IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications
15-19 April 2018 // Honolulu, HI // USA

TPC MEETING LOGISTICS

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

39 Dalton Street

Boston, MA 02116

Tel: 617.236.6000

 

Westin Hotel Copley Place

10 Huntington Avenue

Boston, MA 02116

Tel: 617.262.9600

 

The Colonnade Hotel

120 Huntington Ave

Boston, MA 02116

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: