Logistics

On behalf of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Synergy Enterprises, Inc. (SEI) is pleased to provide you with information for the Mentored K Awardees Meeting: Making the Transition to Independence.

Meeting Dates and Times
Thursday, July 24, 2008 - 8:15 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.
Friday, July 25, 2008 - 8:30 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Registration will begin one-half hour prior to the meeting start time.

Meeting Room
Grand Ballroom A/B at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center, Bethesda, Maryland.

Hotel Information
A block of sleeping rooms has been reserved for the meeting at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center. The group rate is $154 per night, plus a 13.5 percent tax (a total of $174.79) for single or double occupancy. Rooms are available for the nights of July 23–25, 2008. The reservation cut-off date at the hotel is Wednesday, June 25, 2008, 5:00 p.m. Attendees are responsible for making and paying for their own travel and lodging arrangements.

To make a hotel reservation either:

• Call the hotel directly at 800-859-8003 and refer to the group code “NIDA Mentored”; or
• Go online to www.bethesdanorthmarriott.com and use the code “nmknmka”.

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

You may obtain further information regarding the hotel by visiting their Web site at http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/wasbn-bethesda-north-marriott-hotel-and-conference-center/ .

Parking
On-site parking fee: $4 hourly, $12 daily
Valet parking fee: $12 daily

Area Airports

• Washington, DC/Dulles International Airport (IAD)
  Hotel direction: 25 miles NE
  Estimated taxi fare: $55 (one way)
   
• Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)
  Hotel direction: 20 miles N
  Estimated taxi fare: $55 (one way)
   
• Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)
  Hotel direction: 35 miles NE
  Estimated taxi fare: $75 (one way)
  

Train Station

• Union Station (17 miles)
  Once you disembark the Amtrak train, walk 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.
   
• Metrorail
  The Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center is located adjacent from the White Flint Metro Station on the Red Line, making Washington, DC public transportation a wonderful travel option. To plan your trip on either the Metrorail or Metrobus system, please go to http://www.wmata.com .