya Global Inc.
* IoT Pavilion: Casambi Technologies OY
* New Exhibitor Pavilion: MediaFront Events at Lightfair International 2018 take place at McCormick Place located at 2301 S. Martin Luther King Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60616. For Lightfair International 2018, the Pre-Conference program took place from Sunday, May 6 - Monday, May 7, and the LFI trade show and conference runs from Tuesday, May 8 - Thursday, May 10. For more information about Lightfair International, please visit the URL below. 
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