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 your dedication and for volunteering your time and expertise - we truly could not do this without you.
If you have any questions or concerns at any point along the way, please don't hesitate to contact Lillian Dickinson, your Conference Program Coordinator.
Information for Conference Chairs
Information for Program Committee Members
Information for Session Chairs
Conference Timeline and Due Dates
| 26 Mar 2018 |
Call for Papers due from Conference Chairs |
| 1 Aug 2018 |
Short Course proposals due for Education Program |
| 8 Aug 2018 |
Abstracts due |
| 10 Sept 2018 |
Advance Program due from Conference Chairs including paper placement within the sessions |
| 26 Sept 2018 |
Chairs Planning Teleconference |
| 1 Oct 2018 |
Advance Program finalized by Conference Chairs |
| 15 Oct 2018 |
Authors notified of acceptance |
| 12 Nov 2018 |
RFW Student Paper Award, Physics and Young Scientist Award submissions due from student authors |
| 3 Dec 2018 |
Student Grant Applications due from student authors |
| 3 Dec 2018 |
Final Program changes due from Conference Chairs |
| 3 Dec 2018 |
Last chance for author revisions - Email to Program Coordinator |
| 10 Dec 2018 |
RFW All-Conference Finalist nominations, Physics, and Young Scientist Award winners due from Conference Chairs |
| 7 Jan 2019 |
Conference fee waivers due from Conference Chairs |
| 14 Jan 2019 |
Student Paper Award finalists due from Symposium Chairs |
| 23 Jan 2019 |
Manuscripts due for all conferences with post-meeting proceedings - Submit via spie.org |
| 16-21 Feb 2019 |
Conference Dates - San Diego, CA, United States |
| 4 Mar 2019 |
Manuscript Reviews and introductions completed by Conference Chairs |
2019 Conference Schedule
Physics of Medical Imaging (MI101) - Sunday through Wednesday
Image Processing (MI102) - Tuesday through Thursday
Computer-Aided Diagnosis (MI103) - Sunday through Wednesday
Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling (MI104) - Sunday through Tuesday
Image Perception, Observer Performance, and Technology Assessment (MI105) - Wednesday through Thursday
Biomedical Applications in Molecular, Structural, and Functional Imaging (MI106) - Tuesday through Thursday
Imaging Informatics for Healthcare, Research, and Applications (MI107) - Sunday through Monday
Ultrasonic Imaging and Tomography (MI108) - Sunday through Monday
Digital Pathology (MI109) - Wednesday through Thursday
