CIE Australia Lighting Research Conference, CALReCo 2026
CALReCo 2026 was attended by 68 people from 11 countries, with 39 attendees in-person and 29 viewers online.
The winner of the audience award for Most Outstanding Presentation was Cesar F. San Miguel for his presentation “Navigating the dark: Evidence-based guidance to manage light pollution for wildlife.”

Thursday 29th – Friday 30th, January 2026
University of Sydney, Sydney – Auditorium Room 1, Michael Spence Building (F23, aka Administration Building), University of Sydney.
Programme
View or download as PDF: http://cie.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/CALReCo-2026-Programme.pdf

Conference Dinner
A dinner was held after the conference at a nearby restaurant.
Organising committees
Conference chair: Tony Bergen
Scientific committee: Tony Bergen (Chair), Wenye Hu, Maitreyee Roy, Veronica Garica-Hansen
Local organising committee: Wenye Hu, Maitreyee Roy, Crispin Rock
Student workshop: Gillian Isoardi, Francisca Rodriguez
Website/marketing: Adrian Cupitt, Warren Julian, Steve Coyne
