Preface to the ESPA-2012 special issue

Abstract

This issue of Theoretical Chemistry Accounts contains a recollection of some of the work presented and discussed at the 8th edition of the Electronic Structure: Principles and Applications (in short, ESPA-2012). The ESPA events are biennial international research conferences organized within the activities of the Spanish Theoretical Chemistry groups that co-organize the Interuniversity Doctorate in Theoretical Chemistry and Computational Modeling. The main aim behind all ESPA conferences, shared by the organizers of ESPA-2012, is promoting scientific excellence and exchange of ideas among their Ph. D. students, in a friendly environment. ESPA-2012 follows previous events held in Madrid, San Sebastia’n, Sevilla, Valladolid, Santiago de Compostela, Palma de Mallorca, and Oviedo.