5 - 10 July 2026
Copenhagen, Denmark

Information for Authors and Presenters

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

Preparing your abstract

Find links to instructions, important dates, and other information for a successful abstract submission, as well as what you need to know for presenting at the meeting.

The call for papers will open in September 2025. Acceptance into the program is subject to Chair approval.

Presenter at SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation

Important dates


Abstracts due 24 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