| Getting Here
We have not made any formal arrangements
with a travel agent or airline to provide any special rates for
air travel to Boston for conference participants. We anticipate
that most people will have their favorite provider, or otherwise
personal frequent flyer point opportunities.
Please make sure that you have checked with your travel agent as
to the specific requirements for your nationality to enter the United
States.
Please also ensure that your passport is current.
About Cambridge
Cambridge was settled in 1630 by a group
from the Massachusetts Bay Company. Originally called "Newtowne,"
it was incorporated as a town in 1636 and became a city in 1846
by uniting the three villages of Old Cambridge, Cambridgeport and
East Cambridge. The name "Cambridge" was selected by the General
Court because many of the men had attended Cambridge University
in England and thought it would be an appropriate name for a college
town in New England.
In 1636, Cambridge took its first formative step toward becoming
the innovative city it is now with the founding of America's oldest
university, Harvard University. Today, Cambridge is perhaps best
known for being the home of two world-class universities, Harvard
University and MIT, located within just two miles of each other.
Yet Cambridge is much more than just a college town or a suburb
of Boston. Imbued with a rich history, a persevering entrepreneurial
spirit and an enduring legacy of innovation, Cambridge has developed
a distinct flavor and feel all its own.
Cambridge has been the site of political, religious and social historic
events for nearly 350 years. Freedom of speech was declared at Cambridge
Common in 1637, freedom of religion in 1740, and George Washington
took command of the First Continental Army there in 1775. Poet Henry
Wadsworth Longfellow's house is still located on elegant Brattle
Street along with other Tory mansions, which house historical artifacts
from the birth of the United States. More American presidents and
Nobel laureates have lived in Cambridge than in any other city.
Today, Cambridge continues to successfully merge history, education,
innovation, arts and culture to provide its multicultural community
of immigrants, artists, students, professors, entrepreneurs, factory
workers and professionals with a welcoming, progressive place to
live and work.
See www.harvardsquare.com
and www.cambridge-usa.org
for further details.
Cambridge in June is usually a comfortable climate. The average
maximum is 77F (25C) and the minimum is 59F (15C).
Cambridge is in the Eastern Standard Time zone, which is four hours
from GMT.
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