The Astronomical Applications call for papers deadline is quickly approaching! Abstracts are due 5 February 2025 for the conference on UV/Optical/IR Space Telescopes and Instruments: Innovative Technologies and Concepts XII.

PROGRAM COMMITTEE MEMBER RESPONSIBILITIES

• Give technical input to the conference chairs as needed
• Assist conference chairs in publicizing the conference and soliciting abstracts
• Suggest speakers to be invited
• Participate in the presentation abstract and manuscript review process (as assigned by the conference chairs)
• Suggest special conference sessions
• Serve as session chair as requested by conference chairs

SOLICITING SUBMISSIONS
Direct folks to submit online: https://spie.org/OP601
We need to receive the majority of submissions by the deadline for planning purposes, so don’t delay!

• Download and distribute the PDF flyer: https://spie.org/documents/cfp-flyers/OP25/OP601.pdf
• Remind colleagues that all attending authors (even invited and keynote speakers) are required to pay the registration fee
• As an enhancement to the conference experience, we are continuing to publish and archive all presentations in the conference proceedings on the SPIE Digital Library

You can send these instructions below with the PDF conference flyer: https://spie.org/documents/cfp-flyers/OP25/OP601.pdf

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ABSTRACT SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS
Read the abstract submission guidelines: https://spie.org/OP/abstract-submission-guidelines

• Abstracts due: 5 February 2025
• Author Notification: 14 April 2025
• Poster PDFs due from poster authors: 9 July 2025
• Manuscripts due: 16 July 2025
• Meeting Dates: 3 - 7 August 2025
• Meeting Website: https://spie.org/OP

To submit:

• Go to the OP601 call for papers: https://spie.org/OP601
• From the OP601 call for papers, click on the "Submit an abstract" button, sign in (or create an account) and follow the submission wizard.

APPLICATION TRACKS
Each application track is a topical area with broad-range interest that can be selected during the abstract submission process if relevant to your research. All presentations selected into the application track can be surfaced together using an application track filter in the program on the SPIE website. Listing presentations together on a specific topic within the program helps participants more easily locate your presentation in their area of interest.

If your submission is related to an application track below, indicate the appropriate track when prompted during the submission process.

• AI/ML: Papers that highlight the use of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and deep learning to create and implement intelligent systems across multiple sectors, technologies, and applications
• Sustainability: Papers that highlight the use of optics and photonics for renewable energy, natural resource management, sustainable manufacturing, and greenhouse gas mitigation in support of the UN Sustainable Development Goals

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 speaker registration fee
• Agree to receive email messaging for the conference series
• Oral presenters: the recording and publication of your onsite presentation (slides synched with voice) for publication in the Proceedings of SPIE in the SPIE Digital Library
• Poster presenters: one person may not present more than two posters in a poster session; submit a poster PDF for preview in the online program (web and app) and for publication in the Proceedings of SPIE in the SPIE Digital Library
• Submit a manuscript by the advertised due date for publication in the Proceedings of SPIE in the SPIE Digital Library
• Obtain funding for registration fees, travel, and accommodations
• Attend the meeting
• Present at the scheduled time.

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TRACKING AND REVIEWING SUBMISSIONS

• Only conference chairs are able see the full list of submissions
• As a committee member, you can only see what the conference chairs have assigned you to review
• If you want access to all submissions, ask the conference chairs to add you as a reviewer and assign you to submissions as they come in
• To check assignments, sign in to https://spie.org/myaccount with the following Username: eqhan
• If you do not remember your password, click on the link "Forgot your password?"; you will be guided through a process to reset your password using the email address: jhan@kasi.re.kr; if this email address is not current, please reply with your current email so I can keep your record up to date
• If there are no assignments listed in your account then the conference chair has not assigned you to review anything yet
• For details on how the spie.org review system works, see the SPIE Review System PDF: https://spie.org/Documents/ConferencesExhibitions/SPIE-Review-System.pdf
• For questions about your review assignments, the rating scale, or review deadline, contact the conference chair(s)

Thank you,

Courtney Kendall
Conference Program Coordinator
SPIE
Tel: +1 360 676 3290
courtneyk@spie.org

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