General Information
October 14-15, 2003
LOCATION
The workshop will be held at the National Institute of Standards and Technology,
Green Auditorium, Administration Building (101), Gaithersburg, Maryland. Gaithersburg
is located 40 km north of Washington, DC.
REGISTRATION
The registration fee is $160 per person and includes coffee
breaks, lunch, a reception, and symposium materials. Registration can be done
electronically at www.nist.gov/conferences.
Due to increased security, no on-site registrations will be accepted and all attendees must be pre registered. Photo identification must be presented at the main gate to be admitted to the conference. Attendees must wear their conference badge at all times while on the campus.
ACCOMMODATIONS
Workshop registration does not include your hotel reservation. A block of rooms
has been reserved at the Hilton Washington, DC North/Gaithersburg, (301)
977-8900. The special room rate is $123, plus 12% tax. To register
for a room, please call the hotel directly, no later than September
22, 2003, and mention that you are attending the “Symposium on Metrology
and Standards for Cell Signaling” or reserve a room via the internet using the
group code “SMS”. After that date the rooms will be released for general sale
at the prevailing rates of the hotel.
Roundtrip bus transportation will be provided between the hotel and NIST each day in the morning and evening. Attendees are encouraged to use this service, as parking at NIST may be limited.
COFFEE BREAKS AND LUNCH
Refreshments will be provided during the morning, mid-morning, and mid-afternoon
breaks. Lunch will also be provided each day.
TRANSPORTATION
Super-Shuttle, 1-800-258-3826, offers commercial van service
from Dulles International, Ronald Reagan National, and Baltimore-Washington
International Airports to Gaithersburg. Call for reservations.
The Washington Metro has subway service to Gaithersburg. Metro can be boarded at National Airport. Take a Yellow Line train marked "Mount Vernon Square" to Gallery Place and transfer to a Red Line train marked "Shady Grove" to the Shady Grove station. Service is every 6 to 15 minutes, depending on the time of day. The travel time from National to Shady Grove is about 50 minutes. Taxis are available from the Shady Grove Metro station to area hotels.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Kim Snouffer
National Institute of Standards and Technology
100 Bureau Dr., Stop 3461
Bldg. 101, Room B116
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001
Telephone: (301) 975-2776
Fax. (301) 948-2067
email: kimberly.snouffer@nist.gov
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Anne Plant
National Institute of Standards and Technology
100 Bureau Dr., Stop 8313
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8313
Telephone: (301) 975-3124
Fax. (301) 330-3447
email: anne.plant@nist.gov
DRIVING INSTRUCTIONS
To reach NIST:
From northbound I-270: take Exit 10, Route 117 West, Clopper Road. At
the first light on Clopper Road, turn left onto the NIST grounds. Follow the
signs to the Administration Building.
From southbound I-270: Traveling south on I 270: take Exit 11, Route 124, Quince Orchard Road/Montgomery Village Avenue. Bear right at the first light onto Route 124 West, Quince Orchard Road. At the third light on Quince Orchard Road, turn left onto Rt. 117. At the next light, turn right onto the NIST grounds. Follow the signs to the Administration Building.
To reach the Hilton Hotel:
From northbound I-270: take Exit 11, Route 124 East, Montgomery Village
Avenue. Turn right at Route 355; turn right at Perry Parkway; continue on Perry
Parkway to the Hilton Hotel on the right.
From southbound I-270: take Exit 11, Route 124, Quince Orchard Road/Montgomery
Village Avenue. Turn left at the first light onto Route 124, stay in the far
right hand lane. Go straight thru the second light. At the next intersection,
bear to the right onto Rt. 355, North Frederick Rd.
At the first light on Rt. 355, turn right onto Perry Parkway. Go half around
the rotary circle, continuing on Perry Parkway. The hotel will be on your right.
Created: 8/25/2003
Updated: 10/3/2003