Abstract
The First Lighting Symposium of China, Japan and Korea which was prepared through the cooperation of three illumination societies (the China Illuminating Engineering Society, the Illumination Engineering Institute of Japan, and the Korea Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers), was held in Beijing in October 2008. Three invited lectures the represented each country and forty-two prepublication papers (twelve oral presentations, and thirty poster presentations) were present. There were twenty-three participants from Japan, and twenty-one from Korea. Although there are still many improvements need be made, the symposium ended successfully, with many young participants and the enthusiasm of the host country. The second symposium is planned to be held in Sapporo in August 2009.
