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An exterior view of the main building. These windows face west, with a commanding view of Jackson Lake and the Teton range. The lower windows on the right are in the Mural dining room, the windows in the middle are in the vaulted-ceiling second-floor lobby, and the windows on the left are in the Explorer room, where the opening session, the Moissan session, the ISoFT'09 award session, and the conference banquet will be held.

This area is perfect for taking sunrise and sunset pictures of the Teton range and wildlife. For example, moose can be seen grazing within 100 meters of these benches on many mornings and evenings.

Part of the second-floor lobby of Jackson Lake Lodge main building. From where the photographer was standing, the restaurants are to the right, the large windows are behind, and the Blue Heron bar and lounge are to the left.

The Blue Heron bar and lounge (the outdoor portion of the lounge, where drinks and food can also be ordered, is not visible in this photo). Both the indoor and outdoor areas of the lounge also have a spectacular view of Jackson lake and the Teton range.

The Mural dining room at sunrise. Despite the name, the images of Jackson Lake and the Tetons are not murals (nor are they flat-panel displays). You are seeing the lake and mountains through windows!

The interior of one of the Jackson Lake Lodge cottages before the extensive renovations carried out during Fall 2008. All of the Jackson Lake Lodge cottages reserved for our conference have now been renovated.

Several of the conference co-organizers stayed in cottages such as these in August 2008. Each cottage has a private bathroom and shower, just to the right in this photograph. Even before the renovations, these rooms were very comfortable, convenient, and quiet (not to mention surrounded by tall trees - see area #2 in the first photograph in this sequence).

Each of the two beds shown are full-size beds. The renovated cottages now have two queen-size beds or one king-size bed. Photographs taken during August 2008 of one of the first newly renovated cottages with a king-size bed are shown below. The bathroom/wet bar area are to the right in those photographs. Two of the conference co-organizers stayed in one of these cottages in June 2009 and can verify that the renovations are a significant improvement over the previous decor and beds.

This is one of the Colter Bay Village cabins that will be available at a reduced rate for students and postdocs. Each cabin has a private bathroom with shower. Colter Bay cabins will not be renovated for the 2009 season.

The swimming pool at Jackson Lake Lodge. A lifeguard is on duty when the pool is open. The shallow kiddie pool is shown in the foreground. Students and postdocs staying in cabins at Colter Bay Village can also use the swimming pool at Jackson Lake Lodge.