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 Robbine Waters, your Conference Program Coordinator.
Information for Conference Chairs
Information for Program Committee Members
Information for Session Chairs
Conference Timeline and Due Dates
| 20 March 2017 |
Call for Papers due from Conference Chairs |
| 7 August 2017 |
Abstracts due |
| 14 August 2017 |
Short Course proposals due for Education Program |
| 5 September 2017 |
Advanced Program due from Conference Chairs including paper placement within the sessions |
| 20 September 2017 |
Chairs planning teleconference |
| 25 September 2017 |
Advance Program finalized by Conference Chairs |
| 9 October 2017 |
Authors notified of acceptance |
| 30 October 2017 |
Conference fee waivers due from Conference Chairs |
| 4 December 2017 |
Student Grant Applications due from student authors |
| 4 December 2017 |
RFW Student Paper Award, Physics and Young Scientist Award submissions due from student authors |
| 11 December 2017 |
Final Program changes due from Conference Chairs |
| 11 December 2017 |
Last chance for author revisions email to Program Coordinator |
| 8 January 2018 |
RFW All-Conference Finalist nominations, Physics, and Young Scientist Award winnders due from Conference Chairs |
| 15 January 2018 |
Manuscripts due for all conferences with post-meeting proceeding, submit via spie.org |
| 22 January 2018 |
Student Paper Award finalists due from Symposium Chairs |
| 10-15 February 2018 |
Conference Dates - Houston, Texas |
| 2 March 2018 |
Manuscript Reviews and introductions completed by Conference Chairs |
2018 Conference Schedule
Physics of Medical Imaging (MI101) - Monday through Thursday
Image Processing (MI102) - Sunday through Tuesday
Computer-Aided Diagnosis (MI103) - Tuesday through Thurssday
Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling (MI104) - Tuesday through Thursday
Image Perception, Observer Performance, and Technology Assessment (MI105) - Sunday through Monday
Biomedical Applications in Molecular, Structural, and Functional Imaging (MI106) - Sunday through Tuesday
Imaging Informatics for Healthcare, Research, and Applications (MI107) - Wednesday through Thursday
Ultrasonic Imaging and Tomography (MI108) - Wednesday through Thursday
Digital Pathology (MI109) - Sunday through Monday
