The 2024 Conference will be held at the Barker Center at Harvard University, located at 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138.
Accessibility:
The Barker Center has a wheelchair accessible ramp at the front entrance, and is accessible via a parking lot on the Prescott Street entrance. The elevator is to the left of the main entrance, and accesses each floor. There is a single stall, gender neutral restroom on the fourth floor.
If you have any questions, concerns, or needs in regards to accessibility, please feel free to reach out to neasacouncil@gmail.com.
Parking
Parking is available at the nearby Smith Campus Center Parking Garage and Harvard Square Parking Garage. More information is here.
Nearby Accommodations:
Sheraton Commander Hotel: It’s a Sheraton/Marriott, $$$
Hotel 1868: Boutique hotel, slightly farther away from campus, $-$$
Cambria Hotel Boston Somerville: Pretty standard hotel, $-$$
Porter Square Hotel: Standard hotel, nice, farther away from campus, $$
Irving House at Harvard: Bed and breakfast, $$-$$$
Prentiss House: Inn, availability seems limited
Harvard Square Hotel: “Relax in Our Stylish Boutique Hotel in Harvard Square,” $$$
Charles hotel: “Ivy League Indulgence,” $$$
Hotel Veritas: “Elegance meets comfort,” $$$
Dining:
Cambridge Common Restaurant: north of Harvard
“Relaxed, welcoming hangout with many draft beer choices & nightly live music shows,” $$
Toscano Harvard Square: Italian cuisine
“Tuscan specialties including pasta, pizza & risotto in a rustic, refined setting,” $$$
Harvest: American cuisine
“Welcoming mainstay for contemporary New England seasonal dishes; garden courtyard,” $$$
Source restaurants: pizza, small plates
“Pizzas & light fare doled out in a redbrick venue that has an industrial-style dining room & a bar,” $$
Russell House Tavern: American cuisine
“Upscale New American fare, craft cocktails & microbrews are on offer at this chic gathering spot,” $$
The Hourly Oyster House: seafood
“Cozy but airy spot serving seafood, from raw bar options to lobsters, plus eclectic wines & spirits,” $$
Red House restaurant: seafood
“Charming, long-running venue for shareable plates & cocktails, plus a patio with weekly live music,” $$$
Grendel’s Den Restaurant and Bar:
“Staple pub that’s popular with students for beer selection, happy-hour bar bites & a patio,” $
Le’s Vietnamese Restaurant: Vietnamese cuisine
“Local mini-chain eatery offering Vietnamese noodle soups (pho) & entrees in a cheerful setting,” $
Coffee:
Faro café: coffee, live music
Blue Bottle Coffee: “Trendy chain offering upscale coffee drinks & pastries, plus beans & brewing equipment,” $$
Tatte Bakery & Café: Harvard Square, $$
Café Gato Rojo: “Coffee, tea, hot chocolate pastries, open based on the school season,” $
Pavement Coffee House: “High-end coffee, espresso drinks & tea, baked goods, relaxed coffee shop,” $$
Bluestone Lane Harvard Square Café: $$
Peet’s Coffee: $
Starbucks: north and south of Harvard
Blank Street Coffee: $
Dudley Cafe – Cambridge: north of Harvard
Other things to do:
The Royall House and Slave Quarters Museum, Medford, MA
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
African American Meeting House, Boston
Boston Athenaeum, Boston