Instructions on preparing your slides for presentation and publication are below. Oral speakers will attend the conference and present live to an audience. After your live presentation is finished, SPIE will publish the in-person recording of your talk (slide capture with audio, no camera footage of speaker). Your presentation recording will be published and archived in the conference proceedings on the SPIE Digital Library.
| Abstracts due date extended | 4 February 2026 |
| Registration opens | March 2026 |
| Authors notified and program posts online | 16 March 2026 |
| Submission system opens for manuscripts and poster PDFs* | 6 April 2026 |
| Poster PDFs due (for spie.org preview and publication) | 13 May 2026 |
| Manuscripts due | 20 May 2026 |
*Contact author or speaker must register prior to uploading
Create your slide presentation
The most successful presentation slides are graphically rich presentations of your research that both highlight the main points and fill in the most interesting details.
Your presentation slides should include:
Fonts
The session computer will have the standard font sets included in Mac OSX, Windows 10, as well as PowerPoint and Keynote. Please refrain from using custom or purchased fonts, as these will not be available and may impact how your presentation looks.
Aspect ratio
The meeting will be utilizing 16:9 aspect ratio projectors (widescreen) in all rooms. To utilize the full screen, you should create your presentation in “widescreen” format. The standard 4:3 format will work but it will not fill the entire screen when in presentation mode.
Media files
As a precaution, bring all media files with you to the meeting, even though you’ve embedded them in your slide presentation. While we can help with many aspects of your talk on-site, we can’t “fix” a missing media file.
Presentation file types
All file types are accepted except LibreOffice, and there are no file size restrictions. The session computer will run both Mac and Windows files natively. The computer has the following software installed.
In PowerPoint, save your file as a .pptx. Do not use .ppt, .pps, or other formats, as this will affect your file’s ability to open correctly. Presenter notes (if any) will be visible on the session computer.
Upload your slide presentation
It is recommended that presenters upload their slide presentations before going to their conference room. There will not be an option to use your own device. Should you require assistance with uploading or presenting, technicians will be available. Always bring a back-up copy of your slide presentation and media files with you to your session onsite.
1. Upload in advance
Share your presentation files early, so they are ready when you arrive onsite.
Advance upload deadline:
11:59 PM Pacific Time on Friday, 5 June 2026
2. Upload onsite at Speaker Check-in
Open during registration hours
Bring your presentation file on a USB device to the Speaker Check-in at least two hours before your session begins, or the day before if presenting in the first morning session.
Present in person
Audiovisual equipment in meeting rooms
Publication of your presentation