Venue
NCI Office of Data Sharing / Childhood Cancer Data Jamboree
September 29th - September 30th
Security and Visitor Policies
All visitors to NIH campus must pass through Security and will be required to show one (1) form of identification and state the purpose of their visit. Please allow at least 30 minutes to clear security, park your car and arrive at the venue:
- REAL ID Driver's License or State Identification Card or Enhanced Driver's License
- Passport or Passport Card
- HSPD-12 PIV or CAC Card
- Permanent Resident Card
- Federally Recognized, Tribal-Issued Photo ID
- Canadian Provincial Driver's License or Indian and Northern Affairs Canada Card
- USCIS Employment Authorization Card (I-766)
- Other Less Common Documents (e.g. Merchant Mariner Credential)
Attention: Visitors who are not U.S. citizens or a permanent resident with a green card must submit documentation of a U.S. Visa or Visa Waiver Program at least 30 days prior to their visit to the NIH facility. An email with instructions on how to submit your documentation will be sent to you upon completion of registration. Please be advised that failure to submit the required form at least 30 days before your scheduled arrival may result in denial of entry to the NIH campus sites.
Forms of ID: https://security.nih.gov/visitors/Pages/Visitor-ID-Requirements.aspx
Please contact emily.boja@nih.gov at least 30-days prior to the event.
Venue Day 1:
September 29th, 2025
Building 10 NIH Clinical Center, 10 Center Dr. Bethesda, MD 20892
FAES Terrance and FAES classrooms 1, 2, 6 & 7
Additional virtual options will be provided for project teams who are unable to attend in-person.
GETTING TO THE NIH MAIN CAMPUS
When driving to NIH, plan some extra time to get through the security checkpoints at the visitor entrances to campus. Be aware that visitor parking lots on the NIH campus can fill up quickly. Consider taking public transportation as an alternative. Metrorail service is available from Washington's National Airport and from Union Station (railway). Take Metro's Red Line to the Medical Center Station.
CAMPUS ACCESS AND SECURITY
All visitors must pass through NIH Gateway Center (see map) and will be required to show one (1) form of identification and to state the purpose of their visit (see above). Please allow at least 45 minutes to clear security and arrive at the clinical center.
Venue Day 2:
September 30th, 2025
NCI Shady Grove: at 9609 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, MD 20850.
Room Nos. 2W914, 2W030, 2W908, 2W904
Additional virtual options will be provided for project teams who are unable to attend in-person.
By Metro
Metrorail service is available from the Ronald Reagan Washington 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. Note: you must have your NIH ID to board the shuttle.
By Car
NCI Shady Grove is conveniently located off Route 270 (exit 8).
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.