CONFERENCE LOGISTICS and HOTEL

Details for Employers
Online Registration and Payment
Conference Hotel - Boston Park Plaza
Refreshments
Directions, Parking, Other Hotel Options

** RECRUITERS/EMPLOYERS ARE PROVIDED COMPLIMENTARY PARKING IN THE COLUMBUS PARKING GARAGE.
Northeastern Campus Map – printable

ONLINE REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT
This year, MERC is offering discounted prices for early registrations. School(s) who register and pay by February 20 can take advantage of this reduced fee, a bonus for tight travel and recruiting budgets! Payments can be made by credit card or check!

Federal ID Number?
FID # is 22-2873746

CONFERENCE FEES

Early Registration:	$300 for one booth and up to 2 employers
	DEADLINE: February 20, 2010
	Fee includes skirted table, 4 chairs, signage and continental breakfast and luncheon for two employers.

Regular Registration:	$400 for one booth and up to two employers
	DEADLINE: April 15, 2010
	Fee includes skirted table, 4 chairs, signage and continental breakfast and lunch for two employers.

Refreshments
The fair will open at the Curry Student center at 9:30 am.
A continental breakfast will be available from 8:30 am – 10:00 am.
Luncheon will be served in the Dodge Building from 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm.
The fair closes at 3:30 pm. Employers are strongly encouraged to stay till fair closing since many candidates travel a distance and arrive throughout the day!

CONFERENCE HOTEL

BOSTON PARK PLAZA HOTEL AND TOWERS

MERC has reserved a small block of rooms at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers in downtown Boston. The rate for single or double is $179.00 plus applicable state and local taxes, currently 14.45%. Individuals are resdponsible for making their own reservations with the Park Plaza Reservation Department (800) 225-2008. Reservations will be accepted until March 21, 2010. Guest must identify their affiliation with MERC Annual Education Fair Room Block.

DIRECTIONS/PARKING AND OTHER HOTEL OPTIONS

** Recruiter Parking – Complimentary Parking provided at Columbus Parking Garage **

DIRECTIONS

From the north (via Route I-93 or Route 1)
Take the Storrow Drive exit, and proceed to the Fenway exit. Follow signs for Boylston Street inbound, and bear right onto Westland Avenue. Turn right onto Massachusetts Avenue, proceed to the third traffic light, and turn right onto Columbus Avenue.

From the west (via Route I-90, Massachusetts Turnpike)
Take Exit 22 (Copley Square), and bear right. Proceed to the first traffic light, and turn right onto Dartmouth Street. Take the next right onto Columbus Avenue.

From the west (via Route 9)
Proceed east on Route 9; it will become Huntington Avenue. Turn right onto Ruggles Street. At the fourth traffic light, turn left onto Tremont Street. At the second set of lights, turn left onto Melnea Cass Boulevard, and then turn left onto Columbus Avenue.

From the south (via I-93, Route 3)
Take Exit 18 (Massachusetts Avenue/Roxbury/Frontage Road). Turn left at the third light, staying in one of the two left lanes. Proceed straight onto Melnea Cass Boulevard. Continue for approximately two miles and turn left onto Columbus Avenue.

From Logan Airport
Exiting Logan Airport, merge onto Route I-90 West/Mass Pike/Ted Williams Tunnel. Proceed about 1.5 miles, and then take Exit 24 toward Route I-93. Merge onto Route I-93 South via the exit on the left. Take Exit 18, Massachusetts Avenue, toward Andrew Square. Bear right onto the Massachusetts Avenue connector. Proceed straight on the connector, which becomes Melnea Cass Boulevard. Continue for approximately two miles and turn left onto Columbus Avenue.

From Manchester (NH)-Boston Regional Airport
Via automobile:
Exiting the airport, follow the signs to I-93 South, then follow driving directions to campus from the North via I-93.

Via public transportation:

The Manchester Airport Shuttle is a regularly scheduled bus service offered free of charge for Manchester-Boston Regional Airport's ticketed airline passengers. All passengers must show an airline ticket, boarding pass, or printed travel itinerary into or out of Manchester to be eligible to use this free service.
Buses depart from the outer curb adjacent to the main entrance walkway of the terminal. The bus service operates every two hours, 24-hours a day, seven days a week (including holidays), between the airport and the Sullivan Square MBTA Subway Station.
At the Sullivan Square station, take the MBTA Orange Line (Inbound towards Forest Hills), getting off at Ruggles Station.

VIA PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
Northeastern is accessible by subway via the Green Line of the MBTA. From downtown Boston, take an “E” train outbound to the Northeastern stop, the first stop above ground. The campus can also be reached from downtown via the Orange Line by taking any train going outbound to Forest Hills and getting off at Ruggles Station. Commuter rail lines connect with the Orange Line at Ruggles Station, Back Bay Station, and North Station.

ADDITIONAL HOTEL OPTIONS

Northeastern is a short drive from more than a dozen hotels and motels in the greater Boston area. Many are within walking distance. The following is a list of hotels near the Northeastern campus.

Within .5 miles/.8 kilometers of campus
Colonnade Hotel
Prudential Stop, Green E Line
120 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02116
617.424.7000
Midtown Hotel
Symphony Stop, Green E Line
220 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02115
617.262.1000

Sheraton Boston
Prudential Stop, Green E Line
39 Dalton Street
Boston, MA 02199
617.236.2000

Boston Back Bay Hilton Hotel
Prudential Stop, Green E Line
40 Dalton Street
Boston, MA 02199
617.236.1100

Within 1 mile/1.6 kilometers of campus
Boston Marriott Copley Place
Prudential Stop, Green E Line
110 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02116
617.236.5800

Eliot Hotel
Hynes/ICA Stop, Green B, C, D, Line
370 Commonwealth Ave
Boston, MA 02215
617.267.1607

Hotel Commonwealth
Kenmore Stop, Green B, C, D, Line
500 Commonwealth Ave
Boston, MA 02215
617.933.5000

Lenox Hotel
Copley Stop, Green B, C, D, E Line
61 Exeter Street
Boston, MA 02116
617.536.5300

Westin Copley Place
Copley Stop, Green B, C, D, E Line
10 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02116
617.262.9600

Copley Square Hotel
Copley Stop, Green B, C, D, E Line
47 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02116
617.536.9000

Fairmont Copley Plaza
Copley Stop, Green B, C, D, E Line
138 Saint James Ave
Boston, MA 02116
617.267.5300

Charlesmark Hotel
Copley Stop, Green B, C, D, E Line
655 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116
617.247.1212

Courtyard Boston Copley Square
Copley Stop, Green B, C, D, E Line
88 Exeter Street
Boston, MA 02116
617.437.9300

Hotel Buckminster
Kenmore Stop, Green B, C, D Line
645 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02215
617.236.7050

Within 3 miles/4.8 kilometers of campus
Inn at Longwood
342 Longwood Ave.
Boston, MA 02115
617.731.4700

Jurys Boston Hotel
Back Bay Stop, Orange Line or Arlington Stop, Green B, C, D, E Line
350 Stuart Street
Boston, MA 02116
617.266.7200

Taj Boston
Arlington Stop, Green B, C, D, E Line
15 Arlington Street
Boston, MA 02116
617.236.0919

Courtyard Boston Tremont Hotel
New England Medical Center Stop, Orange Line
275 Tremont Street
Boston, MA 02116
617.426.1400

Radisson Hotel Boston
Arlington or Boylston Stops, Green B, C, D, E Line
200 Stuart Street
Boston, MA 02116
617.482.1800

Hyatt Regency Boston
Downtown Crossing Stop, Orange or Red Lines
1 Avenue De Lafayette
Boston, MA 02111
617.492.1234

Doubletree Hotel Boston
New England Medical Center Stop, Orange Line
821 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02111
617.956.7900

Hyatt Hotel Cambridge
575 Memorial Drive
Cambridge, MA 02139
617.492.1234

South Boston Courtyard by Marriott
63R Boston Street
Boston, MA 02125
617.436.8200

Double Tree Club Hotel
Boston-Bayside
240 Mt. Vernon St
Boston, MA 02125
800.222.TREE
617.822.3600

Hotels Outside of Boston
Westin Waltham-Boston
70 3rd Avenue
Waltham, MA 02451
781.290.5600

Holiday Inn Express Boston - Waltham
385 Winter Street
Waltham, MA 02451
781.890.2800

Home Suites Inn
455 Trotten Pond Road
Waltham, MA 02451
781.890.3000

Best Western Inn TLC
380 Winter Street
Waltham, MA 02451
781.890.7800

Hilton Garden Inn
420 Trotten Pond Road
Waltham, MA 02451
781.890.0100