Meeting Logistics
Venue
NCI Shady Grove
9609 Medical Center Drive
Rockville, MD 20850
Seminar Room TE 406/408/410
Security
Please allow 30 minutes for a security screening to enter the NCI Shady Grove campus. All visitors must sign in at the guard desk and submit to a security inspection. You will need a government-issued photo ID such as a driver’s license or passport. Visitors will be required to pass through a metal detector and have bags, backpacks or purses inspected or x-rayed as they enter the building. A representative from the conference will help you sign in at the guard desk and will escort you to the meeting room.
Attention: Visitors who are Non-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 before visiting the NCI facility. You will receive an email with instructions on how to submit your documentation shortly after you register for the event. Please be advised that failure to submit the required information at least 10 business days before your scheduled arrival may result in denial of entry to the NCI campus.
Hotel Accommodations
**Room Block information is coming soon. Please check back in on February 1.**
The Room Block is at the Courtyard Gaithersburg Washingtonian Center.
A shuttle will be provided to the meeting location at NCI Shady Grove.
Courtyard Gaithersburg Washingtonian Center
12-minute walk (0.6 mile) to NCI Shady Grove
Information about other nearby hotels is provided below.
Hilton Garden Inn Rockville-Gaithersburg
10-minute walk (0.5 mile) to NCI Shady Grove
Homewood Suites by Hilton 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 guard 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. See also below: NCI Shuttle Service.
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.
Safety Guidance
COVID-19 Policy
The conference will follow NIH COVID-19 https://ors.od.nih.gov/sr/dohs/safety/NIH-covid-19-safety-plan/Pages/default.aspx and Montgomery County COVID-19 Information Portal - Montgomery County, Maryland (montgomerycountymd.gov) requirements and policies.
Health and Safety Guidance
If you are experiencing any COVID-like symptoms such as, but not limited to fever, chills, cough, body aches, or loss of taste or smell, please do not enter/attend the meeting. Contact mechanil@mail.nih.gov for Zoom login information to join the meeting virtually.