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ARTICOLI 23 LpS 2015 Bregenz, trend and technologies for the future lighting F ew weeks ago, the 5th edition LED Professional Symposium + Expo in Bregenz closed. The 2015 theme was “Trends & Technologies for Future Lighting Solutions” which deepened SSL (Solid State Lighting) research. City Life Magazine participated in several LED and OLED system seminaries and workshops. The Symposium was opened by Joe Niemela (Global Coordinator IYL 2015), followed by speeches by Prof. Zary Segall (Endowed Chair Professor KTM Stockolm), and Rogier Van der Heide (Chief Design and Marketing Zumtobel Group) and Jy Bharwaj (Senior Vice President R&D Lumileds). The three days symposium were divided into main areas, the first day was focused on Light Quality, Connectivity and Safety, Standardization and Measurement; the second one on LED and OLED, Smart Controls, Drivers & Optics, Thermal management; the closing day was about Lighting Systems, Measurements and Production, Optics, Smart Control and Automotive lighting. Each section went into detail with best practice LED companies specialist speeches. In particular CLM followed three different sessions during the three days, to have a complete