This conference is an international forum to discuss fundamental and applied
research associated with the formation of spectral line profiles. It includes
research involving line profiles observed in absorption, emission, and
scattering by laboratory and astrophysical sources. The conference brings
together specialists from many diverse fields to discuss common aspects of line
shape theory and experiments. Areas covered in the conference included:
laser-produced plasmas, magnetically confined plasmas, stellar atmospheres,
molecular and atomic systems, high-resolution spectroscopic applications and
measurements, collision-induced effects, and ultracold regimes. Papers on
experiments, theory, and applications are included in this volume.