E. KONTIZAS Astronomical Institute National Observatory of Athens P. O. Box 20048 Athens GR-1181O GREECE The international conference on "Wide-Field Spectroscopy" and its sub- ject matter were agreed during the general assembly of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in August 1994 by the Working Group of Com- mision 9 "Wi de-Field Imaging". This meeting gave an opportunity to world experts on this subject to gather in Athens, in order to discuss the cur- rent exploitation and the impending opportunities that exist in the area of multi-object spectroscopy, with particular emphasis on:...