Find important information and links for author presenters as you prepare to share your research with colleagues. Join your peers in beautiful British Columbia, Canada.
Guidelines for oral and poster presenters and a helpful to-do list.
It is important to start preparation of your presentation and manuscript early.
Please be sure to carefully review the important dates and deadlines and read emails that you receive from SPIE. We are glad that you are interested in being a part of this dynamic program. We are here to support you in this journey from conference presentation to publication.
| Abstracts due | 5 August 2026 |
| Registration opens | October 2026 |
| Authors notified and program posts online | 26 October 2026 |
| Applications open for RFW and conference awards | 26 October 2026 |
| Applications close for RFW and conference awards | 27 November 2026 |
| Submission system opens for manuscripts and poster PDFs* | 14 December 2026 |
| Poster PDFs due for spie.org preview and publication | 20 January 2027 |
| Manuscripts due | 27 January 2027 |
| Advance upload deadline for oral presentation slides** | 12 February 2027 |
*Contact author or speaker must register prior to uploading
**After this date slides must be uploaded onsite at Speaker Check-in
