Presented at the 2008 ILDA Conference ILDA CONFERENCE UPDATE
ILDA MEMBERSHIP
ILDA Membership • 132 132 Me Memb mbers s in 2006 06 • 160 60 Me Memb mber ers s in 2007 o 21% increase • 165 65 Me Memb mbers s in 2008 08 (t (to dat ate) o 3% increase (to date)
Trade shows and events PROMOTING LASER USE AND MEMBERS
Trade shows and events • PALME ME Duba bai Ma May 200 007
Trade shows and events • LDI LDI Or Orla lando do No Nov. . 200 007
ILDA Laser Theater at LDI Orlando • Pr Produce duced d by Las aserNe Net, t, LSDI I an and Pan Pangolin olin • Demo monstra nstrated ed saf afe au audience ience sca canni ning ng • Pr Pres esen ented ed sem eminar ars • Distri tribut buted ed Guide de for r Ev Event nt Produc ducer ers • Mi Mid-year ear ILDA A me meeti eting ng
Trade shows and events • Show-way Be Bergamo amo Feb. b. 200 008
Trade shows and events • FLEM EM Florida Laser Enthusiasts Meeting Or Orla lando do Ma March ch 2008 08
Trade shows and events • SIB Rimi mini ni April il 200 008
Trade shows and events • PALME ME Duba bai April il 200 008
Trade shows and events • SEL ELEM EM South East Laser Enthusiasts Meeting No North th Car arolina lina July ly 2008 08
ILDA Publications PROMOTING LASER USE AND MEMBERS
Guide for Event Producers • Distri tribut buted ed at at LD LDI 2007 • Sen ent t to al all l ILDA A Me Memb mber ers • Distri tribut buted ed at at all all ILDA A tr trad ade shows ws at attended nded • On Onli line ne version ion at at w webs bsit ite
The Laserist magazine • Summ mmer er 2008 08 issue ue • 32 2 pag ages es • Ed Editor: or: Br Bruce ce Jorda dahl hl • Pr Produce ducer: r: Tim m Wal alsh
ILDA-written articles • Live e Design ign ar arti ticl cle “Bringing Sexy (Light) Back” April il 200 007 7 • Two o upcom coming ing ar arti ticl cles es o Result of PR campaign
ILDA INQUIRY AND REFERRAL SERVICE
Inquiries passed on to Members • 64 4 inquiries iries since ce la last t ILDA A Conf onferen erence ce
LASER SAFETY AND REGULATIONS
Information on U.S. import laws • Comprehe prehensiv nsive e info at at IL ILDA A webs bsite • Correspon rresponden dence ce wi with th CDRH RH to gai ain cl clar arifica cation tion for me memb mbers
SAE G-10T Laser Safety Subcommittee • July ly 2008 08 • ILDA A an and FAA AA co co-writ writing ing reg egulations lations for co contr trol ol me meas asures ures (s (spott tter ers, s, au automat mated ed rad adar ars, s, etc etc.) .) • ILDA “saved the industry”
Public information • Wrote e co comprehe rehensiv nsive e Wikipedia ipedia ar arti ticl cle e on “Lasers and aviation safety” o 17 printed pages • Subm bmitt tted ed for SAE E G-10 0 review, , ad adoption tion • Will ll be be tu turned ed into a p a pap aper r present sented ed at at th the Interna ernationa tional l Las aser Saf afety ety Conference erence in 2009 09
Laser pointer safety and legality • Ba Bad publ blicit city y af affects cts le legal al la laser show w usag age • Ba Ban in Austr tralia alia • Possible sible ba bans in US, Can anad ada o About 1 aircraft incident per day in US
Laser pointer activities • Working king wi with th Chuck ck Ma Maricl cle, e, Aixi xiZ o “Safe laser pointer use” campaign • Not only safety issue, but user could be arrested, jailed o Warning labels on pointers o Get manufacturers involved in SAE and other regulatory processes o Work with CDRH o Trade association • “Saving the laser pointer industry”
ILDA and IEC 60825-3 • Guidance dance for la laser displa lays ys • No November ember 200 007 • Alb lber erto o Kell llner ner, , Las aser En Entertai tainment nment o Sponsorship and presentation at IEC meeting • ILDA A ch chan anges, ges, improvements ements to 60825 825-3
Aquamarine laser incident • ~ 30 people ple reported ed eye e injuries ies • ILDA A only ly organ anizat ization ion to det eterm ermine ine ca cause • Em Emerge gency ncy publ blic c rela lati tions ons effor ort t to neutra tralize lize o Industry press releases o Worldwide general press release
ILDA hiring professional PR firm • Cost: st: $10,00 0,000 • Pai Paid for by donations ations from m af affec ected ed an and co concerned ncerned Me Memb mber co compa panies nies o Pan Pango golin in Laser er System ems, , Laserimage b.v., Image Engineering, Laser Entertainment s.r.l., Lightwave International, Orio ion- Art Production Int’l., LSDI, LaserAnimation Sollinger, Clande destin ine e System ems, Laser Productions, FFP Laser Systems
Other ILDA actions • Ma Made mo more saf afety ety information mation publ blic • Creat eated ed 11- point “Laser Show Safety Basics” document cument • All ll ILDA A Me Memb mbers s wi will ll be be required red o To read “Laser Show Safety Basics” o To sign a form re-affirming commitment to laser safety
ILDA AWARDS
2007 ILDA Awards • Artistic stic jud udging ng co coordin dinat ated ed by Pet eter er Mayer er • Host sted ed by Hug ugo Bun unk • 100 Artis istic tic en entri ries es from m 21 Mem ember er co compani nies es • 3 Tec echni nica cal l en entri ries es • 11 no nomi minees nees for r Car aree eer r Ach chievem ement ent Award
ILDA CODE OF ETHICS
New Code of Business Practice • ILDA Code of Ethics is the “constitution” • Ne New w Code de of Bu Business ness Pr Prac acti tice ce is mor more e detailed “laws” on areas which may be unclear o Adopted December 2007
Ethics Committee actions • Pet eter er Ma Mayer, , ch chai air o Paul Berthot • Investigat estigated ed co complaints laints • Help lped d solv lve e co consumer umer probl blems ems
ILDA CONFERENCE
2008 ILDA Conference • Host sted ed by Las aserNe Net • Sponsor onsors: s: o Laser projectors provided by MediaLas o Platinum sponsor: Neo-Neon / Neo-Laser o Gold sponsor: Pangolin Laser Systems o Silver sponsor: LOBO o Bronze sponsor: AixiZ (laser pointers!)
2009 ILDA Conference • Set et for Eu Europe pe o Amsterdam, around May 2009
SUMMARY
Strong, active and healthy • Working rking in n ma many are reas o Promoting laser use and Members • Trade shows • Publications o Improving the industry • Ethics investigations • Code of Business Practice • Safety activities • Responding quickly in a crisis (Aquamarine) o ILDA Awards and Conference
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