ILDA history & timeline
The International Laser Display Association (ILDA), founded in August 1986, is the world's leading organization dedicated to advancing the use of laser displays in the fields of art, entertainment and education.
The information below describes some of the people and events in ILDA's history. If you are interested in Board members and their terms of service, there is a timeline chart of all ILDA Board members, showing this information using graphics.
1986
First organizational meeting, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, Aug. 15-16, 1986. Click for a list of founding members who attended the first meeting.
East Coast organizational meeting, Boston, MA, Nov. 21-22, 1986. Hosted by Image Engineering. Click for a list of East Coast members who attended.
Board of Directors, Aug. 1986 - ?
Ron Goldstein, Laser Media (President)
Len Debenedictis, Coherent
Walter Gundy, Image Engineering Corporation
Joanne McCullough, Audio Visual Imagineering
Dick Sandhaus, Science Faction Corp.
Secretary (later Executive Director): Barbara Inatsugu
Notes from the very first ILDA organizational meeting, taken by Tim Walsh. This includes the first known use of the word "lase-off" to describe a meeting of laserists showing off their talents, 8/14/1986.
Tim also provided audio files recorded at the first meeting: Track 1 and Track 2.
These and more are on the Initial ILDA Meetings page.
1987
ILDA Meeting: San Francisco, California, November 13-14 1987
Board of Directors, (exact dates unknown)
Joanne McCullough, Audio Visual Imagineering (President)
Ron Goldstein, Laser Media
Len Debenedictis, Coherent
Walter Gundy, Image Engineering Corporation
Dick Sandhaus, Science Faction Corp.
First ILDA Ethics Committee
Don Dorsey, DnA Creations
Scott Blake, Image Engineering Corporation
Paul Crosby, Coherent
Craig McNeer, Science Faction Corp.
Doug McCullough, Audio Visual Imagineering
Rick Stevenson, Laser Ionics
Todd Rogers, Stage Sound, Inc.
Executive Director: Barbara Inatsugu
1988
ILDA Meeting: Stone Mountain, Georgia, November 1988
Host: Stone Mountain Lasers
Click for the 1988 ILDA Awards (first year for ILDA Awards)
Board of Directors, Nov. 1987 to Nov. 1988:
Walter Gundy, Image Engineering Corp. (President)
Ron Goldstein, Laser Media
Joanne McCullough, Audio Visual Imagineering
Ed Ruff, Ed Ruff Associates
Dick Sandhaus, Science Faction Corp.
Executive Director: Barbara Inatsugu
Laserist Editor: Diane P. Burley (first year for Laserist magazine)
1989
ILDA Meeting: Seattle, Washington, November 1989
Host: Laser Fantasy International (now LFI)
Career Achievement Award nominees: Ivan Dryer, Fred Fenning, Walter Gundy, Seiji Inatsugu, Gary Levenberg, Walt Meador, Jennifer Morris, Floyd Rollefstad, Dick Sandhaus.
Career Achievement Award: Ivan Dryer
Click for the 1989 ILDA Awards, announced Nov. 3
Board of Directors, Nov. 1988 to Nov. 1989:
Dick Sandhaus, Science Faction Corp. (President)
Ron Goldstein, Laser Media
Walter Gundy, Image Engineering Corp.
Joanne McCullough, Audio Visual Imagineering
Ed Ruff, Ed Ruff Associates
Executive Director: Barbara Inatsugu
Laserist Editor: Diane P. Burley
1990
ILDA Meeting: Bradenton, Florida, November 1990
Host: Bishop Planetarium
Career Achievement Award: Seiji Inatsugu
Click for the 1990 ILDA Awards
Board of Directors, Nov. 1989 to Nov. 1990:
Dick Sandhaus, Science Faction Corp. (President)
Ron Goldstein, Laser Media
Walter Gundy, Image Engineering Corp.
Joanne McCullough, Audio Visual Imagineering
Ed Ruff, Ed Ruff Associates
Executive Director: Barbara Inatsugu
Laserist Editor: Diane P. Burley
1991
ILDA Meeting: Los Angeles, California, November 1991
Host: Laser Images, Inc.
Career Achievement Award: Floyd Rollefstad
Click for the 1991 ILDA Awards
Board of Directors, Nov. 1990 to Nov. 1991:
Ivan Dryer, Laser Images Inc. (President)
Steve Heminover, Aura Technologies
Joanne McCullough, Audio Visual Imagineering
Dick Sandhaus, Science Faction Corp.
Bob Yazell, Coherent, Inc.
Executive Director: Barbara Inatsugu
Laserist Editor: Diane P. Burley
1992
ILDA Meeting: New York City, November 1992
Host: Science Faction Corporation
Career Achievement Award: Jennifer Morris
Click for the 1992 ILDA Awards
Board of Directors, Nov. 1991 to Nov. 1992:
Ivan Dryer, Laser Images Inc. (President)
Steve Heminover, Aura Technologies
Joanne McCullough, Audio Visual Imagineering
Greg Makhov, Lighting Systems Design Inc.
Bob Yazell, Coherent, Inc.
Executive Director: Barbara Inatsugu
Laserist Editor: David Lytle
1993
ILDA Meeting: Orlando, Florida, November 1993
Host: Audio Visual Imagineering
Career Achievement Award: Robert Mueller
Click for the 1993 ILDA Awards
Board of Directors, Nov. 1992 to Nov. 1993:
Steve Heminover, Aura Technologies (President)
Ivan Dryer, Laser Images Inc.
John Hare, Bishop Planetarium
Greg Makhov, Lighting Systems Design Inc.
Bob Yazell, Coherent Auburn Group, Inc.
Executive Director: Barbara Inatsugu
Laserist Editor: David Lytle
1994
ILDA Meeting: Lincoln, Nebraska, November 1994
Host: Mueller Planetarium
Click for the 1994 ILDA Awards
Board of Directors, Nov. 1993 to Nov. 1994:
Steve Heminover, Aura Technologies (President)
Ivan Dryer, Laser Images Inc.
John Hare, Bishop Planetarium
Bill Holtkamp, Crystal Technology Inc.
Greg Makhov, Lighting Systems Design Inc.
Executive Director, Jan-Nov 1994: Barbara Inatsugu
Executive Director, Nov-Dec 1994: Linda Hare
Laserist Editor: David Lytle
1995
ILDA Meeting: Miami, Florida, November 1995
Host: Laser Production Network (LaserNet)
Click for the 1995 ILDA Awards
Board of Directors, Nov. 1994 to Nov. 1995:
Steve Heminover, Aura Technologies (President)
Bill Holtkamp, Spectra-Physics
Greg Makhov, Lighting Systems Design Inc.
Patrick Murphy, Pangolin Laser Software
Chris Ward, Lightspeed Design
Executive Director: Linda Hare
Laserist Editor: David Lytle
1996
ILDA Conference: Burlington, Ontario, Canada, November 1996
Host: "Team Canada"
Click for the 1996 ILDA Awards
Board of Directors, Nov. 1995 to Nov. 1996:
Patrick Murphy, Pangolin Laser Software (President)
Steve Heminover, Aura Technologies
Greg Makhov, Lighting Systems Design Inc.
Carol Seidel, Lexel Laser
Chris Ward, Lightspeed Design
Executive Director: Linda Hare
Laserist Editor: David Lytle
1997
ILDA Conference: Lincoln, Nebraska, November 1997
Host: Mueller Planetarium and FirstLight Laser Productions
Click for the 1997 ILDA Awards
Board of Directors, Nov. 1996 to Nov. 1997:
Chris Ward, Lightspeed Design (President)
Steve Heminover, Aura Technologies
Greg Makhov, Lighting Systems Design Inc.
Carol Seidel, Lexel Laser
Casey Stack, Laser Physics
Executive Director: Linda Hare
Laserist Editor: David Lytle
1998
ILDA Conference: Amsterdam, November 7-9 1998
Host: ABC LaserEvents
Click for the 1998 ILDA Awards
Board of Directors, Nov. 1997 to Nov. 1998:
Chris Ward, Lightspeed Design Group (President)
Stephen Harvey, Laser Magic (now LM Productions)
Steve Heminover, Aura Technologies
Casey Stack, Laser Physics
Tony Zmorenski, Walt Disney World
Executive Director: Linda Hare
Laserist Editor: David Lytle
1999
ILDA Conference: Orlando, Florida, November 21-23 1999
Hosts: Walt Disney World & Lighting Systems Design Inc.
Held in conjunction with: LDI trade show
Click for the 1999 ILDA Awards
Board of Directors, Nov. 1998 to Nov. 1999:
Chris Ward, Lightspeed Design Group (President)
Dirk Baur, MediaLas
Stephen Harvey, Laser Magic (now LM Productions)
Steve Heminover, Aura Technologies
Tony Zmorenski, Walt Disney World
Executive Director: Linda Hare
Laserist Editor: David Lytle
2000
ILDA Conference: Stuttgart, Germany, October 6-8 2000
Hosts: LOBO electronic & MediaLas Laserproducts
Click for the 2000 ILDA Awards
Board of Directors, Nov. 1999 to Oct. 2000:
Chris Ward, Lightspeed Design Group (President)
Dirk Baur, MediaLas
Steve Heminover, Aura Technologies
Craig Nelson, Logic Systems/Laser Fascinations
Tony Zmorenski, Walt Disney World
Executive Director: Linda Hare
Laserist Editor: David Lytle
2001
ILDA Conference: No formal meeting (due to 9/11 attacks)
Awards: Presented in an online webcast held in November
at Lighting Systems Design Inc. in Orlando
Click for the 2001 ILDA Awards
Board of Directors, Oct. 2000 to Nov. 2002:
(no election held in Nov. 2001 due to 9/11 attacks)
Tony Zmorenski, Walt Disney World (President)
Robert V. Belfatto, Sr., NEOS Technologies
Steve Heminover, Aura Technologies
Peter Mayer, Creative Laser Production
Craig Nelson, Logic Systems/Laser Fascinations
Executive Director: Linda Hare
Secretary: Page Howard
Laserist Editor: David Lytle
2002
ILDA Conference: Orlando, Florida, November 24-26 2002
Hosts: Lighting Systems Design Inc., Pangolin
Laser Systems & Walt Disney World
Click for the 2002 ILDA Awards
Board of Directors, Nov. 2000 to Nov. 2002:
(no election held in Nov. 2001 due to 9/11 attack)
Tony Zmorenski, Walt Disney World (President)
Robert V. Belfatto, Sr., NEOS Technologies
Steve Heminover, Aura Technologies
Peter Mayer, Creative Laser Production
Craig Nelson, Logic Systems/Laser Fascinations
Executive Director: Page Howard
Laserist Editor: David Lytle
2003
ILDA Conference: Brussels, Belgium, November 27-29 2003
Host: Laser System Europe
Click for the 2003 ILDA Awards
Board of Directors, Nov. 2002 to Nov. 2003:
Steve Heminover, Aura Technologies (President)
Robert V. Belfatto, Sr., NEOS Technologies
William R. Benner, Jr., Pangolin Laser Systems
Jim Hardaway, LFI International
Peter Mayer, Creative Laser Production
Executive Director, Jan-Aug 2003: Page Howard
Executive Director, Aug-Dec 2003: David Lytle
Secretary: Melissa Chisholm
Laserist Editor: David Lytle
2004
ILDA Conference: Las Vegas, Nevada, October 2004
Held in conjunction with: LDI show
Career Achievement Award: Patrick Murphy
Click for the 2004 ILDA Awards
Board of Directors, Nov. 2003 to Oct. 2004:
Jim Hardaway, LFI International (President)
William R. Benner, Jr., Pangolin Laser Systems
Steve Heminover, Aura Technologies
Alberto Kellner, Laser Entertainment
Peter Mayer, Creative Laser Production
Executive Director: David Lytle
Secretary: Melissa Chisholm
Laserist Editor: David Lytle
2005
No ILDA Conference held. (Conferences had been in November of each year. To save money and make the date convenient for some members, the Conference was moved five months later to March 2006, where the 2005 ILDA Awards were presented.)
Board of Directors, Oct. 2004 to Nov. 2005:
Alberto Kellner, Laser Entertainment (President)
William R. Benner, Jr., Pangolin Laser Systems
Steve Heminover, Aura Technologies
Peter Mayer, Creative Laser Production
Craig Nelson, Conquip/Logic Systems
Executive Director: David Lytle
Secretary: Melissa Chisholm
Laserist Editor: David Lytle
2006
ILDA Conference: Rimini, Italy, March 11-14 2006
Held in conjunction with: SIB Rimini trade show
Career Achievement Award: Michael Roberts
Click for the 2005 ILDA Awards, presented March 14 2006 in Rimini
Board of Directors, Nov. 2005 to March 2007:
Dirk Baur, MediaLas (President)
William R. Benner, Jr., Pangolin Laser Systems
Peter Mayer, Creative Laser Production
Nov. 2005 through April 2006
Craig Nelson, Conquip/Logic Systems
Nov. 2005 to March 2006
James Stewart, Laser Visuals
July 26 2006 to March 2007 (replacing James Stewart)
Hugo Bunk, Laserimage b.v.
October 18 2006 to March 2007 (replacing Craig Nelson)
Tim Walsh, Laser Spectacles
Executive Director, Jan-Feb 2006: David Lytle
(Read David's farewell letter here)
Executive Director beginning March 2006: Patrick Murphy
Laserist Editor: Julie Stewart
2007
ILDA Conference: Heshan, China (near Hong Kong),
March 9-11 2007
Host: Neo-Laser, a division of Neo-Neon International
Career Achievement Award: Doug McCullough
Click for the 2006 ILDA Awards, presented March 11 2007 in China
Trade show participation:
ILDA Stand at PALME Dubai, May 20-22 2007
ILDA Booth and ILDA Laser Theater at LDI 2007 in Orlando, Florida, Nov. 16-18 2007
Board of Directors, March 2007 - Sept. 2008:
Tim Walsh, Laser Spectacles (President)
Dirk Baur, MediaLas
Hugo Bunk, Laserimage b.v.
Jim Hardaway, Neo-Neon
Peter Mayer, Creative Laser Production
Executive Director: Patrick Murphy
Publication Editor "A Complete Guide to Laser Shows for Event Producers": Patrick Murphy
2008
ILDA Conference: On board the Carnival Imagination
(cruising out of Miami), Sept. 8-13 2008
Host: LaserNet (Laser Production Network)
Career Achievement Award: William R. Benner, Jr.
Click for the 2007 ILDA Awards, presented Sept. 10 2008 on board the Carnival Imagination.
Trade show participation:
Show-way, Bergamo Italy, Feb. 24-26 2008
FLEM (Florida Laser Enthusiasts Meeting), Orlando, March 1 2008
SIB, Rimini Italy, April 5-8 2008
PALME Dubai, April 27-29 2008
SELEM (South East Laser Enthusiasts Meeting), Newton NC, August 16 2008
Safety meeting participation:
SAE G-10T, San Diego CA, Aug. 11-14 2008
Board of Directors, Sept. 2008 - June 5 2009:
Tim Walsh, Laser Spectacles (President)
Dirk Baur, MediaLas
Paul Berthot, Clandestine Systems
Christine Jenkin, LaserNet
Peter Mayer, Creative Laser Production
Executive Director: Patrick Murphy
Publication Editor, The Laserist Summer 2008 issue: Bruce Jordahl
2009
ILDA Conference: Claus Event Center/Courtyard by Marriott Amsterdam Airport, Hoofddorp, Netherlands, June 5-7 2009
Host: DMXLASER (Peter Broerse)
Career Achievement Award: Greg Makhov, LSDI
Click for the 2009 ILDA Awards, presented June 7 2009 at the Amsterdam Conference (note that the numbering system changed; the previous year's awards were called the 2007 ILDA Awards and were presented in Sept. 2008)
Trade show participation:
FLEM (Florida Laser Enthusiasts Meeting), Tavares FL, March 21 2009
Safety meeting participation:
SAE G-10T, Melbourne FL, Feb. 2009
ILSC (International Laser Safety Conference), Reno NV, March 23-26 2009
Board of Directors, June 6 2009 - Sept. 7 2010:
Tim Walsh, Laser Spectacles (President)
Paul Berthot, Clandestine Systems
Hayden Hale, Pangolin Laser Systems
Christine Jenkin, LaserNet
Peter Mayer, Creative Laser Production
Executive Director: Patrick Murphy
2010
ILDA Conference: Carnival Destiny sailing from Miami FL, September 6-11 2010
Host: Laser Production Network (LaserNet), Tom Harman
Career Achievement Award: Lothar Bopp, LOBO
ILDA Accredited Professional Laser Show Companies: Laser Production Network (LaserNet), Laser Spectacles
Click for the 2010 ILDA Awards, presented September 9 2010 on board the Carnival Destiny
ILDA LSO course:
Carnival Destiny, September 8 2010 (this is the inaugural ILDA LSO class)
Board of Directors, September 7 2010 - November 11 2011:
Tim Walsh, Laser Spectacles (President)
Paul Berthot, Clandestine Systems
Hayden Hale, Pangolin Laser Systems (to 8/2011); Independent laserist (after 8/2011)
Alex Hennig, LOBO electronic
Christine Jenkin, LaserNet
Peter Mayer, Creative Laser Production
Executive Director: Patrick Murphy
2011
ILDA Conference: Moscow, Russia, Radisson Blu Belorusskya/Golden Palace, November 10-13 2011
Host: Orion-Art Multimedia, Dr. Alexander Timofeyev
Career Achievement Award: Stephen Heminover, Aura Technologies
ILDA Accredited Professional Laser Show Companies: Lightwave International, LOBO
Click for the 2011 ILDA Awards, presented November 12 2011 at the Golden Palace hall
Safety meeting participation:
SAE G-10T, Melbourne FL, Feb. 2011
ILSC (International Laser Safety Conference), San Jose, CA, March 14-17 2011
SAE G-10T, San Francisco, Aug. 2011
Air Line Pilots Association conference "Laser Illumination of Aircraft: A Growing Threat", October 27 2011
ILDA LSO course:
SELEM meeting, Newton, NC, August 22 2011
Trade show participation:
LDI, Orlando, October 2011. Assistance with laser safety issues
Board of Directors, November 11 2011 -November 4 2012:
Christine Jenkin, LaserNet (President)
Dan Goldsmith, X-Laser
Hayden Hale, Independent laserist
Alex Hennig, LOBO electronic
Justin Perry, Pangolin Laser Systems
Executive Director: Patrick Murphy
2012
ILDA Conference: San Antonio, Texas, St. Anthony Riverwalk Wyndham Hotel, November 4-7 2012
Host: Laser Spectacles, Tim Walsh
AV Provider: Clandestine Systems, Paul Berthot
Career Achievement Award: Tom Harman, Laser Production Network (LaserNet)
Click for the 2012 ILDA Awards, presented November 6 2012
Safety meeting participation:
SAE G-10T, Melbourne FL, Jan 31-Feb 3. Two invited presentations to the G-10 Plenary Session
ANSI Z136 Committee Meeting, Orlando, FL, Feb. 17-18
Airborne Law Enforcement Association, Reno, NV, July 13. Invited speaker on laser illumination of aircraft
ILDA LSO courses:
LSDI, Orlando, FL, February 18 2012
SELEM meeting, Newton, NC, August 20 2012
ILDA Conference, San Antonio, Texas, November 4 2012
Board of Directors, November 5 2012 - November 5 2013:
Christine Jenkin, President
Olga Eser, Effect Ses Işik Lazer ve Görüntü Sistemleri
Dan Goldsmith, X-Laser
Alex Hennig, LOBO electronic
Justin Perry, Pangolin Laser Systems
Executive Director: Patrick Murphy
2013
ILDA Conference: Aalen Germany, Ramada Hotel Limes-Thermen, and LOBO headquarters, November 4-7 2013
Host: LOBO (Lothar Bopp and Alex Hennig)
Presented in conjunction with LOBO's hosting of the Laserfreak meeting Nov. 1-3 2013
Special Achievement Award for Cultural Recognition: Manick Sorcar, LaserLight Magic
Career Achievement Award: Pavel Kubosek, KVANT Ltd.
Click for the 2013 ILDA Awards, presented November 7 2013
Safety meeting participation:
SAE G-10T, Melbourne FL, Jan. 29-31. Two presentations to the G-10T subcommittee.
SAE G-10T, San Francisco, CA, Aug. 12-15. Two presentations.
ILDA LSO courses:
WDI, Glendale, CA, January 11 2013
LaserNet, Las Vegas, June 21 2013
SELEM meeting, Newton, NC, August 19 2013
ILDA Conference, Aalen, Germany, November 4 2013
LDI, Las Vegas, November 22 2013
Board of Directors, November 5 2013 - November 18 2014:
Christine Jenkin, President
Olga Eser, Effect Ses Işik Lazer ve Görüntü Sistemleri
Dan Goldsmith, X-Laser
Alex Hennig, LOBO electronic
Francesco van Loon, Collimated
Executive Director: Patrick Murphy
2014
ILDA Conference: Las Vegas, NV, Riviera Hotel, November 17-20 2014
Host: Laser Production Network (LaserNet)
Presented in conjunction with LDI, November 21-23 2014
Career Achievement Award: Tim Walsh, Laser Spectacles
ILDA Accredited Professional Laser Show Companies: Dynamic Lasers
Click for the 2014 ILDA Awards, presented November 19 2014
Safety meeting participation:
SAE G-10T, Melbourne FL, Jan. 2014. Two presentations to the G-10T subcommittee.
ANSI Z136 Committee, San Antonio, Texas, Feb. 2014.
New Member & Event Management system implemented at ILDAmember.com, April 2014
ILDA LSO courses:
SELEM meeting, Newton, NC, August 18 2014
ILDA Conference, Las Vegas, November 16 2014
Board of Directors, November 18 2014 - October 10 2015:
Christine Jenkin, President
Olga Eser, Effect Ses Işik Lazer ve Görüntü Sistemleri
Dan Goldsmith, X-Laser
Alex Hennig, LOBO electronic
Francesco van Loon, Collimated
Executive Director: Patrick Murphy
ILDA Conference Report
Day 1: LSO class & Welcome Reception
Day 2a: Business Meeting
Day 2b: Seminars and ATW
Day 2c: Lase-Off and Laser Jockey competition
Day 3a: Seminars
Day 3b: Awards Banquet
2014 ILDA Awards booklet
2015
ILDA Conference: Dubai, Radisson Blu Diera Creek, October 9-12 2015
Host: 3rd Dimension EvenTech (Abdulwahab Baghdadi)
Career Achievement Award: Dirk Baur, MediaLas
Click for the 2015 ILDA Awards, presented October 11 2015
Safety meeting participation:
SAE G-10T, Melbourne FL, Jan. 27-29 2015
ILSC (International Laser Safety Conference), Albuquerque, NM, March 23-26 2015
Trade show participation:
PLASA Focus Orlando, February 17-18 2015
Board of Directors, October 10 2014 - November 7 2015:
Christine Jenkin, President
Abdulwahab Baghdadi, 3rd Dimension EvenTech
Olga Eser, Effect Ses Işik Lazer ve Görüntü Sistemleri
Brian Gonzalez, Individual Member
Alex Hennig, LOBO electronic
Executive Director: Patrick Murphy
Secretary: Christopher Short
2016
ILDA Conference: Baltimore, Maryland, Royal Sonesta Harbor Court, November 5-9 2016
Host: Image Engineering
Career Achievement Award: Dr. Alexander Timofeyev, Orion-Art Multimedia
Click for the 2016 ILDA Awards, presented November 8 2016
Safety meeting participation:
SAE G-10T and G-10OL, Melbourne FL, February 2-4 2016
SAE G-10OL special test with pilots at Embraer, Melbourne FL, August 22 2016
FDA TEPRSSC Advisory Panel meeting, October 25-26 2016
ILDA laser safety courses:
Laser Operator Class, November 5 2016 (morning), Baltimore
Advanced Audience Scanning Safety Class, November 5 2016 (afternoon), Baltimore
Laser Safety Officer Class, November 6 2016, Baltimore
Trade show participation:
SELEM, August 13 2016
Board of Directors, November 7 2016 - November 6 2017:
Brian Gonzalez, President
Abdulwahab Baghdadi, 3rd Dimension EvenTech
Brad Billet, BB Laser Productions
Olga Eser, Effect Ses Işik Lazer ve Görüntü Sistemleri
Christopher Short, Individual Member
Executive Director: Patrick Murphy
Secretary: Chad Timinskis
2017
ILDA Conference: Bratislava, Slovak Republic, 5-9 November 2017
Host: KVANT
Career Achievement Award: Alex Hennig, formerly of LOBO
Click for the 2017 ILDA Awards, presented 8 November 8 2017
Safety meeting participation:
SAE G-10T and G-10OL, Melbourne FL, Jan. 31 - Feb. 2 2017
International Laser Safety Conference, Atlanta, GA, March 20-23 2017
ILDA laser safety courses:
Laser Operator Class, 5 November 2017 (morning), Bratislava
Advanced Audience Scanning Safety Class, 5 November 2017 (afternoon), Bratislava
Laser Safety Officer Class, 6 November 2017, Bratislava
Laser Operator Class, November 15 2017, Las Vegas at LDI trade show
Laser Safety Officer Class, November 16 2017, Las Vegas at LDI trade show
Trade show participation:
LDI (Las Vegas), November 17-19 2017
“What’s New in Entertainment Lasers”, LDI InfoSession, November 17 2017
New Technology Breakfast - Special Effects and Lasers, November 18 2017
Board of Directors, November 7 2017 - November 11 2018:
Brian Gonzalez, President
Brad Billet, BB Laser Productions
Olga Eser, Effect Ses Işik Lazer ve Görüntü Sistemleri
Roberta McHatton, Laser Safety Services
Christopher Short, Individual Member
Executive Director: Patrick Murphy
Secretary: Chad Timinskis
2018
ILDA Conference: Montréal, Québec, November 11-12 2018
Host: LaserTech Canada
Career Achievement Award: Glenn Thomas, formerly of Laser Images/Laserium
Click for the 2018 ILDA Awards, presented November 12 2018
Safety meeting participation:
SAE G-10T and G-10OL, Melbourne FL, Jan. 2018
ILDA laser safety courses (number passed)
Laser Safety Officer Class, Florida theme park, July 19 2018 (3)
Laser Safety Officer Class, online-Australia, July 30-31 2018 (1)
Laser Safety Officer Class, SELEM, August 8-9 2018 (6)
Laser Safety Officer Class, Cruise ship, August 10 2018 (3)
Laser Safety Officer Class, Florida theme park, October 10 2018 (4)
Laser Operator Class, LDI trade show in Las Vegas, October 16 2018 (10)
Laser Safety Officer Class, LDI trade show in Las Vegas, October 17 2018 (12)
Laser Safety Officer Class, Online - Calif. + retake, October 26 2018 (2)
Trade show participation:
LDI (Las Vegas), October 19-21 2018
New Technology Breakfast - Special Effects and Lasers, October 20 2018
Board of Directors, November 11 2018 - November 9 2019:
Brian Gonzalez, President
Brad Billet, BB Laser Productions
Olga Eser, Effect Ses Işik Lazer ve Görüntü Sistemleri
Roberta McHatton, Laser Safety Services
Christopher Short, Individual Member
Executive Director: Patrick Murphy
Secretary: David Kumpula
2019
ILDA Conference: Orlando, Florida, November 8-10 2019
Host: Self-hosted by ILDA
Career Achievement Award: Alberto Kellner Ongaro, Laser Entertainment s.r.l.
Click for the 2019 ILDA Awards, presented November 10 2019
Safety meeting participation:
International Symposium on Laser Pointer Safety, Tokyo, Jan. 15 2019 (invited speaker)
SAE G-10T and G-10OL, Melbourne FL, Jan. 2019
International Laser Safety Conference, Orlando, March 2019
ILDA laser safety courses (number passed)
Laser Safety Officer Class, online, February 8 2019 (8)
Laser Safety Officer Class, Cruise ship, February 16 2019 (3)
Laser Safety Officer Class, online, February 20 2019 (1)
Laser Safety Officer Class, online, May 30 2019 (6)
Laser Safety Officer Class, online, June 15 2019 (1)
Laser Safety Officer Class, online, September 20 2019 (2)
Audience Scanning Safety Class, ILDA Conference, November 7 2019 (5)
Laser Operator Class, ILDA Conference, November 7 2019 (8)
Laser Safety Officer Class, ILDA Conference, November 8 2019 (6)
Laser Operator Class, LDI trade show in Las Vegas, November 20 2019 (16)
Laser Safety Officer Class, LDI trade show in Las Vegas, November 20 2019 (10)
Laser Operator Class, Laser show at Las Vegas hotel, November 25 2019 (3)
Laser Safety Officer Class, Laser show at Las Vegas hotel, November 26 2019 (2)
Trade show participation:
LDI (Las Vegas), October 23-25 2019
Board of Directors, November 9 2019 - November 21 2020:
Brian Gonzalez, President
Brad Billet, BB Laser Productions
Olga Eser, Effect Ses Işik Lazer ve Görüntü Sistemleri
Roberta McHatton, Laser Safety Services
Christopher Short, Individual Member
Executive Director: Patrick Murphy
Secretary: David Kumpula
2020
ILDA Cloud Conference online via Zoom and streaming video, November 20-23 2020 (exact start and end date depends on local time zone)
Host: Self-hosted by ILDA. Technical production by Will Carder and Newlin Parker
Special Achievement Award: Bjorn Schaller, producer/director "Laserium, the Gods of Light" documentary
Career Achievement Award: Christine Jenkin, LaserNet
Click for the 2020 ILDA Awards, presented November 22 2020
Safety meeting participation:
SAE G-10T and G-10OL, Melbourne FL, Jan. 2020
ASC ANSI Z136 Laser Safety Standard meeting, online, July 2020
SAE G-10T, online, August 2020
ILDA laser safety courses (number taking the class)
Laser Safety Officer Class, online, January 10 2020 (4)
Laser Safety Officer Class, online, February 7 2020 (4)
Laser Safety Officer Class, online, March 11 2020 (3)
Laser Safety Officer Class, online, April 21 2020 (2)
Laser Safety Officer Class, online, May 15 2020 (5)
Laser Safety Officer Class, online, July 8 2020 (6)
Laser Safety Officer Class, online, August 6 2020 (2)
Laser Safety Officer Class, online, September 16 2020 (4)
Laser Show Inspector Class, Chicago, October 15 2020 (17)
Audience Scanning Safety Class, online, December 3 2020 (3)
Trade show participation:
None due to coronavirus pandemic
Other activities:
Coronavirus information and discounted LSO classes for Members
Diversity information webpage and establishment of the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee, Kristin Nelson, organizing chairperson
Establishment of a health insurance program benefit for U.S. members (due to U.S. law, only can apply to U.S. persons, plus other countries tend to have more affordable or available health insurance)
Board of Directors, November 21 2020 - November 6 2021
Brian Gonzalez, President
Olga Eser, Effect Ses Işik Lazer ve Görüntü Sistemleri
Roberta McHatton, Laser Safety Services
Theo Petrides, Individual Member
Christopher Short, Individual Member
Executive Director: Patrick Murphy
Secretary: David Kumpula
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