Conference Hotel:

Sheraton Newton Hotel:
320 Washington Street
Newton, MA 02458

The Sheraton Newton hotel is ideally located 5 minutes from downtown Boston and Route 128 High Tech Beltway. Within walking distance you can find upscale boutique dining, shopping, and theatres. An express bus leaves lobby for Faneuil Hall every 20 minutes. Minutes from Charles River and Cambridge for business or pleasure, this newly-renovated contemporary hotel is perfect for the business executive or Red Sox ball game fan! The Sheraton Newton offers Boston's best while located in a Boutique Newtons Upscale Boston College campus. This recently renovated hotel is adjacent to public transportation and is within walking distance to many restaurants and shops.

To reserve a room, please call the hotel directly at (tel) 617-969-3010 or (fax) 617-244-5894, and mention the Knowledge Conference to assure the conference rate of $185 single or double, plus 12.45% room tax.

Weather:

October is a beautiful time of year in Boston, as the leaves change colors ranging from yellow, orange and red throughout autumn. Weather in this season will be cool, generally with temperatures in the 60s Fahrenheit during the day and down to the 50s Fahrenheit in the evenings. For Boston weather forecasts on the web, go to www.massport.com/logan/weath.asp.

Currency:

Foreign exchange service is available at the Logan International Airport at Terminal E, where all international flights arrive. Hours for the airport Travelex Foreign Exchange Booth are from 6am to 11pm EST Monday through Friday and 11:30am to 11pm EST weekends.

Banks offering foreign exchange services are available throughout the city, such as Thomas Cook Exchange at 399 Boylston Street, which is open Monday-Friday 9am-5pm and Saturday 10am-3pm (267-5433).

Up-to-date foreign exchange rate information can be found at the following website: www.us.thomascook.com/convert.htm.

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Ground Transportation:

Logan International Airport offers cabs approximately US$30 and van shuttle service approximately US$26 for one passenger (less if more than one passenger) to the Sheraton Newton hotel. A cab ride from the airport to the conference hotel will take approximately 20 minutes. A shuttle may be arranged by through US Shuttle, (tel) 781-894-3100. Car rentals in the city are not recommended due to the heavy road construction known as "The Big Dig".

Directions to the Sheraton Newton Hotel:

From the North: Take Route 3, 93, or Route 95 South to Route 95/128 South. Follow 95/128 South to exit 25 (Mass Turnpike/Route 90). Follow 90 east to exit 17 (Newton/Watertown). Off exit travel straight to second set of lights. Take left over bridge, then left again towards sign for West Newton. Look for Applebee's Restaurant on your left, the entrance to our hotel is immediately after Applebee's.

From the South: Take Route 3, 93, or Route 95 North to Route 95/128 North. Follow 95/128 North to exit 25 (Mass Turnpike/Route 90). Follow 90 east to exit 17 (Newton/Watertown). Off exit travel straight to second set of lights. Take left over bridge, then left again towards sing for West Newton. Look for Applebee's Restaurant on your left, the entrance to our hotel is immediately after Applebee's.

From East and Logan Airport: Take Mass Turnpike/Rte 90 West. Go through tollbooth. Take exit 17, which is Newton/Watertown exit. At exit ramp stay in the left lane and go straight through traffic light. Look for Applebee's Restaurant on your left, the entrance to the hotel is immediately after Applebee's.

From the West: Take Mass Turnpike/Rte 90 East. Go through tollbooth. Take exit 17, which is Newton/Watertown exit. At exit ramp stay in left lane and go straight through traffic light. Look for Applebee's Restaurant on your left, the entrance to the hotel is immediately after Applebee's.

Other nearby airports:

Manchester, New Hampshire (59 miles)
T.F. Green Providence, RI (56 miles)

Parking:

The Sheraton Newton Hotel offers valet parking for $9/overnight and a day rate of $3/hour to $21 maximum.

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Boston Site Seeing:

There are many sites to see in Boston, a modern cultural city that maintains its history, and promotes teaching and learning in its top hospitals and universities. A tour of the city is an excellent choice for first-timers. One may decide to take the Old Trolley Tour at the Boston Common (Red line at Park Street), the Duck Tour that starts at the Prudential Center (on the Green line), or, weather permitting, a harbor cruise from the Long Wharf area. See a bird’s eye view of the city from the Top of the Hub (Prudential on Boylston Street, Green line), or a panoramic view from the famous Bay Tower Room (State Street, Faneuil Hall).

Culture, History and Shopping:

Boston’s colonial history unfolds throughout the city. The North End, where the famous ride of Paul Revere began, is also known as the Italian section of Boston, where the aromas from popular restaurants and cafes fill the streets. Also visit the Old North Church (Green line, North Station), Paul Revere’s House (Green line: Haymarket), and the nearby Faneuil Hall Marketplace.

Faneuil Hall (Green line, Government Center) bustles with rows of food shops, restaurants and boutiques, and is nearby Beacon Hill, Boston Commons and Public Gardens, home of the swan boats and the ducklings from the famous children’s story, "Make Way for the Ducklings".

Stop by the Union Oyster House, the oldest restaurant in Boston and known for its famous cup of clam chowder. Located behind the Boston City Hall and near the Bay Tower Room, a great location for twilight cocktails and hors d'oeuvres. Entertain your evening in the city with Irish, Folk, Blues and Jazz music, or a Gospel Sunday Brunch at the House of Blues.

Also not far from the Sheraton Newton are both the Theatre District and China Town, known for Chinese culture, herb pharmacies, and great Chinese restaurants. Newbury Street, with designer boutiques and trendy fashion shops, art galleries that exhibit classical and modern works; interesting restaurants and cafes, beauty and skin salons, unusual gift and jewelry shops is within ten minutes drive as well.

Other sites include The Aquarium (Blue line), the Museum of Fine Arts, The Isabella Gardner Museum, Copley Square (Green line), the Museum of Science and the Mugar Omni Theatre, Harvard Square (Red line).

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