Probing galaxies through quasar absorption lines : proceedings of the 199th colloquium of the International Astronomical Union held in Shanghai, People's Republic of China, March 14-18, 2005

Part I. The Absorber-Galaxy Connection Part II. Lyman-Alpha Systems Part III. Models and Numerical Simulations Part IV. Abundances and Dust Part V. High Redshift: Theory and Observations Part VI. Posters.