Rum, i will probably go as I really want to hear what they have to say and there is a lot that is communicated in person which isn't transferred otherwise. I hope those of us from this board who are attending can get together at some point during the day, if only to share a drink "to better times".
They are right across from the Sydney Street garage - which was not too expensive the last time I was there. The Hotel@MIT (is it still called that?) is quite nice -although expensive.
And just think as you walk around that area, if JFK had lived, this entire area would be Mission Control - it was all planned, but LBJ moved it all to Houston!
Definitely - go for a walk in the evening on Boston Common and the Public Gardens.