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Travel and Housing Details

See our FULL PROGRAM for dates -- AIRFARE -- HOTEL -- OTHER HOUSING 
DIRECTIONS BY CAR/SUBWAY

Need a ride? Share a hotel room? Hosted housing? Post your request on our new bulletin boards

If you're attending the Sports Leadership Congress, consider arriving March 27, Thursday such that you can attend the full roundtable sessions on March 28, Friday.

As a regular attendee, please consider arriving anytime Thursday or Friday such as to explore the new MIT athletics facilities, and attend the opening reception on March 28, Friday.

HOTEL

The Hotel @ MIT, a Hilton Hotel property, is our official conference hotel and has set aside a block of rooms at a greatly reduced rate of $109/evening for single or double. In true MIT style, the hotel features complimentary wireless Internet access for your laptop computer.

The most innovative hotel in Cambridge — they feature award-winning architecture and contemporary décor. The lobby displays robots from the MIT Artificial Intelligence Lab, while the 210 guest rooms (including 13 suites) combine technology with hospitality.

Hotel @ MIT
20 Sidney Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
Main Hotel Phone: 617-577-0200 (if there is no answer, the phone bounces to global reservations but you cannot obtain our special rate when that happens, so please call back again during their normal business hours -- our special rate is so special that only the local hotel staff can arrange it or call Kristina Monkevicz, Conferences Service Manager, directly at 617-551-0314)
Guest Fax: 617-494-8366

For the special rate of $109 Single Queen or Double/Double -- this rate was good until Feb 25, but after that, they will still honor the rate as long as there are available rooms. Guests can secure their reservation by contacting the hotel directly at (617) 577-0200 or by e-mail reservations@hotelatmit.com. IMPORTANT: This special rate cannot be obtained through their global reservations desk, but directly though the hotel since it's a very special rate. Be sure to request the National Gay & Lesbian Athletics Conference room block in order to receive the group rate. Attendees will be asked for a credit card to guarantee the reservations.

Need a ride? Share a hotel room? Hosted housing? Post your request on our new bulletin boards

OTHER HOUSING

We realize many of you will be coming from very far and so we will also be looking into hosted housing options, see availability on our bulletin boards here.

AIRFARE

For those that are sports team/league/organization leaders, please consider arriving Thursday evening, March 27, such that you may be able to participate in the round table discussions on the Friday. Everyone else should consider arriving into town on Friday for the opening reception/cocktails. The conference concludes on Sunday evening after the various sports exhibitions, but attendees may stay to participate in optional Sunday evening activities.

US Airways has been designated as the official carrier for the attendees of the Gay and Lesbian Athletics Conference, March 28 - 30, 2003, in Boston, MA.  US Airways agrees to offer an exclusive low fare for the attendees.  This special fare will offer a 7% discount off First or Envoy Class and any published US Airways promotional round trip fare.  A 12% discount off unrestricted “Y” or B8US / B4AUS fares will apply with no advance reservations and ticketing required. Plan ahead and receive an additional discount by ticketing 60 days or more prior to departure.  These discounts are valid provided all rules and restrictions are met and are applicable for travel from all points on US Airways’ route system. These discounts are not combinable with other discounts or promotions.

Discounts From All Points on US Airways’ Route System:

First/Envoy Class or Lowest Applicable Published Fares:

7% off following all rules and restrictions.

12% off with 60 day advance reservations/ticketing required.  All other rules and restrictions apply. 

Unrestricted Applicable “Y” Published Fare Types or B8US / B4AUS Fares:

12% off with no advance reservations/ticketing required.

17% off with 60 day advance reservations/ticketing required.

Additional restrictions may apply on international travel.

Discounts are valid between March 25 - April 2, 2003.

To obtain these discounts, book on-line with usairways.com using Meeting ID: MTG001773.  Should you require assistance with bookings on-line, refer to the following addresses:

http://usairways.com/groups/guide.htm

http://usairways.com/groups/faq.htm

If you do not have internet access, you or your professional travel consultant must call US Airways’ Group and Meeting Reservation Office toll free at (877) 874-7687; 8:00 AM - 9:30 PM., Eastern Time.  REFER TO GOLD FILE NO. 70682533.

US Airways group and meeting customers may take advantage of special negotiated rates with Avis Rent A Car.  Please call Avis, toll free, at 866-629-6995.  Reference AWD K609400 for additional information.

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