President’s Message
One of the most important events in the field of laser materials processing is the International Congress on Applications of Lasers & Electro-Optics (ICALEO®
be held on Oct. 16-20, 2016 in San Diego. ICALEO will bring together a large number of national and international researchers, educators, engineers, designers, students and entrepreneurs to report on and discuss the latest discoveries and advances in laser processing and their applications. This is the 35th
), which will year of ICALEO that includes three
conferences: The Laser Materials Processing Conference, Laser Microprocessing Conference and Nanomanufacturing Conference, as well as the Business Forum led by industry experts. For those who would like to attend and have not yet registered, please go to www.
icaleo.org to sign up. This could also be the last ICALEO conference that our Executive Director, Peter Baker, will attend.
LIA launched its Industrial Laser Conference this year, which was held on Sept. 13, 2016, in Chicago, drawing all speakers from the industry.
LIA will also debut its first LAM (Laser Additive Manufacturing) Europe conference in 2017, led by Prof. Reinhart Poprawe, in conjunction with Laser World of Photonics in Munich on June 25-29, 2017.
In this issue of LIA TODAY, the state-of-the-art in laser shock peening will be reviewed and nonlinear laser processing application for lab-in- fiber will also be covered. Hope you enjoy the reading.
Peter Baker, Executive Director Laser Institute of America
Lin Li, President Laser Institute of America New Leadership Search
As announced in the July/August edition of LIA TODAY; Peter Baker, Laser Institute of America’s Executive Director for the last 28 years, will be retiring in the spring of 2017. The LIA Executive Committee has formed a search committee to find the next Executive Director to lead and carry out LIA’s mission and goals.
Potential candidates should demonstrate successful leadership experience in either the laser or not-for-profit fields. A detailed description, including responsibilities and qualifications, is available. If you or someone you know is interested in the position and would like more information, submit your resume or request for additional information to
LIA.EX.DIR@gmail.com.
Paul Denney Executive Director Search Committee
www.lia.org 1.800.34.LASER 5
•Developing a “LIA 2020 Vision” and reviewing how LIA can adapt and grow our products and services to aid and support our industry worldwide.
•Considering the funding required to support the vision.
•Examining new and different benefits which members and corporations using lasers will value.
•Considering methods to radically increase the number of people connected to LIA and using us as their source.
We hope to see you at ICALEO and get your input on how to succeed in this transition.
Executive Director’s Message
Transitions III As LIA moves to its 50th
anniversary
in 2018, we are preparing for a third transition; transforming our society to be even more effective and valuable in our second 50 years than we were in our first 50 years.
Your Officers and Board are:
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