Participants were encouraged to explore the deeper interplay between these fields. The survey papers by Kantor, O'Brien, and Penttila should serve to introduce both students and the broader mathematical community to these important topics and some of their connections while the volume as a whole gives an overview of current developments in these fields.
Alexander Hulpke and Robert Liebler, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, USA; Tim Penttila, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia; Ákos Seress, The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA.