Information Infrastructure for Global and Virtual Enterprises

Collaborative Agents in Distributed Web Applications

Distributed System Aspects of Sharing a Virtual Reality

Enterprise Security

Distance Learning

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Participating Organizations

IEEE

IEEE Computer Society

CERC, West Virginia University

Intelligent Engineering Systems Lab, MIT

IEEE Communications Sociey's TC on Info. Infrastructure

ACM Special Interest Group on Supporting Group Work

Hotels

Conference hotel:

• Hyatt Regency Hotel, 575 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA 02139, Phone: +1-(617)492-1234 / (800)233-1234, Fax: +1-(617)491-6906. Check-in time is 16:00; check-out is 12:00.
  
  The Hyatt is located within walking distance (approximately 3/4 mile or 1.2 kilometers) of all workshop locations. Parking is available at the hotel for both hotel guests and non-hotel guests at the special WET ICE rate of $8/day.
  
  For directions and information on public transportation to the Hyatt, see http://www.cerc.wvu.edu/WETICE/WETICE97/directions-hyatt.html.
  
  The room block is completely sold out.

Other hotels in Cambridge (farther away -- not within walking distance):

• Howard Johnson Hotel - $158/single, 777 Memorial Drive, Phone: +1-(617)492-7777/(800)654-2000, Fax +1-(617)492-6038
• Best Western Homestead Inn - $125-155/single, 220 Alewife Brook Parkway, Phone: +1-(617)491-8000, Fax: +1-(617)491-4932
• Inn at Harvard - $189/single, 1201 Massachusetts Ave., Phone: +1-(617)491-2222/(800)222-8733, Fax:+1-(617)491-6520
• Harvard Manor House - $149/single, 110 Mount Auburn St., Phone: +1-(617)864-5200/(800)458-5886, Fax: +1-(617)864-2409
  
  or see the Cambridge Office of Tourism's site.

Dormitory Rooms at MIT

Dorm rooms are also available in McCormick Hall, 320 Memorial Drive (next to Kresge Auditorium), at the following rates:

• shared double room: $33/night
• single room: $44/night
• full double room: $66
• children (ages 6-14/cots): $10/night

Rooms are furnished with twin-size beds, desks, and telephones and include all bedding (sheets, blankets, pillows) and towels; bathrooms are shared (separate for men and women). The dorm is not air-conditioned; fans are available at the front desk on a first-come, first-served basis. Check-in time is 15:00; check-out is 11:00. The phone number for your incoming calls/messages is +1-617-253-5961.

The easiest way to get to McCormick Hall is to get a taxi at the airport. The trip (about 6 miles/9.5 km) costs about $15. Or, if you're willing to walk a little bit, you can take the subway (called the "T") from the airport to the Massachusetts Avenue station (which is on the orange line); the stop is about 1 km from the dorm (a little bit far to walk if you're carrying luggage).

See the maps at http://www.cerc.wvu.edu/WETICE/WETICE97/directions-workshop.html to see the location of the dorm in relation to the meeting facilities and the subway station.

Print and complete and MIT housing form and mail or fax it to the MIT Conference Services Office.

Public Transportation

The Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority provides a variety of public transportation for the greater Boston area: subway, buses, commuter rail, and commuter boats.

Parking

Parking will be available

• at the Hyatt Regency (see http://www.cerc.wvu.edu/WETICE/WETICE97/directions-workshop.html), for both hotel guests and non-hotel guests at the WET ICE rate of $8/day
• on campus (see http://www.cerc.wvu.edu/WETICE/WETICE97/directions-workshop.html -- this lot is $7/day)

Weather

Check out the Boston weather forecast at http://www.weather.com/weather/us/cities/MA_Boston.html.

MIT Information

MIT's home page is at http://web.mit.edu.

http://www.cerc.wvu.edu/WETICE/WETICE97/local_information.html
June 11, 1997, by Mary Carriger