NCI Early Drug Development (Venue)

NCI Shady Grove is located at 9609 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, MD, 20850.

Rooms TE-406-410.The ETCTN Luncheon on Thursday, September 26th will be held in 2W908.

This location is easily accessible by both car and public transportation.

Security and Visitor Policies

Please allow extra time to get through the security check point, IDs are required and bags will be scanned. 

Attention: Visitors who are not NIH Badge Holders, U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents with a green card must submit documentation of a U.S. Visa or Visa Waiver Program at least 10 business days prior to their visit to the NCI facility. Kindly complete the NIH Visit Request Submission Form and refer to the accompanying instructions. Please be advised that failure to submit the required form at least 10 business days before your scheduled arrival may result in denial of entry to the NCI campus.

Shuttle Information from Hotel

Shuttle service will be available to transport attendees from the Gaithersburg Marriott Washingtonian Center hotel to the NCI campus. Participants should meet in the hotel lobby 10 minutes prior to the departure of the shuttle.   
  
The shuttle schedule is provided below.  

  
Upon arriving at the NCI campus, passengers will exit the shuttle and proceed to the security area. Those without NIH badges will be asked to submit to a security screening. Visitors will be required to show one (1) form of identification (a government-issued photo ID, U.S. driver's license, passport, green card, etc.). 

Please remember to take all your belongings through security.  

Directions

By Metro

Metrorail service is available from Washington's Reagan National Airport and from Union Station (railway). To get to NCI Shady Grove, take the Washington, DC Metro Red line to the Shady Grove stop (terminal station). Exit the Metro station on the "Kiss & Ride" side, and look for signs for the NCI Shady Grove shuttle. The shuttle runs throughout the day, and drops off in front of the NCI building. Alternatively: you may choose to take Metro Red line to the Medical Center stop at the NIH main campus, and then take the NIH Express Shuttle from Building 31 to NCI Shady Grove. See also below: NCI Shuttle Service.

By Bus

Various Montgomery County Ride-On bus routes service NCI Shady Grove. These buses all have bike racks. Additionally, the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) offers commuter bus routes to the Shady Grove Metro.

Select a route number below for a complete timetable and a map of each Ride-On bus route:

• Route 43 - From Traville Transit Center and Shady Grove Metro. Drops off/Picks up in front of NCI Shady Grove on Medical Center Dr.
• Route 56 - From Rockville Metro and Lakeforest Transit Center. Drops off/Picks up at the intersection of Medical Way and Shady Grove Rd., approximately 200 yards away from NCI Shady Grove.
• Route 66 - From Traville Transit Center and Shady Grove Metro. Drops off/Picks up in front of NCI Shady Grove on Medical Center Dr.
• Route 74 - From Germantown Transit Center and Shady Grove Metro. Drops off/Picks up on Key West Ave., approximately 100 yards from NCI Shady Grove entrance.

Check to see Metro and bus schedules

By Car:

Arriving from the south of Rockville using Route 270, take exit 8 toward Shady Grove Road. Keep left on the exit ramp, and at the end of the ramp, turn left at the light onto Shady Grove Road heading west. Get into the right lane, and turn right onto Key West Avenue (MD 28 W). Turn left at the next light onto Medical Center Drive. From there, turn right onto Blackwell Road and turn right again into the NCI employee parking garage. Visitors can have their parking ticket validated at the guard station inside the main lobby.

Arriving from the north of Rockville using Route 270, take exit 8 and keep right to take the Omega Drive ramp. The ramp will bring you to a stop sign. Turn left and continue on Omega Drive, which turns into Medical Center Drive. From Medical Center Drive, turn right onto Blackwell Road and turn right again into the NCI employee parking garage. Visitors can have their parking ticket validated at the guard station inside the main lobby.

Parking (please adhere to these rules, towing enforced)

NCI Employee Parking

All NCI staff members who are driving to NCI Shady Grove should use the parking garage that is directly across the circle from the NCI building. There are no additional places to park other than the garage. There are a total of 1,945 parking spaces in the garage; there are 98 spaces for "Low-Emissions Vehicles (LEV)". Parking tickets can be validated at the guard station in the lobby after a visitor has signed in.

NCI Visitor Parking

Visitors to NCI Shady Grove should park in the NCI Shady Grove garage, which is directly across from the campus building. Visitor parking tickets can be validated at the guard station in the lobby after a visitor has signed in.

Adjacent Parking Lots Belong to Johns Hopkins

Please note that employees are not to park in any of the adjacent parking lots. Those lots belong to Johns Hopkins University and are for students only. Any staff vehicles parked in these spaces will be towed.

Designated Parking Spaces

• Handicapped spaces. The garage has the required number of handicapped spaces for parking. Employees must have a disabled hang tag displayed on their rearview mirrors to park in these spaces. If you park there without a hang tag, you will receive a ticket and a fine from Montgomery County.
• Division, Office and Center parking. Division, Office and Center leaders have specific parking spaces designated in the garage and are marked with signs.
• Motorcycles. There are designated spaces for motorcycles and motorcyclists should enter the parking garage through the Blackwell Road Employee Entrance.
• Bikes. Bicyclists are welcome to use Campus Way (the main circle) to enter the campus. There are bike racks in the garage and also behind our building at the loading dock. The racks at the loading dock are closest to the showers and locker rooms on the Terrace level.
• Shuttle and Buses. The NCI shuttle bus will be stopping for drop-off and pick-up at the front circle of the building. The various commuter buses will make stops on the perimeter of the building. There are parking spaces marked for the shuttles on the first level of the garage and staff should not park in these spaces.
• Towing of Cars. Once the signage is in place marking the designated parking spaces in the parking garage and retail parking in the garage, staff may receive one written warning, but after that, towing of vehicles will be enforced by the builder, Anchor Towing.
• Low-Emission Vehicle Parking (Hybrid & Electric Cars). The garage has preferred parking for Low-Emission Vehicles (LEV). These spaces are to be used only by those driving low-emission cars such as Hybrid or electric cars and this is part of our LEED certification requirements. The spaces are marked with special signage and are available to NCI Shady Grove staff and contractors. Parking stickers will be available through OSFM. If your car has a regular gasoline engine without these features, you are not to park in these spaces. Towing will be enforced.

Area Restaurants

Lumina will coordinate a group order from CHOP’T for those attendees who need lunch. Go to CHOPTDROP.COM/CTEPIDSC and place your order for Thursday, September 26th or Friday, September 27th no later than 9:30 am ET for each day. Additionally, a QR code will be available at registration desk so you can order the morning of the meeting.

• Shady Grove or Medical Center Drive restaurants
  • Subway
  • Passion Bakery