Publisher's Synopsis
Contains expository lectures and research papers presented during the international conference on Vertex Operator Algebras and Related Areas, held in 2008. The main areas of study were connections and interactions of vertex operator algebras with the following areas: conformal field theories, quantum field theories, Hopf algebra, infinite dimensional Lie algebras, and modular forms. The purpose of this text is not only to give an up-to-date overview of the fields covered by the conference but also to stimulate new directions and discoveries by experts in the areas.
