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25 - 30 January 2025
San Francisco, California, US

Photonics West Registration Information

Find registration details for the 2025 event

Register now for Photonics West 2025


Join your colleagues 25 - 30 January 2025 at The Moscone Center in San Francisco. See below for details of what is included, plus information about exhibition, course, and press registrations. Review pricing, SPIE Membership discounts, and more.

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All online charges are made in US dollars. For those paying via bank transfer or administrators registering one or more people, or if you need an invoice: Download the PDF registration form

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Registration fees for the 2025 event


All online charges are made in US dollars. For those paying via bank transfers or administrators registering one or more people use the Registration Form PDF, available by late October.

NOTE: Join as an SPIE Member to save more than the cost of an annual Membership with a single event registration. Purchase your Membership during check-out.

Prices increase $170 after 10 January 2025. All online charges are made in US dollars. 

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SPIE Member  Non-Member 
Speaker or author, program committee, session chair $905 $1,080
Non-author attendee $905 $1,080
Student $515 $1,080
Booth Staff (must be with exhibiting company) Free Free
Exhibition visitor (includes industry sessions and access to four exhibitions) Free Free

Exhibition visitor registration


Included with registration in 2025


             Full registration Booth staff Exhibition visitor
All presentations, plenaries, and other special events
50 proceedings downloads*
Access to SPIE AR | VR | MR technical and invited program
Welcome Reception**
Photonics West Exhibition
BiOS Expo
Quantum West Expo
AR | VR | MR Exhibition
Industry sessions
Job Fair

*Proceedings are fully published on the SPIE Digital Library six weeks after the event; SPIE will email instructions at this time.

**Guest admission tickets for the Welcome Reception can be purchased separately during the registration process. 

Special event pricing


Pricing for add-on events All attendees
Welcome Reception Guest Tickets $60

The Welcome Reception is included with all paid registrations. This pricing is for additional guest tickets only, which can be added when registering for the meeting. Space may be limited, so purchase early for your guests.

Course registration information


Courses are priced separately and prices include applicable taxes.

  • Course-only registration includes your selected course(s), course notes, coffee breaks, and admittance to all exhibitions
  • Course prices increase $100 after the deadline
  • Course prices include applicable taxes
  • Onsite, please go to the course materials pickup after you pick up your badge
  • Allow yourself enough time to register, pick up your materials, and get to your course

SPIE Member, SPIE Student Member, and student pricing


SPIE Members receive conference and course registration discounts, which are applied at the time of registration. SPIE Student Members receive even greater discounts on courses, particularly during early registration.

SPIE Student Member registration rates are available only to undergraduate and graduate students who have not yet received their PhD. Post-docs may not join SPIE as a Student Member.

Not an SPIE Member? Purchase Membership with your registration and receive your discounts right away. Or contact membership@spie.org for more information.

Press registration


Refund policy


There is a $75 USD service charge for processing refunds for conference or course registrations. Requests for refunds must be received by 10 January 2025; all registration fees will be forfeited after this date. Membership dues and special events are not refundable.

US Government credit cards


US Government credit card users: have your purchasing officer contact the credit card company and get prior authorization before attempting to register. Advise your purchasing agent that SPIE is considered an 8398 company for authorization purposes.

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