2004 BeanTown Blitz!

[dez250]

So the 2004 BeanTown Blitz is under 3 weeks away. This competition is being held at the Matthews Arena at Northeastern University on May 22nd. The event will be hosted by an outstanding group of volunteers and crew members, with a top line up of competing teams! I know I personally can not wait until the event and get to spend my weekend in Boston! Lets get pumped for this event and what is everyone expecting for BTB 2004! I know i have been waiting over a year for this time to come...

[MikeDubreuil]

Originally Posted by dez250

So the 2004 BeanTown Blitz is under 3 weeks away. This competition is being held at the Matthews Arena at Northeastern University on May 22nd. The event will be hosted by an outstanding group of volunteers and crew members, with a top line up of competing teams! I know I personally can not wait until the event and get to spend my weekend in Boston! Lets get pumped for this event and what is everyone expecting for BTB 2004! I know i have been waiting over a year for this time to come...

I'm excited. This will be the first robotics competition that I can walk to from my dorm

[Tom Bottiglieri]

i can't wait till BTB, it should be fun.

[Heretic121]

i can't wait to drive a robot for the first time in my life w00t =D...

[Bridgette]

I'm so bummed that I can't go. I was really looking forward to it, but I'm getting confirmed that day. Oh well. There's always next year.

[Erin Rapacki]

Hmm... here's some additional stuff you guys could do in the area
(everything listed is within 20 minute walk of NU)

Prudential Center Mall: Step onto Huntington Ave, look up… and walk towards tall building that says ‘Prudential Center’ on it

Krispy Kream (new!): Located in the Prudential Center Mall

Boston Duck Tours: Buy tickets in Prudential Center Mall, tours leave from 800 Boylston Entrance

Jillian’s (18 and over): video games, pool, food (145 Ipswich St., behind Fenway Park)

Fenway Park: 10 minute walk toward the lights!

Prudential Center Skywalk: good view of the city

Newberry Street: shopping galore! Street runs parallel with Boylston

Restaurants: are everywhere along Huntington. When in doubt… walk towards tall buildings :-)

Dance Clubs: Lansdowne St. near Fenway Park

Economy Hardware/True Value & CVS: Walk inbound on Huntington Ave and take a left onto Mass Ave (Symphony Hall is on that corner)

[Aaron Lussier]

Boston is such a great place in addition to everything Erin said there is also:

-Museum of Science (Take the green line inbound to the Museum of science stop) The T costs 1.25 per person so Its kind of a lot but the museum is a fun place to be.

-Aaron

[minic@HYPER69]

Can you post a list of teams?

[MikeDubreuil]

Radio Shack- walk up Huntington Ave (towards the Prudential center) and take a left onto Massachusetts Ave (going towards Cambridge). The Radio Shack will be up a ways on your left in a small strip mall.

[MikeDubreuil]

To get an idea, are any teams staying overnight in hotels? Or are you just coming for the day?

[Erin Rapacki]

Originally Posted by MikeDubreuil

Radio Shack- walk up Huntington Ave (towards the Prudential center) and take a left onto Massachusetts Ave (going towards Cambridge). The Radio Shack will be up a ways on your left in a small strip mall.

Ah yes, that's the same strip-mall as Economy Hardware, CVS, Blockbuster, & Compleat Strategist (gamer store)... one stop 'oh crap I forgot something!' shopping!

[Heretic121]

Originally Posted by minic@HYPER69

Can you post a list of teams?

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...9&page=2&pp=20

go to the bottom post =D

[Erin Rapacki]

We have a website up now, yay! (expect to be updated)

www.nutrons.neu.edu/btb

Not all the teams have sent in their registration fees yet, and 3 teams have officially dropped out. If your team wishes to be put on the waiting list, please contact me soon... because there's a really good chance you can get in! There is no reason we cannot fill our event with 36 teams, we will stop accepting payment on May 14th.

Thanks!

erin

[Emily Pease]

Also, there's always Public Gardens and Boston Common, both of which can be reached by walking down Boylston Street, and the Christian Science plaza/reflecting pool (literally a five-minute walk down Mass. Ave) is a great place to ...reflect. Har.

Or, if it's hot, you can jump around/frolic in the Christian Science fountain!

If you still don't know what to do in Boston, just come up and ask me. I've lived here for almost 3 years and have quite a few suggestions.

[MikeDubreuil]

Using Boston's T

Boston's subway system is called the T. All of Boston is organized into 4 train systems (or lines as is most commonly used). They are usually referred to by their colors: Red, Blue, Orange, and Green; their direction is inbound or outbound and can also be referred to by their final destination before turning around. Northeastern University is easily accessed using the Northeastern stop on the “E-Train Heath St” Green Line. It is also possible to access Northeastern using the Ruggles stop on the Orange line.

To further confuse the Green line, 4 different trains run on this line. It's important to take the correct train outbound because they go to different places. The Northeastern stop is located on “E-Train Heath St”, part of the system. The Heath St name designates Heath St as the final stop when headed outbound. You can identify the train by the sign on the front and sides. If you're not sure, ask the conductor.

The quickest way to access the event location Matthews Arena is to use the Symphony stop on the “E-Train Heath St” Green line. Or alternatively, on the Orange line via the Massachusetts Avenue stop. See the Beantown Blitz directions for walking navigation.

Inbound/Outbound-
Think of the lines as the spokes of a wheel. The center/hub of the wheel being the square formed by the following stops: Government Center, Park St, Downtown Crossing and State Station. If you are headed inbound, you are headed toward one of these spots. If you are headed outbound, you are headed away from one of those stations.

Changing lines-
Changing lines is usually free and can be done at Government Center, Park St, Downtown Crossing, Haymarket, North Station and State Station.

Fare-
The fare is $1.25 per person. Occasionally, the fee is waved, but don't bet on it. You'll know the fee is waved if the conductor opens the side doors to the train and you don't have to walk by him or her.
Paying with tokens is preferable and they can be bought from most indoor stops.

Times-
Times can vary, it's safe to say that you can travel from 6am to 12am without problem. Trains usually come by a stop every 10 minutes. After that, it's possible to use the Night Owl bus service or take a Taxi.

Attached is a subway map taken from the MBTA.

Important Links:

• MBTA - Subway
• Green Line
• Beantown Blitz Directions
• MBTA Night Owl
• Boston Taxi Information
• World's oldest Ice Hockey rink- Matthews Arena