Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 May 2016
The subject of this meeting is the confrontation between precise observational and theoretical determinations of fundamental stellar properties. Its goal is to better define the limits of our present understanding of the structure and evolution of stars, and of our own and other galaxies. That goal is not approached by keeping to the “safe” side of the border: The areas where significant disagreement is found between the best observations and the best theories also show the directions where progress is to be made.