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Transportation

Airline Travel

OSA has appointed American Airlines the official airlines for the 2008 Summer Optics and Photonics Congress in Boston, Massachusetts, July 13-16, 2008. Discounted air travel is available.   You may visit the American Airlines website at www.aa.com to search for available flights and use the authorization code A3178AH to receive your discount. You may also call the American Airlines Meeting Services Desk directly at 800.433.1790 for assistance with reservations and ticket purchases.

Rental Cars

Avis Rent-A-Car is pleased to offer low rates with unlimited mileage to participants attending the Summer Congress. For Avis, contact +1 800.331.1600 and refer to the Avis Worldwide Discount Number D004076. Reservations may also be made online at http://tinyurl.com/22kgx9.

Train/Subway Station

The Back Bay train station is approximately a half mile away from the Marriott. http://www.mbta.com/schedules_and_maps/subway/lines/stations/?stopId=10124

Bus Station

The bus station is approximately 1.2 miles away from the Marriott.
http://www.greyhound.com/home.asp

Driving Directions

From Logan Airport

Follow signs for Boston/Summer tunnel. Pay the toll and stay in the right lane in the tunnel. Follow signs for Exit 26/Storrow Drive. After you emerge from the tunnel, take the second left exit to Copley Square/Back Bay. At the first light, turn right onto Beacon St. Follow Beacon St. for four blocks and make a left on to Exeter St. After five lights, Exeter St. ends at Huntington Ave. Turn right onto Huntington Ave. At the first light, under the sky bridge, make a U-turn to the left. The hotel entrance will be immediately on the right.

From other locations

For easy driving instructions to the Marriott Copley Place please use the website below. Simply put in your starting point and the website will do the rest of the work for you.

http://www.marriott.com/hotels/maps/directions/bosco-boston-marriott-copley-place/

Area Airport

The local airport is Boston Logan International Airport (BOS). A helpful link below takes you to the BOS homepage. A taxi is approximately $30 USD from BOS to the Marriott.

http://www.massport.com/logan/default.aspx