Meeting Venue
University of Maryland
The University of Maryland (UMD) is an R1 research university in College Park, Maryland USA. It is located close to Goddard Space Flight Center and Washington DC. UMD is proud and honored to host the 16th International LISA Symposium.
Stamp Student Union
The Adele H. Stamp Student Union is the main center for campus life at UMD. The symposium will be held in the Grand Ballroom and other meeting rooms in the Stamp. Breakfast, lunch, and coffee breaks will be served in the Colony Ballroom, where posters will be on display
Weber Memorial Garden
The University of Maryland was the home of Joe Weber's first attempts to detect gravitational waves. With a
short walk you can see some of Weber's actual bar detectors displayed as an outdoor sculpture garden.
Nearby Hotels
We expect to arrange a block of rooms at one or more of the local hotels. Information about reserving rooms in the block will be posted here when available.
The Hotel
at the University of Maryland
7777 Baltimore Ave
College Park,MD 20740
+1 301-277-7777
~1 km from the meeting venue
College Park Marriott
Hotel & Conference Center
3501 University Blvd E
Hyattsville, MD 20783
+1 301-985-7300
~1 km from the meeting venue
Cambria College Park
Hotel
8321 Baltimore Avenue
College Park, MD 20740
+1 301-615-9889
~1.5 km from the meeting venue
Best
Western Plus
College Park
8419 Baltimore Avenue
College Park, MD 20740
+1 301-220-0505
~1.5 km from the meeting venue
Holiday Inn Express & Suites
College Park - University Area
9020 Baltimore Avenue
College Park, MD 20740
+1 301-441-8110
~2 km from the meeting venue
Transit to the meeting
Buses will be available in the morning and the evening to carry participants from some of the nearby hotels to the meeting venue and back (exact route TBD). Of course, you may also walk if you like.
Parking
Participants with cars may park in the Union Lane Garage adjacent to the Stamp Student Union. After parking on any level of the garage, find a pay station or use the Parkmobile app to prepay for parking. The cost is $4 per hour up to a maximum of $20 per day.