Information for Authors and Presenters

Instructions, deadlines, and tips for preparing your work. Plus, information for chairs and committees.

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Sharing your research

Find links to instructions, important dates, and other information for what you need to know for presenting at the meeting. We look forward to seeing you present in Copenhagen.

Guidelines for oral and poster presenters and a helpful to-do list

Prepare to present

Important dates

Abstracts due	3 December 2025
Registration opens	9 March 2026
Authors notified and program posts online	16 March 2026
Submission system opens for manuscripts and poster PDFs*	4 May 2026
Poster PDFs due for spie.org preview and publication	10 June 2026
Manuscripts due	17 June 2026
Advance upload deadline for oral presentation slides**	3 July 2026

*The contact author or speaker must register prior to uploading
**After this date, slides must be uploaded onsite at Speaker Check-in

How to prepare for your participation

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Submit an abstract

Review the conference topics and find where your research fits best.

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Get ready to present

Review information for preparing an oral or poster presentation.

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Get your manuscript ready

Guidelines and templates for preparing your proceedings paper for the SPIE Digital Library.

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Chairs and Committees

Timelines and overview of chair and committee duties before and during the event.