The OE-A, host of successful LOPE-C (Large-area, Organic and Printed Electronics Convention), held mid-june in Frankfurt, met during this event as well in a general assembly. The new elected board represents the entire value chain of this emerging industry. Chairman is Wolfgang Mildner, PolyIC, Germany; vice-chairman is· Andrew Hannah, Plextronics, USA. Additional board members are Dr. Pierre P. Barthélemy, Solvay, Belgium,· Prof. Dr. Reinhard R. Baumann, pmTUC, Germany,· Dr. Michael Heckmeier, Merck Chemicals, Great Britain,· Woolas Hsieh, Solarmer Energy, Inc., USA,· Dr. Stephan Kirchmeyer, H.C. Starck Clevios, Germany, · Thomas Kolbusch, Coatema Coating Machinery, Germany, Jaap Lombaers, Holst Centre, The Netherlands and· Philipp Weissel, plastic electronic, Austria. „In the past two years, we were able to significantly extend the international network of the OE-A. The OE-A already has more than 120 members from around the world and continues to grow,“ says Wolfgang Mildner. „The new board reflects the international, global reach and membership structure of the OE-A.“ Andrew Hannah, the Vice Chairman, adds: “By opening an OE-A office in North America last year, we took an important step to ensure that our members’ interests are represented on a global basis.“ Additional information on the numerous projects of the OE-A, such as the roadmap, education and training programs, standardization, demonstrator projects and public relations, can be found in the new OE-A brochure. The Organic Electronics Association (OE-A) is a working group within the German Engineering Federation (VDMA) and was founded in 2004.
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