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The LTER 2009 Long Term Ecological Research Network All Scientists Meeting will be held in Estes Park, Colorado, September 14-16th. The theme of this year's meeting is "Integrating Science and Society in a World of Constant Change". The YMCA of the Rockies, which hosted the 1990, 1993, and 2006 meetings, will also be the venue for the 2009 meeting. The formal meeting program will occur from September 14-16th, with the 13th and 17th as travel days for most participants. The LTER Network Office and support staff will arrive on September 10. Ancillary meetings such as the LTER Information Managers meeting will occur on September 12 and 13th..

The LTER All Scientists Meetings
The LTER All Scientist's Meeting (ASM) was first held in the 1980's at the Cedar Creek LTER site, and in 1990, 1993 and 2006 in Estes Park Colorado. Other ASM symposia and meetings were held in Albuquerque in 1997; Snowbird, Utah in 2000; and Seattle, Washington in 2003.

Please visit the ASM 2009 Home page (currently in preparation) for more information about the current meeting.