The workshop Galactic Dynamics was held from September 3 to

6 in Porto, Portugal, as part of the 2002 edition of the Joint

European & National Astronomy meeting (JENAM).

The scientific agenda of the workshop consisted of 32 oral and

12 poster presentations. A total of 40 participants joined in the

discussions. The oral presentations were split thematically over

three days. The topics covered were (broadly) : 1) galaxy dynamics

and morphology ; 2) galaxy formation & environment, dark

matter ; and 3) stellar clusters. Two invited reviews opened the

debates, followed by shorter presentations. This format proved

easy on the audience, and well-suited for a workshop of this

scope.

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advancement of astronomy in Europe. With this aim in mind, EAS decided

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