The Friday (MAS-ASPB) meeting will be held in the Crist Board Room of the Riggs Alumni Center.
The Saturday Minisymposium will be held entirely in the Bioscience Research Building.
DRIVING
From I-270 take the 495-beltway inner loop east to exit 25B (College Park).
From I-95 follow the signs for U.S. 1, South (from I-95 southbound the exit number is 27, which will take you to exit 25B from the inner loop).
At the end of the (long) exit ramp, make a right turn (south) onto Route 1 (Baltimore Ave).
Friday: Go south on U.S. 1 / Baltimore Ave. about 2.0 miles. Exit onto Maryland 193
Go west on 193 (University Blvd.) about 1.4 miles. Turn left into campus at Stadium Dr.
The Stadium Drive Garage is just past the rotary and adjacent to the Riggs Alumni Center
Saturday: Go south on U.S. 1 / Baltimore Ave. about 3.0 miles. Turn right on Campus Dr. (the main entrance to campus). At the traffic circle, take the first right off the circle onto Regents Drive. Take the first left turn onto Field House Drive, at which point the Plant Sciences Building is on the left and the Regents Dr. parking garage is on the right. Park in the garage (all spaces, including those with meters, are free on Saturdays). Enter the Bioscience Research Building from Hornbake Plaza.
RAIL
The DC Metro serves the University of Maryland at the College Park stop on the Green line. It is a 20 minute walk; there is also a shuttle bus (schedule: PDF). map trip planner
Amtrak: - From New Carrollton (NCR), take a cab or arrange a ride (about 15-20 minutes drive) or take Metro (Orange line to the Green line; change at L'enfant).
From Union Station (WAS), take a cab (20-25 minutes) or Metro (Red line to the Green line). New Carrollton is slightly closer. Union Station is much nicer. Most trains stop at both stations, and the ticket price is the same.
Marc: - A very small number of trains run each weekday and stop at the College Park Metro station (Camden line).
AIR
DCA (National) Airport:
You can take a cab (about $30) or Metrorail from the airport. Take the Yellow Line (toward Mt. Vernon Square), transferring to the Green Line (toward Greenbelt), and get off at College Park/U of MD metro station. See the information just above for Metro information .
BWI (Baltimore Washington) Airport:
You can use Supershuttle (about ~$20;
1-800-258-3826, or supershuttle.com) or take a cab (about $35).
Destinations
Friday meeting
Crist Board Room, Riggs Alumni Center (Google map; campus map).
Saturday meeting
Biosciences Research Building.(Google map; campus map).
|
