ILDA LSO Class at SELEM 2023 - Reply if interested

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07-01-2023, 07:25
buffo

ILDA LSO Class at SELEM 2023 - Reply if interested

As posted in the SELEM sign-up thread, Patrick Murphy (the executive director of ILDA, aka "ILDADirect" here on PL) will be attending SELEM this year. Patrick emailed me this week to say that he is willing to teach the ILDA Laser Safety Officer course while he is in town for SELEM, assuming we have people who are interested in taking the class.

EDIT: We have people who want to take the LSO class, so Patrick has set up a registration link on the ILDA website. Go to https://www.ildamember.com/events and scroll down to the entry for SELEM - August 8th, and then click the "Register" button to sign up and pay for the class.

So, if you are interested in taking the ILDA LSO course, please reply to this thread. Assuming we have some interest in the class, we will do our best to pick a time for the class that will fit everyone's schedule while minimizing any time spent away from SELEM. (We fully recognize that no one wants to miss out on all the SELEM fun!) Patrick said that the classroom portion normally takes about 6 hours - sometimes more - and then on top of that you need to add the time to complete the final exam.

If you've never taken the ILDA LSO course, I highly recommend it. We've been able to host this course 4 separate times at previous SELEMs, and the feedback from those who have taken the course has been overwhelmingly positive. If you'd like more information about the course, you can read about it on the ILDA website here: https://www.ilda.com/LSOcourse.htm

The usual cost to take the course is $649 if you are not an ILDA member, and $525 if you are already an ILDA member. Upon successful completion of the course, ILDA will issue you a certificate and add your name to the published list of people who have completed the course.

Adam
07-02-2023, 07:30
HankLloydRight

Is it possible to have a short add-on session for existing LSOs for the new Cat-A standard? I see on the ILDA site it's now included in the LSO course and certificate. I know it's sort-of a subset of the existing training, but if it's possible for Patrick to do an "LSO booster shot", I think many people would do it (or at least I would).
07-04-2023, 06:41
kecked

Quote:

Originally Posted by HankLloydRight

Is it possible to have a short add-on session for existing LSOs for the new Cat-A standard? I see on the ILDA site it's now included in the LSO course and certificate. I know it's sort-of a subset of the existing training, but if it's possible for Patrick to do an "LSO booster shot", I think many people would do it (or at least I would).

id do that if you can do it remote as webinar.
07-06-2023, 08:52
buffo

Cat-A class is a go!

Patrick said the stand-alone Cat-A course takes about 90 minutes. He is willing to add the entire Cat-A course to his presentation, if anyone present wants to stick around for the course. (So he would introduce the concept for the first 15 minutes or so, get people's feedback on the concept, and then proceed into the actual course material for those who are interested in taking the class.)

Patrick is willing to offer this stand-alone Cat-A course for FREE to all SELEM attendees. Furthermore, if you have already completed the ILDA LSO course and passed that exam, then assuming you complete this Cat-A course and pass the final exam for this class, you will be issued a new ILDA LSO certificate that states that you've received the Cat-A training.

We need to pick a date and time that works best for everyone, both for the ILDA LSO class and for Patrick's stand-alone Cat-A course.

For the Cat-A class, I'm thinking either Tuesday or Wednesday, maybe from 1 PM to 3 PM. Sound OK?

For the LSO course, we'll need to hear from the people who want to take the class before we try to set a date and time...

Adam
07-06-2023, 08:58
HankLloydRight

Quote:

Originally Posted by buffo

Patrick is willing to offer this stand-alone Cat-A course for FREE to all SELEM attendees.

That's awesome! I'm in for the Cat-A class.
Thanks for arranging this.
07-06-2023, 12:41
bradstockdale

I somehow deleted my original post. Ahem... sorry...

I would be interested in the LSO course.

:)
07-07-2023, 01:08
Bradfo69

Quote:

Originally Posted by bradstockdale

I somehow deleted my original post. Ahem... sorry...

I would be interested in the LSO course.

:)

I'm in for the Cat-A course. If enough interest is there for the LSO course, I can make arrangements with Local 74 to see if we can use a proper classroom in their school next door.
07-07-2023, 15:00
clickamouse

Cat-a for me.

Much thanks.

…Mike
07-07-2023, 21:03
cfavreau

This is a great opportunity. LSO Course please.
07-09-2023, 09:28
Displaser

I’m in for Cat-A as well. Tuesday or Wednesday will be best.
07-10-2023, 07:26
buffo

For those who want to take the LSO class:

Would you guys be OK if we scheduled the class to start on Tuesday morning? I'm thinking we might be able to start the class earlier in the morning (maybe 7 or 8?), so people wouldn't have to miss out on too much SELEM fun. Would need to do this either in a hotel conference room or in one of the union classrooms in the other side of the SELEM venue. (Brad, what would be the earliest we could get people into one of those classrooms, assuming one is available?)

For those who want to take the Cat-A class:

How does Wednesday afternoon work? Thinking about starting the intro at 1:30 PM, with the class to follow immediately after. Should be wrapped up by 3:30 PM, or 4 PM at the latest. This would be done in the lobby area at SELEM (near the VR gaming area).

Adam
07-10-2023, 07:31
swamidog

sign me up for CAT-A. Wednesday afternoon is fine.

Quote:

Originally Posted by buffo

For those who want to take the Cat-A class:

How does Wednesday afternoon work? Thinking about starting the intro at 1:30 PM, with the class to follow immediately after. Should be wrapped up by 3:30 PM, or 4 PM at the latest. This would be done in the lobby area at SELEM (near the VR gaming area).

Adam
07-10-2023, 07:45
clickamouse

Cat-A on Wednesday works for me.
07-10-2023, 07:56
bradstockdale

The times are fine for me. Whenever the LSO class is, I'll be there. :)
07-10-2023, 07:59
HankLloydRight

Wednesday is good for me.
07-10-2023, 09:41
CountFunkula

I'm in for the Cat-A session! No preference on time.
07-10-2023, 10:55
Penguin

Penguin would like to take the class

Penguin would like to take the class. Thanks, Patrick! Wednesday afternoon works for me. <(")

Quote:

Originally Posted by buffo

For those who want to take the LSO class:

Would you guys be OK if we scheduled the class to start on Tuesday morning? I'm thinking we might be able to start the class earlier in the morning (maybe 7 or 8?), so people wouldn't have to miss out on too much SELEM fun. Would need to do this either in a hotel conference room or in one of the union classrooms in the other side of the SELEM venue. (Brad, what would be the earliest we could get people into one of those classrooms, assuming one is available?)

For those who want to take the Cat-A class:

How does Wednesday afternoon work? Thinking about starting the intro at 1:30 PM, with the class to follow immediately after. Should be wrapped up by 3:30 PM, or 4 PM at the latest. This would be done in the lobby area at SELEM (near the VR gaming area).

Adam
07-13-2023, 10:25
buffo

OK, Patrick has put up an official registration entry on the ILDA website for the LSO class. You can find it here: https://www.ildamember.com/events Everyone who wants to take the LSO class needs to follow this link and sign up. Just scroll down to the entry for SELEM - August 8th - and click the REGISTER button to sign up and pay for the course.

The LSO class is currently scheduled to start on Tuesday, August 8th at 9 am and run until 6 PM, but Patrick said he hopes to be done by 5 PM. Also, we may need to move the start time up a bit (slightly earlier) depending on the schedule of the office workers in that part of the building.

The Cat-A presentation and class will be on Wednesday afternoon (August 9th), starting at 3 PM. Note that the ILDA board is having their meeting that same day, from 1 PM to 3 PM, so we're going to set up a screen with a projector in the lobby area so that anyone who wants to listen in on the ILDA board meeting (which is done via video conference - Zoom I think), can watch everything on the screen. If you ever wondered what an ILDA board meeting is like, here's your chance to find out! :)

Adam
07-13-2023, 21:14
cfavreau

Thanks Adam and Patrick. Signed myself up for the LSO class. I am looking forward to it.