The responsibilities of being Conference Chair, Program Committee member, or Session Chair are crucial to the success of SPIE events, and it is you, our incredible volunteers, who are the true engine of the Society. On behalf of the Board of Directors and the entire staff of SPIE, THANK YOU for volunteering your time and dedication—we truly could not do this without you.
If you have any questions or concerns at any point along the way, please don't hesitate to contact your Conference Program Coordinator.
Conference Timeline and Deadlines
| 11 March 2019 | Call for papers due from Chairs |
| 8 April 2019 | Call for papers opens online at http://spie.org/pw |
| June 2019 | Hotel and Travel Online at http://spie.org/pw |
| 24 July 2019 | Abstracts due (authors submit abstracts via http://spie.org/pw) |
| 5 August 2019 | Chairs propose Short Courses for Education Program |
| 26 August 2019 | Advance Program due from Chairs |
| 25 September 2019 | Advance Program Online at http://spie.org/pw |
| 30 September 2019 | Author notifications sent by SPIE (contact author of each submission will be notified of acceptance via email) |
| 30 October 2019 | Student Grant Application Deadline |
| 2 December 2019 | Final Program due from Chairs |
| 11 December 2019 | Deadline for authors to submit manuscript for OPTO conferences with on-site proceedings: OE115, OE131-OE133 |
| 8 January 2020 | Deadline for authors to submit manuscript for all BiOS, LASE, and OPTO conferences (except OE115, OE131-OE133) |
| 6 January 2020 | Chairs complete Manuscript Reviews and submit Introduction to Proceedings for OPTO conferences with on-site proceedings: OE115, OE131-OE135 |
| 1 - 6 February 2020 | Conference held at The Moscone, San Francisco, California USA |
| 2 weeks after meeting | Chairs complete Manuscript Reviews and submit Introduction to Proceedings |
Information for Conference Chairs
Information for Program Committee Members
Information for Session Chairs
Important Dates
Abstracts Due
24 July 2019
Post-Deadline Abstracts
Submission Instructions
Author Notification
30 September 2019
Manuscripts Due
8 January 2020
(All conferences except
11288, 11307-11309)
On-site Manuscripts Due
18 December 2019
(11288, 11307-11309)
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