Abstract
This September issue of PSCF may lack the symmetry of the previous issue, but not its timeliness. This issue is cast in the shadow of contemporary challenges. It begins with a guest editorial "The ASA in 2109: How We Got There" written by the newly-minted president of ASA, Edward (Ted) Davis, and carries a challenge to ASA members to endeavor to make the ASA better equipped to realize its mission, and stretch its collective vision and prospective reach to the year 2109.