The global IALD vision at a local community level.
The IALD is committed to supporting our members: a growing network of lighting design professionals around the world who are passionate about lighting in the built environment.
To put this into practice, the IALD currently facilitates over 35 geographic Regions and Chapters to support the interests of our diverse lighting, design, and architecture communities at a more localized level. These interconnected networks provide a way to connect with like-minded individuals, create meaningful programs, and build communities that transcend borders.
A Region is an area group of IALD members facilitating communication, ongoing education, and activities within their local environment. Regions are established based on geographic boundaries that are at least national in size (e.g., IALD Australia New Zealand, IALD Japan, IALD India).
Similarly, a Chapter contains IALD members interacting locally but are sub-groups of individual Regions as necessitated by membership quantity or geographic distance. Chapters are established based on geographic boundaries smaller than national in size (i.e., IALD Toronto Chapter, IALD New York Chapter). Universities with notable lighting design student populations can also establish student chapters.
To form a new Region or Chapter, an application is submitted by interested IALD members to IALD staff, processed, and presented to the IALD Board of Directors.