NIDA - The Science of Drug Abuse & Addiction: Augmenting HIV Prevention in Treatment Seeking Populations Using Information Technology • March 1-2, 2007 • Embassy Suites Hotel at the Chevy Chase Pavilion • Chevy Chase, Maryland 2007 SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS

Logistics

On behalf of NIDA, Synergy Enterprises, Inc. (SEI) is pleased to provide you with information for the Short Course on the Genetics and Epigenetics of Addiction meeting.

Meeting Dates and Times:
Monday, March 31, 2008 – 8:45 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Tuesday, April 1, 2008 – 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Wednesday, April 2, 2008 – 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Thursday, April 3, 2008 – 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Friday, April 4, 2008 – 9:00 a.m.–3:45 p.m.

Meeting Room: Amphitheatre at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center, Bethesda, MD.

Registration will begin one half hour prior to the meeting start time.

Hotel Information:
A block of sleeping rooms has been reserved for the meeting at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center. Please call the hotel directly or visit the hotel online reservation web site to make your reservation. The group rate is $201 per night, plus a 13.5% tax (a total of $228.14) for single or double occupancy. Rooms are available for the nights of March 30th through April 3rd, 2008. The reservation cut-off date at the hotel is March 03, 2008.

To make a hotel reservation either:
  1. Call the hotel directly at 800-859-8003 and refer to the group code “NIDA Genetic and Epigenetic”.
  2. Go online to www.bethesdanorthmarriott.com and in the group code box put “IGEIGEA”.

The hotel is located adjacent to the White Flint Metro Station on the Red Line, which makes the Washington, D.C., public transportation a wonderful travel option. To plan your trip on either the Metrorail or Metrobus system, please go to http://www.wmata.com.

Address:
Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center
5701 Marinelli Road
North Bethesda, MD 20852
Telephone: (301) 822-9200
Fax: (301) 822-9201
Toll-free: (800) 859-8003

You may reserve a room and obtain further information regarding the hotel by visiting their web site at  www.bethesdanorthmarriott.com.

Parking:
Self-parking is complimentary for meeting attendees.

Area Airports:
  • Washington, DC/Dulles International Airport (IAD)
    (http://www.metwashairports.com/Dulles)
    Hotel Direction: 25 miles E/NE
    Estimated taxi fare: $55 (one way)
  • Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) (http://www.mwaa.com/national)
    Hotel Direction: 20 miles N
    Estimated taxi fare: $55 (one way)
  • Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)
    (http://www.bwiairport.com)
    Hotel Direction: 35 miles SW
    Estimated taxi fare: $75 (one way)
Train Station:
  • Union Station (17 miles) — Once you disembark from the Amtrak Train, you can then walk over to the Metrorail within the same building and take the Red Line to the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center. The hotel is located adjacent to the White Flint Metro Station on the Red Line. To plan your trip on either the Metrorail or Metrobus system, please go to http://www.wmata.com.