NIST Hosts CIPM Consultative Committee for Amount of Substance: Metrology in Chemistry and Biology (CCQM) Working Group Meetings on Organic Analysis and Bioanalysis

Meeting organizers are suggesting the following hotels.

• The shuttle transportation stop will be at the Marriott Hotel, Gaithersburg/Washingtonian Center.

Washingtonian Center, Gaithersburg, Maryland:Washingtonian Center (www.riowashingtonian.com) is approximately 3 miles (5 km) from NIST and is a pedestrian-friendly suburban shopping/dining/hotel complex. Hotels in Washingtonian Center do offer shuttle bus service to the Shady Grove Metro (subway) station on the Red Line that are arranged through the hotel. Travel time between Washingtonian Center hotels and downtown Washington DC is approximately 75 minutes via the hotel shuttle bus and the Metro Red Line. 
NIST will operate a morning shuttle bus service from the Marriott Washingtonian Hotel and NIST on Friday, Monday, and Tuesday and provide the return trip back to the Washingtonian Center in the evening. 

• Courtyard Hotel, Gaithersburg/Washingtonian Center
• Marriott Hotel, Gaithersburg/Washingtonian Center
• Residence Inn, Gaithersburg
• Springhill Suites, Gaithersburg 

Bethesda, Maryland:Bethesda (www.downtownbethesda.com and www.bethesda.org) is located approximately half-way between NIST-Gaithersburg and downtown Washington DC. Bethesda is well-known for its abundance or restaurants, bars, and shops and is very pedestrian-friendly. Bethesda has a Metro (subway) stop which has direct access to both the Shady Grove Metro stop in Gaithersburg and Washington DC on the Red Line. NIST will operate a morning shuttle bus service from the Shady Grove Metro station to NIST on Friday, Monday, and Tuesday and the return trip from NIST in the evenings. Travel time between the Bethesda Metro stop and NIST via the Metro red line and shuttle bus is approximately 35 minutes. It takes approximately 30 minutes to travel from the Bethesda Metro stop to downtown Washington D.C. 

• Bethesda Court Hotel, Bethesda
• Hyatt Regency Hotel, Bethesda
• Hilton Garden Inn, Bethesda
• Residence Inn by Marriott, Bethesda

Dupont Circle, Washington DC:Dupont Circle (www.washington.org/topics/dupont-circle) is a vibrant, urban neighborhood in Washington, DC, with many restaurants, bars, museums, and shopping opportunity. There is a Metro (subway) station located in Dupont Circle on the Red Line which connects directly to the Shady Grove Metro station near NIST. NIST will operate a morning shuttle bus service from the Shady Grove Metro station to NIST on Friday, Monday, and Tuesday and the return trip from NIST in the evenings. Travel time between the Dupont Circle Metro stop and NIST via the Metro red line and shuttle bus is approximately 65 minutes.

• The Dupont Circle Hotel, Washington, DC
• Hotel Palomar, Washington DC
• Hotel Madera, Washington DC
• The Embassy Row Hotel, Washington DC
• The Churchill Hotel, Washington DC
• Windsor Park Hotel, Washington DC

If you are not registered, you will not be allowed on site. Registered attendees will receive security and campus instructions prior to the workshop. 
NON U.S. CITIZENS PLEASE NOTE: All foreign national visitors who do not have permanent resident status and who wish to register for the above meeting must supply additional information. Failure to provide this information prior to arrival will result, at a minimum, in significant delays (up to 24 hours) in entering the facility. Authority to gather this information is derived from United States Department of Commerce Department Administrative Order (DAO) number 207-12. When registration is open, the required NIST-1260 form will be available as well. 
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