2006 Member Meeting RSVP

[Tony Wieczorek]

*We have been having some problems sending this email out due to our 
mail servers acting up. Originally, this message was supposed to go 
out on February 28, 2006. Due to this delay, we are extending the RSVP 
date to Friday, March 24, 2006. We are very sorry if you receive this 
message more than once, or you receive a garbled message.*

*The 2006 FSF Associate Membership Meeting*
http://www.fsf.org/associate/meetings/2006/

The Annual FSF Associate Membership Meeting will be on
Saturday, April 1, 2006, from 9:15 AM - 5:50 PM in Cambridge, MA,
USA, at MIT in Building 34, room 101.
<http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?selection=34&Buildings=go>

If you wish to attend, please RSVP to address@hidden by Thursday,
March 16 (now extended to Friday, March 24, 2006).

The meeting will feature presentations by and conversation with the
FSF staff and the members of the FSF board of directors. So far,
Richard Stallman, Eben Moglen and Gerald Sussman are confirmed as
speakers. More will be added shortly.

There is no charge for attending. Breakfast and lunch will be
provided.

Once again, we are also organizing a dinner for after the meeting, at
The Middle East <http://www.mideastclub.com> in Cambridge, MA. The
cost for this is $25 per person (drinks are extra). You can pay for the
dinner online at the meeting information website
<http://www.fsf.org/associate/meetings/2006/>.

*Getting to the Meeting Site*

The event will be held on the MIT campus in Building 34-101.
<http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?selection=34&Buildings=go>

Directions for getting to MIT as a whole are available on MIT's
web site <http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?section=directions>. If
you are driving, MIT's site has some suggestions for parking
<http://web.mit.edu/admissions/www/undergrad/freshman/faq/parking.html>.
                           
However, if you are driving to the Boston area, your best bet is
probably to park in one place (like your hotel) and use public
transportation to get around while you are here. Scroll down the
page for more information on available public transportation.

* Mailing List to Coordinate for Meeting*

We have created a Mailman email list, address@hidden, which
you can subscribe to by sending a message with the subject
'subscribe' to address@hidden or by visiting the the
Mailman mailing list site
<http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/am-meeting>.  Feel free to
use this list to meet other associate members who plan to attend
the meeting so that you can discuss room sharing, carpooling and
other coordination details.

*Hotel Suggestions*

Area Hotels within a 5 minute walk from the meeting:

UNIVERSITY PARK HOTEL at MIT <http://www.hotelatmit.com/home/home.html>
20 Sidney Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone: (617) 551-0316

CAMBRIDGE CENTER MARRIOTT
<http://www.marriotthotels.com/dpp/PropertyPage.asp?MarshaCode=BOSCB&EPCEC=InProcess&EPNAVCEC=InProcess>
2 Cambridge Center, Broadway and Third Street
Cambridge, MA 02142
Phone: (617) 494-6600 Fax: (617) 494-0036

THE KENDALL HOTEL <http://www.kendallhotel.com/>
350 Main St.
Cambridge, MA 02142
Phone: (617) 577-1300 Fax: (617) 577-1377

Other hotels and area restaurants are listed at
<http://mitsloan.mit.edu/cdo/hotel.html>

*Getting to MIT via Public Transportation - MBTA (aka "The T")*

The MBTA's new trip planning <http://trip.mbta.com/cgi-bin/index.pl>
site can sometimes be useful.

Subway: By train, take the Red Line to the Kendall/MIT Station or to
the Central Square Station, both of which are a short walk from the
campus (Kendall/MIT is closer).  The walk from Central Square takes
about 10 minutes and takes you right down Massachusetts Avenue. The
Kendall/MIT Station is on the edge of the east end of campus.

You can map out the building's location using its street address: 50
Vassar Street, Cambridge, MA 02139.

Bus: The #1 or Dudley bus stops at MIT on Mass. Ave. and also provides
transportation to Central Square and Harvard Square. The MIT stop is
at a large crosswalk with a stop light. On one side of the street are
steps leading up to large Ionic columns and the Small Dome of MIT, on
the other side of the street are the Stratton Student Center and
Kresge Oval (an open, grass-covered area).

*Airport Information*

The closest airport is Boston Logan International Airport (BOS).
>From any airport terminal, look for signs for the Silver Line T
stop. The Silver Line is a subway line that is actually a bus.

Take the Silver Line to the South Station stop on the Red
Line. From there, follow the directions for the subway to Kendall/MIT.

For driving directions from the airport, click here
<http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?section=directions#from_airport>.

* Train Information*

The closest *Amtrak* train station is Boston South Station (BOS). If
you arrive via train, follow signs to the MBTA or SUBWAY. South
Station is also a stop on the T's Red Line. You can take an ALEWIFE
train to the Kendall/MIT station.

Boston's *Commuter Rail* comes from all directions from towns
throughout Eastern Massachusetts. Some trains come into South
Station (see above), and others come into North Station. The
Commuter Rail North Station is a short /outside/ walk to the T's
Green Line North Station. Exit the Commuter Rail station and follow
signs for the Green Line. Take a Green Line train inbound to Park
Street, which connects to the Red Line.

*Bus Information*

*Greyhound Bus*: Greyhound buses bound for Boston will bring you to
South Station. There is a Red Line subway stop at South Station.
Take an inbound train (toward Alewife) to Kendall/MIT.

*Peter Pan*: Peter Pan buses will also bring you to South Station.

*Chinatown Buses*: There are Boston-bound buses from Chinatowns in
Baltimore, Washington, New York and Philadelphia. They are usually
substantially cheaper than Greyhound or Peter Pan. These buses will
bring you to Boston's Chinatown. From Chinatown, walk down
Washington Street, toward downtown. Once you approach the shopping
district, you will see entrances for the Red Line at Downtown
Crossing. Take the Red Line outbound to MIT.

Sunshine Travel <http://www.sunshinetravelboston.com/bustours/nyc/>
(more expensive) and Travel Pack USA
<http://www.travelpackusa.com/bus-service.htm> (less expensive) are
two companies that operate between New York and Boston. If you need
help gathering information on Chinatown buses from other cities,
please send us email.

Please email address@hidden or call Tony at (617)542-5942 x15 if
you need more information.
--
Tony Wieczorek
Membership Coordinator
Free Software Foundation
(617) 542-5942 x15
-- 
Tony Wieczorek
Membership Coordinator
Free Software Foundation
(617) 542-5942 x15