LEDs Magazine opens BrightStar Awards for 2024 submissions (UPDATED)
LEDs Magazine is accepting submissions for its third annual BrightStar Awards program as of Dec. 1, 2023.
The yearly program recognizes LED-based technology developments across a range of applications, including architectural, decorative, facade, entertainment, and commercial & industrial lighting; lighting designed to support human health and wellbeing; LED-based disinfection technologies; specialty applications in displays, automotive, and medical uses; connected lighting systems and controls; and horticultural products and systems that support controlled environment agriculture operations. Find information on product examples by category on the BrightStar Awards portal.
"As we have each year, LEDs Magazine staff and invited industry experts will review all final submissions for their performance, reliability, efficiency, ease of integration or use, and innovation in materials or combination of technologies for upgraded functionality," said LEDs Magazine editor-in-chief Carrie Meadows.
Companies whose entries receive a score of 3.5 to 5 stars (on a scale of 0–5 stars) will receive an engraved award and opportunities to promote their brand and technological leadership throughout the year with the BrightStar Awards logo. Honorees will be highlighted in a 2024 issue of LEDs Magazine, on its website and social media, and in its newsletters.
BrightStar Awards jurors will evaluate submissions based on the attached materials, considering the following (may not represent a full list of judging criteria):
- Intended application — a general use case or specialty product-development or end-user lighting application
- How described features serve the intended application(s)
- Specifications — Do they meet a baseline of what is broadly available or demonstrate notable improvement in performance (e.g., optical, thermal, color quality, controllability, interoperability with other vendor products, etc.) over typical offerings?
- Third-party test results and/or energy efficiency, wellbeing, or environmental stewardship standards compliance or certifications
Companies that have significantly upgraded an existing product or launched a new product that will be commercially available between May 1, 2023 and May 1, 2024 are eligible to submit entries. Multiple individual products can be submitted by the same company; an entire family of related products may be submitted as a single entry. Manufacturers need not be based in the United States to be eligible.
BrightStar Awards Honorees will be notified via email in May 2024 with an announcement under embargo until LEDs Magazine runs its primary coverage. All awards will be shipped direct to a company contact.
For BrightStar Awards submission platform questions and assistance, please email program manager Jessica Ross.
For product eligibility, materials, and other program questions, please email Carrie Meadows.
Create an account or start a new entry on our awards portal.
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Carrie Meadows | Editor-in-Chief, LEDs Magazine
Carrie Meadows has more than 20 years of experience in the publishing and media industry. She worked with the PennWell Technology Group for more than 17 years, having been part of the editorial staff at Solid State Technology, Microlithography World, Lightwave, Portable Design, CleanRooms, Laser Focus World, and Vision Systems Design before the group was acquired by current parent company Endeavor Business Media.
Meadows has received finalist recognition for LEDs Magazine in the FOLIO Eddie Awards, and has volunteered as a judge on several B2B editorial awards committees. She received a BA in English literature from Saint Anselm College, and earned thesis honors in the college's Geisel Library. Without the patience to sit down and write a book of her own, she has gladly undertaken the role of editor for the writings of friends and family.
Meadows enjoys living in the beautiful but sometimes unpredictable four seasons of the New England region, volunteering with an animal shelter, reading (of course), and walking with friends and extended "dog family" in her spare time.
