List of all past ILDA Conferences

Atlantic Beach, North Carolina
DoubleTree by Hilton Atlantic Beach Oceanfront
September 17-20

Host: Emerald Owl Productions (Michael Meyer).
Sponsor: Crystal Coast Tourism Development Authority.
Pre-conference information is here.

Dartford (London), England
DoubleTree by Hilton Dartford Bridge
November 3-5

Host: ER Productions
Pre-conference information is here.

ILDA Cloud Conference
Online due to the pandemic
November 5-7. Exact dates differ depending on time zone, since this was a worldwide conference.

Self-hosted by ILDA. 50 hours of seminars, workshops, meetings, presentations, and informal "ILDA After Dark" sessions
     Conference information is here, which includes a list of all scheduled events.
     Video recordings of the Conference are on this page, which is password protected — only ILDA Members can view the page.

ILDA Cloud Conference
Online due to the pandemic
November 20-23. Exact dates differ depending on time zone, since this was a worldwide conference.

Self-hosted by ILDA, with technical production by Will Carder and Newlin Parker. 57 hours of seminars, workshops, meetings, presentations, and informal "ILDA After Dark" sessions.
     Pre-conference information is here. Information during the Conference, including a list of all scheduled events is here.

Orlando, Florida
Embassy Suites Orlando Lake Buena Vista Resort
November 9-10

Self-hosted by ILDA, with assistance from Lighting Systems Design Inc., Pangolin Laser Systems and LaserTech Canada.
Pre-conference information is here.

Montréal, Québec
Hôtel Bonaventure
November 11-12

Host: LaserTech Canada
Pre-conference information is here.

Bratislava, Slovakia
Radisson Blu Carlton Hotel
November 7-8

Host: KVANT
Pre-conference information is here.
Post-conference information is here.

Baltimore, Maryland
Royal Sonesta Harbor Court Baltimore Hotel
November 7-8

Host: Image Engineering
Conference information is here.

Dubai
Radisson Blu Dubai Diera Creek Hotel
October 10-11

Host: 3rd Dimension EvenTech (Abdulwahab Baghdadi)
Conference information is here.

Las Vegas
Riviera Hotel and Casino
November 18-19

Host: Laser Production Network (LaserNet)
Conference information is here.

Aalen, Germany
Ramada Hotel Limes-Thermen Aalen
November 5-6

Host: LOBO
Held in conjunction with the Laserfreak enthusiasts’ meeting.
Conference information is here.

San Antonio, Texas
St. Anthony Riverwalk Wyndham Hotel
November 5-6

Host: Laser Spectacles (Tim Walsh)
AV Provider: Clandestine Systems, Paul Berthot
Conference overview is here.

Moscow
Radisson Blu Belorusskaya Hotel
November 11-12

Host: Orion-Art Multimedia
Pre-conference overview is here, post-conference report is here.

On board the Carnival Destiny, sailing from Miami
September 7-10

Host: Laser Production Network (LaserNet)
Pre-conference overview is here, reservation details are here, and a list of registrants is here. A post-conference report is here. There are four photo galleries: Awards Presentation, Lasers, General Activities, and Groups.

Hoofddorf (near Amsterdam)
Courtyard by Marriott; Claus Event Center
June 6-7

Host: DMXLASER (Peter Broerse)
A conference overview page is here; it contains links to other pages such as the Technology Workshop summary and a list of attendees.

On board the Carnival Imagination, sailing from Miami
September 9-11

Host: Laser Production Network (LaserNet)
Conference details are here and here.

Heshan, China (near Hong Kong)
Yucca Hotel in Jiangmen, Guangdong
March 9-11

Host: Neo-Neon
The pre-conference overview is here. A conference summary is here. A list of registrants is here.

Rimini, Italy
March 12-14

No specific host; arrangements by Laser Entertainment srl
Held in conjunction with the SIB lighting fair in Rimini. A conference report is here.

Not held in fall 2005, due to switching from fall conferences to holding them in the spring.

Las Vegas
Venetian Hotel
October 21-24

Self-hosted, with assistance from Laser Production Network (LaserNet)
Held in conjunction with the LDI trade show.
A pre-conference overview is here.

Brussels, Belgium
Le Plaza Hotel
November 27-29

Host: Laser System Europe.
A photo gallery from the conference is here. See the 2003 ILDA Awards page for information on the Awards.

Orlando, Florida
Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort
November 24-26

Hosts: LSDI, Pangolin and Walt Disney World.
A photo gallery from the conference is here. See the 2002 ILDA Awards page for information on the Awards.

The Conference was originally scheduled November 11-14, but it was cancelled due to 9/11 travel disruptions. Online awards were presented instead, in a broadcast from Lighting Systems Design Inc. in Orlando.

Stuttgart, Germany
October 6-8

Hosts: LOBO and MediaLas.
Conference and awards information is here. Additional links on the page are about the Advanced Technology Workshop, the Trade Show, and three photo galleries.

Orlando, Florida
Disney Contemporary Resort
November 21-23

Hosts: LSDI and Walt Disney World
Held in conjunction with LDI trade show.
Conference information is here, with additional information about other conference and awards events here (scroll down).

Amsterdam, Netherlands
Claus Event Center, Hoofddorp
November 7-9

Host: ABC LaserEvents.
Conference information is here.
This was the first ILDA Conference held outside North America: “ILDA President Chris Ward was so pleased with the meeting that he proposed ILDA alternate future conferences between North America and Europe.”
It was also at this conference that ILDA first had a meeting to come up with a consensus on audience scanning; see these two stories here and here.

Lincoln, Nebraska
November

Hosts: Mueller Planetarium and FirstLight Laser Productions (Jack and Mike Dunn)

Burlington, Ontario
November

Host: “Team Canada”
This was the first ILDA Conference held outside of the United States.

Miami, Florida
November

Host: Laser Production Network (LaserNet)

Lincoln, Nebraska
November

Host: Mueller Planetarium (Jack Dunn)

Orlando, Florida
November

Host: Audio Visual Imagineering

New York City
November

Host: Science Faction Corporation

Los Angeles, California
November

Host: Laser Images, Inc.

Bradenton, Florida
November

Host: Bishop Planetarium

Seattle, Washington
November

Host: Laser Fantasy International

Stone Mountain, Georgia
November

Host: Stone Mountain Lasers

San Francisco, California
November

No specified host

Lake Tahoe, Nevada/Calif.
August 15-16

First organizing meeting
Tim Walsh’s transcribed notes of the first ILDA meeting are on this page, along with links to a list of the Founding Members, and even audio recordings of the first meeting.