Topics in topological graph theory Embedding graphs on surfaces Jonathan L. Gross and Thomas W. Tucker Maximum genus Jianer Chen and Yuanqiu Huang Distribution of embeddings Jonathan L. Gross Algorithms and obstructions for embeddings Bojan Mohar Graph minors : generalizing Kuratowskis theorem R. Bruce Richter Colouring graphs on surfaces Joan P. Hutchinson Crossing numbers R. Bruce Richter and G. Salazar Representing graphs and maps Tomaž Pisanski and Arjana Žitnik Enumerating coverings Jin Ho Kwak and Jaeun Lee Symmetric maps Jozef Širáň The genus of a group Thomas W. Tucker Embeddings and geometries Arthur T. White Embeddings and designs M.J. Grannell and T.S. Griggs Infinite graphs and planar maps Mark E. Watkins Open problems Dan Archdeacon