By Geoff Giordano
When a roomful of past presidents, board members and faithful staffers gathered at Miami’s Hyatt® Regency recently to honor Peter Baker’s 25th year as executive director of the Laser Institute of America, the genuine respect and admiration for his visionary and resolute leadership was palpable.
The reception, held during the 32nd annual International Congress on Applications of Lasers & Electro-Optics (ICALEO®) in October, was characterized by the typically harmonious blend of brilliant minds and personalities Baker has orchestrated since he was elected to lead LIA at the fifth ICALEO in 1988. Continue reading