Concluding remarks at "Binaries - Key to Comprehension of the Universe" conference

A few simple if not obvious statements at the end of the conference: This was an useful conference. It has shown us the rapidly widening scope of the binary star research which now extends in its applications from the realm of planets to black holes and binary galactic nuclei. The binary star domain appears to be -- in parallel to searched for extra-solar planets and star formation -- the most active areas of stellar astrophysics. I am glad I attended this conference.