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ABSTRACT

1.GALACTIC SURVEYS - WHY BOTHER?

2.WHAT RECENT SURVEYS HAVE REVEALED

2.1.Resolved stellar populations

2.2.Thick disks & outer disks

2.3.Abundance patterns and gradients

2.4.Substructure & streams

3.FUTURE SURVEYS

3.1.The case for extending beyond the Local Group

3.2.The origin of the thick and thin disk

3.3.The origin of the bulge and halo: ancient stars

4.THE IMPORTANCE OF A DYNAMICAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE GALAXY

5.TESTING CDM IN THE NON-LINEAR REGIME

6.A COMPLETE THEORY OF GALAXY FORMATION?

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