Conference Logistics

Hotel Information

This year's Research Conference will be held at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel located in Washington, D.C. A block of rooms has been arranged at a negotiated conference rate of $205 per night (plus all applicable taxes). To arrange for your lodging please contact Marriott reservations at 1-888-236-2427. If you would like to contact the hotel directly, call the number below. Be sure to reference the IES Research Conference to secure the conference rate, which will only be available until May 9, 2008.

Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
2660 Woodley Road, NW
Washington, D.C. 20008
Phone: 202-328-2000
Fax: 202-234-0015

Click here to go directly to the hotel's website for more information and driving directions.

Registration & Session Times

Onsite conference registration and check-in will be available from noon-6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 10, 2008. The first Poster Presentation Session is also scheduled to take place on the evening of Tuesday, June 10, along with a Welcome Reception. Click here for the current Agenda.

Transportation

Area airports convenient to Marriott Wardman Park Hotel are Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA), Washington, D.C./Dulles (IAD), and Baltimore/ Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI). Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is located the closest to the hotel. Travel options from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport include taxis, Super Shuttle, and Metro Rail.

Estimated one way Taxi fares (to or from).
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA): $17 to $20
Washington, D.C./Dulles (IAD): $60 to $65
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI): $70 to $75

Estimated Shuttle Fare (to or from).
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA): $12 per person
Washington, D.C./Dulles (IAD): $27 per person
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI): $35 first person; $12 each additional person
www.supershuttle.com or 1-800-258-3826 (Blue Van)

Other Transportation Information

Metro Station: Woodley Park Metro Red Line
The hotel is located at the Woodley Park-Zoo/Adams Morgan Red Line Metro stop. The Metro rail system of transit is a convenient way to travel within and around the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Please click here for Metro Rail Map.

Parking Charges
On-site parking: $13 first hr; $15 second hr; $19 third hr, $28 /day
Valet parking: $33 day
(includes in and out privileges)

Other Information

The hotel is nonsmoking and offers:
Coffee maker with complimentary coffee/tea in each sleeping room
STSN high speed internet connection in each sleeping room
Laundry/valet service
Shoe shine

On Site Restaurants & Lounges
Harry's Pub
Lobby Bar
Starbucks
Stone's Throw Restaurant and Bar
Woodley Market

Local Attractions:

National Zoological Park
3001 Connecticut Avenue N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20008
http://www.nationalzoo.si.edu

National Cathedral
Massachusetts & Wisconsin Avenue N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20016
http://www.cathedral.org

White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20500
http://www.whitehouse.gov

Smithsonian Museums
http://www.si.edu/visit

Kennedy Center for Performing Arts
2700 F Street N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20566
http://www.kennedy-center.org

Rock Creek Park
5200 Glover Road N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20015
http://www.nps.gov/rocr

US Capitol
Located on Capitol Hill at the east end of the Mall
http://www.aoc.gov

For more dining choices and local attractions, please visit http://dcpages.com/Dining/ or http://www.washingtondc.com/dining.