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ABSTRACT

1.BACKGROUND

1.1. Key Topics for the Debate

2. OPENING REMARKS

2.1. Working Definitions

3."ULTRALUMINOUS GALAXIES: MONSTERS OR BABIES"

3.1.Multiwavelength Properties of the Nearest ULIGs

3.1.1. Radio

3.1.2. Mid-IR

3.1.3. Near-IR

3.1.4. Optical

3.1.5. X-ray

3.1.6. Summary: Comparison with RQQSOs

4. MERGER SEQUENCE

5. PRECURSORS OF QSOS

6. LOCAL TEMPLATES OF HIGH-z MERGERS

7. CONCLUDING REMARKS

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