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e association for companies and persons doing laser light shows and providing lasershow related projectors hardware software and services supporting safe and ethical laser shows since our founding in 1986 click to find out more about ilda s 40 year history six ways ilda members make better shows our members add impact to shows with the purest most brilliant light in the universe proven experience as an ilda professional accredited company ilda helps keep shows safe and legal free skyzan safety software for members customers buy with confidence when backed by the code of ethics the world s best laser shows at the yearly meeting of the world s best laserists using new technologies and developing industry wide standards our members add impact to shows with the purest most brilliant light in the universe proven experience as an ilda professional accredited company ilda helps keep shows safe and legal free safety software for members customers buy with confidence when backed by the code of ethics the world s best laser shows at the yearly meeting of the world s best laserists using new technologies and developing industry wide standards ilda remembers ivan dryer on march 7 ivan dryer pioneering laser artist and founder of laserium planetarium shows was born on march 7 1939 in recognition of his achievements the ilda board of directors in 2017 declared march 7 of each year to be international laserist day a day for recognizing the people and companies who design spectacular laser shows and laser art throughout the world about ivan dryer many older ilda members had their first exposure to laser displays at a planetarium running laserium shows dryer s example helped inspire these members to get into the business and often to found their own laser display companies within ilda dryer was known for his quiet thoughtful and kind demeanor he was a founding member of the association served on the board from 1990 to 1994 and was ilda president from 1990 to 1992 laser images was host of the 1991 ilda conference held in los angeles the company won 43 ilda awards for artistic and technical excellence in the years between 1988 and 2000 a 2002 newspaper article summed up how laserists felt about him dryer appears to be universally regarded with awe and respect ivan dryer s life dryer received the first ilda career achievement award in 1989 his caa citation includes this dryer is universally recognized as the father of the laser show industry his selection by ilda as recipient of the first career achievement award underscores his unique place in the history of laser displays when ivan dryer was 20 he joined the griffith observatory and planetarium in los angeles as an astronomer he also was an aspiring filmmaker in late 1970 he collaborated with caltech physicist elsa garmire to film laser light patterns she had created this became the short film laserimage filmed lasers however were flat they did not have the vibrant scintillating coherent speckle of live laser light dryer and garmire approached the griffith with a proposal for a live show to be called laserium they were turned down both by the griffith and by banks three years later dryer and garmire put together a demonstration at caltech using a 1 watt krypton laser this time the new head of the griffith gave an ok for a one month test at the planetarium laserium premiered november 19 1973 four weeks later 500 people a night were being turned away dryer s company laser images inc went on to do laser shows in 46 planetariums and locations in other cities as well the shows were seen by over 20 million people at its peak laser images had 70 employees in 2002 the griffith observatory planetarium was to be closed for renovations laserium s last show there was january 5 2002 it had run for 28 years the longest running theatrical attraction in los angeles and the longest running laser show in the world as new technologies such as bright large hi def video screens and computer graphics improved classic laser shows with their lo res wireframe images fell out of favor laserium scaled back while dryer kept working with lasers and laserium projects he officially retired in 2009 when laser images inc s assets were acquired by jon robertson of daystar lasers in 2013 dryer received the first imersa lifetime achievement award from the immersive media entertainment research science and arts association imersa noted in addition to his pioneering creative and technical achievement he also did something unprecedented for planetariums and science centers laserium showed that these facilities could be used as entertainment venues increasing attendance and generating revenue dryer s influence carries on with presentations where light becomes an actor in his acceptance speech which received a standing ovation dryer recounted the history of his laser work with many humorous anecdotes he concluded by saying i m delighted that we managed to enlist what was then a somewhat esoteric technological device that has been used to guide missiles and telescopes to instead guide the neurons in millions of brains to dance synesthetically in a fusion of music and image that enhances both to create a machinery of joy the compliment i most prize was from a woman who came up to me and said you know i envy you you re spreading joy dryer cared for his convalescent wife carol through her death in june 2016 this took a toll on his health as well a documentary film on his life and work is in production and is expected to be released later this year additional background and reminiscences are at laserium s website photos and text at the leaping robot blog and the links at dryer s wikipedia page in 2017 ilda honored ivan dryer by declaring his birthday march 7 to be international laserist day he was sent this plaque to let him know how much he means to ilda and laserists in general ivan had been very ill at the time his brother david dryer presented it to him and told ilda ivan had a big smile on his face when i showed him the plaque that s the first smile in about a year 2026 ilda conference registration is now open the 2026 ilda conference will be held 2 4 november in salzburg austria hosted by visutek e u our hotel is the sheraton grand salzburg it is attached to the salzburg congress where the lase off and awards will be held it is also next to a major historic site the mirabell palace and garden the welcome reception will be held in the marble hall of the mirabell palace see photo registration for the conference is now open as well as information on how to reserve your hotel rooms for details and links to register and reserve see the 2026 ilda conference page for all current ilda members there is a discount coupon giving 200 off registration through june 30 for founding members who attended the first ilda organizational meeting in august 1986 registration is free a list of these 36 persons is here to register contact ilda how it works when you click on the link or coupon above you are taken to ilda s event website where you will have to log in ilda members will then go to the 200 coupon registration page non members will not be able to see or select the 200 coupon registration page last year s ilda conference attendees these are attendees at last year s 2025 ilda conference in huntsville alabama hosted by rocket city lasers photographed after the awards banquet and presentation advertising on ilda com you may have noticed from the banner ad at the top we now have paid advertising available on ilda com thanks to our first advertiser lightwave international for promoting their laser and special effect rentals the income helps to support ilda s programs and efforts especially in the area of laser safety more information on advertising is here this includes a link to our media kit laser safety courses schedule january november 2026 below is a list of dates and rates for our most popular courses laser safety officer and lasershow operator also we now have the audience scanning safety course available at any time as a self paced video course available for purchase for descriptions of these courses and ilda s other laser safety classes visit the ilda laser safety courses webpage lso and lasershow operator courses our main course is the 9 hour laser safety officer lso course it is for people who create laser shows and are responsible for them being safe and legal including filling out u s federal forms sometimes the lso course is given all in one day other times it is split into two half days we also have a shorter course for lasershow operators it is always the first half or the first day of the lso course if you do not need a full lso course lasershow operator is excellent for persons running laser shows or working around them 2026 ilda laser safety officer lasershow operator course days tba course dates times and locations to be announced later in 2026 dates and times can be changed if no one has yet signed up see below on how to ask for a date time change all lso and lasershow operator courses are online using zoom unless otherwise noted click on a link to go to the registration page for that course 2026 course details and links all times are us eastern new york unless otherwise specified tuesday january 27 and wednesday january 28 2026 laser safety officer course split over two days 10 am 3 pm both days lasershow operator course on tuesday january 27 only 10 am 3 pm tuesday february 24 2026 laser safety officer course 11 am 8 pm lasershow operator course 11 am 4 pm wednesday march 18 and thursday march 19 2026 laser safety officer course split over two days 5 pm 10 pm both days lasershow operator course on wednesday march 18 only 5 pm 10 pm friday april 3 2026 laser safety officer course 10 am 7 pm lasershow operator course 10 am 3 pm monday april 27 and tuesday april 28 2026 laser safety officer course split over two days 11 pm 4 am the next day both days lasershow operator course on monday april 27 only 11 pm 4 am the next day thursday may 14 2026 canceled due to schedule conflict monday may 25 2026 laser safety officer course 5 30 pm to 1 30 am the next day lasershow operator course 5 30 pm 10 30 pm thursday may 28 2026 laser safety officer course 10 am to 6 pm lasershow operator course 10 am 3 pm thursday june 11 and friday june 12 2026 laser safety officer course split over two days 2 pm 6 pm both days lasershow operator course on thursday june 11 only 2 pm 6 pm monday june 29 2026 laser safety officer course 11 am 7 pm lasershow operator course 11 am 4 pm wednesday july 22 and thursday july 23 2026 laser safety officer course split over two days 5 pm 9 pm both days lasershow operator course on wednesday july 22 only 5 pm 9 pm friday august 14 2026 laser safety officer course 8 am 4 pm lasershow operator course 8 am 1 pm thursday september 3 and friday september 4 2026 laser safety officer course split over two days 11 pm 3 am the next day both days lasershow operator course on thursday september 3 only 11 pm 3 am the next day monday september 28 2026 laser safety officer course 11 am 8 pm lasershow operator course 11 am 4 pm tuesday october 20 and wednesday october 21 2026 laser safety officer course split over two days 5 pm 9 pm both days lasershow operator course on tuesday october 20 only 5 pm 9 pm monday november 2 2026 live in salzburg austria at the sheraton grand hotel during the 2026 ilda conference laser safety officer course 9 am 5 pm cet lasershow operator course 9 am 1 pm cet in addition to the above we expect to teach an in person course at the 2026 ldi trade show in las vegas sometime during the first week of december changing dates and times to fit your schedule the date and time of an online class can be changed if no one has yet signed up for the class for example if you are in a time zone far from us eastern we can change the hours so it fits your schedule if you are interested in a class but need a date or time change contact ilda once at least one person signs up for a class then the date and time for that class will no longer be changed pricing for lso and lasershow operator courses the cost for an online zoom laser safety officer lso course is 525 per person for ilda members or 649 for non members this may be higher for in person courses or the ldi show in las vegas due to having to rent room space travel and other expenses the cost for an online zoom lasershow operator course is 295 per person for ilda members or 495 for non members this may be higher for in person courses or the ldi show 2025 ilda award winners the 2025 ilda awards booklet a 68 page pdf document has details of all the awards the 2025 ilda award winners were announced november 5 during the 2025 ilda conference in huntsville alabama hosted by rocket city lasers congratulations to all winners a detailed list of all the award recipients is at the 2025 awards webpage in addition you can download the pdf booklet handed out at the awards dinner which also contains a list of the winners along with a description of each winning entry videos videos of the 2025 first second and third place winners are available on youtube links are on the page with the list of winners you can also go to the ilda youtube playlists for all 2025 award winning videos or for just the first place winning videos for 2025 compilation video if you want to get a quick overview of all of the winners below is a video compilation of the 2025 award winners this 33 minute video contains short 15 to 60 second excerpts from the award winning entries note some winners have had the music removed due to music copyright restrictions t his explains why some segments are silent even though they were submitted to ilda with music and despite the removals there still may be some countries where the video remains blocked 2025 ilda conference photo group photo taken just after the awards presentation november 5 on the last official night of the 2025 ilda conference hosted by rocket city lasers click here or on the photo for a large 7 5mb version ilda dues year changed feb 1 jan 31 in august 2025 the ilda board voted to change the membership dues year previously member dues were from jan 1 to the following dec 31 starting in 2026 the dues year will be from feb 1 to the following jan 31 this is being done to avoid having dues renewal notices and payments get lost in the busy holiday time just before new year s members can wait until things die down in late january to pay their dues renewal for persons joining ilda for the first time dues are prorated the later in the year you join the less you pay for your first year the online application form automatically applies the correct discount more information is on the join ilda page at our member and event management website all current ilda members have had one free month added to their membership meaning renewals will be due january 31 2027 thanks to brad billet for suggesting this change ilda standard for safe laser shows ilda 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