Target audience. Although the main focus is in Algebraic Geometry, the meeting will touch interdisciplinary topics that could be of interest to a wide range of researchers. Gromov-Witten theory lies at the interface between Algebraic and Symplectic Geometry, Integrable Systems and String Theory, and as such it fits very well within the framework of our main sponsor, the research training group in Hannover on "GRK 1463: Analysis, Geometry and String Theory" and of the nearby research training group in Hamburg "GRK 1670: Mathematics inspired by String Theory and Quantum Field Theory". Our event is inspired and wants to be similar in spirit to the "Summer school: Toric geometry, Dimers and String Theory", organized in May 2013 in Hannover and to the "Moduli spaces in algebraic geometry and physics", organized in August 2013 in Hamburg.
Estimated attendance. We are expecting to welcome about 40-50 international mathematicians in the field, mainly young; the participation of women is strongly encouraged.