Conference Location

University of Maryland, College Park, MD

Architects Rendering of Edward St. John Building

Edward St. John Learning and Teaching Center
4131 Campus Drive
College Park, MD 20742


Conference Parking

  1. Union Lane Parking Garage
    College Park, MD 20740
    Parking Information
  2. Regents Parking Garage
    110 Regents Dr
    College Park, MD 20740
    Located near Hornbake Library, the Plant Science, Physics and Chemistry buildings. The Pay Station Visitor Parking is on the top floor of the Garage, and they are numbered. Hours of operation are 7:00a.m. to midnight daily. Current rates at this facility are $3.00 per hour.

Accommodations

  1. The Hotel at the University of Maryland - 0.3 mile from U Maryland and walkable (4 restaurants in Hotel and some walkable restaurants nearby) Block Reservations - Deadline for booking is May 14.

Other area hotels with NO blocks:

  1. Cambria College Park - 0.8 miles from UMaryland and walkable (some walkable restaurants nearby)
  2. College Park Marriott Hotel and Conference Center - 0.8 miles from UMaryland and walkable (no walkable restaurants nearly)

NOTE: Heavy road construction has begun at the Marriott and Cambria hotels that have closed sidewalks. Please strongly consider using the discounted block rates for The Hotel at the University of Maryland. Rooms are available at the $179 conference block rate.


Transportation

Washington, DC/Maryland/Virginia Airports used for University of Maryland Venues

  1. Baltimore/Washington International Airport - 24.4 miles from UMaryland
    Airport shuttle, Uber/Lyft, or 75 Bus
  2. Ronald Reagon Washington National Airport - 15.3 miles from UMaryland with Metro train
    Yellow Line train (toward Mt. Vernon Square) or Blue Line train (toward Largo) to Green Line train toward Greenbelt for arrival (transferring at Gallery Place/Chinatown or L'Enfant Plaza for Yellow Line origin; transferring at L'Enfant Plaza for Blue Line origin)
  3. Washington Dulles International Airport - 32.2 miles from UMaryland with Metro train
    Silver Line to Green Line train toward Greenbelt for arrival at Dulles Airport (transferring at L'Enfant Plaza)

Train

  1. Union Station Arrival (Amtrak or MARC/VRE) - Red Line train (toward Glenmont) to Green Line train toward Greenbelt (transferring at Gallery Place/ChinaTown or Fort Totten)
  2. MARC Train - F6 Bus

Local Transit

  1. Metrorail and Metro bus around DC, Maryland, and Virginia
  2. Map of Metrorail system

Shuttle UM - Summer Service

Visit the schedules page and filter to "SUMMER" to view the Summer 2024 route schedules. Additionally, route planning tools and real-time arrival information for Shuttle-UM routes are available through the Transit app.