PLEASE NOTE: the event dates have changed >>>
24 - 26 October 2026
24 - 26 October 2026
Nantong, Jiangsu, China

Information for Authors and Presenters

Instructions, deadlines, and tips to prepare and submit your work
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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 this fall. 

Join your peers in Nantong

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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. 

Important dates


Abstracts due 10 June 2026
Registration opens August 2026
Authors notified and program posts online 3 August 2026
Submission system opens for manuscripts and poster PDFs* 24 August 2026
Poster PDFs due for spie.org preview and publication 30 September 2026
Manuscripts due 7 October 2026
*Presentation at the event is required for publication

Why present and publish your work as part of SPIE/COS Photonics Asia?


Here's how submitting an abstract puts a spotlight on your work:

  • Your participation in the conference gains you international visibility
  • Your research becomes a part of the world's permanent scientific record
  • Your work will be indexed in all relevant scientific databases*

Make sure that your research gets timely publication in the SPIE Digital Library.

*SPIE partners with relevant scientific databases to ensure visibility for your research, including Astrophysical Data System (ADS), Ei Compendex, CrossRef, Google Scholar, Inspec, Scopus, and Web of Science Conference Proceedings Citation Index.

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