The Hot Universe: Proceedings of the 188th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union Held in

Preface. Session 1: Plasma and Fresh Nucleosynthesis Phenomena. 1.1. Sun and Stars. 1.2. Supernovae, Supernova Remnants and Galactic Hot Plasma. 1.3. Galaxies and Their Clusters. Session 2: Future Space Programs. Session 3: Diagnostics of High Gravity Objects with X- and Gamma Rays. 3.1. White Dwarfs and Neutron Stars. 3.2. Black Hole Binaries. 3.3. AGNs. 3.4. Gamma-Ray Bursts. Session 4: Large Scale Hot Plasmas and Their Relation with Dark Matter. Contributed Papers. Session 1: Plasma and Fresh Nucleosynthesis Phenomena. 1.1. Sun and Stars. 1.2. Supernovae, Supernova Remnants and Galactic Hot Plasma. 1.3. Galaxies and Their Clusters. Session 2: Future Space Programs. Session 3: Diagnostics of High Gravity Objects with X- and Gamma Rays. 3.1. White Dwarfs and Neutron Stars. 3.2. Black Hole Binaries. 3.3. AGNs. 3.4. Gamma-Ray Bursts. Session 4: Large Scale Hot Plasmas and Their Relation with Dark Matter.