Natcher Conference Center Information
The Natcher Conference Center is located on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) campus in Bethesda, Maryland. The Natcher Conference Center is across the street and north from Building 38A and the National Library of Medicine (NLM). The Center is fully accessible. Messages may be left for conference participants between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. by calling (301) 496-9966, ext. 211. Faxes may be sent to (301) 480-5982.
Meals
Beverages, snacks, and lunch can be purchased from the Eurest Cafeteria at the Natcher Conference Center.
Accommodations
Rooms have been reserved at the Bethesda Marriott Suites at the Government rate, and availability is limited.
To make your reservations please call (800) 228-9290 by April 6, 2007, and identify yourself as attending the "Drug Abuse and Risky Behaviors: The Evolving Dynamics of HIV/AIDS" meeting.
Instructions for Online Reservations
Go to http://www.marriott.com/wassb and do the following:
- Put in the dates you wish to stay at the hotel.
- Enter the group code, which is SIMSIMA.
- See the room rate.
If accommodations at the Bethesda Marriott Suites are unavailable, please click on the following URL to accesss information on other hotels in the area: http://www.cvbmontco.com/lodging.htm#bethesda.
Getting There
The following sources can help you negotiate your way to and from the meeting:
Metro
We strongly encourage you to take the Metro to the Natcher Conference Center. There are few visitor parking spaces at NIH, there is a 3-hour limit on those 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 Center is located on Center Drive directly behind the Medical Center stop.
Driving
If you must drive, take the Wisconsin Avenue exit from the Capital Beltway (Route 495) and travel 1.5 miles south on Wisconsin Avenue toward Bethesda to the fifth traffic light at Center Drive/Jones Bridge Road. Turn right onto Center Drive. The Natcher Conference Center is located at 45 Center Drive across from NLM.
An alternative to parking at NIH is to drive to Bethesda and park in a public lot. From Bethesda you can either take the Metro (located at East-West Highway and Wisconsin Avenue) to the Medical Center stop or walk up Wisconsin Avenue to Center Drive (about a 10- to 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.
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