Light is essential for human beings. Not only does light allow us to see, it affects our mood, health, and productivity, while shaping deeply the way we experience our surroundings. Because light is ubiquitously present in our environment, it has great potential to influence the way we feel, think, and act, and therefore deserves attention in research across disciplines.

EXPERIENCING LIGHT 2012 is an international two-day scientific conference for people interested in the effects of light and light design on human wellbeing. It approaches wellbeing in its broadest sense, including mood, emotions, subjective and objective health, comfort, atmosphere perception, productivity, and performance.

EXPERIENCING LIGHT 2012 follows the successful Experiencing Light conference in 2009, and focusses on the psychological processes related to the perception of and exposure to both natural and artificial lighting. The goal is to bring together a multidisciplinary group of researchers and designers working in this domain so they can meet, share experiences, present research, and exchange ideas.

Prior to our two-day scientific conference, there will be a doctoral consortium on November 11, 2012, targeted specifically at Ph.D. students studying the effects of light and light design on human well-being. The aim of the doctoral consortium is to provide an opportunity for a limited amount of doctoral students to discuss their current and future research projects within an interdisciplinary panel of doctoral students, under the guidance of distinguished researchers. The admission fee will be a modest €20,- for students who also register for the Experiencing Light 2012 conference. Further information on the application procedure as well as more details on the contents of the doctoral consortium will be announced in the near future.

• Daylight and artificial lighting
• Intensity, colour, and colour temperature of light
• Direct vs. indirect lighting
• Dynamic vs. static lighting
• Lighting and fixture design

And how these impact on

• Sensation & perception
• Mood & atmosphere
• Vitality & need for restoration
• Productivity & performance
• Health & well being
• Experience of space and architecture

Keynotes

Three renowned speakers will give a keynote address:

• Har Hollands
• prof. dr. Andrew Elliot
• prof. dr. Debra Skene