The NIH Graduate and Professional School Fair is scheduled for Tuesday, June 30, 2009 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm on the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland.  We look forward to a successful event and especially meeting all of you face to face!

Location of Fair:
National Institutes of Health
Natcher Conference Center
45 Center Drive
Building 45
Bethesda, MD  20892

Schedule:
Please allow extra time to gain access to campus.

Logistics:
One (1) table 2' x 5' and, two (2) chairs will be provided.   Space is limited.  Please do not bring large booths or tabletop exhibits.  You will want to keep the space free for interacting with our trainees.

We estimate that as many as 800 trainees will attend.

NIH Visitor Information and Directions

Security Procedures for Entering the NIH Campus:
Information can be found at http://www.nih.gov/about/visitorsecurity.htm.

Visitor Gateway Center
Visitors will be required to show one (1) form of identification (a government-issued photo ID—driver's license, passport, green card, etc.) and to state the purpose of their visit.

The NIH Gateway Center is located adjacent to the Medical Center Metro Station at the South Drive entrance to campus from Rockville Pike/Wisconsin Avenue (Route 355). It combines visitor parking, non-commercial vehicle inspection and visitor ID processing, all in one location. The NIH will process all visitors in vehicles or as pedestrians.

Pedestrians
Gateway Center (for Pedestrians) - Building 66: Open 24 hours

For individuals arriving as pedestrians, the Gateway Center (Building 66) is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, capable of handling single individuals to large busloads of visitors, quickly and efficiently.

Vehicles
For visitors arriving in vehicles, on motorcycles or bicycles, the Gateway Vehicle Inspection Station (Building 66A), provides multiple inspection lanes and allows visitors to go through inspection and get a visitor badge in one centralized, efficient process. Vehicles enter the Gateway Center complex through a new roadway, "NIH Gateway Drive," just south of the intersection of the previous visitor entrance at South Drive and Rockville Pike. Vehicles that choose to bypass parking in MLP-11 will go through inspection and enter campus at Center Drive. (See Gateway Map: http://parking.nih.gov/Gateway.htm.)

Gateway Center Vehicle Inspection (Building 66A):
Monday - Friday, 5 am - 10 pm
Taxies may enter campus via the Gateway Center Vehicle Inspection Facility.

Parking:
Please note: Visitor parking is limited at NIH. Visitors are encouraged to use public transportation such as the Metrorail subway system which has a convenient stop (Medical Center) on the NIH campus. Visit the Metro site for information on fares and schedules.

The Gateway complex also includes MLP-11, a 342-space, multi-level underground parking garage. This "visitor-only" lot will be the primary visitor parking for the NIH main campus. We strongly encourage all visitors to park in this garage as there will be limited visitor parking on campus. Vehicles parking in MLP-11 are outside of the perimeter security and will not go through vehicle inspection, reducing the amount of time it takes to get on campus.

Visitors parking in MLP-11 should proceed to the Gateway Center to get a visitor badge and either walk or take a shuttle bus to their destination. Take the NIH "limited" campus shuttle, it is the fastest shuttle to Natcher Conference Center. The schedule can be found at http://dtts.ors.od.nih.gov/NIHShuttle/scripts/shuttle_map_live.asp. The cost to park in MLP-11 is $2 per hour for the first three hours, $12 maximum for the entire day. The attendant only accepts cash, no credit cards. This is the same rate currently charged for all visitors' metered parking at the NIH. NOTE: Meters ONLY take quarters.

Shipping:
You may ship materials to the Natcher Conference Center for the Fair.  They will be accepted from June 23, 2009 until June 29, 2009 at the following address:

Kathy Bass
c/o 2009 NIH Graduate and Professional School Fair
YOUR COMPANY NAME
45 Center Drive
Building 45, CBC02
Bethesda, MD  20892
Voice:  (301) 435-2208

Be sure to provide notice of delivery 24 hours in advance.

You will be responsible for arranging your own return shipment and handling the necessary paperwork.

Hotels:
Hotels in Bethesda are convenient to the NIH.  Rockville is also a convenient nearby location.
http://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/hotels.htm

Questions:
If you have questions please contact Shirley Forehand at forehans@mail.nih.gov.

Accommodations:
To request sign language interpretation for this event please contact the Office of Research Services (ORS) Interpreting Service Requests at http://does.ors.od.nih.gov/interpreting

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National Institutes of Health
Department of Health and Human Services

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