The 2024 call for papers is open. Find information on these pages about being a presenter at SPIE Photonics West.
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| Abstracts due | 19 July 2023 |
| Registration opens | October 2023 |
| Authors notified and program posts online | 9 October 2023 |
| Submission system opens for manuscripts and poster PDFs* | 27 November 2023 |
| Poster PDFs due for spie.org preview and publication | 3 January 2024 |
| Manuscripts due | 10 January 2024 |
| Advance upload deadline for oral presentation slides** | 25 January 2024 |
*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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