You are invited to participate in the International Conference on Simulation of Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics (SimOEP12), from 10th to 14th June 2012, in Oliva, Valencia, Spain

Products of Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics are successfully entering consumer electronics and renewable energy markets. Commercialization is accelerating continuously and everyone can enjoy amazing new products to buy. For instance flexible plastic solar cells and energy-saving OLED displays for mobile devices or lighting products. With the commercial success one may be tempted to disregard the many research challenges that we are still facing in this field and which prevent an even wider exploitation of these technologies beyond the niche markets. The challenges are manifold. So are the synthetic materials which these technologies are based on. Physical models and simulation algorithms are very useful in this context. They enable the scientists to explore the behavior of a material or device on a computer. On the one hand, the numerical models help to understand and interpret measurement data and to further develop refined and reliable physical models. On the other hand the models allow one to optimize materials and devices. Progress in this field relies on an interdisciplinary approach that combines experimental, physical, chemical and numerical expertise. The motivation of this unique conference is to bring together these experts and enjoy a fruitful scientific exchange among them that will focus on a comprehensive range of topics. This will eventually lead to ever more reliable physical models which accelerate our research efforts. I am pleased to chair this conference, that continues a series of successful international simulation workshops on this topic previously held in Switzerland.

Beat Ruhstaller from the Zurich University of Applied Sciences, chair of the SimOEP12 Conference.

The conference will take place in Oliva Nova Hotel, located in Oliva, a nice village near the sea.

Simposium A. Dye-sensitized solar cells and photoelectrochemical cells

Juan A. Anta
Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain

Juan Bisquert
Universitat Jaume I, Castelló, Spain

Simposium B. Organic solar cells

L. Jan Anton Koster
University of Groningen, Netherlands

Beat Ruhstaller
Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland

Simposium C. Organic optoelectronic, electronic and photonic devices

Wolfgang Bruetting
University of Augsburg, Deutschland

Reinder Coehoorn
Philips Research Laboratories, Eindhoven

Summer School on Organic PV Technology

Tom Aernouts
IMEC, Leuven, Belgium

Joachim Loos
University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland

Simulation Software Training Workshop

Beat Ruhstaller
Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland

Impedance Spectroscopy School

Germà García Belmonte
Universitat Jaume I, Castelló, Spain