NCGA Alumnae Reunion 2004

Dates: NCGA Team Competition - Friday April 2nd, 2004 - 6:00  pm
            NCGA Individual Event Finals - Saturday April 3rd, 2004 - 6:30 pm
            Reunion Reception - Saturday April 3rd, 2004 - 9:00 pm - midnight

Prices: A registration card will be mailed out middle of February providing an opportunity to pre-purchase tickets to the NCGA Championships as well as the Reunion Reception. Tickets for the competition will also be sold at the door in the lobby of the Zesiger Sport and Fitness Center - 120 Vassar Street, Cambridge, MA - please purchase your tickets early as there is limited space in the arena and we need to provide an estimated headcount for the reception.

    Competition: $10.00/session or $15.00 for both sessions
    Reception: $10.00 for coffee and desserts (cash bar available but not included)

Quick Links... - Contacts 

Schedule of Events

Friday, April 2, 2004

4:00 pm - Tickets Sales Open in lobby of Z-Center - Registration for Alumnae Reception.
4:55 - 5:25 pm - Open warm-ups Flight A
5:15 - 5:45 pm - Open warm-ups Flight B
5:25 - 5:45 pm - Flight A warm-up first rotation
5:45 - 6:00 pm - Prepare for March-in
6:00 - 6:15 pm - March - In
6:15 - 6:20 pm - 3 minute touch for Flight A
6:20 pm (approx) - Flight A begins competition
Flight B begins warms up (20 minutes) 
9:30 pm - Awards Ceremony 

Accommodations for reunion

The University Park Hotel @ MIT will serve as our host hotel. It is located at 20 Sidney Street in Cambridge, MA and within walking distance of the competition venue.  We have blocked off rooms for both the participants and alumnae.  The cost of the rooms is $109/night plus 12.45% tax. This rate is flat for up to 4 occupants per room. Please call and make your reservations early. It is easier to cancel your reservations than it will be to find lodging later. You can make reservations by calling Ginny Lepow at 617-551-0312 or emailing ginny_lepow@hilton.com. Please refer to NCGA Championships when making your reservations and mention that you are attending the NCGA Alumnae Reunion. Rooms will be held until March 21, 2004. Any unbooked rooms at that time will be released by the hotel.  If the $109 block rate is sold out, MIT has negotiated an 'MIT Athletics' rate of $119 per night plus a 12.45% tax at the host hotel. Ask for the best available rate associated with MIT Athletics. The Reunion Reception will take place at this hotel, so we would encourage you to stay here.  Plus, you will not find a better rate for a better hotel around the Boston area. Click here for a listing of additional hotels in the area. Please make reservations early as the Boston/Cambridge area hotels tend to be filled on a regular basis.

Reunion Reception

An informal reception will take place at the Hotel @ MIT immediately following the completion of the Saturday night Event Finals competition.  The main conference rooms have been reserved at the hotel from 9:00 pm to 1:00 am.  A registration fee of $10 will help provide coffee and desserts.  A cash bar will be available as well, but we want to encourage people to eat prior to the competition which begins at 6:30 pm. (March 1st change) Registration cards will NO LONGER be mailed out.  Please register by phone (508/655-5873) or e-mail to ncga-reunion@mit.edu and mailing a check c/o Catherine Rocchio - 60 Harrington Ridge Road, Sherborn, MA 01770.  The checks should be made out to MIT-DAPER. Competition and Reception tickets will be held for you at the lobby of the Z-Center, which provides the entrance to the Johnson Athletic Center, where the competition will take place.  We hope to provide a list of confirmed attendees as we begin to hear back from you and an opportunity for the founders of the NCGA to say a few words at the reception.

NOTE - You will also be able to purchase tickets on the day of the event, but we do expect Friday night's session to sell out completely.  You can also register for the reception on Friday or Saturday prior to the competition, but please at least send us an e-mail or call ahead (580/655-5873) so that we can get an estimate number for the coffee and desserts provided at the hotel.

Memorabilia table - There will be a table set up at the reception with pictures, programs and maybe even some old scoresheets.  We would love for you to bring or send anything that you may want to share.  Label anything that you want to provide so that we can return it to you at the end of the reception or send back to you at a later date.  Anything that you want to send beforehand can also be sent to Catherine Rocchio

Competition/Warm-up Rotation - Format

The competition will be run in a Capitol Cup Format with the warm-up and competition equipment located in the same arena. Two full sets of equipment will be available and all eight pieces of equipment will be in action at the same time. All equipment will be visible to spectators. Flights will warm-up and compete on the same set of equipment. The judges will rotate between sets of equipment. This means that the same four teams and individuals in Flight A will remain on the left side of the arena and Flight B will remain on the right side of the arena.  As soon as the qualifiers and flight assignments are determined, they will be posted below so that spectators can plan to sit on the side of the gym that their team is on.

With the exception of the first rotation for Flight A (see Schedule of Events), there will be no 3-minute touches between rotations. (This is due to the delay from the march-in between Flight A's timed warm-up and actual start of competition). Otherwise, teams will be competing immediately after their warm-ups and as soon as the officials arrive at their event.  There will be very little lag time between rotations, but there will be announcements and information posted on an electronic screen to help the spectators keep track of the action and identify the athletes.

FLIGHT A - on the left side of the arena - TEAM 1, TEAM 2, TEAM 3, TEAM 4

FLIGHT B - on the right side of the arena - TEAM 5, TEAM 6, TEAM 7, TEAM 8

Flowers/Gifts

Flowers, gift or care packages can be sent to the athletes staying at the host hotel.  Please include the team name and individual name and address it to:

Hotel @ MIT
20 Sidney Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
617/577-0200 Attn: Conference Service Manager
Hold for: NCGA Championships (specify team and individual)

NCGA T-Shirts 

T-Shirts will not be pre-ordered. There will be a t-shirt company on site throughout the weekend available to print several options of logos on anything from t-shirts to sweatshirts and jackets. More information on this will follow, but everyone will be able to 'shop' for the t-shirt of their choice and the screen printing will happen right there at that time.


Travel Information

Cambridge, Massachusetts resides on the opposite side of the Charles River from Boston. It is home to MIT and Harvard University. It is a diverse city but a smaller sister to Boston. 

Air Travel 

Three airports serve southern New England. 

Logan Airport, Boston, MA - Located in Boston. Ground/Public Transportation available from the airport. Go to www.massport.com for more information.

T.F. Green Airport, Providence, RI - Approximately a 90 minute drive. Rental car is the best option from this airport. Prices for flights may be more inexpensive than to Logan. Check your airlines. Go to www.pvdairport.com for more information on this airport.

Manchester Airport - Manchester, NH - Approximately a 90 minute drive. Rental car is the best option from this airport. Prices for flights may be more inexpensive than to Logan. Check your airlines. Go to www.flymanchester.com

Ground Transportation

Rental Cars - Please contact the airport you will be arriving at for a listing of rental cars available. Most major companies are available at all three airports. 

Taxi Service - Taxis are available from Logan Airport in Boston to the MIT campus or host hotel. Approximate cost is $25 one way.

Limousine Service - Contact Logan Airport for limousine companies that service the airport.

The 'T' (Subway)

The 'T' is available from Logan Airport only. Take the yellow and white MBTA shuttle buses (labeled with a black 'T' on the side) available at the airport to the Blue Line Airport stop. Take the Blue Line inbound two stops to Government Center. Change trains here to the Green Line. Take any Green Line train outbound one stop to Park Street and change to the Red Line. Take the Red Line outbound to Kendall Square/MIT. Trains will be labeled "Alewife" or "Harvard". From here you will need to take a taxi to the hotel or gym. 


Directions from Logan Airport to the University Park Hotel @ MIT

Leaving the airport, follow the signs to the Sumner Tunnel. Entering the tunnel, keep in the right lane. At the end of the tunnel, keeping in the right lane, start down an incline and bear to the right immediately at the sign for Storrow Drive. Take Exit 26 for Cambridge/Somerville. Follow the Back Bay/Cambridge signs (do not take the exit for Cambridge/Somerville). Keep in the right lane and follow the Storrow Drive West signs. After passing under the pedestrian walkways, change to the left lane and take Exit 2AN. Turn right and cross the Harvard Bridge. You are on Massachusetts Avenue and now in Cambridge. Continue straight on Massachusetts Avenue and go approximately 7 blocks to Sidney Street. Take a left onto Sidney Street. The hotel will be one block down on your left.

Directions from T.F. Green Airport to the University Park Hotel @ MIT

Follow Airport exit signs to Route 95 North. Take Route 95 North into Massachusetts to Route 93 North. Take Route 93 North to Exit 26 Storrow Drive/Cambridge. Keep in the left lane and follow the Back Bay/Cambridge signs (do not take the first exit on the right for Cambridge/Somerville). Now keep in the right lane and follow the Storrow Drive West signs. After passing under the pedestrian walkways, change to the left lane and take Exit 2AN. Turn right and cross the Harvard Bridge. You are on Massachusetts Avenue and now in Cambridge. Continue straight on Massachusetts Avenue and go approximately 7 blocks to Sidney Street. Take a left onto Sidney Street. The hotel will be one block down on your left.

Directions from Manchester (NH) Airport to the University Park Hotel @ MIT

Follow Airport exit signs to Route 93 South. Take Route 93 South into Massachusetts to Exit 26 Storrow Drive/Cambridge. Keep in the left lane and follow the Back Bay/Cambridge signs (do not take the first exit on the right for Cambridge/Somerville). Now keep in the right lane and follow the Storrow Drive West signs. After passing under the pedestrian walkways, change to the left lane and take Exit 2AN. Turn right and cross the Harvard Bridge. MIT's main entrance, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, will be on the right at the second set of traffic lights.

Directions from the University Park Hotel @ MIT to the Johnson Athletic Center

Go out of the hotel and turn right onto Sidney Street. Follow one block to Massachusetts Avenue. Take a right onto Massachusetts Avenue. Go approximately 4 blocks to Vassar Street. Turn right onto Vassar. The Johnson Athletic Center is the third building on your left.

Directions from the Johnson Athletic Center to the University Park Hotel @ MIT

With the Johnson Athletic Center behind you, take a right onto Vassar Street and go to the first light. Turn left onto Massachusetts Avenue. Follow Massachusetts Avenue approximately 4 blocks to Sidney Street. Turn left onto Sidney Street. The hotel will be approximately one block down on your left.


Driving Directions to MIT

    From New York City, Rhode Island, Connecticut

Take Route 95 North to Route 93 North to Storrow Drive (Exit 26). Take Storrow Drive to Cambridge/Mass. Ave. exit. Continue over the bridge to Cambridge. At 2nd light, turn left onto Vassar Street. Johnson Athletic Center will be on your left.

    From Upstate New York and Western New England

Take Route 90/Mass Pike to Exit 18 (Cambridge/Allston). This is a left hand exit. At the end of the ramp you will go through two sets of traffic lights. Follow the signs to Cambridge. Cross the River Street Bridge and continue straight ahead for about one mile to Central Square. Turn right onto Massachusetts Avenue. MIT's main entrance, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, will be on the right at the second set of traffic lights.

    From Northern New England 

Route 93 South to Exit 26 Storrow Drive/Cambridge. Keep in the left lane and follow the Back Bay/Cambridge signs (do not take the first exit on the right for Cambridge/Somerville). Now keep in the right lane and follow the Storrow Drive West signs. After passing under the pedestrian walkways, change to the left lane and take Exit 2AN. Turn right and cross the Harvard Bridge. MIT's main entrance, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, will be on the right at the second set of traffic lights.

Parking

Parking lots are available directly across from the Johnson Athletic Center on Vassar St.  The Vassar Street West Garage and the West Annex Lot will be available during competitions for spectators.

Personnel Contacts

Eduardo Ovalle - Tournament Coordinator
781/774-4302 (work)
781/255-8799 (home) eduardo@mit.edu

Kerry Ovalle - NCGA Meet Director
781/255-8799 (home)
781/255-0992 (fax) ekjdovalle@hotmail.com

Catherine Rocchio - NCGA Alumnae Reunion Coordinator
508/655-5872 ncga-reunion@mit.edu 

Maureen Kelly - Special Events Coordinator
617/452-4153 mpkelly@mit.edu