With Herschel results from both individual studies and surveys beginning to be released, this is an important time to consider both the progress made in understanding high-mass star formation and the new questions which have arisen as a result of recent work. ALMA will play a key role in answering these, and with the facility due to reach its full capabilities soon, now is a good time to coordinate the large scale goals of the community.

The aim of this workshop is to discuss the current challenges in high mass star formation, and to coordinate community-scale ALMA proposals to address them. The workshop schedule will therefore combine invited and contributed presentations with organized plenary and group discussions. Talks will cover the topics described below in the program

There is a strong, dynamic and collaborative community of researchers studying high mass star formation, building on years of experience in theory, models and observations. By bringing together this community, we will discuss ideas and coordinate in order to answer the key scientific questions now being faced in high mass star formation.