Wirtschaft Regional October 2000

This year, LOBO electronic GmbH once again received more of the coveted ILDA Awards than any other company in the world.

Aalen/Stuttgart. The "International Laser Display Association" (ILDA) is the umbrella organization of all professional enterprises in show laser business worldwide. The approximately 150 members of the US-based association meet once a year for a multi-day conference to exchange experiences. Whereas last year's meeting was held in "Walt Disney World", Florida, LOBO from Aalen in cooperation with MediaLas from Hechingen invited to "ILDA 2000" taking place in Germany for the first time.
Three quarters of the participants from all over the world already joined the Welcome Reception in LOBO's new premises on the evening of October 5th. Everybody wanted to get a personal idea of this globally renowned company. In addition to sparkling wine and snacks, the newest creations of the LOBO Studios as well as lots of state-of-the-art laser technology could be marveled at.
LOBO's General Manager Lothar Bopp: "We are very glad to notice that in 2000 ILDA has become aware of the fact that some of the biggest and the most innovative enterprises in laser show business are based in Germany."
During the three following days, the participants of the conference took the opportunity to exchange their experiences or to discover new products in Stuttgart's SI-Center. Many discussion panels and workshops dealt with everyday issues of laserists.
In between, the members elected a new board: Chris Ward, who had been ILDA president for years, resigned to have more time for his other projects and was replaced by Tony Zmorenski of Walt Disney World.
Two evening events in the Concert Hall in Karlsruhe marked the glamorous highlights of the conference. During the Lase-Off, the latest laser spectacles of ILDA members were presented in a 2-hours show marathon.
In the last night's traditional ceremony the best shows of the year were recognized by the prestigious ILDA Awards. The ILDA Awards are considered to be the most important awards of the industry by far. Everybody obtaining an ILDA Award belongs to the exclusive club of the world's leading laser show designers.
With 10 awards, i.e. one quarter of all prizes, LOBO once again received more ILDA trophies than any other company.
LOBO-Art-Director: "It is very difficult to measure creativity objectively. Therefore, ILDA itself, consisting exclusively of competing laser show companies, is certainly the best organization to judge the most creative designers among their own members. We are very glad and proud that, this year again, we could defend our leading position and that we were especially successful in the categories mostly disputed.”
So the laser spectacle "Dreamscape" presented for the first time at SIB 2000 Exhibition in Rimini was awarded the best indoor laser show of the year. Furthermore, LOBO obtained first-price awards in all beam show categories.
For the highlight of the official German Millennium celebrations in front of Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, that was watched live by up to 1,5 billions of spectators, LOBO has been honored as well. A mega event in Medina / Saudi Arabia with a projection on a gigantic water screen and hundreds of actors, was awarded, too. Among the multimedia shows, LOBO's creation for the German manufacturer of construction cranes, DEMAG, was honored. Also a new laser animation technique realistically simulating chrome reflections of a passing Cadillac attracted the jury's attention. And finally also an opener produced for the discotheque chain "Riverside" was awarded as well.
No doubt that the conference was a big success for LOBO. Especially the impressive number of ILDA awards shows that the heart of show laser business currently beats in Aalen, Germany.