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SPIE
Type	Professional Organization
Founded	July 1, 1955
Origins	Formerly: the Society of Photographic Instrumentation Engineers, and later as the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers
Key people	Mr. Kevin Harding (current president)
Area served	Worldwide
Focus	Optical related technology
Method	Conferences, Publications, Trade Shows
Members	17,500+
Website	spie.org

SPIE is a not-for-profit international society for the exchange, collection and dissemination of knowledge in optics, photonics, and imaging engineering. SPIE organizes conferences, courses and exhibitions covering all aspects and applications of optical engineering. SPIE publishes six refereed journals, a member magazine SPIE Professional, the technical news website SPIE Newsroom, as well as conference proceedings and peer-reviewed handbooks, reference books, and tutorials.

Contents 1 Former names 2 Mission 3 Conferences and exhibitions 4 Publications 4.1 Scientific journals 4.2 Digital Library 4.3 SPIE Press 4.4 SPIE Professional 4.5 SPIE Newsroom 5 Courses 6 Membership 7 See also 8 References 9 External links

[edit] Former names

On July 1, 1955 SPIE was founded as the Society of Photographic Instrumentation Engineers in California to specialize in the application of photographic instrumentation. In 1964 the Society formally changed its name to the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers. In 1977 SPIE moved its headquarters to Bellingham, Washington, and in 1981, to reflect a changing Membership, the Society began doing business as SPIE—The International Society for Optical Engineering. SPIE publishes six scientific journals and a Digital Library containing over 235,000 online papers with over 17,000 papers added annually, and is affiliated with over 140 meetings and events globally each year. The Society’s international membership exceeds 17,500 with over 500 fellows and 100 Student Chapters around the world. In 2007, the Society ended its DBA, and is referred to simply as SPIE.

[edit] Mission

The mission of SPIE is to serve scientists and engineers in industry, academia, and government, as well as companies producing leading-edge products. SPIE constituents work in a wide variety of fields that utilize some aspect of optics and photonics, which is the science and application of light. More specifically, optics is a branch of physics that examines the behavior and properties of light and the interaction of light with matter. Photonics is the science and technology of generating, controlling, and detecting photons, which are particles of light. Individuals involved with SPIE conduct research and apply new techniques to the design and development of technologies such as semiconductor manufacturing, robotics, medical imaging, next-generation displays, battlefield technologies, entertainment, biometric security, image processing, communications, astronomy, and much more. SPIE attracts Members from around the world, including North and South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia, and supports them from offices in North America and Europe.

[edit] Conferences and exhibitions

SPIE Conference and Exhibitions serve to connect optical science and the optics industry. The Society is affiliated with over 140 meetings and events each year. The most prominent of these events include:

• SPIE Photonics West
• Electronic Imaging (co-presented with the Society for Imaging Science and Technology)
• Medical Imaging
• Advanced Lithography
• Smart Structures and Materials & Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring
• Defense & Security Symposium
• Photonics Europe
• European Conferences of Biomedical Optics (ECBO)
• SPIE Optical Metrology
• SPIE Optics + Photonics
• SPIE Photomask Technology
• SPIE Europe Remote Sensing
• SPIE Asia Pacific Optical Communications (APOC)
• SPIE/COS Photonics Asia
• SPIE Astronomical Instrumentation

[edit] Publications

SPIE has a long publishing history, dating back to the first years of the Society. The first publication was launched in 1957 and was simply named the SPIE Newsletter. Soon after, in 1959, SPIE published its first book, the SPIE Photographic Instrumentation Catalog. The newsletter morphed into the Society’s first journal and would continue to evolve as the years passed. It is now known as Optical Engineering, SPIE’s flagship monthly journal. Throughout the years SPIE has created many publications spanning journals, magazines, newspapers, websites, and a variety of books.

SPIE currently publishes:

• six scientific journals, all available online
• SPIE Proceedings series, these books collect technical papers from the numerous events organized or sponsored by SPIE
• Digital Library containing over 235,000 technical papers online (from the journals and proceedings series from 1990 to the present) with over 17,000 papers added annually
• SPIE Press, the academic publishing arm of the Society, which publishes monographs, tutorial texts, field guides, and other books pertinent to optics and photonics
• SPIE Professional, the quarterly magazine available exclusively to Members both in print and online
• SPIE Newsroom, a news website covering 13 technical communities in optics and photonics

[edit] Scientific journals

• Optical Engineering (OE), the flagship monthly journal of SPIE publishes peer-reviewed papers reporting on research and development in all areas of optics, photonics, and imaging science and engineering.
• Journal of Electronic Imaging (JEI), co-published quarterly with the Society for Imaging Science and Technology, publishes peer-reviewed papers that cover research and applications in all areas of electronic imaging science and technology.
• Journal of Biomedical Optics (JBO), is published bimonthly and is the repository for peer-reviewed papers that utilize modern optical technology for improved health care and research.
• Journal of Micro/Nanolithography, MEMS, and MOEMS (JM3), is published quarterly and contains peer-reviewed papers on technologies necessary to address the needs of the electronics, micro-opto-electro-mechanical systems, and photonics industries.
• Journal of Applied Remote Sensing (JARS), is an online-only, peer-reviewed journal that covers the concepts, information, and progress of the remote sensing community.
• Journal of Nanophotonics (JNP), is an online-only, peer-reviewed journal focusing on the fabrication and application of nanostructures that either generate or manipulate light from the infrared to the ultraviolet regimes.
• SPIE Letters Virtual Journal, is an open access, online collection of rapid communications, covering topics of significant originality and interest, from the six journals published in the SPIE Digital Library.

[edit] Digital Library

The SPIE Digital Library is the most extensive resource available on optics and photonics, providing access to more than 235,000 technical papers from SPIE Journals and Conference Proceedings from 1990 to the present. More than 17,000 new research papers are added annually. Access is available to both individual and institutional subscribers on a yearly basis.

[edit] SPIE Press

SPIE Press is the academic book publishing arm of the Society. It was formally established in 1988, though several books had been published before this time. The types of books published by SPIE Press are:

• Tutorial Texts: stand-alone tutorials covering fundamental topics in optical science and technology at introductory and intermediate levels.
• Press Monographs and Handbooks: authoritative professional reference books, textbooks, and handbooks covering theory, state-of-the-art applications, and outlooks on topics of special interest.
• Field Guides: small-format, spiral-bound guides that include key definitions, equations, illustrations, application examples, design considerations, methods, and tips for use in the lab and in the field.
• Milestone Series: collections of seminal papers published by a variety of publishers covering important discoveries and developments in optics.

[edit] SPIE Professional

Available exclusively to Members, SPIE Professional is a quarterly magazine that covers industry insights, technology overviews, career trends, and much more, providing informative articles designed to help optics and photonics professionals succeed in their careers.

[edit] SPIE Newsroom

The SPIE Newsroom is a media-rich resource covering industry news and technical articles organized by topical interest areas:

• Astronomy
• Biomedical Optics and Medical Imaging
• Communications and Networking
• Defense and Security
• Electronic Imaging and Signal Processing
• Illumination and Displays
• Industrial Sensing and Measurement
• Lasers and Sources
• Micro/Nano Lithography and Fabrication
• Nanotechnology
• Optical Design and Engineering
• Remote Sensing
• Solar and Alternative Energy
• SPIE Fellows

The type of content includes:

• Technical Articles
• Optics/Photonics News Headlines
• SPIE.TV
• Patent Reviews and Overviews
• SPIE Announcements
• SPIE Member News
• Product Updates

[edit] Courses

SPIE supports the career-long learning activities of its members by offering hundreds of technical short courses each year. SPIE offers educational coursework in various formats including:

• Courses at Conferences: run from half-day to two-day sessions of concentrated instruction. Topics range from basic optics principles to intermediate and advanced photonics and microelectronics technologies.
• CD-ROMs, DVDs and Videos: Content is similar to that of the live courses presented by the same expert instructors. Many include bound copies of the course notes.
• In-Company Training Courses: SPIE offers more than 800 courses taught by world-renowned experts from industry and academia. Courses feature one-day to three-day sessions of concentrated instruction.

[edit] Membership

Includes more than 17,500 professionals, students, and organizations worldwide. Member benefits include significant conference, course and publication discounts, online journal and SPIE Professional access, as well as opportunities to vote, form Student Chapters, and achieve to the fellowship and positions of governance in SPIE. Other member-related opportunities include:

• Visiting Lecturer Program
• Women in Optics
• BACUS Technical Group
• SPIEWorks employment website

[edit] See also

• American Institute of Physics
• IEEE, IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, IEEE Communications Society
• International Commission for Optics
• Optical Society of America
• Society for Imaging Science and Technology

[edit] References

1. Member Guide 2003, Bellingham, WA: Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers, p. 24.
2. "SPIE launches two new e-journals", Bellingham, WA: SPIE, SPIE Professional January 2007, p. 27.
3. "New grant funds student collaboration", Bellingham, WA: SPIE, SPIE Professional January 2007, p. 30.
4. "Top notch research", Bellingham, WA: SPIE, SPIE Professional April 2007, p. 26.
5. "Chapters reach out to communities", Bellingham, WA: SPIE, SPIE Professional April 2007, p. 35.

[edit] External links

• The official SPIE web site
• The SPIE Digital Library of journals and conference proceedings
• SPIE Works, the SPIE career resource website
• SPIE TV media page