I posed the laser pointer question to the Conservators DistList and was referred to the following URL: http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/byform/mailing-lists/cdl/  (search for laser pointers). Although there are doubts that keep the conservators from endorsing the use of laser pointers, they could measure no discernable degradation in their tests. It seems that it may be the safest solution currently available for directing audience attention. (I use a laser pointer fairly regularly with a slide presentation and I have found it difficult to direct the beam at any single point for very long.)
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Allen C. Smith, Director
Naglee Fine Arts, Elmira, NY
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