Events

The Minneapolis–Saint Paul Section has an active calendar that includes various educational courses as well as multiple opportunities to network and socialize with industry peers. To keep abreast with our upcoming events follow the calendar below.

To Save on fees and learn more of the benefits of an IES membership click here!

Feb
23
Thu
Fundamentals of Lighting 2023 @ Viking Electric Supply
Feb 23 @ 6:00 pm – Apr 27 @ 8:00 pm
Apr
11
Tue
Recent ASHRAE & IECC Energy Code Changes – What You Need To Know @ NV5 Inc.
Apr 11 @ 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm

“Recent ASHRAE & IECC Energy Code Changes – What You Need To Know” 

Approved for 1 CEU

 

Please join IES-MSP on Tuesday, April 11, 2023 for our discussion about recent ASHRAE & IECC energy code changes.

Where: NV5 Inc., 1450 Energy Park Drive, Ste 300, St Paul, MN 55108

Cost:

$25 – members

$30 – non-members

$15 – emerging professionals

Featured speaker:

Jeff Boumeester has worked with the Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin specification and distribution community for over 30 years to design, specify, and commission lighting and lighting control systems. He has conducted numerous presentations regarding the Department of Energy Code requirements and energy efficient LED lighting strategies.

Please register by Friday, April 7, 2023

May
9
Tue
Social Hour and Mini-Trade Show of Exterior Lighting @ Normandy Kitchen
May 9 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Join us for the last IES MSP meeting until fall of 2023! We will have social hour from 6:00-7:30 at the Normandy Kitchen (in the Normandy Inn).

Social hour will include: information on how and why to be an IES member, benefits and information about our local Section, and just socializing with each other. Did you know the Normandy used to be the home base for all IES MSP meetings?

At 7:15-7:30 we will walk over to the 333 South 7th St. building and do a mini-exterior tradeshow. Various manufacturers will be shown so you can review fixtures, then when the sun begins to set we will plug them all in and light up various surfaces of the building to see performance as well.

Parking: Street parking is available, or the Normandy does have a surface lot. Use the entrance at 7th St and 4th Ave.

No charge for the event. Individuals will be responsible for drinks at the Normandy.

Date: Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Time: 6:00 – 8:30 pm

Location

Social

Normandy Kitchen

405 S 8th St

Minneapolis, MN 55404

 

Mini-Trade Show (starts at 7:30 pm):

333 South 7th St.

Minneapolis, MN 55404

Please register by noon on Monday, May 4, 2023

Sep
19
Tue
2023 Illumination Awards Banquet @ The Commodore Hotel
Sep 19 @ 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Oct
12
Thu
Fort Snelling Visitor Center Tour and Social Hour @ Fort Snelling Visitors Center
Oct 12 @ 2:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Fort Snelling Visitor Center Tour
and Social Hour

THURSDAY, Oct. 12, 2023
2:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

REGISTER NOW

Please join IES MSP for a tour of the recently renovated Fort Snelling Visitors Center and Plank Museum. Rich Rummel, Jessie Cogswell and Gopher Stage Lighting will be there to talk about their hand in the lighting and controls. After the tour join us at the Tipsy Steer at 5000 Hiawatha Ave for some social time. Appetizers will be provided.


Originally built in 1904 as US Army Cavalry barracks, and later converted to an outpatient VA Clinic in 1946, the building was abandoned in 1989 and sat vacant for several decades, with no power, water, or HVAC.

In June 2020, work began to rehabilitate the building into the new Plank Museum & Visitor Center as part of the Historic Fort Snelling Revitalization Project. This included interior demolition and hazardous material abatement, and the rehabilitation of historic wood floors and windows. New walls went up, new stair structures were built, and existing plaster walls and ceilings were repaired.

Cost:
IES Members: $20
Guests: $25
Students: $10

Please register by Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023

Nov
14
Tue
Lighting Maintenance and Management in an LED World @ KFI Engineers
Nov 14 @ 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Complete details coming soon!

Dec
12
Tue
Demystifying DMX
Dec 12 @ 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Complete details coming soon!

Jan
9
Tue
Lighting Integration
Jan 9 @ 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Complete details coming soon!

Feb
13
Tue
Change in thought for Exterior Lighting
Feb 13 @ 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Complete details coming soon!

Mar
12
Tue
TBD
Mar 12 @ 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm

We are working on this program and will provide details as soon as they are available!