The structure of the Summer School will be based on the successful format of the previous ones. The meeting is one week long and will involve four five-hour lecture courses, given by distinguished researchers in the relevant field.

Each invited lecturer will be asked to provide a complete set of lecture notes. These will be available to participants during the summer school. It is anticipated that these will be published shortly after the meeting in book form.

Lectures will be supported by tutorials given by the speakers and tutors. This programme will be backed up by shorter contributions from participants co-ordinated by the local expert. As before, the organisers are particularly keen to encourage graduate research students to take the opportunity to present their work in public, by offering a prize for the best student paper each week.

As in the past, it is expected that the school will attract researchers whose current interests are within the chosen areas, thus creating a fruitful atmosphere for the exchange and communication of ideas. The Summer School day will be structured in such a way as to leave substantial periods free for participants to pursue their own research and to consult with the assembled experts.