On April 21, 2007, The Illuminating Engineering Society's New York chapter held the first in its series of four panel discussions regarding the incandescent/compact fluorescent lamp debate. Representatives from the three major lamp manufacturers—General Electric (GE), Osram Sylvania, and Philips—were on hand to help clarify what one presenter called “a lot of confusion and misinformation” about incandescent sources and the recent flurry of legislation aimed at phasing it out the incandescent lamp in favor of more energy-efficient alternatives.
