ACCESS REQUIREMENT:
This session is located in the technical conference area and access requires one of either:

1. paid technical badge (Chair, Committee, Speaker, Author, Student, Instructor, or Attendee type)
2. an Exhibitor Technical Pass.

To participate

Any exhibiting representative interested in making a presentation may contact the chairs:

• Beate Oswald-Tranta, Univ. of Leoben (Austria) at beate.oswald@unileoben.ac.at
• Giovanni Ferrarini, Istituto per le Tecnologie della Costruzione (Italy) at giovanni.ferrarini@itc.cnr.it

This special vendor session does not require abstract submission through the SPIE Thermosense conference and accepted presentations do not require submissions for proceedings publication.

Guidelines: scope and topics

The Thermosense Vendor Session provides an early opportunity for exhibitors to highlight their latest technology and products to the Thermosense and infrared community, prior to the opening of the DCS Expo. This session enables the technical conference attendees to better prioritize their activities when visiting the exhibition. It is a casual meeting with ample time for questions and answers featuring new and future generation of infrared imagers and thermometry (all bands) radiometric and non-radiometric as well multispectral and hyperspectral imaging technologies. Both in updates and new developments - innovation: hardware, software, new applications, accessories, artificial intelligence applied to the field, big data sources, assembly of data sets, calibration, quality control (e.g., lenses, detectors, coolers, cameras etc.), systems integration, standards, training, infrared industry market trends.

Participating companies must be exhibitors at SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing Exhibition to be part of this event. Any exhibitor that offers products or services related to infrared sensors or images; photonics may participate. The content of the presentations has no restrictions and may have scope: technical - research - academic - commercial. Additional topics that are not within the presenters manufacturing and development framework or are products, services and applications which may be of interest to the audience, are considered. For additional guidance, please check with the organizers or reference the Thermosense Vendor Session Topics (PDF).

Slots are limited and available on a first come first-served basis. The list of participating vendors and the content of their presentations will display in the Thermosense Vendor Session listing of the program.

Primary audience background

Researchers in innovative infrared systems, innovative infrared applications engineers and professionals, advanced optics engineers, Photonics and imaging researchers, photonics engineering, infrared systems engineers, calibration and test engineers, academics, physicists, general exhibition visitors, and exhibitor representatives.

Basic rules

• be an exhibitor at SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing
• all exhibitors are eligible to present
• first-come first-served basis
• slots are limited

Guidelines

• abstract not required for review and acceptance consideration
• manuscript not required for publication
• presentation format: PowerPoint, Keynote, or Acrobat is preferable. In PowerPoint, save your file as a .pptx. Do not use .ppt, .pps, or other formats, as this will affect your file's ability to open correctly
• presentation contents of the chosen topic: technical - manufacturing - commercial - practical - research
• presentations in this session do not have prior review; ethical and professional standards are expected
• vendors may bring and display equipment-instruments during the presentation (hardware or other)
• length of presentation about 12-16 minutes
• location and time: SPIE DCS Thermosense conference room starting at 1:00 PM; this start time may change if too many or too few applications are received

Information required for application

• legal/commercial name of the company - booth number
• title of the presentation
• name of the presenter, affiliation, position in the company
• contact information of the presenter (e-mail)
• brief introduction of presentation content (one line)

Company name: ################ (Booth Number ###)
Presentation title: ############################
Presenter name / surname: ######################
Position in the company: #######################
Presenter e-mail: ##############