ILDA Board and officers
Voting is now open for the ILDA Board of Directors.
Scroll down towards the bottom of this page to see the list of candidates. Underneath that list is the section “How to vote for Board candidates” which tells you the voting procedure.
ILDA is governed by a five-member Board of Directors elected by the membership. Elections are held during the Business Meeting, which is part of the annual ILDA Conference.
- Each director serves a term of two years. A director may run for re-election if he or she wishes.
- The President is a Board member, who is elected by ILDA Members. The vote is held each year, just after Board elections have finished. Board members are asked if they want to run for President. If only one person accepts, they become President. If more than one person accepts, then there is an election where Members vote for their choice.
ILDA Board and President
L-R: Brad Billet, Roberta McHatton, Brian Gonzalez, Olga Eser, Christopher Short
Brian Gonzalez, ILDA President
XTAEGA LLC, US
Term expires at the 2021 meeting
Bradford Billet
BB Laser Productions, US
Term expires at the 2020 meeting
Olga Eser
Effect Ses Işik Lazer ve Görüntü Sistemleri, Turkey
Term expires at the 2020 meeting
Roberta McHatton
Laser Safety Services, US
Term expires at the 2021 meeting
Christopher Short
Individual Member, US
Term expires at the 2020 meeting
You can write to individual Board Members by searching the ILDA online directory for their name (or if they are not the company contact, search for their company's name).
If you want to write to all Board members at once, use this address:
ILDA Secretary
David Kumpula
From the ILDA Bylaws: "The Secretary shall be responsible for all correspondence, notifications, and other communications as requested by the President or Executive Director. The Secretary shall handle requests for general membership information and shall, accordingly and upon such request, be responsible for disseminating such information. The Secretary shall assist the Executive Director and host company in coordinating annual General Membership Meetings."
ILDA Executive Director
Photo courtesy Mike Gould
The Executive Director is hired by the Board to run ILDA's day-to-day operations. In most cases, if you have an issue or question, you should first contact the Executive Director.
Patrick Murphy
Past Executive Directors
David Lytle: Aug. 2003 - Jan. 2006
Page Howard: ? 2002 - Aug. 2003
Linda Hare: Nov. 1994 - ? 2002
Barbara Inatsugu: Aug. 1986 (ILDA's founding) - Nov. 1994
Committees
Committees do much of the work of the association. For a list of committees and contact information, click here.
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Board responsibilities
The Board of Directors is responsible for ensuring the Association’s long-term financial stability while fulfilling the association’s strategic mission.
ILDA’s Bylaws — and especially Section VIII, Board of Directors — sets forth the official description of the ILDA Board’s qualifications, election and duties.
In addition, here is a general list of the Board’s responsibilities:
- Support ILDA’s mission.
- Read and understand the financial statements and otherwise assist the Board in fulfilling its fiduciary responsibility.
- Attend board meetings and actively participate in decision-making through conference calls, attending the annual conference, and promptly responding to emails and phone calls regarding important board issues. (In Nov. 2017, ILDA Members voted that if a Board member misses three board meetings in a single Conference year, they will automatically be removed from the Board. For details, see Bylaws section X, paragraph C.)
- Share your area of expertise with the board and staff.
- Be an advocate for the organization; promote it in ways appropriate to your profession and contacts
- Maintain your membership, and in addition to membership, assist ILDA in developing new sources of income and soliciting new Members.
- Participate in the organization’s conferences and meetings.
- Participate in assessments to improve board performance.
- Participate in strategic planning activities.
- Prioritize and monitor programs and services.
- Select the executive director and review his/her performance.
- Partner with the executive director to accomplish the mission.
- Serve on at least one committee or task force each year.
- Work to develop new leadership and recommend potential board members to the board development committee
- Avoid even the appearance of conflict of interest
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2020 election: How to run, list of candidates, how to vote
Key dates for the 2020 election
Nominations for persons who want to run for the Board of Directors should be emailed to ILDA on or before Saturday, November 14, 2020 at 11 am EST (New York time)
On or around November 15, a link to the voting ballot will be emailed to all eligible ILDA Members.- Members who are NOT attending the online General Business Meeting, which starts on Saturday, Nov. 21 at 11 am EST (New York time), can go to the ballot link and fill out their ballot anytime between when they receive the emailed link around Nov. 15, and the start of the General Business Meeting on Nov. 21.
- Members who ARE attending the online General Business Meeting should wait until after the section of the meeting where candidates give their speeches. Then they can go to the ballot link and fill out their ballot.
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How to run for the Board
We welcome Board candidates
While some of the Board responsibilities listed on this page may sound like hard work, Board service is also very rewarding.
You'll broaden your horizons by interacting with a variety of companies and people. You'll be able to shape important issues within ILDA and the laser display industry -- one person can make a difference! And you'll have a better feel for the laser show business, which will spill over into your own day-to-day business.
Consider running for the Board and joining a distinguished list of past and present industry leaders!Information specifically for 2020
The nomination deadline is 11:00 AM EST (New York time) on Saturday, November 14. This is exactly one week before the start of the Business Meeting to be held at the ILDA Cloud Conference.
3 Board seats for election: For 2020-2021, there are three Board seats that will be voted on. The seats are currently held by Brad Billet, Olga Eser and Christopher Short. Any qualifying ILDA Member can run for these seats. Also, the current Board members can run for re-election if they wish.
President is elected from the Board: Once the 2020-2021 Board is elected, then a President is elected from Board members who wish to run for President. So to be President, first you would have to be elected to the Board, then agree to run for President, and finally be elected as the top Presidential choice.
Qualifications to run
Any ILDA Member meeting Bylaws requirements may run for the Board of Directors. All three of these qualifications must be met:
1. The candidate must be an ILDA Member. Specifically, the candidate must be an ILDA Individual Member, or an owner or full-time employee of an ILDA Corporate or Nonprofit Member company, at the time of the election. Hobbyist and Student Members cannot run for the Board.
2. The candidate, or his/her Member company, must be a Member of ILDA during the past two Membership years. This means the current Membership year (year in which voting takes place) and the previous (most recent in the past) Membership year.
3. The candidate, or his/her Member company, must be in good standing within ILDA. This means 1) all dues and any other outstanding transactions with ILDA are paid and up to date, and 2) the candidate's Membership has no issues with the Ethics Committee.
How to run for the Board
You may nominate yourself to run for the Board, or you may nominate another Member. The nomination must be emailed at least one week before the start time of the Business Meeting that is held during the ILDA Conference. The nominated person does not have to be present at the Business Meeting.
To nominate yourself or another person, simply send an email to ILDA, with the your name, the name of the nominee, and a brief statement (500 word maximum) describing why the person being nominated would be a good Board member. If you are nominating another person, we ask that you contact them first to be sure that they want to run and serve on the Board.
Candidate list and statements
Below on this same page will be the candidates and their statements (500 words maximum). If the candidate wishes to provide additional material, there can also be a single link to a candidate's external web page or site where more information is available. There is no limitation on the length or content of any material -- written, video, etc. -- which is accessible via the linked page.
Video statement for Business Meeting
Candidates are encouraged to virtually attend the Business Meeting held online at 11 am Eastern (New York) time during the Cloud Conference. They will be able to make a statement of up to 3 minutes to the other persons online.
If a Board candidate cannot attend, they can submit a video file (MP4 or MOV format) to be played at the meeting. In this video, the candidate must speak for themselves, to the camera. There can be no other persons, shots or edits -- it is a personal statement, the equivalent of standing up in person at a meeting. The maximum time for the video is 3 minutes. The video file must be provided to the Executive Director at least 48 hours before the start of the Business Meeting. ILDA is not responsible if the video file is unable to be played due to technical issues.Note: Descriptions of the Board election and other procedures are subject to change. In case of any disagreement between the descriptions on this webpage, and the most-current version of the ILDA Bylaws, the Bylaws take precedence.
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Board candidates for 2020-2021
There are three Board of Director seats up for election in 2020. We just made an announcement on October 21 and so as of this date, there are no candidates who have yet announced.
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Presidential candidates for 2020-2021
The President is elected from one of the five Board of Directors persons.
The duties of the President are listed in the ILDA Bylaws, Article IX, Section 4 as follows:
"The President shall have the responsibility for overseeing the general management of the affairs of the Corporation, and shall carry out the resolutions of the Board of Directors. The President shall preside over the Annual Conference following his/her election and over all Board of Directors meetings."
We just made an announcement on October 21 and so as of this date, there are no candidates who have yet announced. -
How to vote
Voting ballot
On or around November 15 2020, eligible Members will be emailed a link to the ballot webpage. (Voting is open to all ILDA Corporate, Nonprofit, and Individual Members. Hobbyist and Student Members do NOT have a vote.)
A sample ballot is shown here. Note that you will vote twice, once for the Board of Directors and once for President.When to vote
Voting will occur before or during the online General Business Meeting during the ILDA Cloud Conference. This meeting starts at 11 am EST (New York time) on Saturday, Nov. 21.
- If you can NOT be online during the business meeting, we ask that you go to the ballot link and vote before 11 am EST (New York time) on Saturday, Nov. 21.
- If you WILL be online during the business meeting, don't go to the ballot link until you have heard all the candidates speak. Then we will open up the voting. You can go to the link and cast your ballot (there will be about 5 minutes to do so).
Who may attend the General Business Meeting
We ask that ILDA Members attend the online General Business Meeting. This is one of the free benefits of membership — being able to participate in the association's business.
• If you are an ILDA Member who has registered for the ILDA Cloud Conference, simply go online during the Business Meeting. Wait until the Board candidates have spoken, and online voting begins, before going to the ballot link in the email you received on or around November 15.
• If you are an ILDA Member who has NOT registered for the Conference, you still can attend the Business Meeting for free. To register for the Business Meeting, go to the Event Registration page. This event will be visible only to current ILDA Members (it will not appear on the list of events for non-members).
For Corporate Members who want to cast a split ballot
ILDA Corporate Members pay more in dues, and in return get correspondingly more ILDA Member votes. When we send ballots, Corporate Members' choices are automatically multiplied by their number of ILDA Member votes, so they have the correct "voting power."
However, there may be a few Corporate Members who want to split their ballots. For example, a Corporate Level 1 Member who has 4 total ILDA Member votes may want one ballot that lets Person A cast 2 votes, and another ballot that lets Person B cast 2 votes.
If this is the case, you must contact ILDA on or before November 14 to let us know you want to split your ILDA Member votes. Specifically, we need to know the email address to send each ballot to, and how many votes for that email address. (Example: "Give 2 of our 4 votes to personA@hugelasers.com and the other 2 votes to personB@hugelasers.com").
For reference, here are the voting levels:
— Corporate Level 1 Members ($1040 dues) have 4 votes
— Corporate Level 2 Members ($520 dues) have 3 votes
— Corporate Level 3 Members ($260 dues) have 2 votes
You do NOT need to contact ILDA if you are a Corporate Member who is fine with casting all of your votes for the same candidate choices.A detailed description of ILDA voting procedures, and how votes are counted, is on the page ILDA Voting Procedures. This page is under the For Members Only menu at the ILDA Member & Event Management website; Members will need to log in with their username and password.
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Zoom meeting instructions for Board members
The following instructions tell Board members when and how to get onto the monthly Zoom meetings.
Day of the month
Board Zoom meetings are scheduled for the second Tuesday of each month at 12 noon, Orlando time.
We may send out reminders, but ultimately it is each Board member’s responsibility to mark this as a recurring event and to try to keep the time free.Meeting time
The “master clock” for the meeting is 12:00 noon Orlando (same as New York).
In the spring and fall, remember that U.S. Daylight Saving Time starts and ends on different dates than in other countries. Therefore, you should double-check before each meeting to ensure you are calling in at 12 noon Orlando time.Zoom information
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(Note: The Waiting Room is enabled. You will not be able to participate unless you are a Board member or are otherwise authorized. This means you may have to wait in the Waiting Room until we let you into the Zoom meeting.
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