The Optical Society - Optics and Photonics Meetings and Exhibits

Optics for Solar Energy (SOLAR)

03 - 07 November 2013

Resources: Authors/Presenters

Submitting to an OSA meeting gives you the benefit of having your paper peer-reviewed by an expansive committee of experients in the field. If accepted, your paper will be officially published in Optics InfoBase, OSA's Digital Library, and indexed in Ei Compendex and Scopus.

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Call for Papers Opens	8 March 2013
Abstract and Summary Submissions Due	17 July 2013, 12:00 EDT (Convert Time)
Peer Review
Program Committee Decisions
Authors Notified of Committee Decisions	26 August 2013
Online Program Planner Available	3 September 2013
Eligible Students: Apply for a Student Travel Grant
Postdeadline Abstract and Summary Submissions Due	Invalid date time. (Convert Time)
Postdeadline Paper Notifications Sent
Hotel Reservation	By 3 October 2013
Register for the Meeting	By 7 October 2013
Postdeadline Authors Notified of Committee Decisions
Prepare to Present at the Meeting
Present at the Meeting	3 November - 7 November 2013

Contributed presentations are 15 minutes
Invited presentations are 30 minutes
Tutorial presentations are 45 minutes
Plenary presentations are
Online Program Planner - The online program planner allows you to browse speakers and the agenda of sessions. Use the online program planner to build a custom itinerary and print your personal itinerary before coming to the meeting. You can also add your itinerary to your electronic calendar, download it to a personal mobile device or email it to a friend or colleague who might be interested in attending the meeting.

AV Provided for your Presentation

To ensure that the program runs smoothly, all speakers are requested to upload their presentations on the respective session room laptop at least one full coffee break prior to their session.

The meeting rooms will contain the following:

Laptop computer with Windows Microsoft OS 7 with Microsoft Office 2010 Professional
LCD projector
Podium microphone and/or wireless lavalieres
Projection pointer

Mac users should bring along a compatible VGA plug or the cable that converts Firewire to VGA which comes with the purchase of the laptop.

Please note that Internet access will not be available during your presentation, and due to licensing restrictions, the use of music in presentations, including video presentations, is prohibited.

Bulletin board is 4-foot high x 8-foot wide (122 cm x 244 cm) bulletin board to display a summary of the paper.
Authors must remain in the vicinity of the bulletin board for the duration of the session
Poster presenters are not supplied with any audiovisual equipment.
Information concerning the poster set-up and tear-down times will be included in the notification email to the submitting author.