We are pleased to host MIT BiG at the MIT Sloan campus. The conference will take place at Wong Auditorium in MIT (Tang Building / E51) located at 70 Memorial Dr., Cambridge, MA, 02139.
Travel and Logistics
Directions to Wong Auditorium
The Wong Auditorium is located in the Tang Center (Building E-51), at the corner of Amherst and Wadsworth Streets (near Kendall Square).
Directions to MIT
Due to severely constrained parking in Cambridge and near MIT in particular, we strongly suggest alternative means of getting to campus. Whenever possible, park your car at the hotel at which you are staying, and use a taxi or public transportation to get to the MIT campus.
Public Transportation – MBTA (“The T”)
Subway: By train, take the Red Line to the Kendall/MIT Station. It is a short walk from there. (see map)
Bus: The #1 or Dudley bus runs along Massachusetts Avenue from Harvard Square through Central Square, past MIT, and across the Harvard Bridge to Boston. It stops at the main entrance to MIT, 77 Mass. Ave. Walk up to Memorial Drive, turn east and it’s a 10-15 minute walk past the Great Dome to the intersection with Wadsworth Street. Turn left, and the entrance to the Tang Center is one block in, at the near corner of Wadsworth and Amherst Streets.
From Logan Airport
Taxi: Taxi fare from the airport is about $15-20. The taxi can take 15 – 30 minutes depending on traffic. Inform the taxi driver that you are going to the corner of Amherst and Wadsworth Streets near Kendall Square (Wadsworth is off of Memorial Drive, just to the west side of the Longfellow Bridge).
Subway: The subway ride from Logan involves several transfers. From any terminal at Logan airport, take the airport shuttle bus to the Blue Line subway station. Take the Blue Line to the Government Center station and go upstairs to and take the Green Line trolley to Park Street. At the Park Street station, go downstairs and take the Red Line subway to Kendall/MIT (take the outbound train toward Alewife). Under normal conditions the ride will take about one-half hour. It is a short walk from there (see map).
Car: The drive from Logan airport can be rather nasty, depending on traffic conditions. Take the main exit from the airport (not the Ted Williams Tunnel) and follow the signs toward Boston via the Sumner Tunnel. The tunnel toll is US $2. As you exit the tunnel, turn right onto the expressway (93 North). Take the second exit, marked ‘Storrow Drive West’. Immediately take the right fork of the road to a stoplight. Turn left, then immediately turn right and drive over the Charles River. The Boston Museum of Science will be on your left. Turn left at the next stoplight
onto Memorial Drive. Follow Memorial Drive for about a half mile and MIT will be on your right side. Wadsworth Street is the first right after the Longfellow Bridge. The entrance to the Tang Center is one block in, at the near corner of Wadsworth and Amherst Streets.
Additional Driving Directions
From the North (I-95 or I-93): If you are heading south on I-93, follow I-93 into Boston then follow the I-93 instructions below. If you are heading south on I-95, take the I-93 South exit then follow the instructions from I-93. Alternatively, take the I-90 East exit from I-95 then follow the instructions from I-90.
From the South (I-95 or I-93): If you are heading north on I-93, follow I-93 (the Southeast Expressway) into Boston then follow the I-93 instructions below. If you are heading north on I-95, take the I-93 North exit then follow the instructions from I-93. Alternatively, take the I-90 East exit from I-95 then follow the instructions from I-90.
From the West (I-90) (Mass Turnpike): To 77 Mass. Ave.: Follow I-90 east to the Cambridge/Brighton exit (exit 18). Following the signs to Cambridge, cross the River Street Bridge, and turn right onto Memorial Drive heading east. Follow past the Hyatt Hotel and through the Mass. Ave. underpass. Shortly after the underpass, you will pass the MIT Sailing Pavilion, and then make the second left onto Wadsworth Street. The entrance to the Tang Center is one block in, at the near corner of Wadsworth and Amherst Streets.
From Route I-93: From I-93, take exit 26, and follow the signs to Back Bay along Storrow Drive West, approximately 1.5 miles, to the exit for Route 2A. The exit will be on the left, just before the Harvard Bridge (more appropriately called the Massachusetts Avenue Bridge). The Charles River will be on your right. As you cross the bridge, you will be looking at MIT – the Great Dome and academic facilities are on the right, the dormitories and athletic facilities are on the left. The 77 Mass. Ave entrance will be on your right. Turn left onto Vassar Street and then left onto Main Street. This will take you through Kendall Square. Turn right onto Wadsworth street. The entrance to the Tang Center is one block in, at the far corner of Wadsworth and Amherst Streets.
Parking Suggestions
Parking in Cambridge and Boston is generally not an enjoyable experience. Whenever possible, park your car at the hotel at which you are staying, and use a taxi or public transportation to get to the MIT campus. If you must drive to the campus, there are both on- and off-street parking available, but most public parking is not very close to the center of the MIT campus (unless you arrive early in the morning or late in the evening).
There is unmetered parking on Memorial Drive (most of the spaces fill up by 8:00 AM), and metered parking on Massachusetts Avenue. There are a number of lots within a 5-15 minute walk at which you may park for a fee. These include a lot at the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Vassar Street, Park and Lock on Third Street, Kinney Systems at 4 Cambridge Center (entrances on Ames Street and Broadway), and Kinney Systems at Ten Cambridge Center (entrances from
Broadway and Binney Street).
