CLOSING IN ON THE HIGGS

In the Standard Model, the Higgs mechanism is necessary for
electroweak symmetry breaking, which gives masses to the weak vector
bosons the $W^\pm$ and the $Z^0$. Supersymmetric theories provide a
solution to the hierarchy problem and thus perhaps a more natural
version of electroweak symmetry breaking. They also provide a
connection with gravity.  In supersymmetric extensions of the 
Standard Model, a relatively low mass Higgs boson is required.

LEP2, the electron-positron collider at CERN, is the highest energy
$e^+ e^-$ collider in the world. High energy data taken at energies
above 200 GeV in the center-of-mass provide the best possibilities
to search for the Higgs boson and supersymmetric particles. Searches 
at LEP2 for the lowest mass Higgs boson within the supersymmetric 
context are now especially important.

Latest results of searches for the Standard Model Higgs boson and
Higgs bosons in supersymmetric and other extensions of the Standard 
Model will be presented.