Logistics 2012

Who, What, When, Where and How.

DETAILS FOR ARRIVAL, PARKING AND ACCOMMODATION

Location of Conference

The Kresge Auditorium
48 Massachusetts Avenue,
Cambridge, MA 02139

 

Shuttle

MIT will run a shuttle bus in the morning and again in the afternoon and evening, through the Innovation Showcase. The shuttle will pick up at the Cambridge Marriott Hotel.

  • 7:15AM-9:00AM Marriott Hotel - Broadway entrance to Kresge Auditorium
  • 6:00PM -8:45PM Kresge Auditorium to Marriott Hotel - Broadway entrance

Hotels Near MIT

Boston Marriott Cambridge
(Shuttle Stop)
2 Cambridge Center
Cambridge, MA
(617) 494-6600
Le Méridien Cambridge-MIT
(formerly [email protected])
20 Sidney Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 577-0200
Hyatt Regency Cambridge
575 Memorial Drive
Cambridge, MA
(617) 492-1234
Residence Inn Boston Cambridge
6 Cambridge Center
Cambridge, MA
(617) 349-0700
Courtyard Boston Cambridge
777 Memorial Drive
Cambridge, MA
(617) 492-7777
Hotel Marlowe
25 Edwin Land Boulevard
Cambridge, MA
(617) 868-8000
Royal Sonesta Hotel Boston/Cambridge
40 Edwin Land Boulevard
Cambridge, MA
(617) 806-4200
The Kendall Hotel
350 Main Street
Cambridge, MA
(617) 577-1300

Additional hotels available in the Back Bay, Copley Square and Theater District of Boston are accessible via T or cab.

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Directions to MIT Kresge Auditorium

Driving from South:
Follow Rt. 3N or I-95N to I-93N. Take exit 26 for Storrow Dr West, to the Massachusetts Ave., Rt.2A/N exit. Go right off of exit, over bridge. At second light, turn left into Amherst Alley. Kresge Auditorium is to your right.

Please be aware that there is no parking directly at the venue. See below for parking options.

Driving from West:
I-90 East (Mass Pike) to Exit 18,Cambridge/Somerville. Straight over bridge, turn right onto Memorial Drive. Turn left into Aubrey Street, just past the Hyatt Hotel. Turn right onto Vassar Street. Continue to Massachusetts Ave. Turn right onto Massachusetts Avenue. Turn right into Amherst Alley. Kresge Auditorium is to your right.

Please be aware that there is no parking directly at the venue. See below for parking options.

Driving from North:
Follow I-95S to I-93S. Take exit 26 for Storrow Dr West, to the Massachusetts Ave., Rt.2A/N exit. Go right off of exit, over bridge. At second light, turn left into Amherst Alley. Kresge Auditorium is to your right.

Please be aware that there is no parking directly at the venue. See below for parking options.

Driving from Logan International Airport:
Follow signs through Sumner tunnel to Storrow Dr. West, to the Massachusetts Ave., Rt.2A/N exit. Go right off of exit, over bridge. At second light, turn left into Amherst Alley. Kresge Auditorium is to your right.

Please be aware that there is no parking directly at the venue. See below for parking options.

Via Public Transportation

From Subway Red Line:
From Boston or South: Take the Red Line to Kendall/MIT Square Station. Exit to street level and walk through the Marriott lobby to take the MIT shuttle to Kresge Auditorium. You may also take the CT2 Ruggles via MIT/Kendall bus to 77 Massachusetts Ave. Kresge Auditorium will be on your right. Alternatively, you may walk by continuing on Main until Vassar Street. Turn Left, walk to Massachusetts Avenue. Turn left onto Massachusetts Avenue. Turn right into campus at 77 Massachusetts Avenue. Kresge Auditorium is across the open grass space on your left. It is a 10-12 minute walk.

From Harvard or Alewife Stations:
Take the Red Line to Central Square Station. Exit to street level. Take the CT1 BU Medical Center or the #1 Dudley Station via Mass Ave bus to 77 Massachusetts Avenue. Kresge Auditorium will be on your right.

From Subway Green Line:
Take the Green Line B, C or D trains to Hynes Convention Center/Massachusetts Ave stop. Exit the station and at the street take the #1 Harvard via Mass Ave bus or the CT1 Central Square Cambridge bus toward Cambridge and across the Mass Ave/Harvard Bridge to 77 Massachusetts Ave. Kresge Auditorium will be on your left.

Additional information about taking public transportation may be found at http://www.mbta.com/.

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Parking

Parking near the MIT campus

As an urban campus, there is no conference parking available on the MIT campus.

We encourage arriving by public transportation if possible, but if you wish to drive, the following public parking facilities are in the MIT area and may be used by visitors at MIT. Since rates are subject to change, please call for current rates.

Parking

Four Cambridge Center, Kinney System (Shuttle Stop)
(Entrance on Ames St. or Broadway)
617-492-1956

We have made arrangements for a special $12.00 parking rate at the 4 Cambridge Center Garage. Entrances are located on Ames St and Broadway. If using Google, MapQuest or GPS, the closest building is 90 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02142. This will bring you to the corner of Ames St. & Broadway.

Parking rate at the garage is available on a first-come, first-serve basis. The rate is not available for overnight or valet parking.

Details on the parking process at the 4 Cambridge Street Garage

(Please note these instructions carefully.)

Instructions for payment The garage has an automated payment system. Credit/debit card or exact change will speed your transaction.

  • When you park at the garage, get a ticket from the garage upon entry, as normal.
  • Show that ticket when registering for the event.
  • We will give you a validation ticket.
  • Upon returning to your vehicle, insert the original ticket you received from the garage. When you are asked to pay, insert the validation coupon and then your payment of $12.00.

Additional Parking Options

Public parking is available at the Hyatt Regency Hotel (575 Memorial Drive). Rates are approximately $20 per day.

Mass. Ave. & Vassar St. Lot
139 Mass. Ave.
617-258-8232

10 Cambridge Center, Kinney System
Binney St. off Broadway
617-621-3115

University Park
Green St. & Sidney St.
617-621-8023

MIT Facilities has more information and a list of local parking facilities HERE.

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Get the most out of your visit to the Cambridge area!


Visit the MIT Museum; get in free with your symposium badge on May 23 only.

Take a tour of the MIT campus

Visit one of our many other museums such as:

Visit the New England Aquarium

Visit the John F. Kennedy Library

See the Red Sox play at the historic Fenway Park

Go on a Duck Tour of the city and Charles River

Take a Trolley Tour of Boston and Cambridge

Attend a Boston Pops concert

Check out the MIT Visitor Information or the Boston.com Events page for more ideas of things to do.


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