17 - 20 March 2025
Vancouver, B.C., Canada

Information for authors and presenters

Information for authors, chairs, and committees: instructions, deadlines, and tips

Prepare to share

On this page find links to instructions, important dates, and other information for a successful abstract submission as well as what you need to know for presenting at the meeting. Join your peers in Vancouver.

Guidelines for oral and poster presenters and a helpful to-do list.

Prepare to present

Prepare to share your work


It is important to start preparation of your presentation and manuscript early.
Please be sure to carefully review the important dates and deadlines and read emails that you receive from SPIE. We are glad that you are interested in being a part of this dynamic program. We are here to support you in this journey from conference presentation to publication. 

Important dates


Abstracts due 11 September 2024
Registration opens 18 November 2024
Author notified and program posts online 25 November 2024
Submission system opens for manuscripts and poster PDFs* 13 January 2025
Poster PDFs due for spie.org preview and publication 19 February 2025
Manuscripts due 26 February 2025
Advance upload deadline for oral presentation slides** 13 March 2025

*Contact author or speaker must register prior to uploading
**After this date slides must be uploaded onsite at Speaker Check-in