Recordings of the 2021 Conference
The 2021 ILDA Cloud Conference took place in November, online via Zoom. Links to videos of many of the sessions are on the page "Videos of the 2021 ILDA Conference" which is password protected — only Members can view this page.
ILDA Members can view Zoom recordings of these sessions:
- Pandemic Update, with Michael Strickland of Bandit Lites (50 minutes)
- Kickoff Discussion (35 minutes)
- U.S. FDA officials - how to and what's new (1 hr 48 minutes)
- U.S. FAA official - how to and what's new (40 minutes)
- New York State lasershow requirements (55 minutes)
- Artistic Seminar A, first session (2 hours)
- ILDA General Business Meeting (1 hour 40 minutes)
- Event Safety Alliance Seminar (45 minutes)
- ILDA Awards Seminar (30 minutes)
- Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee (25 minutes)
- ILDA Digital Network (IDN) Seminar (1 hour 50 minutes)
- Advanced Technology Workshop (new products, processes - 1 hour 40 minutes)
- ILDA Career Achievement Award Presentation: Fred Fenning (17 minutes)
- Post-Awards reception and discussion of early lasers (1 hour 35 minutes)
- Artistic Seminar B, second session (3 hours)
- Improving ILDA: SWOT Analysis (55 minutes)
The rest of the page below is left as it was just before the Conference. It includes full schedule and event information.
2021 ILDA Cloud Conference via Zoom
Fri-Sat-Sun, November 5-6-7
(Some events occur Sat-Sun-Mon, November 6-7-8 in some time zones)
With the rise of the delta variant of COVID, ILDA won't be able to have an in-person Conference this year. Instead, our 2021 Conference destination is, once again … the Cloud!
Yes, we will be having a virtual conference using Zoom videoconferencing to get together. The three Zoom links, for Friday, Saturday and Sunday, are listed below.
While we all will miss seeing friends and colleagues in person, the Cloud Conference also makes travel much easier as well as making costs much, much lower.
At USD $77 for early registration ($99 after October 15), it costs much less to attend the Cloud Conference than an in-person Conference … plus there are no travel or hotel expenses.
Most of our traditional Conference activities translate to the Cloud. In addition, the video stream will be on most of the time throughout the 2-1/2 day event, so attendees can informally meet and run their own shows. It's the virtual version of meeting after hours at the bar!
(By the way, we are still on target — future COVID restrictions allowing — to have our 2022 Conference in London hosted by ER Productions, and to be in Atlantic Beach, NC in 2023 hosted by Emerald Owl Productions.)
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2021 Conference schedule
50 hours of scheduled and hang-out sessions
A big advantage of the Cloud Conference is that many more Members around the world can attend. We've set our schedule to try and accommodate people in as many different time zones as possible. For some seminars, we even have two sessions, at widely spread times to maximize access.
Since laserists tend to be late night and all hours, we're keeping the stream on for most of the Cloud Conference. Between scheduled events you can find friends to hang out with "after dark".About the schedules
Below are two schedules, one showing when events happen in selected time zones (the most populated), and one showing when events happen in all time zones. Choose the selected time zones schedule — it's easier to read — unless your time zone is not listed.
- ILDA Conference events are in the red, green and blue colored blocks on the left and right columns. The different colors indicate the first, second, and third parts of the Conference. Each one has a different Zoom login link, which is listed later on this page.
- Time zones are in the middle columns. Find your time zone column. The different colors make it easier to keep sight of your zone as you look up and down the chart.
- To see what time the Conference events will take place in your location, just look over from the left or right event blocks to find your time zone.
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Quick overview of major events
Laser shows and demos
Throughout the Conference, there will be Members showing off their laser systems, shows that they have done, tricks and tips, etc. ILDA will be playing shows as well, so you can see some of the best from around the world.
Many of these will happen during the "ILDA After Dark" informal sessions between the main events listed below. And there will also be laser shows during some of these events such as the Lase-Off, Laser Jockey competition, and of course the Awards Presentation.
Kickoff/Business discussion
The Conference begins with a Kickoff event, followed by a seminar and discussions about the current state of laser shows.
Michael Strickland of Bandit Lites will be presenting on the current state of laser shows and governmental assistance in the U.S. Michael has been a tireless advocate in Congress, on TV, and elsewhere for getting the live event entertainment industry back on its feet.
FDA/FAA Presentations
Regulatory officials from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration will make presentations and answer questions. This will include a review of the regulatory requirements, recent changes to FDA and FAA procedures, some indicators of workload such as number of variances processed and average time to process, and customs importation requirements.
While the information is primarily related to U.S. regulations, the general safety information should be useful to all online attendees.
ILDA General Business Meeting and Election
The ILDA General Business Meeting is required by the Bylaws. There will be reports on the association plus voting for Board members, President and on any motions. This is your chance to help shape the association.
Incidentally, this event is free for Members. If you don't want to register for the full Conference stream (all sessions), then you can still register for the free General Business Meeting and Election.
Laser Jockey Competition
We will have a live Laser Jockey competition with entrants streaming from their home or office laser studio. They won't know what music will be playing until 5 minutes before they perform. You can vote for your favorites; the top three will receive ILDA Awards the next night.
Lase-Off
After the Laser Jockey and Offline contestants are done, we'll have a "Lase-Off" which is an informal showing of laser shows. Some will be pre-recorded and some will be live from online laser studios. This will go on as long as there are still people interested in presenting.
Advanced Technology Workshop
Presentations of new devices, hardware, software and services
ILDA Awards Presentation
The highlight of the final day is the 2021 ILDA Awards. Categories include Artistic, Technical, and Career Achievement. You'll get to see the winning entries and hear from the award recipients.
Seminars
There will be seminars on safety, laser art, the ILDA Digital Network, and the ILDA Awards process. Some of these will be run twice, each time with pre-recorded presentations and then live Q&A and discussions. This is done to make it easier for persons in widely scattered time zones to attend.
"ILDA After Dark"
At an in-person Conference, often the best part is the time in the hallways, lobby and restaurants. During the "ILDA After Dark" hours, you can meet old and new friends, and see less formal laser shows, equipment demos and presentations. Since will take the place of late-night meetings at the bar, so bring your favorite beverages!-
Register for the full Conference, Awards, or General Business Meeting
Registration for the 2021 ILDA Cloud Conference
Listed below are the three events you can register for. Note that if you register for the Full Stream, you do NOT need to also register for the General Business Meeting or Awards Presentation — those are already included in Full Stream registration.
The Full Stream: All 57 hours
The registration cost for ILDA Members is USD $77 through October 18. After that time, it rises to $99.
For non-members, the cost is $177. It may be more cost-effective to join ILDA first and become a Member, then log back in as a Member to sign up at the Member price.
Full Stream registration gives you access to all 50 hours of the Cloud Conference online video stream for one device at a time. You can log on and off the stream as much as you wish, and you can switch devices. But you cannot view the stream on two separate devices at the same time unless you get two registrations.
The Awards Presentation only
The cost is USD $20, for anyone, Member or non-Member. This is good for friends or family of Award winners who want to see the presentation.
You get access for one device at a time. Get one Awards registration for each person in a different location that you'd like to share the presentation with. For example, maybe mom and dad at their house (one $20 registration), an aunt and uncle in a different house (another $20 registration), etc.
The Awards are currently scheduled to start on Sunday Nov. 7 at 12 noon US Pacific, 3 pm US Eastern, 8 pm UTC, 21:00 Central Europe, and Monday Nov. 8 at 4 am China/Asia/West Australia, and 7 am Australia Eastern Daylight Time (Sydney). The event should last 2-3 hours.
The General Business Meeting only
Registration is free for ILDA Members. You get access for one device at a time during the meeting, which is expected to be 2 to 3 hours long.
This event is where votes are taken for ILDA Board Members and for ILDA President, and where association business is discussed and voted on.
The General Business Meeting is currently scheduled to start on Saturday Nov. 6 at 9 am US Pacific, Noon US Eastern, 4 pm GMT, 17:00 Central Europe, and Sunday Nov. 7 at 12:01 am China/Asia/West Australia, and 3 am Australia Eastern Daylight Time. It should last 2-3 hours.
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Make a presentation!
For presenters, chairs, Award winners, and LJ competitors
We encourage you to take an active part in presenting material at the ILDA Cloud Conference. Many presentations will be pre-recorded, so you can practice at home or your laser studio, and not be nervous. Plus you can do video edits, on-location shots, special effects, etc.
The deadline for sending the finished video file to ILDA is 11:59 pm your local time on Friday, October 8. This gives us time to process all the videos. We do ask that you send earlier if possible, thanks!
Look through the opportunities below and let us know if you want to participate, either pre-recorded or live depending on the event.
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Present at seminars etc.
We invite you to present a talk of up to 20 minutes at a workshop, seminar or discussion.
This talk can be pre-recorded, submitted by the deadline above. Or you can talk live via Zoom during the session.
After the talk we ask that you be available for a live discussion and Q&A. Note that some seminars have two sessions, so you may need to be awake at an inconvenient time for one or both sessions. The current schedule is here.
If you are interested in presenting, please contact us with your proposed topic, or to discuss what we are looking for. Do this well in advance of the submission deadline so there is plenty of time for you and ILDA to confirm your topic, how long you will speak, etc. Once these are set, then you can start on the recording of your topic.
WORKSHOP
Advanced Technology Workshop: Present a new product, service or technology demonstration that is relevant to laser light shows. The Technical Committee chair will organize the ATW.
SEMINARS AND DISCUSSIONS
Pandemic Discussion: How have you fared during this exceptional time? Let us know about any survival techniques, success stories, pandemic-related laser shows, new show opportunities, etc.
Artistic Seminar: Discuss the artistic uses of lasers. Present an artistically challenging show or project. Describe your artistic goals or process. Presented two different times.
Awards Seminar: This is normally presented by the Executive Director. However, if you have some Awards insights or proposals, you are welcome to submit to present. Presented two different times.
ILDA Digital Network Seminar: New IDN products, projects and uses. Practical demonstrations are welcomed. The Technical Committee chair will organize the IDN seminar.
Safety Seminar: News about laser safety and regulations. Changes since last ILDA. Demonstration of safety products or procedures specific to laser light shows. Presented two different times.
ILDA Association General Discussion: Make suggestions for improving ILDA and the laser industry. Note that you can also make motions during the General Business Meeting. This discussion seminar is more for suggestions, directions, etc. that don't lend themselves to a formal motion.
Greg Makhov demonstrates safety techniques at the 201 ILDA Conference in Baltimore. Photo courtesy Mike Gould.
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Committee chairs
ILDA Committee Chairs — you know who you are — will make short, pre-recorded reports during the Day 2 General Business Meeting.
These cover the committee's recent work, projected future work and projects, and any issues or concerns.
You can also ask for assistance if you are looking for additional committee members.
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2021 ILDA Award winners
If you won an ILDA Award this year, congratulations! During the Day 3 ILDA Awards Presentation, we'll see an excerpt from your winning entry, plus a short acceptance speech pre-recorded by you.
If you won multiple awards, you can present a different speech for each winning entry.
We will be sending your ILDA Award trophy(ies) by mail. They should arrive by mid- to late October depending on if you are in the U.S. or overseas. You may want to record your speech while holding your trophy.
ACCEPTANCE SPEECH REQUIREMENTS AND TIPS
The time limit is a strict 45 seconds — the same as at the Academy Awards. Only we don't have an orchestra if you go over, we'll just have to cut your speech short. So please stay under 45 seconds.
Remember that viewers will see less than a minute of your entry video, and they will not have the Awards Booklet with your entry's Statement of Intent. Therefore, you may want to give a short summary of the show or project. We suggest talking about some of the challenges, results, interesting anecdotes, etc. rather than just a list of "thank yous".
Please wear something formal and dignified such as a suit, tux or evening wear since we always dress up for the in-person Awards.
When you are finished recording, send the video file to ILDA by the deadline.
EXCEPTIONS: LASER JOCKEY, CAA AND SAA WINNERS
There will be five live acceptance speeches.- The three Laser Jockey winners, from the previous day's competition, will give their speeches, of up to 45 seconds, live.
- The Career Achievement Award winner will also be live (if they wish). They can speak for up to 2 minutes. The text of the CAA speech will also be put at the ILDA website along with speeches from past CAA winners.
Acceptance speeches at the 2016 ILDA Conference in Baltimore.
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Laser Jockey competitors
There will be a "Laser Jockey" contest on Day 2. This is for up to 12 ILDA Members to play lasers live, and stream the performance. Those on the stream provide a score for each LJ entrant. The top three total scores receive First, Second and Third ILDA Awards in the Laser Jockey category.
We will be providing more details, including how to register, as we get closer to the 2021 Cloud Conference.
This was the Laser Jockey setup at the 2018 ILDA Conference in Montréal, with seven beam and two graphic projectors. You don't need to have a room like this, or this many projectors, to be in the 2020 Laser Jockey competition live online. But this does give an idea of how the LJ is run for an in-person Conference.
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Present at seminars etc.
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How to set up, view and participate in the Conference
The Conference will use these four online methods to give everyone an optimum experience:
1. An online Zoom meeting so everyone can "be in the same room" for presentations, discussions, etc.
2. An optional streaming video viewer running on Discord so that everyone can see high-quality videos or laser shows. This gives better video quality than Zoom can provide.
3. An optional discussion and tech help area using the Discord messaging system. This is similar to the "hanging out" that people do at an in-person conference, in the halls and at the bars outside of the formal meeting.
4. A voting system for the few times during the Conference when we need to take a vote.
Details on how to set up and use these are in the sections below:-
1: Zoom meeting
The main ILDA Cloud Conference stream will be using Zoom. There are three different Zoom links, for different parts of the Conference. This is because Zoom cannot do one very long meeting!
Day 1 (Friday in most time zones):Day 2 (Saturday in most time zones):
Day 3 (Sunday in most time zones):
Note: We require that your Zoom profile name includes your real name used when you registered for the Conference. You can also add another name if you are known on the internet by that handle. For example, "Bob Smith (superlaserwhiz)" The reason for us needing your real name is so we can check our database to permit access to the Zoom stream.
For speakers and invited guests, please also include your affiliation. For example, add "FDA", "FAA", "IEC", "FF" etc. after your real name: "Bob Smith, FAA", "Jane Keyes, FF".For persons new to Zoom
If you have not used Zoom before, we suggest you try it out with a friend or colleague. Zoom is free, though you have to sign up and create the free account. (Zoom does try to get you to sign up for pay services; just skip those choices.)
You must download a Zoom client program from the Zoom.us webpage. This Zoom program will run on your computer. (For our meeting, you cannot Zoom directly from a browser window. You must download the Zoom client for your operating system. A download screen is shown below so you know what to look for.)
We require that your Zoom profile name includes your real name used when you registered for the Conference. You can also add another name if you are known on the internet by that handle. For example, "Bob Smith (superlaserwhiz)" The reason for us needing your real name is so we can check our database to permit access to the Zoom stream.
Zooming is pretty simple but we cannot go into the basics here. There is a technical support session from 12 noon to 2 pm Eastern/NY on Friday Nov. 5. See below in the list of events for details. Use this session to check out that your Zoom is working and to ask any questions about the HD Stream and Discord. -
2. Discord HD Stream viewer
We have a higher definition stream for some content, such as the Laser Jockey and the ILDA Awards. For 2021, we are using a different HD Stream method than last year's online Conference. Here's how this year's method works:
All Full Stream registered ILDA Members will be emailed with a code to use, when logging onto ILDA's Discord channel.
LOGGING ONTO DISCORD FOR THE FIRST TIME
Before going to Discord, first go to the ILDA database website at ildamember.com. Log in as you normally would do, with your email address and password. Once logged on, you should see your name in the upper right along with "Change password" and "Log out". Click on your name; this takes you to the "My profile" page.
On that page, find your 8-digit UserID and the listed email. Write these down. You can leave the ildamember.com site if you want.
Open Discord. Go to the ILDA community group (the email should have brief instructions for getting to the community.)
Once on the ILDA community, click on the channel "my-membership", in the list of channels on the left. There is a button to click where you verify your membership. You will enter your UserID and email from the ildamember.com site.
After your ILDA membership is verified, you have the opportunity to set up your Discord profile with the ILDA activities and committees you are interested in. Just click on an activity such as "Artistic" or "Technical" so you can participate in Discord channels (they will appear on the left hand side).
[more to come]How to set up and view the HD Stream
To see the HD Stream you just click on one of the HD channels on the left hand side of the Discord window.
Note that there will be a lag between the live Zoom, and the same material being shown on the HD Stream. This may be 10-40 seconds long.How to send from your computer to the HD Stream
If you want to present your own laser show(s) during the Lase-Off or the "ILDA After Dark" informal sessions, we can provide instructions for sending to the HD Stream. These instructions will be added later to this page.
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3. Discord messaging (optional extra)
We have set up a Discord server just for ILDA. It can be used for official side discussions, technical help, and other talk that is not the main Zoom presentation. This is the online equivalent of stepping outside the main meeting area for a quick chat, or meeting at the bar for longer talks.
Discord works kind of like forum software, with various channels such as "#announcements" and "#visitors-artistic". At the "#choose-your-interests" section on the left side, you can join some of these channels.
Discord has a lot of power and options. Some registrants may find Discord confusing or intimidating. Don't worry —it is NOT necessary to use Discord to take part in the Conference. Though since the Conference is 50 hours long you might want to try checking it out at some point. How to set up and use Discord
Discord can be used in a web browser or as a standalone program. For use in a browser, simply go to the discord.com website and log in (you do need to create a free account the first time).
You can also download a program for your computer from the same website Just click the above link and you will see two choices (yours will have your operating system where it says "Download for Mac"):
To go to ILDA's Discord server, use this link: https://discord.gg/SYsxrSQ. This is where all technical help will be handled. On the left side of the Discord window will be a channel list. One channel is called #community-conduct. Click that channel.
1. Once there, you will see ILDA's Discord code of conduct, with a green checkbox at the bottom. Check the box to accept the code of conduct.
2. Next, in the left pane, you'll see a channel called "#choose-your-interests". Go there and choose your interests. Make sure you choose "Conference" plus any others that interest you.
3. In the left panel, you should now be able to see a category called "Conference". Click to expand it, and then you'll see related channels: "#conference-info-2021" "#tech-help-2021-conference" underneath it. You can go to #conference-info-2021 to see up to the minute information about the conference. If you need help, go to #tech-help-2021-conference, and we'll be there to help you.
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4. OpaVote online voting
There will be at least one vote taken during the ILDA Cloud Conference — for the Laser Jockey contest. There also may be voting for Board and President elections, and for motions during the ILDA General Business meeting.
Voting will be done using a system called OpaVote; ILDA has used it before this year.
When the time comes to vote during an event, OpaVote will immediately send an email to all attendees who are eligible to vote in the election. The email will have a link and instructions.
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Tip: Use multiple monitors or devices
Your Cloud Conference setup will work best if you have two (or more!) screens and monitors. Put the HD Stream on your biggest display. Put the Zoom meeting on your smaller display. If you have a third — lucky you — use it for Discord and for regular windows like email, web surfing, Facebook, etc.
You can also use two separate devices, one for the Zoom meeting and one for the HD Stream. You may have to log in again if you switch devices.
We do require that each registered person use one device for Zoom and the same or a different device for the HD Stream. Sorry, but you cannot have more than one Zoom and more than one HD Stream at any given time.
You are welcome to have as many persons as you want "look over your shoulder" at your screens so they can share the ILDA Conference with you.
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1: Zoom meeting
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Zoom links and detailed list of events
- Below is a list of Conference events. Times and topics are subject to change. The schedules listed above on this webpage are the most current at this time.
Zoom links
We have three Zoom links for the three main days of the Conference. These are color coded for the red, green and blue parts of the Conference.
Although the Zoom links are public, only persons registered for the Conference events will be allowed in from the waiting room.
In the list below, the main and first sessions are in bold. Minor or repeated sessions are in regular type.
Daylight Saving Time note
U.S. and Canada Members will begin the Conference on Friday Nov. 5 during Daylight Saving Time. DST times are shown below in yellow.
DST ends on Sunday Nov. 7, when at exactly 2 am, clocks "fall back" one hour to 1 am. Regular, non-DST times are shown below in black.About repeated sessions
Some sessions are repeated twice. This makes it easier for people in different time zones to attend. If there are presentations pre-recorded by a presenter, these will be repeated. We then ask the presenter to be available for the Q&A and discussion, if possible, at both sessions. In some cases, we may just re-play a video capture of some or all of the first session, for the second session.Event details
Click on any of the events listed below to open up more information on the event.
Zoom link for Conference Part 1
Note: We require that your Zoom profile name includes your real name used when you registered for the Conference. You can also add another name if you are known on the internet by that handle. For example, "Bob Smith (superlaserwhiz)" The reason for us needing your real name is so we can check our database to permit access to the Zoom stream.Part 1 Zoom link begins Friday Nov. 5: Pacific, 12 noon. Eastern/NY, 3 pm. UTC/London 7 pm. Central Europe, 8 pm. Moscow, 10 pm. Saturday, Nov. 7: India, 12:30 am. Sydney, 6 am.
Ends Friday, Nov. 5: Pacific, 10 pm. Saturday, Nov. 6: Eastern/NY, 1 am. UTC/London 5 am. Central Europe, 6 am. Moscow, 8 am. India, 10:30 am. Sydney, 4 pm.-
Technical check and help session
Begins Friday Nov. 5: Pacific, 9 am. Eastern/NY, 12 noon. UTC/London 4 pm. Central Europe, 5 pm. Moscow, 7 pm. India, 9:30 pm. Saturday, Nov. 6: Sydney, 3 am. Duration: 2 hours. This is the only time this event will occur.
This occurs four hours before the official start of the Cloud Conference (the Kickoff/discussion).
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Pre-show/tech warmup
Begins Friday Nov. 5: Pacific, 12 noon. Eastern/NY, 3 pm. UTC/London 7 pm. Central Europe, 8 pm. Moscow, 10 pm. Saturday, Nov. 7: India, 12:30 am. Sydney, 6 am. Duration: 1 hour. This is the only time this event will occur.
This occurs one hour before the official start of the Cloud Conference (the Kickoff/discussion).
This is designed as a warmup to help everyone make sure their connections are working, etc. before the official start.
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Kickoff/Business discussion
Begins Friday Nov. 5: Pacific, 1 pm. Eastern/NY, 4 pm. UTC/London 8 pm. Central Europe, 9 pm. Moscow, 11 pm. Saturday, Nov. 6: India, 1:30 am. Sydney, 7 am. Duration: 2 hours.The Michael Strickland portion of the presentation/discussion will be repeated 14 hours later.
The Conference begins with a Kickoff event, followed by a seminar and discussions about the current state of laser shows. Our featured speaker will be Michael Strickland, who has worked tirelessly on relief for pandemic-stricken entertainment companies, and who owns the production company Bandit Lites.
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FDA/FAA Presentations
Begins Friday Nov. 5: Pacific, 3 pm. Eastern/NY, 6 pm. UTC/London 10 pm. Central Europe, 11 pm. Saturday Nov. 6: Moscow, 1 am. India, 3:30 am. Sydney, 9 am. Duration: 3 hours. This is the only time this event will occur.
Regulatory officials from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration will make presentations and answer questions. This will include a review of the regulatory requirements, recent changes to FDA and FAA procedures, some indicators of workload such as number of variances processed and average time to process, and customs importation requirements.
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ILDA Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee session A
Begins Friday Nov. 5: Pacific, 9 pm. Saturday Nov. 6: Eastern/NY, 12 midnight. UTC/London 4 am. Central Europe, 5 am. Moscow, 7 am. India, 9:30 am. Sydney, 3 pm. Duration: 1 hour maximum. This will be repeated 11 hours later.
Activities of the ILDA Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee
Kristin Nelson, EDI chair - Overview
Zoom link for Conference Part 2
Note: We require that your Zoom profile name includes your real name used when you registered for the Conference. You can also add another name if you are known on the internet by that handle. For example, "Bob Smith (superlaserwhiz)" The reason for us needing your real name is so we can check our database to permit access to the Zoom stream.Part 2 Zoom link begins Saturday, Nov. 6: Pacific, 3 am. Eastern/NY, 6 am. UTC/London 10 am. Central Europe, 11 am. Moscow, 1 pm. India, 3:30 pm. Sydney, 9 pm.
Ends Saturday Nov. 6: Pacific, 10 pm. Sunday, Nov. 7: Eastern/NY, 1 am. UTC/London, 5 am. Central Europe, 6 am. Moscow, 8 am. India, 10:30 am. Sydney, 4 pm.-
Business discussion: The pandemic's effect on laser shows
Begins Saturday, Nov. 6: Pacific, 3 am. Eastern/NY, 6 am. UTC/London 10 am. Central Europe, 11 am. Moscow, 1 pm. India, 3:30 pm. Sydney, 9 pm. Duration: Approximately 1 hour. This is the second and final presentation of this update.
A repeat (pre-recorded) of a talk given about 14 hours earlier, with Michael Strickland presenting about the effect of the pandemic on laser shows, and the follow-up Q&A discussion.
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Artistic Seminar session A
Begins Saturday Nov. 6: Pacific, 4 am. Eastern/NY, 7 am. UTC/London 11 am. Central Europe, 12 noon. Moscow, 2 pm. India, 4:30 pm. Sydney, 10 pm. Duration: Approximately 3 hours. This seminar will be repeated 37 hours later starting Sunday evening in the U.S. and Monday in the region from Europe to Australia.
Presentations relating to the art and technique of laser shows. Organized and moderated by Nisha Ramnath.
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ILDA Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee session B
Begins Saturday Nov. 6: Pacific, 8 am. Eastern/NY, 11 am. UTC/London 3 pm. Central Europe, 4 pm. Moscow, 6 pm. India, 8:30 pm. Sunday Nov. 7: Sydney, 2 am. Duration: 1 hour maximum. This is the second and final session.
Activities of the ILDA Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee
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ILDA General Business Meeting
Begins Saturday Nov. 6: Pacific, 9 am. Eastern/NY, 12 noon. UTC/London 4 pm. Central Europe, 5 pm. Moscow, 7 pm. India, 9:30 pm. Sunday Nov. 7: Sydney, 3 am. Duration: 1.5 - 3 hours depending on whether motions and discussions are brought up, and how in-depth they are. This is the only time this event will occur.
The ILDA General Business Meeting is required by the Bylaws. There will be reports on the association, voting on any motions, presentations about upcoming Conferences, and a discussion about the Association in general. This is your chance to help shape ILDA.
AGENDA
Welcome & opening of meeting
Members introduce themselves
Recognition of Assisting Persons: Newlin Parker, Richard Gonsalves, Brian Gonzalez
Recognition of ILDA Accredited Professional Members
LaserNet, Laser Spectacles Inc., LOBO
Recognition of past Career Achievement Award recipients attending or expected to attend: Patrick Murphy, 2004; William Benner, 2007; Greg Makhov, 2009; Lothar Bopp, 2010; Tom Harman, 2012; Tim Walsh, 2014; Dr. Alexander Timofeyev, 2016; Alberto Kellner Ongaro, 2019; Christine Jenkin, 2020
Reading of the ILDA Purpose and Code of Ethics
Election of Board of Directors and President
Two Board seats up for election in 2021, with three candidates: Richard Gonsalves, Brian Gonzalez and Roberta McHatton
Two Presidential candidates: Brian Gonzalez (if re-elected to the Board) and Christopher Short (current member of the Board)
Candidate statements
Voting by email
Discussion of health insurance during counting of the vote
Results of email voting
Appointment or Election of Secretary
ILDA status report
Membership
Finances
Laser safety courses
Committee Status Reports
Safety – Greg Makhov
Ethics – Roberta McHatton
Technical – Dirk Apitz
Awards – Richard Gonsalves
Regulatory - Brian Gonzalez
Conference – Christine Jenkin
Future Conferences
2022 Conference in London, hosted by ER Productions
2023 Conference in Atlantic Beach, NC with a beachfront laser show, hosted by Emerald Owl Productions
Old Business
Sponsorship and hosting – open to all. Ex: safety software sponsorship
New Business including general association discussion
Adjourn -
Laser Cats!
Begins Saturday Nov. 6: Pacific, 1 pm. Eastern/NY, 4 pm. UTC/London 8 pm. Central Europe, 9 pm. Moscow, 11 pm. Sunday Nov. 7: India, 1:30 am. Sydney, 7 am. Duration: About 1.5 hours. This is the only time this event will occur.
At our last conference, there were a lot of pets on Zoom. Due to surprisingly popular demand, this year we have a session specifically to show off pets. Mostly cats since they rule, but also dogs, birds, rodents, capybaras, and any other pets.
This also gives a break between the earlier business meeting and the Laser Jockey/Lase-Off. -
Laser Jockey competition
Begins Saturday Nov. 6: Pacific, 12 noon. Eastern/NY, 3 pm. UTC/London 7 pm. Central Europe, 8 pm. Moscow, 10 pm. Sunday Nov. 7: India, 12:30 am. Sydney, 6 am. Duration: About 1.5 hours. This is the only time this event will occur.
Six laserists will play, live, from their laser studio, to music that they have not heard before. This challenging competition tests the ability to make a creative, exciting show on the fly.
After the six laserists have finished, emails will be sent to all Conference registrants so you can rank your favorites. The winner will be announced and awarded tomorrow during the Awards Presentation. -
Lase-Off
Begins after the Laser Jockey competition concludes. This will be roughly Saturday Nov. 6: Pacific, 2 pm. Eastern/NY, 5 pm. UTC/London, 9 pm. Central Europe, 10 pm. Sunday Nov. 7: Moscow, 12 midnight. India, 2:30 am. Sydney, 8 am. Duration: As long as people can take it. This is the only time this event will occur.
After the Laser Jockey contestants are done, we'll have a "Lase-Off" which is an informal showing of laser shows. Some will be pre-recorded and some will be live from online laser studios. This will go on as long as there are still people interested in presenting.
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Event Safety Alliance session A
Begins Saturday Nov. 6: Pacific, 6 pm. Eastern/NY, 9 pm. Sunday Nov. 7: UTC/London, 1 am. Central Europe, 2 am. Moscow, 4 am. India, 6:30 am. Sydney, 12 noon. Duration: 1 hour. This will be repeated 9 hours later.
The ESA is an organization for general event safety, so event professionals can work safely and create safe events held in large and small venues both indoors and outdoors. Roberta McHatton will describe how ESA helps event safety and how lasers fit in to ESA's mission.
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Awards Seminar session A
Begins Saturday Nov. 6: Pacific, 7 pm. Eastern/NY, 10 pm. Sunday Nov. 7: UTC/London, 2 am. Central Europe, 3 am. Moscow, 5 am. India, 7:30 am. Sydney, 21 pm. Duration: 1 hour maximum. This will be repeated 9 hours later.
See if you can "beat the judges" by ranking excerpts from laser shows entered in the 2021 ILDA Awards. Will you come close or match the judges' selections in a category?
Also, a discussion of proposed changes to the ILDA Awards for 2022. Organized and presented by Patrick Murphy.
Zoom link for Conference Part 3
Note: We require that your Zoom profile name includes your real name used when you registered for the Conference. You can also add another name if you are known on the internet by that handle. For example, "Bob Smith (superlaserwhiz)" The reason for us needing your real name is so we can check our database to permit access to the Zoom stream.Part 3 Zoom link begins Sunday Nov. 7: Pacific, 2 am standard time (not the 2 am Daylight Saving Time that immediately became 1 am standard time, which happened one hour earlier). Eastern/NY, 5 am. UTC/London, 10 am. Central Europe, 11 am. Moscow, 1 pm. India, 3:30 pm. Sydney, 9 pm.
Conference ends Sunday, Nov. 7: Pacific 9 pm, Monday Nov. 8: Eastern/NY, 12 midnight. UTC/London, 5 am. Central Europe, 6 am. Moscow, 8 am. India, 10:30 am. Sydney, 4 pm.-
Event Safety Alliance session B
Begins Sunday Nov. 7: Pacific, 2 am standard time (not the 2 am Daylight Saving Time that immediately became 1 am standard time, which happened one hour earlier). Eastern/NY, 5 am. UTC/London, 10 am. Central Europe, 11 am. Moscow, 1 pm. India, 3:30 pm. Sydney, 9 pm. Duration: 1 hour. This is the second and final session.
The ESA is an organization for general event safety, so event professionals can work safely and create safe events held in large and small venues both indoors and outdoors. Roberta McHatton will describe how ESA helps event safety and how lasers fit in to ESA's mission. (Repeated from 9 hours earlier)
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Awards Seminar session B
Begins Sunday Nov. 7: Pacific, 3 am. Eastern/NY, 6 am. UTC/London, 11 am. Central Europe, 12 noon. Moscow, 2 pm. India, 4:30 pm. Sydney, 10 pm. Duration: 1 hour maximum. This is the second and final presentation of this seminar.
See if you can "beat the judges" by ranking excerpts from laser shows entered in the 2021 ILDA Awards. Will you come close or match the judges' selections in a category?
Also, a discussion of proposed changes to the ILDA Awards for 2022. Organized and presented by Patrick Murphy. (Repeated from 9 hours earlier.) -
ILDA Digital Network (IDN) seminar
Begins Sunday Nov. 7: Pacific, 7 am. Eastern/NY, 10 am. UTC/London 3 pm. Central Europe, 4 pm. Moscow, 6 pm. India, 8:30 pm. Monday Nov. 8: Sydney, 2 am. Duration: Approximately 1.5 hours. This is the only time this event will occur.
Updates and demonstrations of the ILDA Digital Network standard. Organized and moderated by Dirk Apitz, Technical Committee chair.
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Advanced Technology Workshop
Begins Sunday Nov. 7 after the IDN seminar ends, at roughly: Pacific, 8 am. Eastern/NY, 11 am. UTC/London, 4 pm. Central Europe, 5 pm. Moscow, 7 pm. India, 9:30 pm. Monday, Nov. 8: Sydney, 3 am. Duration: 2.5 hours. This is the only time this event will occur.
Presentations of new devices, hardware, software and services. Organized and presented by Dirk Apitz, Technical Committee chair.
Topics will include:
PROJECTORS AND COMPONENTS
SOFTWARE
IDN (ILDA DIGITAL NETWORK)
MULTIMEDIA
Q&A/DISCUSSION
General Q&A/Discussion -
Pre-Awards meal together
Begins Sunday Nov. 7: Pacific, 11 am. Eastern/NY, 2 pm. UTC/London, 7 pm. Central Europe, 8 pm. Moscow, 10 pm. Monday Nov. 8: India, 12:30 am. Sydney, 6 am. Duration: 1 hours. This is the only time this event will occur.
At ILDA's in-person Conferences, there is a formal sit-down dinner before the Awards Presentation begins. Since we can't be together in person, at least we can have a meal together before the virtual Awards Presentation.
This happens around lunchtime in the U.S., dinner time in Europe, very early morning in Asian countries, and breakfast in Australia and New Zealand. Hopefully everyone will have an appetite. Last year there was a bit of a competition for the most elegant or extravagant dinner foods and setting. -
2021 ILDA Awards Presentation
Begins Sunday Nov. 7 Pacific, 12 noon. Eastern/NY, 3 pm. UTC/London, 8 pm. Central Europe, 9 pm. Moscow, 11 pm. Monday, Nov. 8: India, 1:30 am. Sydney, 7 am. Duration: Approximately 2-3 hours. This is the only time this event will occur.
The highlight of the final day is the 2021 ILDA Awards. Categories include Artistic, Technical, Career Achievement and Special Achievement. You'll get to see the winning entries and hear from the award recipients.
In keeping with our traditional formal dinner, please wear a suit, tuxedo or evening wear while you are on the Zoom (at least on the parts we can see on camera!). This is a special event and we want to look special.
Award winners who were not able to make a video acceptance speech in advance may be able to do so live, after all winning entries in their category are shown. All acceptance speeches are limited to 45 seconds maximum.Order of the Awards
LASER JOCKEY
Announcement of the Laser Jockey winners
TECHNICAL CATEGORIES
Fenning Award for Technical Achievement, ILDA Digital Network category
Fenning Awards for Technical Achievement, General category
ARTISTIC CATEGORIES
Laser Photography
Permanent Installation
Innovative and Fine Art
Planetarium Show
(break)
Corporate Show
Live TV Show
Edited Film/TV/Video
Laser Show with Added Effects/Multimedia
Nightclub/Disco/Music Festival Show
Live Stage Show
Multi-Effect Laser Show
Graphics Show
Abstract Show
Beams/Atmospherics Show for a Single X-Y Scanner Pair
Beams/Atmospherics Show with Outboard Effects
Beams/Atmospherics Show for Multiple-Scanner Projectors
ACHIEVEMENT
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Lasershow History
Begins Sunday Nov. 7 after the Awards Presentation ends, at roughly: Pacific, 2-3 pm. Eastern/NY, 5-6 pm. UTC/London 10-11 pm. Central Europe, 11 pm - 12 midnight. Monday, Nov. 8: Moscow, 1-2 am. India, 3:30-4:30 am. Sydney, 9-10 am. Duration: Approximately 1 hours. This is the only time this event will occur.
We expect to have people from the early days of laser shows on the Zoom at this time. So this is a good time to reminisce about the "good old days" when laserists were plumbers, electricians, weight-lifters, electronics technicians, and optical engineers.
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Artistic Seminar session B
Begins Sunday, Nov. 7: Pacific, 5 pm. Eastern/NY, 10 pm. Monday, Nov. 8: UTC/London 1 am. Central Europe, 2 am. Moscow, 4 am. India, 6:30 am. Sydney, 12 noon. Duration: Approximately 3 hours. This is the second and final presentation of this seminar.
Presentations relating to the art and technique of laser shows. Organized and moderated by Nisha Ramnath. Some pre-recorded presentations will be repeated. The discussion and Q&A will be new to this session.
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Continue association general discussion/SWOT
Begins Sunday Nov. 7: Pacific, 8 pm. Eastern/NY, 11 pm. Monday, Nov. 8: UTC/London, 4 am. Central Europe, 5 am. Moscow, 7 am. India, 9:30 am. Sydney, 3 pm. Duration: 1 hour. This is the only time this event will occur.
Continuation and expansion of the association discussion that took place during the General Business Meeting. Suggestions, improvements, SWOT analysis (Strength, Weakness, Opportunity and Threat). Organized and presented by Brian Gonzalez, ILDA President.
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Technical check and help session
Planning and registering
Attending the Conference
Countdown to the Cloud Conference start
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