How to engage, attract and retain millennials in your workforce.
By 2017, Millennials will comprise the majority of the workforce. How can companies recruit and retain these young workers and effectively deal with the generational shift in the workforce?
Featuring: Rob Henderson, President & CEO of yconic.
Who Should Attend:
Branch Managers, Regional Managers, Sales & Marketing Managers, HR Specialists, and anyone in the industry interested in recruiting, hiring or working with today's young people!
Don't miss this informative meeting -- this is your opportunity to stay informed on the latest trends and updates in the industry.
The event takes place in Vaughan, ON, from 7:30 to 9:00 am.
Find out more about the EC Breakfast here.
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There has been a lot of talk about cloud computing and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) models these days but both are relatively new to the lighting industry. Let’s take a look at what they are as well as their roles in commercial lighting.
What is cloud computing?
Cloud computing is the on-demand delivery of compute power, database storage, and applications via the Internet with pay-as-you-go or subscription-based pricing. Cloud computing means that instead of all the computer hardware, software, and data that you are using sitting somewhere inside your company’s network, it’s provided and managed for you as a service by another company and you access it over the Internet.
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This article is an excerpt from a technical brief, “Understanding LM-80, Lumen Maintenance, and LED Fixture Lifetime,” by Philips Color Kinetics.
Test results of lumen maintenance in conventional and LED light sources differ considerably. This is known as the lumen maintenance gap. These tests are performed to determine the useful life of a light source. But how do we compare lighting technologies satisfactorily if test results of a same designation do not mean the same thing? These lumen maintenance measurement distinctions are those we will examine in this article, as a clear understanding of this gap will have a significant impact on the installation, maintenance and replacement cost calculations of lighting products.
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By Line Goyette
Meeting people in our industry often comes with surprises. This was the case with Jean-Marc Myette, Business Development Manager of ABB’s Electrification Products Division and chair of the Board of Electro-Federation Canada’s Quebec section. Not only does he know the electrical industry down to the most minute product and technological innovations, he is also a professional car racer on sabbatical, and someone very involved in his business community and personal life.
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