The IdeaStream 2006 Symposium will be held at the Hyatt Regency Cambridge, at the West end of the MIT campus.

HYATT REGENCY CAMBRIDGE
575 Memorial Drive
Cambridge, Massachusetts
02139-4896 USA
(617) 492-1234

Get directions to the event, or find out more about check-in and lodging below.


Symposium Check-in

Pre-registered guests may sign in on April 13, 2006 from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the lobby of the Hyatt Regency Hotel. Pre-registration is required; on-site registration will not be available.

We are aware that the event takes place during passover and we will accomodate anyone who needs a kosher meal, we ask that you indicate this special request at the time of registration.

Transportation

The Hyatt Regency is located on the West end of the MIT campus, about a 10-minute walk or 3-minute shuttle ride from 77 Massachusetts Avenue.

Tech Shuttle from MIT Campus

MIT's free Tech Shuttle runs approximately every 20 minutes around campus. Take the shuttle to Audrey Street (stop #6 on the map), and walk one block West along the Charles River on Memorial Drive. The Hyatt will be on your right at the light.

From Logan Airport

Follow signs to Boston via Sumner Tunnel. After you come out of the tunnel take exit 26A - "Storrow Drive/ Back Bay/Cambridge." Keep left, go onto Storrow Drive. Go 3/4 mile and take exit on left-hand side (Government Center/Kendall Square). At the top of the ramp take a right over the Longfellow Bridge, at the end of the bridge turn right onto Memorial Drive West (Rt.3 North). Stay on Memorial Drive approximately 1 and 1/2 miles; at the third traffic light turn right, the entrance to the Hyatt will be on your left. During non-rush hour, the ride will take about 15-20 minutes. During rush hour, the ride could take 30+ minutes.

Parking: Parking is available at the hotel for a fee.
Taxi: Fare from the airport is about $15-20.

Via Public Transportation - MBTA ("The T")

The subway ride from Logan involves several transfers. From any terminal at Logan airport, take the airport shuttle bus to the Blue Line subway station. Take the Blue Line to the Government Center station and go upstairs to and take the Green Line trolley to Park Street. At the Park Street station, go downstairs and take the Red Line subway to Kendall/MIT (take the outbound train toward Alewife). Under normal conditions the ride will take about one-half hour. From there, take a cab or hop on the Tech Shuttle (see above).


Lodging

IdeaStream 2006 will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Cambridge. The Hyatt offers a dramatic setting along the Charles River, adjacent to MIT. A spectacular 16-story atrium overlooks the Boston skyline and is the convenient choice for the symposium. There is an MIT shuttle stop a block away. For more information or for reservations, visit the Hyatt Regency website or call 1-617-492-1234.

We have also recommended a few other Cambridge area options below in case the Hyatt does not suit you.

The Kendall Hotel, 350 Main St., 617-577-1300
The Kendall Hotel is located near the east end of MIT's campus near the "T" in the heart of Kendall Square. It is a 20 minute walk or 10-minute MIT shuttle ride to the symposium. www.kendallhotel.com

University Park Hotel @ MIT, 20 Sidney Street, Cambridge, 617-577-0200
This hotel, a 15-minute walk from the symposium, features award-winning architecture and contemporary décor. The lobby displays robots from the MIT Artificial Intelligence Lab, while the 210 guest rooms (including 13 suites) combine technology with hospitality.

Cambridge Marriott, 2 Cambridge Center, 617-494-6600
At the hotel, you will be right on the "T" red line in Kendall Square and a 20-minute walk or 10-minute MIT shuttle ride from the symposium.

Hotel Marlowe - 25 Edwin H. Land Boulevard, 617-868-8000
New as of March 21, 2003, this Kimpton Boutique Hotel in Cambridge (www.hotelmarlowe.com) is unique and stylish, and is about a 10 taxi ride to the symposium.

Royal Sonesta Hotel Boston, 5 Cambridge Pkwy., 617-491-3600
This Boston hotel is situated on the banks of the Charles River on the city's Cambridge side. Overlooking famed Beacon Hill and surrounded by many points of interest, this hotel is close to Boston and a 10 minute taxi ride to the symposium.

Charles Hotel at Harvard Square, 1 Bennett St., 617-864-1200
The Charles Hotel is very Boston with red apples at the front desk, burgundy armchairs, Shaker furniture, denim blue pillows, and pots of fresh flowers in your room. It's a 10 minute taxi to the symposium.

Boston Hilton, 40 Dalton St., 617-236-1100
Located in the heart of Boston, The Hilton Boston Back Bay is a 10 minute cab or bus ride to the symposium.

Radisson Hotel, 777 Memorial Dr., 617-492-7777
The Radisson Hotel Cambridge offers newly renovated guest rooms, overlooking the Charles River.

Boston Sheraton, 39 Dalton St., 617-236-2000
Boston¹s largest hotel nestled in the historic and charming Back Bay and attached to the Hynes Convention Center with over 200 shops/restaurants under one roof. A 10 minute taxi ride to the symposium.