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.
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 | 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 |
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*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.