Chairman:
- Wolfgang Mildner, PolyIC GmbH&Co. KG, Germany Vice Chairman:
- Andrew Hannah, Plextronics Inc, USA Additional board members:
- Prof. Dr. Reinhard Baumann, pmTUC, Germany
- Dr. Udo Bechtloff, KSG Leiterplatten GmbH, Germany " Axel Gerlt, Siemens AG A&D, Germany
- Dr. Ralf God, ASEM GmbH (Member of Mühlbauer Group), Germany
- Dr. Michael Heckmeier, Merck Chemicals Ltd, United Kingdom
- Prof. Dr. Arved C. Huebler, printed systems GmbH, Germany
- Dr. Raymond Oliver, cenamps, United Kingdom
- Philipp Weissel, plastic electronic GmbH, Austria "In its first two years, the Organic Electronics Association took a leadership role in establishing international representation of the organic and printed electronics community. Today the association is represented by 73 members from all over the world and the network is continuing to expand," commented Wolfgang Mildner who has served as chairman of the board from the beginning. He has been reelected for an additional two year term. "The OE-A adds value to the industry. We look forward to taking our next steps - creating a roadmap for organic electronics as well as establishing training, education and other international activities," he added.
Andrew Hannah the new vice chairman of the OE-A stated, "the OE-A is a great network with an important mission to help the industry grow across technological and regional borders. As the industry moves beyond the development stage to commercial reality, the OE-A will serve as a catalyst for ushering in this new era of electronics. I look forward to championing the expansion of our network further into North America."
About Organic Electronics Association (OE-A): The Organic Electronics Association (OE-A) is a working group within the German Engineering Federation (VDMA) and was founded in December 2004. OE-A is the international key industry association for organic electronics and represents the whole value chain of this emerging industry. Our members are international leading companies and institutions, ranging from R&D institutes, component and material suppliers, equipment and tool suppliers to producers / system integrators and end-users. More than 70 companies from Europe the US and Asia work together to promote the establishment of a competitive production infrastructure for organic electronics. The vision of OE-A is to build a bridge between science, technology and application. OE-A is partner of the Organic Electronics Conference & Exhibition (OEC-07) the premier international event for scientists, engineers, manufacturers and investors in organic and printed electronics, which will be held 24 - 26 September 2007, Frankfurt, Germany.
Nearly 3000 member companies from the engineering industry make VDMA the largest industry association in Europe.
For more information see: www.oe-a.org