5th International Radiance Scientific Workshop

5^{^th} International Radiance Scientific Workshop
13-14 September 2006, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK

Room 0.09, Queens Building (#26 on the Campus map)

Organised by John Mardaljevic and Greg Ward
Hosted by the Institute of Energy and Sustainable Development

Large group photo

Workshop photos
(mostly taken by Greg Ward)

Wednesday September 13^{^th} 2006
Day 1 Arrival	9:15	Registration - Tea/coffee
Welcome & Introduction	9:45	Welcome address John Mardaljevic
	9:50	New Features in Radiance 3.8 Greg Ward
	10:00	Tracing forward, bouncing back Axel Jacobs
Rendering	10:30	MOAR: The Mother of All Renderers or Radiance in Real-Time Alan Chalmers and Kurt Debattista
	11:00	Rendering with Radiance on the GRID Kurt Debattista
	11:30	Mid-morning break - tea/coffee
	12:00	Accelerating Radiance using Novel Hardware David Coulthurst
	12:30	Radiance on Mobile Devices Matt Aranha
Lunch	13:00	Including optional tour of the Queens Building (~20 mins) (Repeated Thursday)
Human factors, validation & materials	13:45	Radiance modeling of translucent glazings for architectural daylighting Allan MacMillan
	14:00	Measurement of Light Spectrum and Intensity Variation by Changing Wall Texture: A work in the frame of circadian cycles consideration Adriana Lira-Oliver
	14:30	Calculation of circadian illuminance distribution with Radiance Krzysztof Wandachowicz
	15:00	Comparing Real and Virtual Scenes Timo Kunkel
	15:30	Afternoon break - tea/coffee
	16:00	Update on BRTF measurements Peter Apian-Bennewitz
High Dynamic Range Imaging	16:30	WebHDR Luisa Brotas
	17:00	High Dynamic Range Imaging as a Means to Quantify Luminous Flux John Mardaljevic, Birgit Krausse and Marilyne Andersen
	17:30	2006 Photosphere Developments Greg Ward
Workshop Official Dinner	19:30	The Tiffin (Indian) Restaurant 1 De Montfort Street (15 minutes walk from the Queens Building)

Thursday September 14^{^th} 2006
Day 2	08:30	Morning tea/coffee
Rtcontrib: theory & application	09:00	Climate-Based Modelling and Daylight coefficients John Mardaljevic
	09:30	Applying the Radiance rtcontrib program (Note: this is a "click-to-advance" QT movie file - start from QT player rather than a browser) Greg Ward
	10:00	Night Lighting Simulation: Design Evaluation Using Radiance's Rtcontrib and Mksource Programs Jack de Valpine (delivered in absentia)
Design case studies	10:30	Crystal Palace Lighting Simulation Chris Jessee
	11:00	Mid-morning break - tea/coffee & HDR Display Demonstration
	11:30	Experiments with a digital 'light-flow-meter' in daylit art museum buildings Merete Madsen & Michael Donn
	12:00	Daylighting design with climate Francesco Anselmo
	12:30	Radiance in Lighting Design Thomas Bleicher
	13:00	Lunch including optional tour of the Queens Building (~20 mins)
	14:00	Design optimisation with Radiance Giulio Antonutto
	14:30	Visualization of Radiance Results with OpenDX & Generating Design Options using String Testing (slide 31 may not render in Acrobat) Andrew McNeil
	15:00	Advancing Daylighting Design with Radiance Philip Greenup
	15:30	Afternoon break - tea/coffee
Radiance in “end-user packages”	16:00	Integrating Radiance in the IES <Virtual Environment> Don Stearn
Radiance in “end-user packages”	16:15	Radiance in ECOTECT Andrew Marsh
Coda	16:30	Problem solving session Greg Ward / all
	17:00	Open discussion
	17:30	Workshop end

All daytime refreshments and both lunches are included in the conference fees. The (optional) Workshop Dinner at the Tiffin is extra (£20.50p without drinks).