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• April 4-5, 2008 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Conference Schedule HERE
The conference is *Free* and registration is required
Read below for information about conference site, lodging, schedule, and childcare availability.
LOCATION
The conference will take place in the Stata Center on MIT Campus. The Stata Center is located at 32 Vassar Street on the corner of Vassar and Main Streets in Kendall Square. All rooms in the Stata Center are handicapped accessible.
DIRECTIONS, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AND PARKING
The conference will take place on the 1st floor of the MIT Stata Center. The Stata Center is located at 32 Vassar Street in Kendall Square, Cambridge.
Parking in select campus lots is free after 5 PM on weekdays and all day on Saturday and Sunday at MIT. If you are planning on driving, the closest free lot is the Hayward Lot which is located along Hayward St. between Amherst St. and Main St. in Kendall Square.
Here is a link to the HAYWARD LOT on the campus map to get you oriented:
http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?selection=P5&Parking=go
To get to the Stata Center from the Hayward Lot, walk up Main Street until you hit the intersection of Vassar St. and Main. The Stata Center will be on your left.
If the Hayward Lot happens to be full, here is a link to other free public lots on the weekends. Please print or refer to this site before you arrive to be sure you have a back-up plan. Kendall Square can be busy on the weekends. Metered parking is also available throughout the square however so there will be several options at your disposal.
Other free lots & corresponding campus maps:
Hayward Lot: http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?selection=P5&Parking=go
N10 Lot: http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?selection=P14&Parking=go
Windsor Lot: http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?selection=P19&Parking=go
Tang Center Lot (E51): http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?selection=E51&Buildings=go
If you are taking the T, take the red line to Kendall Square, and walk up Main Street (away from the river). The Stata Center is the angular brick and metal building on the corner of Main Street and Vassar Street.
There are several different entrances to the Stata Center. If you enter from Main Street and Vassar, walk past the Information desk and down a long corridor to the middle. The registration table for the conference will be in front of room 32-123, which is also where the keynote panels will be taking place. If you enter from the East Lot, walk past the Forbes Cafe and down the same long corridor to 32-123. Directional arrows and signs will be stationed at each entrance to help you along.
CHILDCARE
*Childcare will be available on 4/4 and 4/5. Pre-registration is required by April 2, 2008 at 5 PM if you wish to take advantage of the services offered. Contact Andi Sutton (arsutton@mit.edu) if you wish to use the childcare we are offering. We are asking parents to pay on a sliding scale ($10 - $7 per hour.) Details on the group childcare service and cost below.
We will have on-site group child care available on Friday, April 4, from 6:30 - 9:30 and on Saturday, April 5, from 9:30 AM - 7:00 PM. Care will be provided by Parents in a Pinch, a company based in Brookline that will be providing caregivers during this time. For more information about the company and the group childcare service we will be using, visit their web site or call 617-739-5437.
*Cost*
We appreciate pre-registration and as an indication that you will be using the childcare service so we can provide adequate staff. Childcare will cost the GCWS $15/hour/child and we ask that parents who will be taking advantage of this service pay on a sliding scale $10 - $7 per hour. We cannot afford an unlimited amount and so we would appreciate your contributing to childcare costs as much as you are able, including considering sponsoring another child if you can. No child will be turned away from child care due to lack of funds.
For more information, contact Andi Sutton
SCHEDULE
*Please visit the online schedule for more detailed information about the presentation times and panels.
Friday:
The conference will start on Friday evening. Registration begins at 6 PM and the opening event They Must Be Hysterical: An Evening of Feminist Comedy begins at 7 PM. There is a reception from 5:30 - 6:45 that evening for presenters, conference organizers, and GCWS faculty and the public opening comedy event starts at 7.
Saturday:
Registration will begin at 8:45 AM and the opening event Saturday Morning Cartoons will begin at 9:30 AM. Coffee and a light breakfast will be provided during this time. The morning event will be followed by student panels, and the keynote performance and presentation will close the evening. Due to the packed schedule, please try to remain aware of start and end times for each panel and event and proceed quickly between sessions so that each can start on time. Lunch will be provided and vegetarian options will be available. The locations of all events will be in the registration materials you will receive when you check in on Friday or Saturday.
INFO TABLE
We will have an info table available on Friday night and all day Saturday. If you have any materials about your program, performance group, organization, or other events of interest to conference participants, please bring them to the registration table on Friday between 5 and 7 PM or on Saturday morning between 8 and 10 AM and we will put them out.
LODGING
If you are coming from out of town, click here to find accommodations in and around Cambridge. Prices vary and there is no institutional discounts for this conference so call the establishments directly for exact rates.
For more information, contact Andi Sutton, GCWS Program Coordinator.
Graduate Consortium in Women’s Studies
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Building 16-287
77 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge , MA 02139
T el:(617) 324-2085
Email: gcws@mit.edu |
