The purpose of the 13th Itzykson meeting “PUZZLES OF GROWTH” is to present the recent advances in the study of growth phenomena, putting togeter mathematicians and physicists in a relaxed ambiance. It will take place in Saclay at the Institut de Physique Théorique (formerly known as Service de Physique Théorique), Orme des Merisiers, CEA-Saclay, from June 9 to June 11, 2008. It is preceded by the Enrage Topical School ON GROWTH AND SHAPES at Institut Henri Poincaré, Paris. Program E. Ben-Jacob,Tel Aviv University F. Camia, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam J. Cardy, Oxford University S. Dorogovtsev, Universidade de Aveiro M. Drmota, Technische Unversität Wien W. Janke, Universität Leipzig T. Kennedy, University of Arizona K. Kytölä, Université Paris Sud, Orsay A. Middleton, Syracuse University B. Nienhuis*, Universiteit van Amsterdam A. Okounkov, Princeton Unversity S. Redner, Boston University R. Santachiara, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris S. Smirnov, Université de Genève W. Werner, Université Paris Sud, Orsay P. Wiegmann, Chicago University