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ACCOMMODATIONS AND MEETING LOCATION
Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center Parking: $4 hourly, $12 daily5701 Marinelli Road
Bethesda, MD 20852
Telephone: (301) 822-9200 or (800) 228-9290
Web Site: www.bethesdanorthmarriott.com
A block of sleeping rooms has been reserved at the hotel for arrival on Monday, September 20, 2010, and departure on Wednesday, September 22, 2010. You may make reservations by calling the hotel at (800) 228-9290 or (301) 822-9200. Please indicate that you are booking a room for the NIDDK 60th Anniversary to receive the group rate of $199. The room block will be in effect at the government rate until Sunday, August 22, 2010. Any room reservations received after that date will be accepted on a space and rate availability basis. Please make your reservations as soon as possible.
GROUND TRANSPORTATION TO THE BETHESDA NORTH MARRIOTT HOTEL & CONFERENCE CENTER
DRIVING DIRECTIONSFrom Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)
Take I-195 to Exit 4B (Route I-95 South). Take I-95 South toward Washington (20 miles) to I-495 West (Exit 27-Capital Beltway) toward Silver Spring. Follow I-495 West for 9 miles to Exit 34 (Bethesda/Wisconsin Avenue) toward Rockville. Continue on Route 355 North (Rockville Pike) for 3 miles. Turn left at the light onto Marinelli Road. The hotel is on the right.
From Washington Dulles International Airport
Take the Dulles Access Road to Exit 18 (I-495) to Maryland. Take Exit 36 (MD-187) toward Bethesda/Rockville. Bear left to take the ramp toward Rockville. Turn left onto Old Georgetown Road. Turn right onto Executive Boulevard. Turn left at the light onto Marinelli Road. The hotel is on the left.
From Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
Take the George Washington Parkway North for 12 miles to the Capital Beltway (I-495) toward Maryland. Take Exit 36 (MD-187) toward Bethesda/Rockville. Bear left to take the ramp toward Rockville. Turn left onto Old Georgetown Road. Turn right onto Executive Boulevard. Turn left at the light onto Marinelli Road. The hotel is on the left.
METRO INFORMATION
The Metro System is clean, reliable, and safe. It operates from 5:00 a.m. to 12:00 midnight Monday through Thursday; 5:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m. on Fridays; 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m. on Saturdays; and 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 midnight on Sundays. Each passenger must buy a fare card to travel in the system. Guides for purchasing fare cards are posted on the vending machines in each station. Each Metro car features a complete color-coded map. Station attendants on duty at each station can provide additional information on request.
From Union Station or downtown Washington (main Metro lines into the city converge at Metro Center Station and Gallery Place Station), take the Metro Red Line toward Shady Grove (make sure that the train says “Shady Grove”). Exit at the White Flint Station. Take the escalator out of the station, go right to the corner, and cross Rockville Pike at the light; you are on Marinelli Road. The conference center is approximately 1 block farther on your right.
SHUTTLES
SuperShuttle offers service to most hotels from the major area airports: Ronald Reagan National, Washington Dulles International Airport (both are approximately $27 per person and $10 for each additional person), and Baltimore/Washington International Airport (approximately $40 per person and $11 for each additional person). The shuttles leave on an as-needed basis between the hours of 5:30 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. During other times, arrange for a shuttle by calling (800) 258-3826 from the airport or visit the website at http://supershuttle.com
TAXIS
The taxi fare is approximately $55 from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, approximately $65 from Washington Dulles International Airport, and approximately $75 from Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
MARC TRAINS
From BWI Airport, take the MARC train on the Penn Line to Union Station. Take the Metro Red Line toward Shady Grove (make sure that the train says “Shady Grove”). Exit at the White Flint Station. Take the escalator out of the station, go right to the corner, and cross Rockville Pike at the light; you are on Marinelli Road. The conference center is approximately 1 block further on your right. In addition, there is an underpass that goes under Rockville Pike that can be used rather than having to cross Rockville Pike.
