Highlights from the 2021 LIPA Annual General Meeting Presentations

Held (virtually) on Tuesday, December 7, 2021, from 8am-12pm EST

15 speakers from 14 companies; 6 members, 2 previous-members, 6 consultants

Summary of Presenters

Speaker	Company	Title/Topic
Goran Stojmenovik	Barco	Chairman’s Welcome Message
Anabel Martinez	AMSL – Admin	Membership Summary
Wei Gu	Appotronics	Membership report/new member introductions
Mark Roslon	Seiko-Epson	New Communications Chairman
Bill Beck	BTM Consulting	Communications Committee Annual Report
Goran Stojmenovik	Barco	Regulatory Committee report and update
Karl Schulmeister	Seibersdorf Laboratories	New EU Consumer Laser Product Safety Standard EN 50689
Rosemary Abowd	PMA Research	Projector Market Overview – Pandemic Chain Reaction
David Hancock	OMDIA	Cinema Rebuilding after Existential (Covid) Crisis
Wei Gu	Appotronics/ForMovie	Ultra-Short-Throw 4K Laser Projection TV Market update
Brian Montalbano	Nichia-USA	Nichia Laser Presentation LIPA 2021
Caspar J.W. Ruan	Foxconn	On study of Multi-emitter RGB Semiconductor Laser
Dr. Yu Xin	Appotronics	Laser Phosphor Hybrids (PJs and Laser TV) technical update
Pete Ludé	Mission Rock Digital	Projecting the Future of Projectors (and other display options
Kristofer Oberascher	Texas Instruments	Phase Modulation for LIPs
Alberto Alfier	Osram-ClayPaky	Laser Illuminated Lighting Progress
Greg Niven	Kyocera-SLD	Laser Lighting Update from Kyocera-SLD

Denotes current LIPA member

Annual General Meeting (AGM2021) purpose is to provide membership with a formal update of LIPA’s activities progress for the year via reports from Regulatory, Communications and Membership committee members.

The meeting ran for 4+ hours and was divided into 4 sessions: LIPA/Committee updates; Market Updates; Technology Updates and “Blue Sky” Future View.  There were 43 “video visitors” – 35 members, 5 speakers and 3 guests.

LIPA 2021 Highlights –

• Chairman Goran Stojmenovik of Barco welcomed all participants and highlighted the fact that LIPA celebrated the 10^th anniversary of its founding in May 2011 at a Video Meeting in May
• Goran recognized fellow officers: Richard McPherson of SharpNEC – Treasurer and Tim Ryan of TI, Secretary
• LIPA’s Membership Chairman, Wei Gu of Appotronics, welcomed 2 new members – Foxconn (Hon Hai) and Dolby Labs
• LIPA introduced newly appointed Communications Chairman, Mark Roslon from Seiko-Epson
• Bill Beck of BTM Consulting, reviewed the Committees activities and projects for 2021, including a number of regulatory bulletins, articles, blog posts, and a Global (virtual) Celebration of LIPA’s 10^th Anniversary attended by over 80 participants: current and past members, founders and LIP pioneers going back to 1992
• Goran, Introduced Takashi Ikeda of Panasonic as new Regulatory Chairman, who replaced founding member Hideyuki Kanayama, also of Panasonic, who retired recently
• LIPA’s Regulatory Committee produced and published 3 new Bulletins in 2021
  • Laser Light Show (LLS) variances for Dealers and Distributors
  • FDA variance Separation Height (SH) requirement reduced from 3m to 2.5 m
  • Traditional Lamp Illumination regulation harmonized with Laser illumination based on Risk Group “Equal Footing” finally established
• The Regulatory Committee updated the audience on the Small Source Task Force’s report to the FDA. Goal is to push for “no variance” classification Risk Group 2 for very small chip w/angular subtense under 5mrad

May, 2021, marks the 10th Anniversary of the founding of LIPA, the Laser Illuminated Projector Association (www.LIPAinfo.org).  LIPA was born out of a perceived need to provide “one voice” to update and rationalize the regulation of digital projectors that would incorporate Lasers, instead of Lamps, as their projected light source.

At the time LIPA was conceived and founded, a number of companies involved in Cinema Projection and companies developing the lasers and laser engines to power them, had already begun doing demonstrations to various future stakeholders, known collectively as “Hollywood”.  This group of LIPA Co-Founders wanted to be sure that existing laser safety regulations would not impede the development and commercialization of this new technology.

But the story of Laser Projection began long before LIPA’s founding…so we have invited you all to help recall and complete the story, celebrate the progress and “tell the future” of LIPs.

WHEN:  Thursday, May 27th, 2021 

• Session 1: 4-6AM NY / 10AM-12PM Brussels / 4-6PM Beijing / 5-7PM Tokyo
• Session 2: 7-9AM San Francisco / 10AM-12PM New York / 4-6PM Brussels              

WHY:   The goal of these sessions is to inform, recollect, ponder, excite and CELEBRATE what has turned out to be a huge step forward for projection. All of you have made contributions to this massive change in projection illumination – invention, development, forecasting, education, gatekeeping, investing, exhibition – guardians of image quality, economics and safety. Many of you continue to do so!

WHAT:  Each session will consist of a two-hour GoToMeeting.  Participants are encouraged to participate as they wish – anecdotes, questions, answers, stories, mysteries, clues – all with the goal to more completely inform the group as to what happened, when, how, why and “who dunnit”.  The audience will include 10-20 “Pioneers” – many LIPA members, some not – to guide various topics such as:

• When did laser projection start?
• What lasers were used in the early days?
• Were there any products or demos in the 90s?
• What was the impact of the conversion from film to Digital on the development of LIPs?
• Why did it take so long to get from concept to commercialization 1995 – 2014?  – Beck and Niven dialog
• What companies Co-founded LIPA? How much was invested to get the regulations right?
• How did the broader financial markets impact (and impede) development and commercialization?
• How were the conversions from film to digital Cinema and the development of LIPs intertwined?
• How did DCI and Hollywood act as guardians of image quality for Digital Cinema
• What impact did 3D have on LIP development?
• What were the biggest Regulatory challenges and how were they overcome?
• What technical breakthroughs enabled development of laser projection?
• What is the current status of LIP vs. LAMP regulation?
• What is the future of LIPA (Current Members speak)

HOW: Any participant can enter the discussion live, send questions in advance (billbeck59a2@gmail.com) or send questions (or answers) via the GoToMeeting Chat box. All interested in LIPs are welcome. 

**REGISTRATION**: https://www.lipainfo.org/aro/meeting/lipa10years

Any questions please email us at info@lipainfo.org

What: Celebrate LIPA’s 10th Anniversary with members and Laser Projection Pioneers – past and present. The sessions will be informal and a great opportunity to learn some history, find out more about LIPA’s past successes and current work! When: Thursday, May 27, 2021 Two Differnt Times: Session 1: 4:00AM-6:00AM New York / 10:00AM-12:00PM BRUSSELS / 4:00PM-6:00PM BEIJING / 5:00PM-7:00PM TOKYO Session 2: 7:00AM-9:00AM San Francisco / 10:00AM-12:00PM NEW YORK / 4:00-6:00PM BRUSSELS Where: A GoToMeeting. Invitations with topics and login details over the next 2 weeks. All are welcome, including anyone who wants to learn more about the history, evolution and future of Laser Illuminated Projectors.

Want more inforamtion about the meeting? Email us at info@lipainfo.org or subscribe to our mailing list below!

The Laser Illuminated Projector Association, also known as “LIPA”, has announced its officers for calendar year 2021.  Nominations were made in December and LIPA’s Board ratified the nominations listed in the table below.

Position	2021 Officers	2020 Officers
LIPA Chairman	Goran Stojmenovik, Barco	Goran Stojmenovik, Barco
LIPA Vice Chairman	Hideyuki Kanayama, Panasonic	Tsuneharu Nomura, Sony
Secretary	Tim Ryan, Texas Instruments	Tim Ryan, Texas Instruments
Regulatory Business Chairman	Hideyuki Kanayama, Panasonic	Hideyuki Kanayama, Panasonic
Membership Chairman	Wei Gu, Appotronics	Richard Miller, Seiko Epson
Finance Chairman	Richard McPherson, Sharp-NEC	Pamela Lothman, Christie Digital
Communications Chairman	Goran Stojmenovik, Barco	Goran Stojmenovik, Barco

Goran Stojmenovik continues as Chairman of LIPA for 2021.  Goran will also serve as the ad-interim Communications Chairman until a nomination is made and approved.

Hideyuki Kanayama, an early pioneer in the development of laser illuminated projection and an expert in international regulations, has been elected Vice Chairman of LIPA. He will continue to lead LIPA’s regulatory efforts as Regulatory Business Chairman in 2021.

Tim Ryan continues as Secretary of LIPA for 2021.  Tim represents Texas Instruments, a founding member of LIPA and long-time supplier of DLPÒ Chips to the digital projection industry.

Wei Gu of Appotronics Co., Ltd, has been elected Membership Chairman and will take over for Richard Miller of Seiko Epson.  Wei will help expand our membership, and in particular, increase our outreach to Asia/Pacific companies.  He will also help us develop stronger communications channels to LIPA’s existing and new members.

Richard McPherson, of Sharp-NEC Displays, is also a long-time member of LIPA.  He has been elected Finance Chairman for 2021 and will continue as a contributing member of the Communications Working Group.