The Full Form of SPIE is‍ Society of Photographic Instrumentation Engineers.

SPIE (formerly the Society of Photographic Instrumentation Engineers, later the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers) is an international not-for-profit professional society for optics and photonics technology, founded in 1955. It organizes technical conferences, trade exhibitions, and continuing education programs for researchers and developers in the light-based fields of physics, including: optics, photonics, and imaging engineering. The society publishes peer-reviewed scientific journals, conference proceedings, monographs, tutorial texts, field guides, and reference volumes in print and online. SPIE is especially well-known for Photonics West, one of the laser and photonics industry’s largest combined conferences and tradeshows which is held annually in San Francisco. SPIE also participates as partners in leading educational initiatives, and in 2018, for example, provided more than $4 million in support of optics education and outreach programs around the world.

SPIE Mission: SPIE partners with researchers, educators, and industry to advance light-based research and technologies for the betterment of the human condition.

SPIE Vision: In order to serve more than 255,000 constituents from 183 countries, SPIE accomplishes its mission by providing:

  •  Events, conferences, exhibits, and forums
  •  Technical publications
  •  Community service
  •  Career development and training
  •  Outreach and advocacy