The Society for Imaging Science and Technology (IS&T) is a

professional society A professional association (also called a professional body, professional organization, or professional society) is a group that usually seeks to further a particular profession, the interests of individuals and organisations engaged in that prof ...

(a type of

research Research is creative and systematic work undertaken to increase the stock of knowledge. It involves the collection, organization, and analysis of evidence to increase understanding of a topic, characterized by a particular attentiveness to ...

and

education Education is the transmission of knowledge and skills and the development of character traits. Formal education occurs within a structured institutional framework, such as public schools, following a curriculum. Non-formal education als ...

organization) in the field of

photography Photography is the visual arts, art, application, and practice of creating images by recording light, either electronically by means of an image sensor, or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film. It is empl ...

. Founded in 1947 as the Society of Photographic Scientists and Engineers (SPSE), it is headquartered in

Springfield, Virginia Springfield is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The Springfield CDP is recognized by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Census Bureau with a population of 31,339 as of the 20 ...

. In 2018 it had about 850 members worldwide, and 5,000 participants in its various technical and industry-related programs. IS&T is perhaps best known for its technical conferences and courses on various aspects of imaging science and technology, including

digital imaging Digital imaging or digital image acquisition is the creation of a digital representation of the visual characteristics of an object, such as a physical scene or the interior structure of an object. The term is often assumed to imply or include ...

digital printing Digital printing is a method of printing from a Digital data, digital-based image directly to a variety of media. It usually refers to professional printing where small-run jobs from desktop publishing and other digital sources are printed usi ...

, color imaging, photofinishing, archiving, and digital fabrication. The society publishes '' The Journal of Imaging Science and Technology'' and, in collaboration with

SPIE 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 ...

, '' The Journal of Electronic Imaging''. In 2018, IS&T introduced the

open access Open access (OA) is a set of principles and a range of practices through which nominally copyrightable publications are delivered to readers free of access charges or other barriers. With open access strictly defined (according to the 2001 de ...

'' Journal of Perceptual Imaging''.

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* {{authority control Scientific organizations established in 1947 Engineering societies Optics institutions 1947 establishments in the United States Organizations based in Virginia

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