Marks 1st blog

The ILP Summit at Glasgow

 

Welcome to my first blog as ILP President

It seems like only yesterday we were in Glasgow for the summit yet almost two weeks have passed so I must apologize for the delay in posting my thoughts.

Despite the time elapsed I am still on a high from the event and extremely thankful for the encouragement and support from so many of my peers and friends. I just want to take the opportunity via this blog to say THANK YOU to you all.

I will not apologize for saying this yet again but a huge thank you must go to Jess, Jo & Chantal(who were at the event) to all the HQ team involved with the event, to Alan Jaques (VP Events) and finally to Richard Frost for making sure I was ok! all have worked so hard to make the summit the success it was.

To the Thistle Hotel staff - fantastic venue, fantastic service and great food.

To the Exhibiters - I am glad I had time to visit you all and to say thank you. Your support is so appreciated and a huge thank you to those who have already signed up for next years summit in Solihull.

To the speakers and Session Chairs – Thank you all, some fantastic and informative papers and for those of you that didn’t see Doctor Peter Hughes from Primary Engineers you missed something very unique!!!.

The celebration dinner – Great food, great company Thank you to Peter Hughes and Bailie Allan Stewart who kept me entertained with their stories and to the amazing mind of Drew McAdam I still don’t know how he got Steve Anderson Number!.

Finally to the award winners well done all.  

I hope all who attended the summit enjoyed it as much as I did.

On Tuesday(10^th Sept) of this week following an Executive Board Meeting the Board attended the launch of Light School. This event will be part of the Surface Design Show at BDC in February next year. The event is being run by Light Collective Light School consists of three parts: The School Room, Product School and the School Newspaper.

The aim of Light School is to provide you with some education about lighting design and lighting products. Light and Surface are inseparable partners and they want you to leave the show having learnt something that will change the way you see light.
They have asked leading members of the lighting design community to take a lesson in the school room. They want to explain how light works, why we love it and why you should too. Come and be inspired…
More details will follow
Finally I am now on twitter you can follow me  @mjrugby1968
Until next time
Mark

Pete's Last Blog

To those of you that followed my sporadic blogging, my thanks.
I hope you have enjoyed the photo's and my diverse ramblings.
You have followed me through the seasons of the years as I have sought to make this blog personal.

So today is no exception. I went to a business meeting this morning and I was so saddened to hear that a person I had worked with (civil engineering - not lighting) and who had become a friend, took his life this weekend. We all sat at the meeting stunned and in the end, decided that it would be better to re-schedule the meeting.
 I have just finished reading the book Ecclesiastes - written by King Solomon and the verses
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven
a time to be born and a time to die - Chapter 3:1-2
came to my mind.

Life for me only makes sense, when I acknowledge and have a personal relationship with my Creator. Nuff said

I am looking forward to handing over the badge of office to Mark Johnson, who I know will do an excellent job.

Looking back over the year I have really enjoyed getting out to the Regions and meeting the members and those who give of their time to run the committees. It has been great to wish outgoing Chairman, The ILP's thanks for a job well done and to welcome in the new Chairman and wish them the very best in their year.

One thing that so many Chairman have said in their summing up of their year, is how quickly it passed. All I can say is it is exactly the same for this President. The year has passed so quickly.

I love the diversity of the regions, all committed to lighting and yet all with slightly different perspectives. All doing a similar thing, in a slightly different way. Long may it continue.

It would be wrong to single out a specific favourite, to me you have all enriched my life in so many different ways - So to all of you, each region, each member - My grateful thanks.

To all who work so hard for the ILP at Rugby, my thanks. To the Executive Board members that give so much of their time, thank you.

Lastly to Richard Frost the ILP CEO, thank you for putting up with me on all those train journeys and flights. Thank you for all the wisdom and patience you have given to get this current President through his year. From memory, Richard has steered and patiently guided 17 Presidents through their years.

So, when Mark starts his Presidency, please read his blog and give him the support he will need.

Shalom

Pete

ps- the last photo is a sunset, it has been my screen saver for a year