Information:

IDEAS Boston 2012 Conference

Sixteen cutting-edge thinkers share their latest – or their next –  BIG Idea.

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

University of Massachusetts Boston

100 Morrissey Blvd., Boston

 

Tickets (*Subject to Change):

Individual Ticket: $250

Group Ticket (if attending with two or more people from the same organization): $225

Nonprofit and Student Ticket (only for employees of non-profit organizations and full time students): $100 

 

Schedule (*Subject to Change):

Be sure to come for the entire day to hear all 16 speakers, enjoy awesome performers, and make time for conversation and networking.

8:00-8:45 Coffee and Registration

8:45-9:00: Opening Comments

UMass Boston Chancellor Keith Motley

9:00-10:30: Session One

10:30-11:00: Break

11:00-12:30: Session Two

12:30-1:30: Lunch

1:30-3:00: Session Three

3:00-3:30: Break

3:30-3:45: Special Performance

3:45-5:15: Session Four

5:15-5:30: Close

5:30-7:00: Reception

Moderator:

                                  

Tom Ashbrook

Host of NPR’s On Point

 

Directions/Parking: 

• The 2012 IDEAS Boston conference will be taking place in the University of Massachusetts Boston's Campus Center Ballroom, which is located on the third floor of the building. Click here for a map of campus.
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• UMass Boston, located off of I-93 in Boston at 100 Morrissey Blvd., is easily accessible via car or public transportation. Click here for directions. Please be aware it does cost $6 per car to park in one of the campus lots.
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• Shuttle buses from the JFK/UMass T stop on the MBTA's Red Line run every 5-7 minutes between 6:40 a.m. and 9:30 p.m.
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• Route 2 buses stop at the Campus Center every 20 minutes from 8 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. Click here for additional information on public transportation options.

 

Host: 

A research university with a teaching soul, the University of Massachusetts Boston is nationally recognized as a model of excellence for urban universities. The second-largest campus in the UMass system, with its 16:1 student-to-faculty ratio, UMass Boston combines a small-college experience with the vast resources of a major research university. 

UMass Boston’s diverse student body provides a global context for student learning, and its location in Boston provides connections to employers in industries such as finance, health care, technology, service, and education, offering students opportunities to gain valuable in-school experience via internships, clinicals, and other career-related placements.

 

Accommodations:

If you require disability accommodations, including dietary accommodations, please visit www.ada.umb.edu.