The 10th Optical Probes of Conjugated Polymers and organic Nanostructures Conference was hosted in Durham between 14th to 19th July 2013. The Conference web site can be found at www.dur.ac.uk/opticalprobes.2013 with all the details about the meeting. 110 scientists from around the world attended this 10th anniversary meeting. All had a very enjoyable week in the summer sun in Durhm.

Optical Probes Conference now over and life returning to normal. Many thanks to all who attended and made the Conference a great 'spectroscopic week of science'. 

Andy gives the after Banquet speach and passes the Conference on to Prof kam-Sing Wong in Hong Kong.

Fernando and Andy with Prof Berberen-Santos at the Rogerly Fluospar mine in Stanhope during the Conference