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SPIE — The International Society for Optical Engineering is a not-for-profit society that has become the largest international force for the exchange, collection and dissemination of knowledge in optics, photonics, and imaging engineering.^{[citation needed]}

SPIE organizes conferences, courses and exhibitions covering all aspects and applications of optical engineering. SPIE publishes a variety of publications including four refereed journals: Journal Optical Engineering, the Journal Biomedical Optics, the Journal Electronic Imaging (in collaboration with The Society for Imaging Science and Engineering IS&T) and the Journal Microlithography, Microfabrication, and Microsystems. SPIE also publishes the member magazine SPIE Professional, the technical news website SPIE Newsroom, as well as conference proceedings and peer-reviewed handbooks, reference books, and tutorials.

SPIE is often seen as an American organization, but this is largely due to the fact that the U.S. has more optical engineers than any other country; however, SPIE has offices and chapters around the globe. Thirty-seven percent of SPIE Members are outside of North America.

The acronym SPIE once stood for "Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers". In 1981, the name was changed to "SPIE – The International Society for Optical Engineering." Founded in 1955, SPIE is the growing legacy^{[citation needed]} of those who seek to learn, discover and innovate by building a better world with light.

The President for 2007 is Prof. Brian Culshaw (University of Strathclyde). Other officers include Immediate Past President, Dr. Paul F. McManamon (Air Force Research Lab); President Elect, Mr. Kevin Harding (GE Global Research Ctr.); Vice President, Prof. Maria J. Yzuel (Univ. Autonoma de Barcelona) and Secretary/Treasurer, Brian Lula (Physik Instrumente LP). Dr. Eugene G. Arthurs is the CEO/Executive Director.

There are groups in the following technical/security/cultural areas.

• Adaptive optics
• Automatic Target Recognition
• Biomedical Optics
• Electronic Imaging
• Fiber Optics
• Global Homeland Security
• High Speed Imaging and Analysis
• Holography
• Illumination
• Investigative Image Processing
• Laser Communications
• Laser radar
• Lens Design
• Nanotechnology
• Noninvasive Inspection Technologies
• Optical Materials and Optics Fabrication
• Optical Networks
• Optics in Information Systems
• Opto-Mechatronics
• Optoelectronics
• Optomechanical / Instrument
• Penetrating Radiation
• Photolithography
• Polarization
• Robotics and Machine Perception
• Smart Structures and Materials
• Thermal Infrared Sensing for Diagnostics and Control (Thermosense)
• Women in Optics
• X-Ray / UV

• International Commission for Optics
• Optical Society of America
• Society for Imaging Science and Technology

• SPIE official web site
• SPIE digital library of journals and conference proceedings.
• SPIE Newsroom A technical news website focused on optics and photonics news.
• SPIE Press