Families of proper holomorphic maps
Given a smooth, open, oriented surface $X$ endowed with a family of complex structures $\{J_b\}_{b\in B}$ depending continuously on the parameter $b$ in a metrisable space $B$, we construct a continuous family of proper holomorphic maps $F_{b}:(X,J_b)\to\mathbb C^{2}$, $b\in B$.