Preface On a certain sum of traces of Hecke operators S.Akiyama (Niigata Univ.) Algebraically independent formal power series: A language theory interpretation J.-P.Allouche, P.Flajolet and M.Mendes France(Univ.Bordeaux I, INRIA Rocquencourt, Univ.Bordeaux I) Sums of digits and the Hurwitz zeta function J.-P.Allouche and J.Shallit (Univ.Bordeaux I, Dartmouth Coll. Transcendental methods in arithmetic geometry D.Bertrand (Univ.Paris VI) Globally bounded solutions of differential equations G.Christol (Univ.Paris Vl) Nomhres presque premiers dans les petits intervalles E.Fouvry (Univ.Paris XI) Diviseurs de Titchmarsh des entiers sans grand facteur premier E.Fouvry and G.Tenenbaum (Univ.Paris XI, Univ.Nancy I) Uniform distribution of the zeros of the Riemann zeta function and the mean value theorems of Dirichlet L-functions (II) A.FuJii (Rikkyo Univ.) Some conditions on uniform distribution of monotone sequences K.Goto and T.Kano (Sakuyo Junior Coll., Okayama Univ.) Algebraic dependence of formal power series T.Harase (Tokyo Inst.Tech.) Une consequence de la thEorie du changement de base pour GL(n) G.Henniart (Univ.Paris XI) On the exponents of ideal class groups of CM-fields K.Horie and M.Horie (Yamaguchi Univ., Kyushu Univ.) Some asymptotic formulas of RamanuJan M.Ishibashi and S.Kanemitsu (Kyushu Univ., Kinki Univ.) Analyticity of Dirichlet series over prime powers N.Kurokawa (Tokyo Inst.Tech.) Value-dlstrlbution of zeta-functlons K.Matsumoto (lwate Univ.) Integrality of critical values of triple product L-functions S.Mizumoto (Tokyo Inst.Tech.) Multiple Hecke series for class-I Whittaker functions on GL(n) over p-adic fields T.Oda (Tokyo Univ.) Programme of the Symposium ��݋��ӛ