Information is shared with Arlington personnel across the following: 

• vtnsi-arlington-g@vt.edu - Includes all VTNSI faculty, staff, GRAs, and Postdocs located in Arlington with VTNSI Suite access. It does not include affiliated faculty.

• vtnsi-arlington-affiliates-g@vt.edu -  Includes Affiliated Faculty and Other Collaborators with VTNSI located in Arlington

• vtrca-nsi-g@vt.edu - Includes VTNSI group that feeds into the VTRC-A and DC Region listservs so that VTNSI faculty, staff, GRAs, and postdocs can receive applicable building and region announcements

• vtnsi-employees-g@vt.edu  - Includes all VTNSI faculty and staff.  

The building’s three-level underground parking garage is managed externally, with varying rates per hour or day. Monthly parking passes are available from the attendant on parking level 1 (P1). Monthly parkers receive an access card but are not guaranteed a parking space. 

Current Parking Rates

Monthly: $116.50 per month (Employees with monthly parking can access the garage 24/7 with their electronic key). Given the daily rate of $12 and the monthly rate of $111.50, it is most beneficial to obtain a pass if you plan to park at the office at least 10 days a month (or about 3 days/week). To obtain a monthly parking pass, visit LAZ Parking, select Virginia Tech Research Center, and complete the steps for setting up payment. LAZ will then contact you to provide your electronic key for the garage.

• By phone: 202-667-3030

• In person: LAZ attendant’s office on P1

Daily Rates:

• First hour: $5

• 2 hours: $9

•  3 hours: $11

•  All day: $12

•  After 5 p.m. and weekends: $7

•  Lunch rate (11 a.m. - 2 p.m.): $2

Cash and major credit cards are accepted for short-term parking at the self-serve machine on P1 or at the gate.

Note: All rates and fees are subject to change and are controlled by LAZ Parking with input from the VT Foundation and the University. For questions about parking fees or monthly parking, please contact LAZ Parking directly or send comments to NCRO Facilities.

Bike Parking: Bicycles should enter and exit through the ramp to the parking garage at the back of the building. Bicycles are not permitted through the front lobby entrance. There is a bicycle storage cage on the P1 level, managed by the building and accessed using the building badge/fob.

Both the Conference Room and Huddle Room can be booked via Outlook calendar by listing the appropriate location name in your calendar invite. The location names are provided below. You can also add the room calendars to your shared calendars list to check room availability using the same names.

Conference Room – Hume Center – VTRC-A – 6-329 Conf Rm

Huddle Room - Hume Center – VTRC-A – 6-310 Huddle Rm

There are also other conference rooms on floors 3-6 that can be booked by emailing the building facilities team vt-ncr-arlington-facilities-g@vt.edu. The closest conference room to the VTNSI suite that is booked through building facilities is 6-024 and is of similar size and set up to the VTNSI conference room.

If you would like to inquire about using the Executive Briefing Center (EBC) on the 2nd floor for larger meetings you can either email dkauffman@vt.edu, or reach out to the Manager of the EBC, Larissa LaCour at llacour@vt.edu. 

Campus Mail is delivered on the 2nd floor near the reception desk. VTNSI has its own mailbox in the mail room where all mail for VTNSI employees is placed by the building facilities team. 

If receiving a package, you may receive an email from the building facilities team letting you know you have a package, your package will be located in the mail room for pick up and should have your name on a sticky note so you can find it easily. 

Arlington Mail Code: 3713

Receiving Address: 

Virginia Tech, National Security Institute

900 N Glebe Road (MC 0379)

Arlington, VA 22203

Outgoing Mail: USPS mail (letters) can be placed in the outgoing mailbox to the left of the departmental mailboxes on the counter in the mailroom.

For Campus Mail to Blacksburg: there is a mail pouch positioned on the counter in the mailroom. Place the items to be sent in an interoffice envelope (also available in the mailroom) and mark the individuals name and mail code that you are sending it to and then place it in the mail pouch for campus mail. The pouch is typically picked up by 3pm each Friday and sent down to Blacksburg.

For FedEx or UPS: email nsifinance@vt.edu to request a shipping label and pack up your package and adhere the label to the outside. There is a selection of some envelopes and label sleeves in the mailroom, but you may need to provide your own packing materials depending upon what you are sending. When you package is ready to be sent out be sure to request a pick up from the applicable carrier and then take the package down to the mailroom and ask the receptionist where best to place the package for pickup and they will assist you.

The lab is located in room 6-301. Any employee with access to the suite has access to the lab. Computers located in the lab are managed by VTNSI IT and access must be requested to use them. The names of most of the machines are on the tower and can be used when contacting IT.

The lab also houses other IT equipment such as spare monitors, keyboards, mice, cables, etc. Most small items (keyboards, mice, cables) can be taken for use as needed but monitors should be requested through dkauffman@vt.edu for tracking purposes.