Malaysia joins the International Commission on Illumination (CIE) as a National Committee since March 2010. TEEAM hosts and facilitates the Secretariat of Malaysia CIE National Committee. The technical activities of Malaysia CIE are carried out under the seven technical divisions headed by the following respective division heads:
- Head of Division 1 & 2: Dr John See Keat Siang Vision and Colour & Measurement of Light and Radiation
- Head of Division 3: Mr Tay Hooi Seng Interior Environment and Lighting Design
- Head of Division 4 & 5: Ms Lim Swee Yoong Lighting and Signaling for Transport & Exterior Lighting and other Applications
- Head of Division 6: Dr Chang Kee Kwong Photobiology and Photochemistry
- Head of Division 8: Dr Tan Ching Seong Image Technology
Divisional Meeting 4 & 5 in Blacksburg, USA
To encourage the local industry to participate more actively in the CIE activities, Malaysia CIE has offered to host the CIE Division 4 & 5 meeting in Malaysia in April 2014. Malaysia CIE had sent two delegates to attend the Division 4 & 5 in Blacksburg, Virginia, USA from 13th to 15th September 2012. They were sponsored by Standards Malaysia. The delegates were Ms Lim Swee Yong and Mr Donny Chan. They were given the tasks to build network and to lobby delegates from overseas to come to Malaysia for the 2014 divisional meeting, and obtaining information and to observe how divisional meeting is being organised.
CIE Divisional meeting is developed to provide an international platform for information exchange and development of recommended practices related to the lighting industry. Technical Committees are established in each Division to work on specific subject. The delegates participated in the TC meetings where the development of recommended practices and documents related to the lighting industry are being discussed.
CIE Conference on Lighting Quality & EE in Hangzhou, China 2012
CIE in cooperation with the Chinese Illumination Engineering Society organised a conference on Lighting Quality & Energy Efficiency (EE) from 19th to 21st September 2012 in Hangzhou. It was well attended by some 300 participants of whom 80% were foreign participants. Malaysia was represented by Mr C T Siew and Mr Narendren Rengasamy whose trip were sponsored by Standards Malaysia. They were also given the tasks to lobby for participants to attend the 2014 divisional meetings and conference in Malaysia.
The conference lecture was divided into:
- CIE colorimetry
- Metrology and application for SSL & LED lighting
- Standards development for SSL and LED lighing
CIE Conference on Lighting Quality & EE 2014
Malaysia volunteers to host the 2014 CIE Conference to be held from 23rd to 26th April 2014 in Kuala Lumpur. While Division 2, 4 & 5 meetings will be held from 28th to 30th April 2014. An Organising Committee was formed to prepare the budget and to get the necessary proposals done.
World LED Standardisation Conference, Daegu, Korea
The Korea LED Association (KLEDA) organised the World LED Standardisation Conference on 30th August 2012 with LED-IT Fusion Technology Research Centre in Daegu. Mr C T Siew participated in the conference and gave a presentation on the LED Market Trends, Policies & Standardisation in Malaysia.