| 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
