The ISA General Assembly 2024 was held on   Nov. 20, 2024 at Suzhou International Expo Center, Suzhou, China. About 50 ISA members and some non-members attended the meeting in the form of offline and online.

Madam Ling WU, Member of ISA Council of Management, President of China Advanced Semiconductor Industry Innovation Alliance (CASA), Prof. Jinmin LI, Chairman of ISA UV LED Committee, Member of ISA EMM, Former Director of Institute of Semiconductors, CAS, Dr. Yoshi Ohno, Chairman of ISA TCS, Member of ISA EMM, CIE Past President, NIST Fellow of National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA, Dr. Norman Bardsley, ISA Chief Analyst, CEO of Bardsley Consulting, USA and Mr. Xiaoming JIN, Co-Secretary General of ISA, Former Director General, Department of International Cooperation, Ministry of Science and Technology, China attended the meeting.

 

The meeting was chaired by Dr. Yoshi Ohno.

Madam Ling WU, delivered the welcome address on behalf of Dr. Jianlin CAO, President of ISA.

She pointed out that the resilience of the economy lies in its underlying logic. SSL, as a consumer product, was an essential need for modern living. The digital and intelligent era had introduced new demands for the development of SSL, leading to more segmented markets, larger market opportunities, and additional competitive tracks. This should give us ample confidence. In the first half of 2024, as the effects of macroeconomic policies continue to unfold, market demand was expected to recover steadily, and industrial production in the lighting industry was projected to grow steadily. It was anticipated that China’s export value of lighting products in the first half of 2024 would slightly exceed the level of the same period last year.

Regarding the recent development trends in SSL, she pointed out:

1. China had become the global center of SSL development.

2. The SSL industry was undergoing a “reshuffling,” with new “tracks” continuously emerging, and “beyond lighting” was becoming the new “battleground.”

3. The SSL industry must seize opportunities and embrace the progress of the times.

Finally, she concluded that global lighting could not thrive without China, and the development of China's SSL industry was inseparable from the global context. China had become the world's leading source of SSL technology. Chinese SSL technologies and products would continue to contribute to global energy conservation, emission reduction, and green development.

Section one: Working Reports

1.The Report of the 15th ISA Executive Member Meeting 

Prof. Jinmin LI was commissioned by the EMM16 to deliver a report on the decisions adopted at the 16th ISA EMM. (The 16^th ISA EMM was held on line on 7 Nov. 2024)

2. ISA TCS Working Report 2024

Dr. Yoshi Ohno, made a working report of the Technical Committee on Standardization, including one TCS meetings (TCS24, TCS25), the cooperation with other international standardization organizations (ISO and CIE), as well as the work progress of the working groups, the update of the TCS work policy, the consultation on the draft standard, the compilation of the “Handbook of the International Semiconductor Lighting Alliance (ISA) Standardization Technical Committee (TCS)”, the TCS27 meeting was planned to be held in Thailand in May 2025.

3. ISA Working Report 2024

The Co-Secretary General of ISA, reported the General Assembly 2024 on the work implemented by the Secretariat which including:

3.1 The work of the ISA LiFi Committee.

3.2 Published the 2024 Global SSL Industry Quarterly Reports.

3.3 Organized the 11th Meeting of BRICS SSL Collaboration Working Group.

3.4 Organized the three ISA Global SSL Awards i.e. “Global SSL Award for Outstanding Industry Development” (AOID) (2024) and the “Global SSL Award of Innovations Top100” (Innovations TOP100) (2024).

3.5 ISA 2024 Cooperation with other international organizations

3.6 The Plan of 2025 (includes, but is not limited to the following activities: engaging in dialogue with the SSL industry in Thailand; visiting and holding discussions with leaders of Thailand's "Eastern Economic Corridor"; participating in the industry conference of the "Illuminating Engineering Society of South Africa"; inviting BRICS ten countries and “BRICS +” five countries to host meetings and industry matchmaking events in China; and organizing the " The 4th ISA Global Annual LiFi Conference 2025" in the UAE, etc.)

Section two: New Trend of Smart Lighting Development

1. Dr. Norman Bardsley, ISA Chief Analyst, CEO of Bardsley Consulting made a on line keynote speech on “An International Lighting Technology Roadmap”.

2. Dr. Hongwei SONG, President of Fonda Technology made a presentation on “The Trends of Smart Outdoor Lighting”.

3. Mr. Huancheng SU, Secretary General of the Smart Pole Industry Alliance made a presentation on “The Development of Smart lighting Pole and Its Tendency in China”.

4.Mr. Pei QING, Chief Engineer of Shanghai Sansi Electronic Engineering Co., Ltd. made a presentation on “The Digitalization, Smartlization and Standardization of Smart Lighting Pole Station”.

Section three: ISA Award Ceremony

1. 2024 ISA Global SSL Award for Outstanding Industry Development (AOID) Award Ceremony

There was an absence of the AOA in 2024.

2. 2024 ISA Global SSL Award for Outstanding Industry Development (AOID) Award Ceremony

Mr. Xiaoming JIN, moderated this session and revealed the winners.

In 2024, a total of five SSL industry leaders were awarded. They were:

-          Dr. Acharawan Chutarat，King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT)，Executive committee for Thai Illuminating Engineering Association (TIEA)

-          Mr. Jin Conglong，President/CEO of Shenzhen MTC Co., Ltd.

-          Dr. Wang Min，Co-founder of LatticePower Corporation Limited

-          Mr. Santosh Agnihotri, heading Quality & Technical operations of Orient Electric limited, a CK Birla group company in India

-          Mr. Jeremiah Mathobela, Director of Electrotechnical department of South African Bureau Standards (SABS)

Each of the winners gave an acceptance speech. For more details about the winners and the awards, please see the special report “2024 Global SSL Award for Outstanding Industry Development (AOID) Award Ceremony”.

3. 2024 ISA Global SSL Award of Innovations TOP100 Award Ceremony

Prof. Jinmin Li, moderated this session and revealed the winners. Dr. Yoshi Ohno, presented the medals and certificates to the winners.

In 2024, a total of 6 innovation projects were awarded. They were:

3.1EVIYOS® Shape Intelligent Pixelated Micro-LED for Smart City Application

(ams OSRAM)

3.2 DALI PRO 2 IoT Controller for Efficient Energy Saving and Carbon Reduction

(Inventronics Guangzhou Technology Ltd/Jacob Ye)

3.3 High-speed GaN-based Semiconductor Lasers

(Fudan University (Chao Shen, Nan Chi) )

3.4 In. Licht ultra Spectrum/WELL Meter

(Lighting Recipe Studio Limited)

3.5 Intelligent Bionic LED Mosquito Light Trap

(Ningbo Dayang Technology Co,. Ltd.（Jun ZHEN ，Lingling LV，Yuanai NING，Xu XU）)

3.6 Ultra-high Power Density TFV LED Chip with Circular Emission Area

(LatticePower Corporation Limited)

For more details about the winners and the awards, please see the special report “2024 Global SSL Award of Innovations TOP100 Award Ceremony”.

4. 2024 ISA Membership Certificate Ceremony for New ISA Members

The Co-Secretary General of ISA, moderated this session and revealed the new members.

The new members were:

- Ji Hua Laboratory

- Shenzhen Jinghong Lighting Co., Ltd.

Prof. Jimin LI, on behalf the ISA EMM, delivered the Membership Certificates to the representatives of new members 2023.

For more details about the new members, please see the special report “2024 ISA Membership Certificate Ceremony for New ISA Members”.

Dr. Yoshi Ohno, the chair of the meeting, concluded by noting that the technological advancements and applications of smart lighting in China were impressive. He believed that with the integration of AI, smart lighting would further enhance energy efficiency and elevate the intelligence of road lighting systems. He hoped that smart lighting technologies could be promoted and applied on a larger scale, contributing to global efforts in carbon reduction and sustainable development.

The ISA General Assembly 2024 was formally closed at 12:30, Nov. 20, 2024.

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