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The 2023 ILDA Conference in Atlantic Beach, North Carolina has concluded. Here are Conference attendees after the Awards Banquet and Presentation.
A list of all Awards can be accessed via the 2023 Awards page.
In 2017, ILDA honored Ivan Dryer by declaring his birthday, March 7, to be “International Laserist Day.” He was sent this plaque, to let him know how much he means to ILDA and laserists in general.
Ivan had been very ill at the time. His brother, David Dryer, presented it to him and told ILDA “Ivan had a big smile on his face when I showed him the plaque. That's the first smile in about a year!”
LSO AND LASERSHOW OPERATOR COURSES
We have set up ILDA Laser Safety Officer (LSO) and Lasershow Operator courses for the following dates. Note that the full LSO course is nine hours long; the lower-cost Lasershow Operator course is the first 5 hours of the LSO course.
• Thursday, November 30, 2023, LSO and Lasershow operator courses in person at the LDI trade show in Las Vegas. Registration and payment is being handled by LDI. Please visit their website to sign up for the full 9 am - 5 pm LSO course, or the shorter 9 am - 1 pm Lasershow Operator course.
• Friday, December 1, 2023, in person at the LDI trade show in Las Vegas. Lasershow Safety Inspector course, 9 am - 5 pm. This is NOT a Laser Safety Officer course. It is for people who are inspecting or supervising laser light shows done by other persons or companies. See the description found on this page. Registration and payment is being handled by LDI. Please visit their website to sign up for the 9 am - 5 pm Lasershow Safety Inspector course.
• Monday, December 11, 2023 online/Zoom. Full LSO course: 7 am - 4 pm Eastern. Lasershow Operator portion: 7 am - noon Eastern.
• Thursday, December 14, 2023 online/Zoom. Full LSO course: 3 pm - midnight Eastern. Lasershow Operator portion: 3 pm - 8 pm Eastern.
The date and time of an online LSO class can be changed if no one has yet signed up for a class. For example, if you are in a time zone far from US Eastern, we can change the hours so it fits your schedule. If you are interested in an online class but need a date or time change, contact ILDA. Once at least one person signs up, then the date and time will no longer be changed.
DETAILS, COST, AND HOW TO SIGN UP
Detailed information on these courses is on the ILDA laser safety courses webpage.
The cost for an online/Zoom LSO course is $525 per person for ILDA Members, or $649 for non-members. This may be higher for in-person courses due to having to rent room space, travel, and other expenses.
The cost for an online/Zoom Lasershow Operator course is $295 per person for ILDA Members, or $495 for non-members. This may be higher for in-person courses.
To sign up for any course, visit our membership & event website's Events page.
ILDA is developing a standard for laser shows that the association would generally recognize as safe. The "Category A Laser Show Standard" includes requirements for simplified, lower-power shows with terminated beams.
The standard is currently being drafted. It is not yet approved or adopted. ILDA welcomes comments and suggestions. These are invited from anyone — Members, non-Members, regulators, safety experts, etc.
The draft document, plus a summary of the proposed requirements and discussion of what the Standard hopes to eventually accomplish, are on the Category A Laser Show Standard page.
ILDA Members receive a 10% discount on laser shows sold by Lasershow.biz. This is a platform for award-winning laser show designers around the world, to present and sell their work. Many of the shows themselves have won awards from ILDA and other groups.
When you register for an account at the website, click the ILDA Membership box if you are a Member. Later, when you go to purchase, Lasershow.biz will check your name against ILDA's online list of members and you'll get the 10% discount.
ILDA has now joined with the LIG Insurance Group to bring health care policies to our U.S. Members. This is an Association Health Program where LIG finds policies that meet your particular health care needs and desires (including extras such as dental and vision).
If you like your current health care insurance, that’s fine. But if you’d like to hear about alternatives that may save money and/or give increased coverage, you can now call 888-869-7142 or check out the the LIG ILDA Health Coverage page.
Sorry, the healthcare benefit is U.S. only because of U.S. laws. On the other hand, many of our ILDA-Member countries have health care systems with coverage that may be more comprehensive and/or more affordable than the U.S. employer-based system. And if any non-U.S. Members have information about similar association insurance programs in their countries, we would be glad to get details.
ILDA Members attending the 2018 Conference in Montréal
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Photo credit: Green beams above column 1 (The universe’s most unique light) — “Scooter” by Lightline Lasertechnik.