Worcester Polytechnic Institute, http://www.wpi.edu
  • Founded 1865,
    Third oldest science and engineering school in the US.

  • Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    The cradle of the American industrial revolution
    The birthplace of modern rockets. Robert Goddard was a student at WPI.
    Fifty miles west of Boston.
    Served by airports in Boston, MA; Providence, RI; Manchester, NH; and Hartford, CT.

    • Institute Park

    Institute Park on the walk between the hotel and conference rooms in the Campus Center 

    Weekend 23-24 October:  Tours in New England on your own. There can be excellent foliage, and there are many interesting sites, including: 

    Boston
        Boston Historical Society http://www.bostonhistory.org/
        Boston Museum of Fine Arts http://www.mfa.org/
        Boston Museum of Science http://www.mos.org/ 

    Vermont 
        American Precision Museum, Windsor, VT,  http://www.americanprecision.org

    Worcester 
        Worcester Art Museum http://www.worcesterart.org
        Worcester Historical Museum http://www.worcesterhistory.org/
        Higgins Armory Museum  http://www.higgins.org/
        
    Good dining near WPI 
        Sole Proprietor http://www.thesole.com

    Campus Center 
    WPI Campus Center, the second floor is the venue for the presentations, exhibits and meals.