The current members of the International Steering Committee are:
Dr. Christopher Kyba (chair), Helmholtz-Zentrum Potsdam, Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum GFZ, Potsdam, Berlin, Germany
Dr. Annette Krop-Benesch (co-chair), Initiative Nachhaltig Beleuchten, Berlin, Germany
Ms. Diane Turnshek (co-chair), Special Faculty member of the Department of Physics at Carnegie Mellon University (lecturer)
and Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Dr. Constantinos A. Bouroussis, National Technical University of Athens · Lighting Laboratory
Athens, Greece
Mr. Roberto Corradini, Lighting Design Workshop, Italy
Dr. Dietrich Henckel, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Dr. Franz Hölker, Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Dr. Martin Morgan-Taylor, Leicester De Montfort Law School, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK
Dr Lin Meng, Department of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
Dr. Salvador J. Ribas, Parc Astronòmic Montsec - Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya & Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
Dr. Johanne Roby, Département de chimie, Cégep de Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
Dr. Eva Schernhammer, Department of Epidemiology, Medical University Vienna, Center for Public Health, Vienna.
Ms. Ashley Wilson, M.Sc., International Dark-Sky Association, Tucson, Arizona, USA
ALAN 2023- Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Current local organizers:
Mr Bob King, RASC Calgary Centre
Mr Roland Dechesne, RASC Calgary Centre
Mr Robyn Foret, RASC National
Dr. Phil Langill, Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Calgary
This group works together with the local organizing committee to identify and invite plenary speakers, to review the submitted abstracts, and to publicize the conference.
The steering committee is also tasked with the responsibility of identifying sites for future conferences. The conference has taken place three times in Europe (Berlin, Leisecter, Cluj-Napoca and Leida (Catalonia)), and twice in North America (Sherbrooke and Salt Lake City (Snowbird)). The steering committee aims for the sixth conference to be held outside of North America in 2020. Instructions for making a bid to host ALAN 2025 is available here.
Former members:
Dr. Dorin Beu, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania (ALAN 2016)
Dr. Maurice Donners, Philips Lighting, The Netherlands (ALAN 2014-2016)
Dr. Annette Krop-Benesch, Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Berlin, Germany (ALAN 2013)
Ms. Bettymaya Foott, International Dark-Sky Association, Tucson, Arizona (IDA representative 2018-2022)
Dr. Richard Stevens, Community Medicine and Health Care, University of Connecticut Health, USA (ALAN 2014-2020)
Dr. Sibylle Schroer, Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Berlin, Germany (ALAN 2013-ALAN 2023)
eALAN 2020 and 2021 - Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. The local organizing committee was composed of:
Dr. Salvador J. Ribas (chair) and Mr Hector Linares, Parc Astronòmic Montsec - Consell Comarcal de la Noguera & Universitat de Barcelona
Mr. Ramon Canal-Domingo, Ms. Marta Cañellas, Ms. Mireia Carrera, Ms. Anna Paüls and Mr. Carlos Sancho, Parc Astronòmic Montsec - Consell Comarcal de la Noguera
Ms. Nieves Gordón and Mr. Fernando Jáuregui, Planetario de Pamplona - NICDO
Dr. Eduard Masana, Universitat de Barcelona
ALAN 2018- Salt Lake City (Snowbird), Utah, USA. The local organizing committee was composed of:
Ms Bettymaya Foott, The Consortium for Dark Sky Studies, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
Dr Stephen Goldsmith, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
Dr Dave Kieda, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
Ms Janet Muir, The Consortium for Dark Sky Studies, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
Ms Kathrine Skollingsberg, The Consortium for Dark Sky Studies, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
ALAN 2016- Cluj, Napoca, Romania. The local organizing committee was composed of:
Dr Dorin Beu, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Dr Catalin Daniel Galatanu, “Gheorge Asachi” Technical University of Iaşi
ALAN 2015 - Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada. The local organizing committee was composed of:
Dr Johanne Roby, Cégep de Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
Dr Martin Aubé, Cégep de Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
M. Olivier Domingue, Cégep de Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
ALAN 2014: Leicester, United Kingdom. The local organizing committee was composed of:
Dr Martin Morgan-Taylor, Leicester De Montfort Law School, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK
Ms Katie Scott, Leicester De Montfort Law School, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK
ALAN 2013: Berlin, Germany. The local organizing committee was composed of:
Dr Annette Krop-Benesch, Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Berlin, Germany
Dr Franz Hölker, Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Berlin, Germany
Dr Christopher Kyba, Helmholtz-Zentrum Potsdam, Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum GFZ, Germany
Dr. Christopher Kyba (chair), Helmholtz-Zentrum Potsdam, Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum GFZ, Potsdam, Berlin, Germany
Dr. Annette Krop-Benesch (co-chair), Initiative Nachhaltig Beleuchten, Berlin, Germany
Ms. Diane Turnshek (co-chair), Special Faculty member of the Department of Physics at Carnegie Mellon University (lecturer)
and Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Dr. Constantinos A. Bouroussis, National Technical University of Athens · Lighting Laboratory
Athens, Greece
Mr. Roberto Corradini, Lighting Design Workshop, Italy
Dr. Dietrich Henckel, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Dr. Franz Hölker, Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Dr. Martin Morgan-Taylor, Leicester De Montfort Law School, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK
Dr Lin Meng, Department of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
Dr. Salvador J. Ribas, Parc Astronòmic Montsec - Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya & Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
Dr. Johanne Roby, Département de chimie, Cégep de Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
Dr. Eva Schernhammer, Department of Epidemiology, Medical University Vienna, Center for Public Health, Vienna.
Ms. Ashley Wilson, M.Sc., International Dark-Sky Association, Tucson, Arizona, USA
ALAN 2023- Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Current local organizers:
Mr Bob King, RASC Calgary Centre
Mr Roland Dechesne, RASC Calgary Centre
Mr Robyn Foret, RASC National
Dr. Phil Langill, Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Calgary
This group works together with the local organizing committee to identify and invite plenary speakers, to review the submitted abstracts, and to publicize the conference.
The steering committee is also tasked with the responsibility of identifying sites for future conferences. The conference has taken place three times in Europe (Berlin, Leisecter, Cluj-Napoca and Leida (Catalonia)), and twice in North America (Sherbrooke and Salt Lake City (Snowbird)). The steering committee aims for the sixth conference to be held outside of North America in 2020. Instructions for making a bid to host ALAN 2025 is available here.
Former members:
Dr. Dorin Beu, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania (ALAN 2016)
Dr. Maurice Donners, Philips Lighting, The Netherlands (ALAN 2014-2016)
Dr. Annette Krop-Benesch, Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Berlin, Germany (ALAN 2013)
Ms. Bettymaya Foott, International Dark-Sky Association, Tucson, Arizona (IDA representative 2018-2022)
Dr. Richard Stevens, Community Medicine and Health Care, University of Connecticut Health, USA (ALAN 2014-2020)
Dr. Sibylle Schroer, Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Berlin, Germany (ALAN 2013-ALAN 2023)
eALAN 2020 and 2021 - Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. The local organizing committee was composed of:
Dr. Salvador J. Ribas (chair) and Mr Hector Linares, Parc Astronòmic Montsec - Consell Comarcal de la Noguera & Universitat de Barcelona
Mr. Ramon Canal-Domingo, Ms. Marta Cañellas, Ms. Mireia Carrera, Ms. Anna Paüls and Mr. Carlos Sancho, Parc Astronòmic Montsec - Consell Comarcal de la Noguera
Ms. Nieves Gordón and Mr. Fernando Jáuregui, Planetario de Pamplona - NICDO
Dr. Eduard Masana, Universitat de Barcelona
ALAN 2018- Salt Lake City (Snowbird), Utah, USA. The local organizing committee was composed of:
Ms Bettymaya Foott, The Consortium for Dark Sky Studies, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
Dr Stephen Goldsmith, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
Dr Dave Kieda, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
Ms Janet Muir, The Consortium for Dark Sky Studies, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
Ms Kathrine Skollingsberg, The Consortium for Dark Sky Studies, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
ALAN 2016- Cluj, Napoca, Romania. The local organizing committee was composed of:
Dr Dorin Beu, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Dr Catalin Daniel Galatanu, “Gheorge Asachi” Technical University of Iaşi
ALAN 2015 - Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada. The local organizing committee was composed of:
Dr Johanne Roby, Cégep de Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
Dr Martin Aubé, Cégep de Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
M. Olivier Domingue, Cégep de Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
ALAN 2014: Leicester, United Kingdom. The local organizing committee was composed of:
Dr Martin Morgan-Taylor, Leicester De Montfort Law School, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK
Ms Katie Scott, Leicester De Montfort Law School, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK
ALAN 2013: Berlin, Germany. The local organizing committee was composed of:
Dr Annette Krop-Benesch, Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Berlin, Germany
Dr Franz Hölker, Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Berlin, Germany
Dr Christopher Kyba, Helmholtz-Zentrum Potsdam, Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum GFZ, Germany