| Abstracts due | 1 October 2025 |
| Registration opens | December 2025 |
| Authors notified and program posts online | 8 December 2025 |
| Submission system opens for manuscripts and poster PDFs* | 12 January 2026 |
| Poster PDFs due for spie.org preview and publication | 18 February 2026 |
| Manuscripts due | 25 February 2026 |
| Advance upload deadline for oral presentation slides** | 13 March 2026 |
*Contact author or speaker must register prior to uploading
**After this date slides must be uploaded at the event
