This science meeting is aimed towards discussion of new results and science opportunities in galactic star formation to extragalactic star formation and galaxy evolution at high redshift with an emphasis on the roles of large optical/IR telescopes in these studies.

The meeting will highlight the early scientific results and capabilities of the LBT. There will be a combination of invited reviews and contributed talks from both the LBT and the general community.

To conclude the meeting, a discussion focusing on future opportunities with the LBT and other 8-10 meter class telescopes, including new instrumentation concepts, will follow.