The fifth annual LED Japan/Strategies in Light Conference and Expo is to take place September 25 -27 at Pacifico Yokohama. With the theme of The LED Market: Recovery and Growth Prospects, this year’s event will continue the tradition of LED Japan conferences since its inception in 2008.In recent years, attendance has exceeded 5,000 and the exhibit floor has been sold out.

The focus for the LED Japan/Strategies in Light Conference and Expo 2012 is on the developments in LED applications, technology and government poli¬cies that will continue to drive the market forward over the next five years and beyond. The conference length his year has been expanded to three full days. The first half of the conference, from Tuesday morning, September 25 through noon on September 26 will be occupied by a track on LED Market and Technology. Topics to be addressed include: recent worldwide market growth and a five-year forecast; the applications that will help to accelerate the overall market for LEDs; new chip and packaging technologies; and innovations in LED manufacturing.

Because of the increasing attention being given to LED lighting in the marketplace and in government policies around the world, a separate conference track has been developed just for LED lighting. The LED Lighting track will take place from the afternoon of September 26 until the close of the conference on September 27.

Topics to be addressed include: a market overview of LED lighting; recent projects that highlight the attributes of LED lighting: development of standards and compliance procedures, and the challenges of retrofitting LED lighting into the existing electrical infrastructure.

In addition to conference programs that will address the important in¬dustry developments discussed above, LED Japan/Strategies in Light Conference and Expo 2012 will also include a comprehensive exhibit area throughout the three-day conference period. The exhibit area will also feature a variety of exhibitor presentations.