This page collects some info to help you arrive in and get around College Park. If you have any questions at any time please do not hesitate to contact the following organizers:
David Curtin 607-229-2899
Prashant Saraswat 818-518-5755
Yuhsin Tsai 607-229-2336
Transportation from Nearby Airports
The College Park area is served by airport shuttles and taxis from the Ronald Reagan (DCA), Baltimore/Washington (BWI), and Washington Dulles (IAD) airports. Scroll down on this page to "Ground Transportation from Each Airport" for info on shuttle, taxi and metro transport from the various airports. Note however that the other info on this page regarding the location of the physics department and parking is now outdated, see below.
Workshop Location
The workshop will be held on the 3rd floor of the Physical Sciences Complex on the UMD campus. (For those who have previously visited UMD before 2014, note that this is a new building.)
Walking Directions from Hotels
Best Western Plus
8419 Baltimore Avenue
College Park, Maryland, 20740
Phone: +1 301-220-0505
Comfort Inn and Suites
9020 Baltimore Avenue
College Park, Maryland, 20740
Phone: +1 301-441-8110
Parking Info
If you are driving to UMD, parking is available in the Regents Drive garage across the road from the Physical Sciences Complex (see top map above). On Thursday and Friday, please park in a numbered space at the garage and use the validation code 802-71435 at a pay station, first entering your space number and then selecting the menu options "New Transaction" --> "More Selections" --> "More Selections" --> "5+ Hr Validation Code." In the event that all numbered spots in the Regents Drive garage are taken, the same parking code can be used at the other visitor lots and garages around UMD, see the full visitor parking map.
On Saturday, there will be a campus-wide open house event ("Maryland Day"); free parking will be available but visitors will be directed to certain lots by signage and traffic attendants. Please consult a campus map or ask UMD staff for directions to the Physical Sciences Complex (next to Regents Drive garage).
Transportation to Dinners
Transportation to and from the dinners on Thursday and Friday will be provided by drivers from UMD. We will arrange to pick up attendees from the Best Western and the Comfort Inn at approximately 7 PM. Please contact an organizer if you are staying somewhere else and will need transportation, or if you would like to drive to dinner yourself.
