Find links to presenter instructions, important dates, and other information for a successful abstract submission and presentation at SPIE Laser Damage. Join your peers in Rochester and together impact the future of laser applications and testing practices.
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| Abstracts due | 7 May 2025 |
| Laser Damage Competition – samples due | 1 June 2025 |
| Registration opens | July 2025 |
| Authors notified and program posts online | 14 July 2025 |
| Submission system opens for manuscripts and poster PDFs* | 18 August 2025 |
| Poster PDFs due for spie.org preview and publication | 1 October 2025 |
| Advance upload deadline for oral presentation slides** | 17 October 2025 |
| Manuscripts due | 12 November 2025 |
*Contact author or speaker must register prior to uploading.
**After this date slides must be uploaded onsite at Speaker Check-In
