President’s Message
This issue of the LIA TODAY is focused on laser safety, that of which is relevant to every laser user and his/her organization. I would like to take this opportunity to thank those who have been working hard in developing laser safety standards and the advancement of understanding laser beam characteristics
and interactions with
human tissues, which have enabled the safe use of lasers by most of us. I would particularly like to thank the immediate LIA Past President, Robert Thomas, who has
been working tirelessly to promote laser safety by chairing laser safety standard committee meetings and conferences.
LIA is planning to develop laser safety education programs in Asia and Europe in the coming years. Professor Yongfeng Lu (LIA past president) will interact with the Japanese Laser Materials Processing Society to coordinate the development of a Laser Safety Asia education program. Professor Stefan Kaierle and Mr. Clive Grafton-Reed (Rolls-Royce) are leading the Laser Safety Europe education program development. I encourage you to interact with them in Asia and Europe to support the development of these two education programs, which will benefit the Asian and European laser communities where a rapid growth in the use of high power lasers is expected.
Executive Director’s Message Change
It seems that change is the only thing we can be sure of, so adapting to change is required for health and growth. It makes sense then, as LIA approaches its 50th anniversary in 2018, to take a good look at our changing world of lasers, applications and safety.
New laser sources, wavelengths, pulse widths and power levels are opening up
whole new fields of application. Then, as we learned at our recent Lasers for Manufacturing Event®
(LME® ) from LIA Past President
David Belforte, there are geographic shifts in the location of new developments and the location of the end users.
2016 President Lin Li is leading us through the process of understanding the changing picture, determining how LIA should adapt in order to continue providing valuable goods and services to our industry and, finally, how to properly fund the desired changes.
Peter Baker, Executive Director Laser Institute of America
Lin Li, President Laser Institute of America
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