2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/139473We outline a program for incorporating holomorphic curves with Lagrangian boundary conditions into symplectic field theory, with an emphasis on ideas, geometric intuition, and a description of the resulting algebraic structures.40 pages, 19 figures, last section changed into a joint appendix with K. MohnkeSymplectic GeometryThe role of string topology in symplectic field theorytext