The following plenary speakers will deliver 50 minutes survey lectures on topics of special current interest:

1. Gerard Kerkyacharian (Paris VII, France)
2. Morten Nielsen (Aalburg University, Denmark)
3. Peter Oswald (Jacobs University Bremen, Germany)
4. Guergana Petrova (Texas A&M University, USA)
5. Edward Saff (Vanderbilt University, USA)
6. Maria Skopina (Saint-Petersburg State University, Russia)