The INFOCOM 2018 Meeting will be held on Saturday, November 11, 2017 in Boston, MA on the campus of Northeastern University.
Schedule for the TPC meeting on November 11
- TPC Breakfast and Registration, 8:00 am – 9:00 am
Venue: Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Center (ISEC) 805 Columbus Ave.
- Opening Plenary Session: 9:00 am - 10:00 am
Venue: ISEC auditorium, Room 102
- Breakout discussion meetings: 10:30 am – 5:00 pm
Venue: Various rooms – see assignment below.
- Boxed lunch pickup: 12:15 pm – 1:30 pm
Venue: Curry Student Center Ballroom
- TPC Dinner: 6:30 pm–9:00 pm
Venue: Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse, 200 Dartmouth St, Boston, MA 02116
It is a mile from campus, we will walk from campus following this map: https://goo.gl/wUvVju
Or, you may take public transportation following these directions: https://goo.gl/1R3EX9
Distance from the Hilton, Back Bay, to Northeastern Campus:
The distance of the hotel to ISEC is 0.9 mile (19 mins of walking time) please use this map for directions: https://goo.gl/i5zYGU
Multiple public transportation options are also available.
Wireless Access on the Northeastern University Campus will be provided during the meeting
Rooms for the meeting on Northeastern University Campus
· Administration: ISEC Building (Northeastern University, 805 Columbus Ave. Boston, MA 02120)
· Breakout rooms for discussions:
Curry Student Center: 318,320, 322, 333, 334, 335, 336,340, 342, 344, 346, 348, 433, 435, 440
Egan Research Center: 206, 306, 406
Snell Engineering: 200
Ell Hall: 410
ISEC 401: TPC Chairs Headquarters.
All the rooms have access to the Internet, and have whiteboards, markers and dry erasers. See campus map for locations of buildings. https://www.northeastern.edu/campusmap/map/
Indicating Your Attendance on EDAS
As a TPC member of INFOCOM 2018, you are strongly encouraged to attend the in-person TPC meeting in order to put together a high-quality technical program.
Hotel Accommodations:
Hilton Boston Back Bay
40 Dalton St, Boston, MA 02115
This is a booking link for the rooms that are blocked off for the conference: https://secure3.hilton.com/en_US/hi/reservation/book.htm?execution=e1s1
If rooms are filled or you would like more options you can look at the link below for other nearby hotels:
https://www.northeastern.edu/cssh/humanities/hotels/
If you missed the deadline for the special INFOCOM rate, there are a number of hotels in proximity of Northeastern, aside of the Hilton Back Bay. At this moment, there is no negotiated rate with these hotel though.
Sheraton Boston
Tel: 617.236.6000
Westin Hotel Copley Place
Tel: 617.262.9600
The Colonnade Hotel
Tel: 617.424.7000
VISA Assistance Letter
The IEEE Communications Society (ComSoC) can provide you with a VISA assistance letter. Please contact Jimmy Le at IEEE ComSoC by email at j.le@comsoc.org
Things to do in Boston:
If you find yourself coming early or staying after the conference has ended please follow the link to fun activities in the city: https://goo.gl/GTn2Fb
Below are pictures of the ISEC Building, location of the breakfast and plenary session: