The organisers of PCIM Europe 2012 have issued a call for papers for the conference, which covers a broad range of topics, including recent developments in power semiconductors, passive components, products for thermal management, new materials and their application as well as power quality, smart grids and energy management. The conference will again award prizes for the best paper, as well as three “Young Engineer Awards” for submissions from authors who are 35 or younger. The full call for papers is available on the PCIM website.