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== Directions from the airport ==
Follow the signs in the baggage claim areas to the exit where the buses are. Wait for the "Blue Line" bus, which is what it should say on the big LED sign on front. It's a free bus to the blue line train station. It stops at all the terminals in the airport: make sure to actually wait for the train station, not just another airport terminal

In Boston, you only have to pay when you enter the train system. At the station, you'll need to buy a ticket at one of the electronic kiosks. You can put however much money you want on it, and it accepts cash and credit cards. After buying a ticket, insert it into one of the entrance gates and it'll pop out the top. Grab it and walk through.

Another thing to note about the train station is that depending on what station you are in and what line you're going on, the direction of the trains are specified either as Westbound / Eastbound, Inbound / Outbound, or the destination station of the train.

At the Blue Line train station (this is the AIRPORT station), go INBOUND (it's to your right as you enter the train station; up some stairs and across a foot bridge and back down). Get off the train at GOVERNMENT CENTER. This line intersects with the Green Line. Go up some stairs to the Green Line tracks and go WESTBOUND on the Green Line, for only one stop, and get off at PARK STREET station. This line intersects with the Red Line. Find the Red Line TO ALEWIFE. Make sure you don't get on the Red Line to Braintree/Ashmont. Go on the red line until you hit CENTRAL SQUARE.

To summarize:

At Airport, take Blue Line Bus to Airport Station At Airport Station, take Blue Line inbound to Gov't Center At Gov't Center, take Green Line westbound to Park Street At Park Street, take Red Line towards Alewife, and get off at Central Square.

Exit to street level, then cross Massachusetts Ave. Go left three blocks and take first right after the fire station onto Sidney Street. Walk down one block and entrance to hotel is on left on Green Street.

Background

At the beginning of a new development cycle, Ubuntu developers from around the world gather to help shape and scope the next release of Ubuntu. The summit is open to the public, but it is not a conference, exhibition or other audience-oriented event. Rather, it is an opportunity for Ubuntu developers -- who usually collaborate online -- to work together in person on specific tasks.

Small groups of developers will participate in short Forum and Workshop (formerly called "BoF"/Birds-of-a-Feather) sessions. This allow a single project is discussed and documented in a written specification. These specifications will be used for planning the new release of Ubuntu, as described in FeatureSpecifications and TimeBasedReleases.

Lodging

You can stay at the Hilton @ MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA - http://www.hotelatmit.com/

If you book online at: http://www.hotelatmit.com/ then in the Group/Convention Code field, use the code: UDS to get the UDS Summit discounted rate.

Unfortunately, according to Doubletree Reservations, this discount rate availability expired on 21 September.

Be aware that Hilton and DoubleTree are part of the same group and you may be linked to the DoubleTree website during the booking process.

Attendance

If you plan on attending the UDS, please add yourself to the [:UDS-Boston/Attendees:Attendees] page so we know you plan on coming.

Directions from the airport

Follow the signs in the baggage claim areas to the exit where the buses are. Wait for the "Blue Line" bus, which is what it should say on the big LED sign on front. It's a free bus to the blue line train station. It stops at all the terminals in the airport: make sure to actually wait for the train station, not just another airport terminal

In Boston, you only have to pay when you enter the train system. At the station, you'll need to buy a ticket at one of the electronic kiosks. You can put however much money you want on it, and it accepts cash and credit cards. After buying a ticket, insert it into one of the entrance gates and it'll pop out the top. Grab it and walk through.

Another thing to note about the train station is that depending on what station you are in and what line you're going on, the direction of the trains are specified either as Westbound / Eastbound, Inbound / Outbound, or the destination station of the train.

At the Blue Line train station (this is the AIRPORT station), go INBOUND (it's to your right as you enter the train station; up some stairs and across a foot bridge and back down). Get off the train at GOVERNMENT CENTER. This line intersects with the Green Line. Go up some stairs to the Green Line tracks and go WESTBOUND on the Green Line, for only one stop, and get off at PARK STREET station. This line intersects with the Red Line. Find the Red Line TO ALEWIFE. Make sure you don't get on the Red Line to Braintree/Ashmont. Go on the red line until you hit CENTRAL SQUARE.

To summarize:

At Airport, take Blue Line Bus to Airport Station At Airport Station, take Blue Line inbound to Gov't Center At Gov't Center, take Green Line westbound to Park Street At Park Street, take Red Line towards Alewife, and get off at Central Square.

Exit to street level, then cross Massachusetts Ave. Go left three blocks and take first right after the fire station onto Sidney Street. Walk down one block and entrance to hotel is on left on Green Street.

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