Information for authors and presenters

Instructions, deadlines, and tips to prepare your work. Plus, information for chairs and committees.

Preparing your abstract

On this page 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.

The call for papers is open.

Presenter at SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation

Important dates

Abstracts due	15 November 2023
Registration opens	February 2024
Authors notified and program posts online	26 February 2024
Submission system opens for manuscripts and poster PDFs*	14 April 2024
Poster PDFs due for spie.org preview and publication	22 May 2024
Manuscripts due	29 May 2024
Advance upload deadline for oral presentation slides**	13 June 2024

*The contact author or speaker must register prior to uploading
**After this date, slides must be uploaded on site at Speaker Check-in

How to prepare for your participation

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Submit an abstract

Review the conference topics and find where your research fits best.

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Prepare to present

Review information for preparing an oral or poster presentation.

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Prepare your manuscript

Guidelines and templates for preparing your proceedings paper for the SPIE Digital Library.

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Chairs and Committees

Timelines and overview of chair and committee duties before and during the event.

Promote your presentation

#SPIEastro

Don't forget to share with social media and via email that you will be sharing your work at SPIE Astronomical Instrumentation + Telescopes. Use hashtags that highlight your field and your research, and, of course, use #SPIEastro to promote your participation in the event.

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