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 for your dedication—we truly could not do this without you.
Below you'll find specific information for each of these roles. If you have any questions or concerns at any point along the way, please don't hesitate to contact your Conference Program Coordinator.
Abstracts due | 15 June 2022 |
Authors notified and program posts online | 29 August 2022 |
Registration opens | September 2022 |
Submission system opens for manuscripts and poster PDFs* | 3 October 2022 |
Poster PDFs due for spie.org preview and publication | 9 November 2022 |
Manuscripts due | 16 November 2022 |
Advance upload deadline for oral presentation slides** | 4 December 2022 |
Poster presenters upload self-recorded video for publication | 9 to 19 December 2022 |
*Contact author or speaker must register prior to uploading
**After this date slides must be uploaded onsite at Speaker Check-In
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Program committee members who are essentially inactive will be rotated off after two or three successive occasions exhibiting negligible involvement, in the interests of efficiency and to make space for new committee members.
For information on how to prepare for and chair a session see the guidelines on chairing a session
If you have any questions or need more information, please contact your Conference Program Coordinator.