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\mh{\centering THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE}

\section*{Scientific}
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A.M. Cherepashchuk (Russia) &  J. Melnick (Chile)\\
P.A. Crowther (UK) &  A.F.J. Moffat (Canada)\\
A. Herrero (co-chair, Espa$\tilde{\rm n}$a) &  P.W. Morris (USA)\\
K.A. van der Hucht (co-chair, Nederland) &  V.S. Niemela (Argentina)\\
G. Koenigsberger (M\'{e}xico) &  M.S. Oey (USA)\\
N. Langer (Nederland) &  J. Puls (BRD)\\
C. Leitherer (USA) &  D. Schaerer (la France)\\
A. Maeder (la Suisse) &  J.-M. Vreux (la Belgique)\\
P. Massey (USA) & \\
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\section*{Local}
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C. Esteban (chair) &  \'{A}.R. L\'{o}pez-S\'{a}nchez\\
A. Herrero &  E. Bejarano\\
M.R. Villamariz &  J. de Araoz\\
S. Sim\'{o}n-D\'{\i}az &  T. Karthaus\\
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\section*{Acknowledgements}
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\noindent The symposium is sponsored and supported by the IAU Divisions IV (Stars), VI
(Interstellar Matter), VII (Galactic System), VIII (Galaxies) and XI (Space and
High Energy Astrophysics); and by the IAU Commissions No. 26 (Binary and
Multiple Stars), No. 28 (Galaxies), No. 29 (Stellar Spectra), No. 34 (Interstellar
Matter), No. 35 (Stellar Constitution), No. 36 (Theory of Stellar Atmospheres),
No. 37 (Star Clusters and Associations) and No. 44 (Space and High Energy As\-trophysics).

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The Local Organizing Committee operated under the auspices of the\par
Instituto de Astrof\'{\i}sica de Canarias.\par\vskip.5\baselineskip
Funding by the\par
International Astronomical Union,\par
Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnolog\'{\i}a,\par
Gobierno de Canarias,\par
Cabildo de Lanzarote,\par
Universidad de La Laguna,\par
Iberia Airlines,\par
DISA Oil Corporation,\par
and\par
Ayuntamiento de Teguise,\par
is gratefully acknowledged.\par}
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