<div dir="ltr">Hi All,<div><br></div><div>I still have one slot available for a graduate student to attend ASM using network funding. Let me know.</div><div><br></div><div>jess</div><div><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Jess K. Zimmerman<br>Professor</div><div>Lead PI, Luquillo LTER Program<br>Department Environmental Sciences<br>University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras<br>Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico<br><br><span>Direct Office Line: 787-350-0350</span><br>Or: 787-764-0000 ext. 1-XXXX-# where XXXX is:<br> LTER Program Office: 2867<br> El Verde Field Station: 4381<br></div><div></div><div>Mobile: 787-380-3311</div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">John Vande Castle</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jvc@lternet.edu">jvc@lternet.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Wed, Jun 3, 2015 at 4:45 PM<br>Subject: [LTER-All-lter] LTER 2015 All Scientists Meeting Upcoming Deadlines<br>To: <a href="mailto:all-lter@lternet.edu">all-lter@lternet.edu</a><br><br><br>Preparations for the 2015 LTER All Scientists Meeting to be held August<br>
30 through September 2, are now well underway and advance deadlines are<br>
approaching. It promises to be an interesting and important meeting for<br>
everybody associated with the LTER Program. Important deadlines for the<br>
meeting include:<br>
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Housing Deadline at the YMCA of the Rockies - June 29, 2015<br>
<br>
Early Registration for the meeting ends July 31<br>
<br>
Working Group Submission deadline is July 31. However times and rooms<br>
of meeting requests are self-organized, so it is important to submit EARLY !<br>
<br>
Poster Abstract submission deadline is also July 31 or until a limit of<br>
400 posters is reached, so early submission is encouraged !<br>
<br>
All information on housing reservations, meeting registration, poster<br>
submission and working group meeting requests can be found on the<br>
meeting website at:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://asm2015.lternet.edu" target="_blank">http://asm2015.lternet.edu</a><br>
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1. The YMCA of the Rockies Housing Reservations (Room and Board)<br>
Deadline is the end of this month - June 29th. Certain lodges may fill<br>
up before this time, so you are encouraged to arrange your lodging well<br>
before this date. Rooms may be available after June 29, but the LTER<br>
contract lock on rooms ends on June 30 and rooms will open to folks<br>
attending other meetings and events, so on-site lodging is not<br>
guaranteed after this date. There are a number of room options,<br>
particularly for sharing rooms to reduce costs, and these are described<br>
on the YMCA reservation page. Please note the configurations of the<br>
various lodging types, and no, you don't have to share a bed with a<br>
stranger to get reduced rates (yes, we had somebody complain about this)<br>
- if that is the case, it suggests there is an error in your<br>
reservation! Please review your reservation confirmation carefully and<br>
call the YMCA if there are any questions or problems.<br>
<br>
2. For those needing transportation to and from the Denver airport, a<br>
reduced cost for shuttle service has been arranged through the Estes<br>
Park Shuttle Service. Be sure to use the group code "LTER" to receive<br>
the reduced fare when making your reservations. Make your shuttle<br>
reservations WELL IN ADVANCE of your arrival for a confirmed seat as<br>
shuttles might not be available without advance reservations.<br>
<br>
3. Early registration for the meeting ends July 31. All attendees of<br>
the 2015 LTER All Scientists meeting must register. The early<br>
registration rate of $50 applies until July 31, 2015. After 31 July,<br>
registration will increase to $75. Although accompanying spouses, guests<br>
and children need not register for the ASM, anyone wishing to attend any<br>
ASM functions, including plenaries, working group meetings and/or mixers<br>
must register for the meeting. The name badge you receive will be<br>
required throughout the venue, including social events and mixers.<br>
<br>
4. An important part of the meeting is the activities of working groups<br>
focused on information exchange, scientific interactions and planning<br>
for future research. Anyone associated with the LTER Network and its<br>
extended collaborators may propose a working group. Working Group<br>
Requests will be accepted until the Final Deadline of July 31, 2015.<br>
NOTE: Unlike previous meetings, the working group organizer is NOW able<br>
to select the TIME(S) and MEETING ROOM for their meeting. For this<br>
reason it is important that the organizer pay attention to the over-all<br>
schedule as well as working group ALREADY PROPOSED. For this reason it<br>
is also important to submit your meeting request AS SOON AS POSSIBLE in<br>
order to obtain your preferred times and meeting room. The ASM Program<br>
Committee will review all meeting requests for content and attempt to<br>
reduce duplication of meeting themes by suggesting the organizers<br>
combine or modify their meetings. The ASM Program Committee reserves<br>
the right to modify meeting times and locations.<br>
<br>
5. Poster submissions will be accepted on a first come first serve<br>
basis up to a limit of 400, or until the final submission deadline of<br>
July 31, 2015. A poster abstract is required for all poster<br>
presentations and these will be available on-line via the meeting<br>
website. Posters will be presented during the evening mixers and all<br>
poster will remain up throughout the venue. This is always a very<br>
popular part of the meeting and students in particular are encouraged to<br>
submit poster abstracts. A student poster competition will be held with<br>
CASH prizes and anybody wishing to judge posters can indicate this on<br>
the meeting registration form.<br>
<br>
6. We have only had 2 requests for child care. With the limited need<br>
for child care the only current option is for individual care in your<br>
own rooms (at your expense). If we do get sufficient requests we might<br>
be able to arrange group care at reduced costs. If this is the case,<br>
please contact George Garcia (<a href="mailto:gmgarcia@lternet.edu">gmgarcia@lternet.edu</a>) with your concerns.<br>
<br>
Please reference the 2015 LTER All Scientists Meeting website for<br>
further information, and bookmark it on your "devices" for use during<br>
the meeting:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://asm2015.lternet.edu" target="_blank">http://asm2015.lternet.edu</a><br>
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We are looking forward to an interesting meeting this fall !<br>
<br>
Best regards,<br>
<br>
The 2015 LTER Program Committee and LTER Network Office<br>
<br>
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