Committees

The majority of ILDA's work is conducted through committees composed of member volunteers. Please contact the committee chair listed below for more information about committee activities or to find out how you can volunteer your services.

• Awards: Tim Walsh, Laser Spectacles, Inc., contactatlaserspectaclesdotcom
  Oversees the artistic, technical and Career Achievement awards. Includes criteria, determining artistic categories, rules, coordinating entries, judging, creating the physical awards given out each year, and producing the Awards Banquet.
• Business Practices & Product Quality: contact the Executive Director
  Is working on the proposed ILDA Code of Business Ethics, and the proposed “ILDA Certified” seal for products.
• China Market: Jim Hardaway, Neo-Neon, jimatneo-neondotcom
  To help manufacturers and customers doing business in China. Discussions of regulations, safety and quality issues. The focus is on improving business relations and profitability. Open to any ILDA Member with an interest in the China market.
• Conference and Trade Show:  Christine Jenkin, chrisatlasernetdotcom
  Help improve the programs presented at each year’s ILDA Conference. Increase participation by manufacturers in the conference's Trade Show. Set up seminars that will truly be helpful and informative. Also helps set policies for ILDA participation in other trade shows such as PALME and LDI.
       (NOTE: The C&TS Committee does not directly run the ILDA Conference; this is done via a host or through the Executive Director. However, this Committee does help in organizing and managing the programs that ILDA presents at the Conference.)
• Ethics: Peter Mayer, Creative Laser.  Send e-mail to Peter via a webpage 
  Handles any complaints filed under the ILDA Code of Ethics
• Marketing, Advertising & Synergy: Yousri El Gazar, Laseronics Middle East, elgazaratlaseronics-medotcom
  Building up awareness of ILDA and laser shows in general; marketing laser display to producers and end-users
• Professional Status Recognition: Christine Jenkin, LaserNet, chrisatlasernetdotcom
  Trying to make ILDA Membership levels or points that can help separate professional firms and individuals from hobbyists and interested amateurs.
• Safety: Greg Makhov, Lighting Systems Design, Inc. gregatlsdidotcom
  All aspects of laser safety, including government regulations, audience safety, and aircraft safety.
• Technical: Daniel Cohn, Technological Artisans, ildaattaiserverdotcom
  Maintaining and improving the ILDA Standards. Adding new Standards as needed. Coordinating with the BP&PQ Committee regarding criteria for “ILDA Certified” equipment

Additional Committees which we would like to form:

• Membership Services: Help improve ILDA services to members, and increase the number of ILDA Members. Work on issues such as elections, Bylaws and increasing participation in governing ILDA.
• History: Identify laser industry pioneers, and recognize their achievements with a new “Pioneer Award”. Help compile timelines, histories and recollections documenting the growth and variety of the laser display industry. (This effort is currently under the Awards Committee but probably deserves a separate committee.)