Chairs also act as Proceedings Editors and work with their designated SPIE Staff Proceedings Coordinator to collect all delinquent manuscripts and resolve any publications issues
- An SPIE Staff Proceedings Coordinator will be assigned to your conference once volume numbers are assigned before the Advance program goes to print
- Conference chairs are expected to make certain that each manuscript is reviewed by one or more committee members, a session chair, or by her/himself.
- Manuscripts are accessible to assigned reviewers through MySPIE.org
Print the MySPIE Conference Chair Review System Information and Step-by-Step Instructions
Print the MySPIE Technical Committee Review Step-by-Step Instructions
Onsite Volume Manuscripts Due from Authors
- Manuscripts are due 10 weeks before the meeting, for those Proceedings Volumes that will be made available at the meeting.
- The manuscript reviews must be completed by 8 weeks before the meeting.
Post-Meeting Volume Manuscripts Due from Authors
- Manuscripts are due 4 weeks before the meeting for Proceedings volumes that will be shipped 4-6 weeks after the meeting.
- The manuscript review period is 4 weeks prior to the meeting until 2 weeks after the meeting.