How to submit your abstract
- Browse the conference topics to review the conferences
- Choose one conference that most closely matches the topics of your abstract. You may submit more than one abstract, but submit each abstract only once
- Click the title of the conference to view the full description and submit by clicking the "Submit An Abstract" button on that page
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- Follow the steps in the submission wizard until the submission process is completed
Submission agreement
All presenting authors, including keynote, invited, oral, and poster presenters, agree to the following conditions by submitting an abstract:
- Register and pay the author registration fee
- Email messaging for the conference series
- Submit a manuscript by the advertised due date for publication in the conference proceedings on the SPIE Digital Library
- Obtain funding for registration fees, travel, and accommodations
- Attend the meeting
- Present at the scheduled time
Review and program placement
- To ensure a high-quality conference, all submissions will be assessed by the conference chairs/editors for technical merit and suitability of content
- Conference chairs/editors reserve the right to reject for presentation any paper that does not meet content requirements or presentation expectations
- Final placement in an oral or poster session is subject to chair discretion
Publication of APRS Proceedings in the SPIE Digital Library
- Only manuscripts, presentations, and posters presented at the conference and received according to publication guidelines and due dates will be published in the Proceedings of SPIE in the SPIE Digital Library
- Manuscripts, presentations, and posters will be officially published after the event in the SPIE Digital Library
- Conference chairs/editors may require revision before approving publication and reserve the right to reject for publication any manuscript or presentation that does not meet acceptable standards for a scientific publication
- Conference chair/editor's decision to accept or reject a manuscript, presentation, or poster for publication is final
- Authors must be authorized to provide a suitable publication license to SPIE; Authors retain copyright of all scientific material
- SPIE retains rights to distribute and market the official SPIE recording of the presentation and/or submitted video/poster
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