Logistics
Meeting Dates and Times:
Monday, March 16, 2009 - 9:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. (Registration will begin at 8:00 a.m.)
Tuesday, March 17, 2009 – 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Meeting Location:
Natcher Conference Center Information
The Natcher Conference Center (Building 45) is part of the National Institutes of Health and is located on the NIH campus in Bethesda, Md. The Natcher Building is across the street and north from Building 38A and the National Library of Medicine.
NOTE: New security measures have been put in place on the NIH campus, affecting both staff and visitors. For more information, please refer to the NIH Visitor Information page on the main NIH Web site.
We strongly encourage taking the Metro to the Natcher Conference Center. There are very few visitor parking spaces at NIH. There is a three-hour limit on visitor parking spaces, and ticketing is enforced and irreversible. The Natcher Conference Center is a 5-minute walk from the Medical Center station on the Red Line. The Natcher Building is located on Center Drive directly behind the Medical Center Stop.
Washington Metrorail Maps and Stations
If you drive, take the Wisconsin Avenue exit from the Capital Beltway (Rte 495) and go 1.5 miles south on Wisconsin Avenue toward Bethesda to the 5th traffic light at Center Drive/Jones Bridge Rd. Turn right onto Center Drive. The Natcher Building is at 45 Center Drive and is located across from the Library of Medicine.
An alternative parking at NIH is to drive to Bethesda and park in a public lot in Bethesda. From Bethesda you can either take the Metro (stop is located at East West Highway and Wisconsin Ave.) to the Medical Center Stop or walk up Wisconsin Avenue to Center Drive (about a 10-15 minute walk). You may also drive and park at other Metro Stops on the Red Line that have public parking and take the Metro to the Medical Center station. Convenient stops include Rockville, White Flint and Grosvenor.
Getting to the Natcher Building
Due to increased security on the NIH campus, a guard or policeman will stop you at the entrance to South Drive and ask for your driver's license and the purpose of your visit. You will be sent to a parking lot nearby and your car will be inspected. After the inspection, you will receive a visitor pass. Continue down South Drive to the intersection with Center Drive. Turn left, and then make the third left into the visitor parking lot. This turn is immediately after the turn into the plaza in front of the William H. Natcher Building (Building 45) and just before a large intersection and traffic light.
Hotel Recommendations:
A very limit number of sleeping rooms has been reserved for the nights of March 16 - 18, 2009 at the Bethesda Marriott – Pooks Hill. The hotel is located at:
Bethesda Marriott – Pooks Hill
5151 Pooks Hill Road
Bethesda, MD 20814
Telephone: (301) 897-9400
Toll Free: 1-888-236-2427
www.bethesdamarriott.com
When you call to make your reservation please reference the group name, Synergy. This will ensure the Federal government rate of $209.00 (plus applicable tax). Upon check-in, you will be required to provide a credit card for all charges.
There are also some convenient hotels in Bethesda, Maryland. Bethesda is one metro stop south of the Medical Center station stop on the Red Line of the Metro System. Below are four hotel options to choose from. If you have any questions, please email Susan Holbrook at Sholbrook@seiservices.com.
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Hyatt Regency Bethesda
One Bethesda Metro Center (7400 Wisconsin Ave),
Bethesda, Maryland, 20814
Telephone: 1-301-657-1234
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Doubletree Hotel Bethesda
8120 Wisconsin Ave.
Bethesda, Maryland, 20814-3624
Telephone: 1-301-652-2000
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Bethesda Court Hotel
7740 Wisconsin Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
Telephone: 1-301-656-2100
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American Inn of Bethesda
8130 Wisconsin Avenue,
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
Toll Free Telephone: 1-800-323-7081
Local Telephone: 1- 301-656-930