Join your colleagues 26-30 April 2026 at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland.
Below are details of what is included with registration, plus exhibition, course, and press registration. Review pricing, SPIE Membership discounts, and more.
Exhibition-only registration is free and includes access to all industry sessions.
If you:
need to pay via bank transfer
need an invoice for payment
are an Administrator registering one or more people
Complete the PDF registration form and email to customerservice@spie.org.
There is a $75 USD service charge for processing refunds for conference or course registrations. Requests for refunds or course transfers must be received by 10 April 2026; all registration fees will be forfeited after this date. Membership dues and special events are not refundable.
All online charges are made in US dollars.
NOTE: Join as an SPIE Member to save more than the cost of an annual Membership with a single event registration. Purchase your Membership during check-out.
| Purchase Membership and save! | ||
| SPIE Member | Non-Member | |
| Speaker or author, program committee, session chair | $1,100 | $1,290 |
| Non-author attendee | $1,100 | $1,290 |
| Student | $610 | $1,290 |
| Booth Staff (must be with exhibiting company) | Free | Free |
| Exhibition visitor (includes industry sessions) | Free | Free |
| Full registration | Booth staff | Exhibition visitor | |
| All presentations, plenaries, and special events | ✔ | ||
| 50 proceedings downloads* | ✔ | ||
| Welcome Reception** |
✔ | ✔ | |
| Exhibition |
✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Industry sessions |
✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
*Proceedings are fully published on the SPIE Digital Library six weeks after the event; SPIE will email instructions at this time.
**Guest admission tickets for the Welcome Reception can be purchased separately for $75.
SPIE Members receive conference and course registration discounts, which are applied at the time of registration. SPIE Student Members receive even greater discounts on courses, particularly during early registration.
SPIE Student Member registration rates are available only to undergraduate and graduate students who have not yet received their PhD or MD. Post-docs may not join SPIE as a Student Member.
Not an SPIE Member? Purchase Membership with your registration and receive your discounts right away or contact membership@spie.org for more information.
For credentialed press and media representatives only. Please email contact information, title, and organization to media@spie.org.
US Government credit card users: have your purchasing officer contact the credit card company and get prior authorization before attempting to register. Advise your purchasing agent that SPIE is considered a 8398 company for authorization purposes.
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