SPIE will offer short courses at Advanced Lithography + Patterning. Join us on-site for training to connect with instructors and peers.
Created by experts, SPIE courses are designed to expand your knowledge and skills. Topics include optical and EUV lithography, patterning technologies, metrology, atomic layer etching, microlithography, photoresist processing and more. Take what you learn in class and apply it directly to your work. Full course program to come when registration opens in October 2024.
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There is more than one reason to take a course:
SPIE Members receive discounts on courses, which are applied at the time of registration. Student Members receive even greater discounts on courses, particularly during early registration.
For more information contact courses@spie.org.
Not an SPIE Member? Purchase Membership with your registration and receive your discount right away.
• Check in at the Registration Desk to get your badge and verify any courses for which you signed up.
• Go to the Course Desk.*
• Have your badge scanned and get your course materials and classroom location.**
* The Course Desk is usually in the same location as the Registration Desk. If not, ask an SPIE staff member — they will know!
** Your course materials serve as your ticket to enter the classroom. Do not go to the classroom without picking up your course materials. Be sure to pick them up at least 30 minutes before your first course starts to ensure you get to the classroom on time.
Course registration includes a printed copy of the course materials. Some courses may include textbooks. Check the course descriptions for more information.
Yes, most people collect materials for multiple courses at the same time.
Classroom locations are provided on-site when you collect your course materials. Locations vary and courses may be held in a different location than the conferences.
We recommend coming to the Course Desk at least 30 minutes prior to the start of the course to give yourself time to collect your materials and walk to your classroom.
As a courtesy to the instructor and other attendees, please arrive to the classroom at least five minutes prior to, but no later than the posted start time.
Course materials can be picked up any time before the scheduled date and time of your course, but it is a good idea to pick them up at least 30 minutes prior. Remember, you will not be allowed access to your classroom without them.
Yes, you may register on-site for courses that still have open seats. However, we recommend registering for courses early to ensure you get a seat in your preferred course. They do fill up, so a seat may not be available. Courses without sufficient registration three weeks prior to the event are subject to cancellation.
No, there are no waitlists. Be sure to register early to secure a seat in your preferred course.
If a course instructor becomes unavailable or if there is an insufficient number of registrations three weeks prior to the conference, SPIE reserves the right to cancel.
In either event, you will be contacted via email by SPIE staff.
You may transfer your registration to a different course or ask for a refund before registration fees increase.
If you cancel before this date, you will receive a full refund for the course, less a $75 USD service charge for processing the refund.
PLEASE NOTE: All transfer requests and registration fees will be forfeited after this date.
No, in-person courses are not recorded. You must take the course on-site at the specified time.
No, there is no option to attend an in-person course virtually. You must take the course on-site at the specified time to participate.
SPIE has a broad portfolio of online courses taught by the same experts as our in-person courses, but accessible at a time and place that work for you. Hoever, not all conference courses are available in this format.
To see the current list of online offerings and for more information, visit SPIE Online Courses.
Yes, SPIE awards digital badges and certificates to participants who attend in-person courses at events. Certificates will be sent via email to attendees approximately six weeks after the conference has ended.
To receive these digital credentials you must:
More information about digital credentials can be found at SPIE Badges and Certificates.
If you have additional questions about these courses, please contact courses@spie.org for assistance.
