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2011 ILDA Career Achievement
Award recipient:
Steve Heminover has been working since the early 1970's with laser display, to make it a formidable alternative to conventional media. In 1975 he created LGRASS, an interactive computer language specifically designed to control laser displays. As the first high-end laser graphics workstation, LGRASS pioneered true 3D (1984), stereoscopy (1985), and full-color RGB control (1988). He was the first to introduce the concept of RGB laser projection systems in Europe, along with industry standards to support them. The company he founded and runs, Aura Technologies, has been a pioneer in providing laser "clip art", in addition to producing shows and installations. He is a founding member of ILDA, where he has been very active. As chair of the Technical Committee for its first six years, he helped develop and evangelize the first worldwide industry standards. He created the Advanced Technology Workshop. He has served on the Awards Committee since its inception in 1988, helping create its rules and standards for excellence, and presenting as Master of Ceremonies for ten years. He served on the ILDA Board of Directors for eight years, and was elected ILDA President a record four times. Introductory remarks
First of all, I want to tell you how glad I am to be with you today. Due to health reasons it has not been possible to attend last year's conference. And you can imagine, it was a terrible situation for me, receiving ILDA's highest honor last year and not being able to accept it in person. So, I am really happy to be asked to honor today Steve Heminover, who really deserved receiving the Career Achievement Award this year. The very first time I met Steve was 24 years ago at the SIB trade show in Rimini in 1988. He is someone, whose passion for lasers and whose in depth technical background, but also whose special sense of humor is really captivating. But already years ago in the early 1970's, he started working with laser display, to make it an alternative to conventional media. In 1975 he created an interactive computer language specifically designed to control laser displays. He built the first high-end laser graphics workstation, pioneering in true 3D, stereoscopy and full-color RGB control. His company Aura Technologies has been a pioneer in providing laser "clip art", in addition to producing shows and installations. Also ILDA would not be that what it is today without him. Steve is a founding member and he was extraordinarily active. Not only serving as a chair of the Technical Committee, but he was also elected ILDA President four times. I also remember him as entertaining master of the Awards Ceremonies over many years. And: ....he speaks almost perfect German! Ladies and gentlemen, please give a warm applause to Mr. Steve Heminover, receiving the ILDA Career Achievement Award in 2011.
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