On June 13, 2012, Mark Hand, director of new product and technology from Acuity Brands Lighting, will make a speech named Rethinking Luminaire Manufacturing for SSL at the Department of Energy (DOE) SSL Manufacturing R&D Workshop in San Jose, Calif.
 
The presentation will take place at 10:30 a.m. and features a number of industry panelists, including Hand. Panelists will address topics such as state-of-the-art manufacturing practices for LED luminaires and the special needs of OLEDs.
  
The DOE SSL Manufacturing R&D Initiative was created in 2009 to forge government-industry partnerships focused on a common goal: to reduce the cost and improve the quality of SSL products. A related goal is to foster a significant U.S. role for SSL manufacturing—creating jobs and promoting the nation's technology leadership in this field.
 
Since 2005, Hand has been involved in the research, conceptualization, development and commercialization of LED luminaires for Acuity Brands. He has presented at numerous DOE SSL workshops in the past including, most recently, at the marketing introduction workshop in Seattle, Wash.