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The goal of this event is to bring together not only those who are currently using Starbons® but also others who currently work with, or have an interest in carbonaceous materials, to provide opportunities for knowledge transfer, discussion and networking.

This challenge is the central theme of this Gordon Research Conference. Questions to be addressed include: How do film structure and morphology affect the fundamental electronic processes in organic electronic materials? What is our current understanding of charge/exciton processes (injection/creation, transport, trapping/decay) in organic electronic materials? What are the optimal materials, morphologies, and device architectures for state-of-the-art organic solar cells, light emitting diodes, and transistors? What are the next opportunities for organic electronics?

The Gordon Research Conference on Electronic Processes in Organic Materials will provide an ideal setting to discuss in depth these and related topics with leading scientists from academia, government, and industry. Various sessions will be devoted to debating the questions outlined above, for a conference that will highlight the state-of-the-art in terms of our understanding of the fundamentals of organic electronics. For the first time in the conference's history, a Gordon Research Seminar (GRS), held immediately before the conference, will provide an excellent opportunity for young researchers to ease into the program.

We encourage early registration and submission of abstracts for the poster session. We plan to select posters for short presentations for most of the meeting sessions.

These include new therapeutic agents, improved molecules to help sustain and enhance food production as well as dyes and electronic molecules that will play an important role in the conservation of energy as well as the next generation of consumer electronics. The meeting will cover many of these areas with presentations from internationally recognized scientists from both industry and academia . Lectures will describe new ways of synthesizing complex new molecules, new mechanistic insights and the issues with the translation of existing and new methodology into industrial settings.

Poster Sessions: There will be two poster sessions at the meeting. Poster presenters will be given preference for acceptance into the meeting. From the poster abstracts received by 1st June 2012, up to four posters will be chosen to be given as "Short Talks" at the meeting. Those interested in showing a poster should submit their abstracts to the Conference Chair.

Chemistry is playing an increasingly pivotal role and chemists are often intimately involved at the forefront of the biological sciences whilst bringing to them the distinctive approaches of the rigorous chemical sciences.

The Symposium will also highlight the key role of chemistry in the discovery and development of new therapeutic agents for human diseases.

In keeping with its considerable history, this conference will highlight the latest developments in synthetic organic chemistry, from the elegant studies that make ton-scale pharmaceutical production possible, to the sophisticated application of new technologies and techniques in total synthesis and combinatorial structure investigations. Relevant, state of the art developments in catalysis, total synthesis, reaction mechanisms, and other high-impact techniques will be included, presented by both established and emerging young investigators. The conference will also continue its tradition of hosting vibrant and interactive poster sessions and attendees are strongly encouraged to submit a poster abstract at the time of their application. A subset of the posters will be selected to present short oral talks on Thursday morning.

A globally diverse selection of speakers will convene July 15-20, 2012 at Bryant University, located in lovely, rural northwestern Rhode Island, conveniently located near Providence and Boston airports. Bryant University boasts comfortable accommodations, accessible leisure facilities, an excellent dining service, and a group of superb support staff.