Less than 24 hours before leaving for Savannah, my classmates and I walked across the stage to receive our degrees from the Interior Design program at Mount Royal College in Calgary. It was an official send-off into the professional world of design, and for me, it meant I would be leaving for my first industry conference-the IES Annual Conference in Savannah. The conference came at a perfect time in my life as an emerging professional and served as a welcome to the lighting industry. After deciding to pursue a career in lighting design, I applied for the Young Professionals scholarship hoping for the opportunity to learn about how emerging lighting technology advances and practices are affecting the industry and our lives today. I was not disappointed.
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