Travel Info
Transportation
Please book your flights as soon as possible in order to limit cost. Transportation costs will be reimbursed in accordance with workshop guidelines. East coast attendees are eligible for up to $500 reimbursement for transportation costs. West coast attendees are eligible for up to $700.
Lodging
See below for recommended, nearby lodging options. Please note that the government maximum daily reimbursement for hotel costs is $231.
Hyatt Regency Bethesda (directly above Metro)
One Bethesda Metro Center, Bethesda, MD
Wisconsin Ave. at Old Georgetown Road
(301) 657-1234
Doubletree by Hilton Bethesda - Washington DC
8120 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda MD 20814
(301) 652-2000
American Inn of Bethesda
8130 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda, MD
(301) 656-9300, 1-800-323-7081
Bethesda Court Hotel
7740 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda, MD
(301) 656-2100, 1-800-874-0050
Bethesda Marriott
5151 Pooks Hill Road, Bethesda, MD
(301) 897-9400
Marriott Residence Inn
7335 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda, MD
(301) 718-0200, 1-800-331-3131
Natcher Conference Center Information
The Natcher Conference Center (Building 45) is part of the National Institutes of Health and is located on the NIH campus in Bethesda, Md. The Natcher Building is across the street and north from Building 38A and the National Library of Medicine.
The Natcher Conference Center is a state-of-the-art conference center with the latest technology in audio-visual presentations, recordings, interactive video and audio technology.
The center consists of a 1000 seat auditorium, two (2) video teleconferencing rooms with 30 seats each, and seven (7) conference rooms with a maximum of 140 seats. The center is expected to serve 315,00 to 360,000 patrons per year. The center hosts events such as meetings, workshops, multi-day conferences, exhibitions, scientific counselor sessions, broadcasted and interactive teleconferences, and multi-language, simultaneous interpretation meetings. The Natcher Conference Center is fully accessible.
Getting to the NIH Campus
NOTE: New security measures have been put in place on the NIH campus, affecting both staff and visitors. For more information, please refer to the NIH Visitor Information page on the main NIH Web site.
We strongly encourage taking the Metro to the Natcher Conference Center. There are very few visitor parking spaces at NIH. There is a three-hour limit on visitor 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 Natcher Building is located on Center Drive directly behind the Medical Center Stop.
If you must drive, take the Wisconsin Avenue exit from the Capital Beltway (Rte 495) and go 1.5 miles south on Wisconsin Avenue toward Bethesda to the 5th traffic light at Center Drive/Jones Bridge Rd. Turn right onto Center Drive. The Natcher Building is at 45 Center Drive and is located across from the Library of Medicine.
An alternative parking at NIH is to drive to Bethesda and park in a public lot in Bethesda. From Bethesda you can either take the Metro (stop is located at East West Highway and Wisconsin Ave.) to the Medical Center Stop or walk up Wisconsin Avenue to Center Drive (about a 10-15 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.
Getting to the Natcher Building
Due to increased security on the NIH campus, a guard or policeman will stop you at the entrance to South Drive and ask for your driver's license and the purpose of your visit. You will be sent to a parking lot nearby and your car will be inspected. After the inspection, you will receive a visitor pass. Continue down South Drive to the intersection with Center Drive. Turn left, and then make the third left into the visitor parking lot. This turn is immediately after the turn into the plaza in front of the William H. Natcher Building (Building 45) and just before a large intersection and traffic light.
Food and Vending Service
The Natcher Building contains a cafeteria, with open and private dining facilities, located on the first floor level, A Wing. Please note that the government maximum daily reimbursement for food costs is $69.
Service Hours
Breakfast: 6:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m.
Lite Fare: 9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
Lunch: 11:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m.