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Considering Usual Medical Care in Clinical Trial Design: Scientific and Ethical Issues
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NIH Program on Clinical Research Policy Analysis and Coordination
Considering Usual Medical Care in Clinical Trial Design: Scientific and Ethical Issues
November 14-15, 2005 - Bethesda Marriott Hotel

Logistics/Hotel

Marriott Bethesda
Bethesda Marriott Hotel
5151 Pooks Hill Road
Bethesda, MD 20814 USA
301-897-9400 Phone
800-228-9290 Toll-free
301-897-0192 Fax
www.marriott.com

 

The meeting will be held at the Bethesda Marriott Hotel, located at 5151 Pooks Hill Road, Bethesda, MD. The telephone numbers for the hotel are 301-897-9400 and 800-228-9290. The guest fax number is 301-897-0192.

A block of rooms has been reserved at the special rate of $153 plus tax/night, plus applicable taxes. If you would like to reserve a sleeping room, please contact Abbe Smith at Capital Consulting Corporation (CCC) at 301-468-6004, ext. 402, or via e-mail at asmith@md.capconcorp.com for assistance with your reservation. The sleeping room cutoff date is Tuesday, October 25, 2005, unless the block is filled sooner.

Parking and Shuttle Information

Free, self-parking is available at the Bethesda Marriott Hotel. To receive your daily validation ticket, please see one of the CCC staff at the meeting registration desk. Complimentary shuttle service is available from the hotel to the Medical Center Metro every 30 minutes from 6:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. and from 3:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

The Bethesda Marriott is conveniently accessible from Reagan National Airport, Washington Dulles Airport, and Baltimore-Washington International Airport.

Area Airports

Washington, DC/National/Reagan Airport (DCA)

  • Hotel direction: 15 miles NE
  • Driving directions: Take George Washington Parkway to I-495 N to Exit 34 S. Turn right at first traffic light onto Pooks Hill Road. Hotel is on the right.
  • Bus service fee: $45 U.S. (one way)
  • Subway service fee: $25 U.S. (one way)
  • Estimated taxi fare: $45 U.S. (one way)
Washington, DC/Dulles International Airport (IAD)
  • Hotel direction: 25 miles NE
  • Driving directions: Take Dulles Access Road to I-495 N to Exit 34 S. Turn right at first traffic light onto Pooks Hill Road. Hotel is on the right.
  • Estimated taxi fare: $50 U.S. (one way)
Baltimore-Washington International (BWI)
  • Hotel direction: 35 miles SW
  • Driving directions: Take I-195 to 95 S to I-495 W to Exit 34 S. Turn left at first traffic light (south toward Wisconsin Avenue/Route 355 S). Turn right at first traffic light onto Pooks Hill Road. Hotel is on the right.
  • Estimated taxi fare: $50 U.S. (one way)
Other Transportation

Washington Area Metro (Subway)
  • Medical Center Stop (1.5 miles S)
Train Ground Transportation

If you would like to make ground transportation arrangements in advance, call Carolyn of Limousines For You at 202-460-2595 or 800-643-7070, Barwood Taxi at 800-831-2323 or 301-984-1900, or United Transportation, Inc., at 888-881-4443 or 301-762-8200.


Conference organized by the
 NIH Program on Clinical Research
Policy Analysis and Coordination
(CRpac)

Office of Science Policy
National Institutes of Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services