Information for authors and presenters

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

Prepare to present

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.

Abstracts due (date extended) 24 July 2023
Registration opens July 2023
Authors notified and program posts online 18 August 2023
Submission system opens for manuscripts and poster PDFs* 22 August 2023
Poster PDFs due for spie.org preview and publication 19 Sept. 2023
Manuscripts due 4 October 2023
Advance upload deadline for oral presentation slides** 17 October 2023

*Contact author or speaker must register prior to uploading
**After this date slides must be uploaded onsite

Prepare to share your work


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.