<div dir="ltr"><b>The <a href="https://lternet.edu/lter-scientists-meeting-2018/">LTER All-Scientists' Meeting</a> is October 1-4, 2018 at Asilomar Conference Grounds in Pacific Grove California.</b><br><br>Our goal is for the Long-Term Ecological Research Network (LTER) All-Scientists’ Meeting to be a place of connection, renewal, and intellectual ferment. (Speaking of which, have you seen the <a href="https://2018lterallscientistsmeeting.sched.com/">workshop lineup</a>?) As long-term researchers, we value persistent attention to what often goes unseen and unrecognized: slow cycles, legacies, the role of rare events. We steward our data and methods with care, because only a <i>community</i> of researchers has a chance of revealing the complex whole. Our work is a marathon, not a sprint, and the triennial ASM is a time to appreciate our fellow marathoners.<div><br></div><div>But now is the time to sprint! We still have about <a href="https://www.eiseverywhere.com/ehome/index.php?eventid=352792&">100 registrations remaining</a>, so get them while they last. <a href="https://lternet.edu/lter-scientists-meeting-2018/"><b>Review registration and program information at the meeting website.</b></a></div><div><br></div><div>Lodging at Asilomar is full, but we have reserved a block of room<span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">s at <a href="http://www.lighthouselodgecottages.com/" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration:underline;outline:0px;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;text-align:left">Lighthouse Lodge and Cottages</a><span style="color:rgb(83,83,83);font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;text-align:left;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">, 1150 Lighthouse Ave, Pacific Grove, CA | 831-655-2111. <span> (</span></span><strong style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:700;margin-bottom:0px;color:rgb(83,83,83);font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;text-align:left;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Let them know you are with LTER All Scientists’ Meeting.) </strong></span>Sign up on this <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OsK22ShDH9ZGNaECWXqLNt7AAxiYZpwLtBKZvwVPk70/edit?usp=sharing">google sheet</a>, to connect with possible roommates for off-site bookings.</div><div><br></div><div>For questions on ASM travel and registration, contact LTER travel coordinator Ana Peters (<a href="mailto:peters@nceas.ucsb.edu">peters@nceas.ucsb.edu</a>) or LTER NCO Deputy Director Marty Downs (<a href="mailto:doesn@nceas.ucsb.edu">doesn@nceas.ucsb.edu</a>).</div><div><br></div><div>And last but not least...</div><div><br></div><div><span style="color:rgb(83,83,83);font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-size:14px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline;background-color:rgb(255,229,153)">We are excited to announce the <b style=""><a href="https://lternet.edu/stories/announcing-the-lter-asm-2018-t-shirt-design-competition/">LTER #ASM2018 T-Shirt Design Competition</a>!</b> This competition is an opportunity for students, researchers, and others affiliated with any of the 28 LTER Network sites to showcase their artistic ability, creativity, and communication skills. </span></div><div><div style="font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">For questions on the t-shirt design competition, please email LTER Network Communications Coordinator Kristen Weiss:<span> </span><a href="mailto:weiss@nceas.ucsb.edu" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">weiss@nceas.ucsb.edu</a></div><div class="gmail-yj6qo gmail-ajU" style="outline:none;padding:10px 0px;width:22px;margin:2px 0px 0px;font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><div id="gmail-:6js" class="gmail-ajR" tabindex="0" style="background-color:rgb(241,241,241);border:1px solid rgb(221,221,221);clear:both;line-height:6px;outline:none;width:20px"><img class="gmail-ajT" src="https://ssl.gstatic.com/ui/v1/icons/mail/images/cleardot.gif" style="background: url("//ssl.gstatic.com/ui/v1/icons/mail/ellipsis.png") no-repeat; height: 8px; opacity: 0.3; width: 20px;"></div></div><br></div><div><div><div><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:small">Marty Downs</span><div style="font-size:small">Deputy Director, LTER <span style="font-size:12.8px">Network Communications Office</span></div><div style="font-size:small"><br><img src="https://drive.google.com/a/nceas.ucsb.edu/uc?id=1qFadGx0hEm04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