Information for authors and presenters

Information for authors, chairs, and committees: instructions, deadlines, and tips

Present at SPIE Photonex: Call for papers is open

On this page find links to instructions, important dates, and other information for a successful abstract submission and then preparation for presenting at SPIE Photonex.

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Important dates

Abstract submission deadline 15 June 2022
Author notification  30 August 2022
Submission system opens for presentations and manuscripts* TBD 2022
Manuscript due date 1 November 2022
Oral presentation videos due 1 November 2022
Poster PDF and preview videos due 1 November 2022

*Authors must register prior to uploading

Preparing for your participation

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Prepare to present

Guidelines for oral and poster presentations

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Prepare your manuscript

Review the manuscript submission guidelines.

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Chairs and committees

Timelines and overview of your duties before and during the conference.

Benefits of presenting and publishing your work with SPIE

Here's why publishing with SPIE puts a spotlight on your work:

  • the event will bring you international visibility
  • your research becomes a part of the world's permanent scientific record
  • your work will be indexed in all relevant scientific databases*

Make sure that your research gets timely publication in the SPIE Digital Library.

*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.