The Convention
| Where: |
Stratton Student Center Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 84 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139 |
| When: |
From the evening of Thursday, July 3rd, to noon on Sunday July 6th, 2003 |
| What: |
Esperanto-speakers from throughout the US
gather with friends from Canada and the world, for a weekend of presentations, discussions, music, friendship, fun, and more. See the Program and Invited Guests pages for more information. |
| Lodging: |
At the University Park Hotel@MIT or student dormitory rooms at MIT. See the Lodging page for more information. |
The MIT Esperanto Society and the Esperanto Society of New England are proud to bring the 51st ELNA Convention to the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, just across the Charles River from downtown Boston.
The convention will be held in the heart of MIT's urban campus in the Stratton Student Center. The Stratton Center offers an array of meeting rooms in one convenient place and is home to a couple food coursts, a grocery and convenience store, a copy center, a post office, and other services. On the first floor is Arrow Street Crêpes which serves Toscanini's famous ice cream and coffee. Click here for a map of MIT's campus with the Stratton Center higlighted in red.
Transportation to MIT
In addition to the advice we will give here, you may want to read MIT's webpage on getting to MIT.
Attendees arriving at Boston's Logan International Airport can arrive at MIT or the University Park Hotel by taxi or subway. Unfortunately, the hotel does not offer a shuttle. Taxi rides from the airport to Cambridge cost $20-$25. The subway costs $1 per ride for most of the stations. For information on public transportation in Boston, visit the web page of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA). Rental cars from a variety of companies are also available at the airport.
The Boston subway has four lines, indicated by the four colors Red, Blue, Green, and Orange. The MIT campus is located between the two subway stations Kendall and Central on the Red Line of the subway. The University Park Hotel is near the Central station. Logan Airport is on the Blue Line. To reach MIT, one has to ride along the Blue Line until the Government Center station, transfer to the Green Line and ride one stop to the Park Street station, and from there ride the Red Line until the Kendall or Central station.
MIT is also fairly accessible by car. The campus is located on Massachusetts Avenue, a main street that runs through Cambridge, over the scenic Harvard Bridge, and then through Boston.
Parking at MIT
Parking in MIT parking lots generally requires a parking permit.
However, on weekends, employee holidays (which includes July 4th),
and after hours (between 5:30 P.M. and 7:30 A.M.), MIT affiliated
people may park their vehicles in
N10,
East Garage,
Kresge Lot,
West Garage Annex Lot,
Sloan Lot and
E51 Lot
without a permit.
Parking during other hours is a bit difficult. There is some free
on-street parking on
Vassar Street.
There are also parking facilities
nearby that charge a fee: the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Vassar
Street ($9),
University Park garage on the corner of Green and Landsdowne Streets ($11),
Cambridge Center garage on the corner of Broadway and Ames Streets ($13).
(Prices are for 8-hour stays.)
Contacting the Organizing Committee
If you have any questions or comments, feel free to contact us at
elna_congress_2003_questions@yahoogroups.com.
Spreading the word
Want to announce the convention to other
Esperanto speakers or students in your area? Feel
free to print out and distribute these flyers.