Commutative Algebra and its Interactions A conference in honor of Mel Hochster was held July 31 - August 5, 2008 Photo Highlights Speakers Ian Aberbach, University of Missouri Lucho Avramov, University of Nebraska Manuel Blickle, Universität Essen Holger Brenner, Universität Osnabrück Winfried Bruns, Universität Osnabrück Hailong Dao, University of Utah Sankar Dutta, University of Illinois at Urbana David Eisenbud, University of California at Berkeley Florian Enescu, Georgia State University Nobuo Hara, Tohoku University Ray Heitmann, University of Texas at Austin Craig Huneke, University of Kansas V. Lakshmibai, Northeastern University Joseph Lipman, Purdue University Gennady Lyubeznik, University of Minnesota Claudia Miller, Syracuse University Mircea Mustata, University of Michigan Claudia Polini, University of Notre Dame Paul Roberts, University of Utah Karl Schwede, University of Michigan Irena Swanson, Reed College Shunsuke Takagi, Kyushu University Adela Vraciu, University of South Carolina Yongwei Yao, Georgia State University Michigan Mathematical Journal Volume 57 in Honor of Mel Hochster Available for $50 Contents & Contact information