Once onsite, conference chairs responsibilities include:
- Pick up their registration materials and chair packet at the Chair Registration Desk
- Check for any late program updates on the room sign outside of the meeting room
- Provide backup for session chairs and deal with any withdrawals (cancellation or no-shows) according to SPIE Manuscript Policies
- Ensure that the session forms are returned to your Program Coordinator, the Registration Desk, the AV Desk, or the AV room monitor at the end of the conference. Authors will have been notified that SPIE enforces a no-present, no-publish policy, so it is very important that the session forms provided by SPIE be returned to us!
- Attend the planning meeting for next year's symposium.
If you are also Chairing a Session within the Conference, view the Session Chair guidelines within your specific meeting.
