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The Intensive Course involves active participation in drawing up plans and installing fixtures on-site.
team of participants is charged with creating a design and then mocking up that design in a series of iterations until the final “reveal.”
The goal of the IC is to complete the landscape lighting mockup. The attendees share their instal- lation with the public on the last night of the class. Typically, the “reveal night ceremony” hosts be- tween 50 to 100 local industry and non-industry guests to enjoy the landscape lighting installation in person.
LL: What is the criteria for being a mentor?
JS: The ILLI Mentor Teams are made up of an ex- ceptional group of people who share a passion for lighting design and want nothing more than to see better landscape lighting everywhere. They are all graduates of the IC, have diverse backgrounds, and continue to stay in touch and help each other even when the class is not in session.
LL: Who is eLigibLe to become an iLLi member?
JS: We currently offer a corporate membership for $1,000 and will be rolling out our individual membership program this month. Eventually we will have different levels of individual member- ship, catering to various segments of the industry. Individual memberships will be $150 and will be open to anyone.
LL: is membership mostLy among professionaLs in north america?
JS: ILLI is truly an international organization, with directors, members, and graduates from all around the globe. Lately we have seen a spike of interest coming from people outside of North America. We are lucky to have relationships with other organizations that continue to promote us. For example, the IALD has sponsored three attendees for many of the past classes from Eu- rope and Asia. In 2017, we hosted a class in Japan and all of the graduates from that class were from Japan, Thailand, and India.
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