1 INTRODUCTION

2 CANDIDATE SELECTION

3 NTT/SOFI SPECTROSCOPY OF WOLF-RAYET CANDIDATES

4 NEAR-IR CLASSIFICATION OF WOLF-RAYET STARS

5 NEW GALACTIC WOLF-RAYET STARS

6 SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF WOLF-RAYET STARS AND OTHER MASSIVE STARS IN THE MILKY WAY

7 CONCLUSIONS