2025 ARCC Conference — Accommodations

EMERGING CHALLENGES: technological, environmental, social

April 2-5, 2025 I College Park, MD & Washington DC
Co-hosted by the University of Maryland & Howard University

Conference Co-Chairs: Madlen Simon and Ed Dunson

TRAVEL to CONFERENCE VENUES

Arriving by air and DC Metro:
  • From DCA, take Yellow Line Metro, change to Green Line to College Park Metro Station. This will take approximately 1 hour. UM Shuttle is available to take you to The Hotel and campus. If you are staying at The Hotel, you can call them for a pickup by hotel shuttle
  • From IAD, take Silver Line, change to Green Line to College Park Metro Station. This will take approximately 2 hours.
  • From BWI, Amtrak service is available to New Carrollton. Take an Uber from New Carrollton. This requires purchasing an Amtrak ticket in advance and timing/cost depends on Amtrak schedules. An Uber directly from BWI to College Park is more convenient.
UM Shuttle service is available to transport conference participants to the College Park Metro Station, to The Hotel, and to points on campus. The 104, 114, and 132 buses do not require campus ID.
  • 104 bus links Metro to The Hotel to Regents Garage (a short walk from Stamp Union). At the Metro Station, be sure to catch this bus at Bay E to proceed directly to campus. From The Hotel, catch the 104 bus at the intersection of Baltimore Avenue and campus drive, near the Main Gate.
  • 114 and 132 varsity buses stop on Baltimore Avenue near The Hotel and the Cambria Hotel (bus stop is near Looney’s Pub, across street from Fire Station) and drive onto campus, with stops at Stamp Union and Architecture Building.

CONFERENCE VENUES

Wednesday & Thursday: Adele Stamp Student Union, University of Maryland
Friday: District Architecture Center
Saturday: Mackey Building, Howard University
 
Follow campus drive from The Hotel on Baltimore Avenue through the Main Gate to Stamp Student Union and the Architecture Building. The Hall (site of our dinner on Thursday evening) is directly behind The Hotel.
Our conference rooms will be on the first and second floors. On Wednesday, registration will be in the Prince Georges Room on the first floor. On Thursday, registration will be on the second floor.
421 7th Street NW
Washington, DC 20004
We will meet in the Mackey Building off Georgia Avenue NW, just to the right of the Main Gate
Directions from College Park Metro Station to the Mackey Building: 
Take the Green Line Metro from College Park Metro Station to U Street/African-American Civil War Memorial/Cardozo Stop, exit via 10th Street, south of U Street, walk 0.7 miles to Mackey Building at 3 Howard Place NW (or take #70 Bus towards Silver Spring, ride 4 stops, exit at Georgia Avenue NW and Howard Place NW).

 

HOTEL SUGGESTIONS

The Hotel, College Park, MD

 

The Hotel at the University of Maryland

GUEST ROOM ACCOMMODATIONS
single $179/night
double $179/night
triple $199/night
quad $209/night

Reservations

ROOM BLOCK RELEASE DATE The Hotel has established a release date of Wednesday, March 12, 2025 for Group reservations. After this date, all rooms not guaranteed by deposit, credit card or the Master Account will be released to the Hotel’s Reservations for general sale.

RESERVATION PROCEDURES The Group’s guests will be able to make reservations by telephone or online. Please ask your guests to identify themselves as part of the ARCC Conference 2025. when making their reservation through the Hotel’s Reservations Center, 301-277-7777. For guests who prefer to book online, a Booking ID will be created for reservations to be made. The cancellation of guaranteed reservations must be received 24 hours prior to check-in in order to avoid a charge of one night’s room and tax.

CHECK-IN AND CHECK-OUT TIME Check-in time for all attendees is 4:00PM. Attendees may be checked in earlier depending on occupancy levels and availability of “ready” rooms. Checkout time is 12:00PM.

If The Hotel does not have a room available for you, we suggest you try the nearby Cambria Hotel. 

For Questions about the accommodations, please contact Prof. Madlen Simon.