diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index d8b491ae29..05094a72ac 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2002-04-11  Jean-Marc Lasgouttes  <lasgouttes@freesurf.fr>
+
+	* NEWS: add spie class
+
 2002-04-08  Lars Gullik Bjønnes  <larsbj@birdstep.com>
 
 	* Makefile.am (bindist): new bindist target
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 0e24d958a4..f6a107d3a7 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@ Other changes include:
 
 - Updated documentation
 
-- a few more document classes for journals: dtk, ltugboat and svprobth.
+- a few more document classes for journals: dtk, ltugboat, spie and 
+  svprobth.
 
 - Support for setting bookmarks and jumping to them
 
diff --git a/lib/ChangeLog b/lib/ChangeLog
index 9528e7eb6d..898bc59a36 100644
--- a/lib/ChangeLog
+++ b/lib/ChangeLog
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
-2002-04-10 Herbert Voss <voss@perce.de>
+2002-04-11  Guenter Milde  <g.milde@physik.tu-dresden.de>
+
+	* doc/LaTeXConfig.lyx.in: add description for spie class.
+
+	* spie.layout: new class
+
+2002-04-10 Herbert Voss  <voss@perce.de>
 
 	* CREDITS: correct email
   
diff --git a/lib/doc/LaTeXConfig.lyx.in b/lib/doc/LaTeXConfig.lyx.in
index cebecede1c..23194914d4 100644
--- a/lib/doc/LaTeXConfig.lyx.in
+++ b/lib/doc/LaTeXConfig.lyx.in
@@ -1068,6 +1068,36 @@ article
  sans serif sections, headings, and more.
 \layout Subsection
 
+SPIE
+\layout Description
+
+Found: @chk_spie@
+\layout Description
+
+CTAN: N/A
+\layout Description
+
+WWW: 
+\begin_inset LatexCommand \url{http://public.lanl.gov/kmh/spie/}
+
+\end_inset 
+
+\layout Description
+
+Notes: 
+\family sans 
+spie.cls 
+\family default 
+is a LaTeX class for submissions to the Proceedings of  
+SPIE--The International Society for Optical Engineering.
+More info on submitting a manuscript can be found at the SPIE website under
+\begin_inset LatexCommand
+\url{http://spie.org/app/Publications/index.cfm?fuseaction=authinfo&type=proceedings}
+
+\end_inset 
+
+
+
 REVTeX
 \layout Description
 
diff --git a/lib/layouts/spie.layout b/lib/layouts/spie.layout
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4f5ead5480
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/layouts/spie.layout
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+#% Do not delete the line below; configure depends on this
+#  \DeclareLaTeXClass[spie]{article (SPIE-Proceedings)}
+# SPIE-Article textclass definition file.
+# Author : Guenter Milde <g.milde@physik.tu-dresden.de>
+# to be used with the spie.cls LaTex-style available at
+# http://public.lanl.gov/kmh/spie/
+
+# Input general definitions
+Input stdclass.inc
+
+# no pagenumbers by default
+PageStyle empty
+
+# There are no chapters in an article.
+NoStyle Chapter
+NoStyle Chapter*
+
+MaxCounter		Counter_Section
+SecNumDepth		3
+TocDepth		3
+
+# Section-numbered style definition
+Style Section
+  Align			Center
+  AlignPossible		Block, Center, Left
+  Font
+    Series		Bold
+    Size		large
+  EndFont
+End
+
+# Section-unnumbered style definition
+Style Section*
+  Align			Center
+  AlignPossible		Block, Center, Left
+  Font
+    Series		Bold
+    Size		large
+  EndFont
+End
+
+Style Keywords
+  Margin		First_Dynamic
+  NextNoIndent 		1
+  LatexType             Command
+  LatexName		keywords
+  LabelType		Static
+  LabelString           "Keywords: "
+  # label font definition
+  LabelFont
+    Series		Bold
+  EndFont
+End
+
+Style Authorinfo
+  Margin		Dynamic
+  NextNoIndent 		1
+  InTitle		1
+  LatexType		Command
+  LatexName		authorinfo
+  ParSkip		0.4
+  Align			Left
+  AlignPossible		Block, Left, Right, Center
+  BottomSep		1.5
+  LabelType		Static
+  LabelString           "Authorinfo: "
+  LabelFont
+    Series		Bold
+    Shape		Italic
+  EndFont
+End  
+
+# Abstract style definition changes: 
+Style Abstract
+  LeftMargin		""
+  RightMargin		""
+  ParIndent		""
+  ParSep		0.5
+  LabelString		ABSTRACT
+  LabelFont
+    Series		Bold
+  EndFont
+  TextFont
+    Size		normal
+  EndFont
+End
+
+Style Acknowledgments
+  CopyStyle 	     	Abstract
+#  NextNoIndent 		1
+#  LatexType             Command
+  LatexName	        acknowledgments
+  LabelString		ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
+End