Revere Hotel : Boston, MA

On behalf of the CHARGE Research Steering Committee and hosts Alisa Manning (Massachusetts General Hospital and the Broad Institute) and Jennifer Huffman (Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research and Harvard Medical School), we are pleased to provide details for the spring CHARGE Investigator meeting at the Boston Revere Hotel.

  

The main Congress sessions and most working group meetings will take place Wednesday and Thursday, May 10 and 11. On Wednesday evening, we will hold the poster reception with light dinner at the Revere Hotel. 

On Tuesday, May 9, a hands-on Mendelian Randomization pre-conference workshop takes place in the afternoon.

Later that afternoon, new investigators are encouraged to join a Welcome to CHARGE Seminar and reception for attendees. Both sessions are open to all registered conference attendees.

Conference Highlights

May 9

Mendelian Randomization for Studying Drug Targets Workshop

Hands-on, afternoon pre-conference workshop hosted by Neil Davies & Dipender Gill. This workshop is open to all registered attendees. 


May 9

Welcome to CHARGE Seminar and

Happy Hour

Following the MR Workshop, we will hold a welcome session for first-time attendees and junior investigators to learn the ins and outs of the CHARGE Consortium. The hour-long forum will be followed by a social hour. 


May 10 & 11

Congress Session Invited Speakers


The main Congress sessions include talks from invited speakers and oral presentations from highly-rated abstract submissions. The sessions will take place Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning, May 10 and 11. 


Kristie Ebi University of Washington

Kelly Cho VA Boston Healthcare System

James Floyd University of Washington

Andrea Foulkes Massachusetts General Hospital

Miguel Hernan Harvard University

David Tregouët University of Bordeaux

Cornelia van Duijn University of Oxford

May 9, 10 & 11

Working Group Meetings & Workshops

Meeting space for working groups (WG) will be available on Tuesday afternoon, Wednesday morning, and Thursday afternoon. We will attempt to accommodate all the WG meeting needs/requests. Along with Thursday afternoon WG meetings, there will be a workshop from the Knowledge Portal Network.

Agenda



Poster Guidelines

The poster reception will take place at 6:00 pm, Wednesday, May 10 in the Revere Hotel’s Liberty Hall. 

Poster Dimensions:

Each author will share one-side of a poster board with one other author. Each author will have a useable area measures 45 inches (114.3 cm) wide x 114.3 cm high. You may choose a vertical or horizontal format. Poster materials may not extend outside the assigned half-board.

Other notes on posters:

Local Poster Printing Options:

The UPS Store, 198 Tremont St

FedEx Office Print & Ship Center, 50 Park Plaza

FedEx Office Print & Ship Center, 2 Center Plaza

Working Group Schedule

4.13.23 Boston WG Schedule .pdf

Transportation Options: Boston Logan to Revere Hotel

Boston Logan Airport → Revere Hotel

Google maps for more options and detailed directions


The Blue Line (Subway)

Board a FREE Massport shuttle bus (Route 22, 33, or 55) at any airline terminal to the Blue Line Airport Station

From the airport:

Option 1: Take the free Massport shuttle bus from any terminal to the Blue Line at Airport Station>Blue Line to Government Center Station>Transfer to the Green Line>Green Line to Boylston Station>Walk 0.2 Miles to Revere Hotel

Option 2: Take the free Massport shuttle bus from any terminal to the Blue Line at Airport Station>Blue Line to State Street Station>Transfer to the Orange Line>Orange Line to Tufts Medical Station>Walk 0.3 Miles to Revere Hotel


The Silver Line Transit Buses 

The Silver Line is FREE from Boston Logan inbound to South Station. This includes a free transfer to the Red Line subway (which connects to the Orange and Green Lines).

From the airport:

Option 1: Take the Silver Line SL1 (Logan Airport - South Station via Waterfront) from your terminal to South Station>Transfer to the Red Line>Walk 0.7 Miles to Revere Hotel

Option 2: Take the Silver Line SL1 (Logan Airport - South Station via Waterfront) from your terminal to South Station>Transfer to the Red Line>Red Line to Downtown Crossing Station>Transfer to the Orange Line>Orange Line to Tufts Medical Station>Walk 0.3 Miles to Revere Hotel


Taxi and Ride App Services

COVID-19

The safety of CHARGE attendees is our top priority. 


Note: Masks and rapid antigen tests will be available at the registration desk. 

Save the Date 

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