Health and safety for SPIE Digital Optical Technologies

We are monitoring the situation and will keep this page updated as we prepare for the event.
Attendees gather at SPIE conference

Health and safety for Digital Optical Technologies

SPIE is working closely with each event’s convention center facility, city travel bureaus, contractors, and other event partners on health and safety measures. We are committed to safely accommodating all attendees by including sanitation stations throughout the event facility, as well as locations where you can find personal hand sanitizers and disposable masks for those who wish to wear one.

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SPIE will continue to update this page as more information is available. If you have any questions, please contact customerservice@spie.org.

Last update: 15 May 2023

SPIE follows the guidance of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control as it relates to COVID-19 and other communicable diseases, as well as local requirements to meet safely. Requirements are subject to change.

In this section:

SPIE safe meeting protocols

This page reflects current rules and expectations and will be kept up to date as any requirements change.

  • SPIE will follow the latest published requirements and safe gathering protocols established in the location where each event occurs
  • Among national, state, local, or facility-specific rules or recommendations, SPIE will abide by the most restrictive of them
  • Event policies may change if local, state, or federal rules change prior to or during an event

How we can all help

  • Wash hands frequently
  • Masks are welcome but not required
  • Respect the personal space and comfort level of others
  • Do not attend if you are not feeling well and/or you test positive for COVID
  • Follow health guidelines from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and the German government.