The IEEE Photonics Society Summer Topicals Meeting Series serves as an international forum to facilitate information exchange between various technical communities using or affected by rapidly growing areas of technology or “Hot Topics” related to the general field of Photonics.
To be considered, potential topic chairs should submit a proposal that includes the elements as noted below.
Topic Organizers
Please include the name, affiliation, country, email address, and a brief
biography for each co-chair.
Introduction
Background, actuality, attendance, justification, i.e. Is the topic widely discussed by different research and industrial groups around the world? What type of audience is targeted?
Motivation and Scope
Include the goals and topics to be covered. Each topical should target a minimum of 30-40 presentations and should encompass both invited and contributed papers (typically 25 invited speakers and 15 contributed speakers). Please include a list of potential invited speakers.
Mentorship, Networking, and Outreach
Please share your ideas for ancillary events that may provide mentorship to students, local excursions, networking amongst the attendees, lab automation hackathons, and outreach to local chapters.
Extended Deadline to Submit Topic Proposals: 27 October 2025.
