| Abstracts due | 7 August 2024 |
| Registration opens | October 2024 |
| Authors notified and program posts online | 28 October 2024 |
| Applications open for RFW and conference awards | 28 October 2024 |
| Applications close for RFW and conference awards | 29 November 2024 |
| Submission system opens for manuscripts and poster PDFs* | 16 December 2024 |
| Poster PDFs due for spie.org preview and publication | 22 January 2025 |
| Manuscripts due | 29 January 2025 |
| Advance upload deadline for oral presentation slides** | 14 February 2025 |
*Contact author or speaker must register prior to uploading
**After this date slides must be uploaded onsite at Speaker Check-in
