Venue
NCI Shady Grove Campus
9609 Medical Center Drive
Rockville, MD 20850
Seminar Room 406/408/410 (Lower TE Level, East Wing)
Security
Please allow at least 30 minutes for a security screening to enter the NCI Shady Grove campus. All visitors must sign in at the security desk and submit to an inspection. You will need a government-issued photo ID, such as a REAL ID-compliant driver's license or passport. Visitors will be required to pass through a metal detector and have bags inspected or x-rayed as they enter the building. A representative from the event will help you sign in at the security desk and direct you to the meeting room.
Questions related to acceptable forms of ID for travel, please visit the TSA website. NIH/NCI has also listed acceptable forms of ID to access their buildings on the NIH Security page.
Attention: Visitors who are not U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents with a green card must submit proper documentation no later than 30 days prior to their visit to the NCI facility. You will receive further instructions for your documentation submittal, shortly after you register for this event. Please be advised that failure to submit the required forms at least 30 days before your scheduled arrival will result in denial of entry to the NCI facility.
Hotel Accommodations
Hotel Room Reservation
A block of rooms has been reserved specifically for the 2025 Annual Meeting of the NCI Cohort Consortium attendees at the following hotels:
Courtyard Gaithersburg Washingtonian Center, located at 204 Boardwalk Place, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, approximately 1.3 miles from the NCI Shady Grove campus.
- Cutoff date to book a room is Monday, October 6, 2025. We cannot guarantee any rooms past this date. All rooms within the room block are first come, first serve, and subject to availability. Reserve your room for the Courtyard Hotel using this Room Block Reservation Link.
Homewood Suites by Hilton Rockville-Gaithersburg, located at 14975 Shady Grove Road, Rockville, MD 20850, approximately 0.5 miles from NCI Shady Grove campus.
- Cutoff date to book a room is Wednesday, October 15, 2025. We cannot guarantee any rooms past this date. All rooms within the room block are first come, first serve, and subject to availability. Reserve your room for Homewood Suites using this Room Block Reservation Link.
Please find a list of additional hotels near NCI Shady Grove. Note: these hotels are not part of the hotel room block arranged by the Cohort Consortium.
Additional Hotel Accommodations
Hilton Garden Inn Rockville-Gaithersburg - 10-minute walk (0.5 mile) to NCI Shady Grove
Courtyard by Marriott Rockville - 12-minute walk (0.6 mile) to NCI Shady Grove
SpringHill Suites by Marriott Gaithersburg - 18-minute walk (0.8 mile) to NCI Shady Grove
Air Travel
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)
By Car or Taxi: Drive time is estimated at 40 minutes (25 miles) to NCI Shady Grove, depending on traffic.
By Metrorail: Travel time is estimated at 60 minutes. Take Metrorail from the airport to the Shady Grove Metro station. Transfer from the Yellow to Red Line at Gallery Place and exit at Shady Grove. Metrorail hours of service varies by day.
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)
By Car or Taxi: Drive time is estimated at 50 minutes (40 miles) to NCI Shady Grove, depending on traffic.
By MTA Route 201 Bus: Travel time is estimated at 80 minutes. Coach bus from BWI to Shady Grove Metro station. At BWI the bus stops near Concourses A (Southwest Airlines) and E (International terminal). See daily time timetables as hours of service varies by day.
Dulles International Airport (IAD)
By Car or Taxi: Drive time is estimated at 60 minutes (40 miles) to NCI Shady Grove, depending on traffic.
By Metrorail: Travel time is estimated at 110 minutes. Take Metrorail from the airport towards Largo. Transfer from the Silver to Red Line at Farragut West and exit at Shady Grove. Metrorail hours of service varies by day.
Transportation
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 security station in the lobby after a visitor has signed in.
By Metro
Metrorail service is available from the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Dulles International Airport, and 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 the 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.
NOTE: The NCI Shady Grove shuttle, runs from the Metro station to NCI. Shuttle passes are no longer required to use this mode of transportation.
The Super Shuttle is available from all the above listed airports to NCI Shady Grove. For reservations call 1-800-258-3826 or visit www.supershuttle.com.
Refer to the NCI Shady Grove Visitor page for more details on traveling to the campus.
Health and Safety Guidance
If you are experiencing any COVID-like symptoms, please do not attend the meeting in-person. We kindly ask that you join the meeting virtually using the Webex login details provided in your calendar invite and reminder emails.