2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/11531Wasn't this a fun meeting? Yes, except for the rain. This summary highlights scientific themes of the 13th IAP conference: (1) The History of Baryons; (2) The History of Metals; (3) Reionization of the IGM; (4) The Assembly of Galaxies, plus a "wish list" of future projects for observers and theorists.8 pages LATEX, with 1 PostScript figure, conf_iap.sty To appear in Proceedings of 13th IAP (Paris) Colloquium (July 1-5, 1997) Structure and Evolution of the IGM from QSO Absorption Lines, ed. P. Petitjean, S. CharlotAstrophysicstext