| American Lighting Association: The ALA is a trade association for manufacturers and distributors of residential lighting products in the USA and Canada. |
| Association of Lighting Designers: The ALD is a british organization for professionals from all fields of lighting. |
| Association of Swedish Lighting Designers: The SLF is an independent and non profit national organisation for professional lighting designers. |
| CIBSE Society of Light and Lighting: A professional body for lighting in the UK, subsidiary of the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers. |
| DALI: An organisation promoting the Digital Addressable Lighting Interface lighting control standard. |
| DIAL GmbH: An independent service provider, created as an initiative of the lighting industry in the german language countries of Europe. |
| Illuminating Engineering Society of Australia and New Zealand: The IESANZ is the central organization for the local associations in the area. |
| Illuminating Engineering Society of North America: The IESNA is a large organization for the lighting industry in the USA, Canada and Mexico. Links to regional section sites. |
| Institute of Lighting Engineers: The ILE is a professional lighting association in the UK, renamed from the former Association of Public Lighting Engineers. |
| International Association for Energy-Efficient Lighting: The IAEEL is a global contact network and an information resource for energy-efficient lighting. |
| International Association of Lighting Designers: The IALD provides education and networking for architectural lighting designers. |
| InterNational Association of Lighting Management Companies: The NALMCO is an organization of lighting management and related companies. |
| International Commission on Illumination: CIE is responsible for the international coordination of lighting related technical standards. |
| National Association of Independent Lighting Distributors: The NAILD is an organisation supporting lighting distributors in the US with publications, training, and conferences. |
| National Council on Qualifications for the Lighting Professions: The NCQLP is a US non-profit organization offering certification services for the lighting industry. |
| National Lighting Bureau: The NLB is a non-profit but industry sponsored US lighting information source, focusing on the quality of lighting. |
| Professional Lighting And Sound Association: PLASA is a UK-based trade association representing member companies worldwide who work in the entertainment and venue technology fields. |
| Professional Lighting and Sound Association of Germany: The VPLT is an Association of german manufacturers, distributors, suppliers, and service companies of the lighting and sound industry. |
| Society of Television Lighting Directors: The STLD offers information about television lighting, lighting directors and lighting equipment in the UK. |
| The Lighting Detectives: A non-profit group dedicated to the study of lighting culture and raising consciousness of the lit environment. |