Getting to the meeting

Buses will be available in the morning and the evening to carry participants from The Hotel at UMD and the Cambria College Park Hotel to the meeting venue and back. A draft schedule is shown below. A final schedule will be posted before the meeting. Of course, you may also walk if you like.

PDF document listing expected transit times for the LISA Symposium shuttle buses

For those coming via the Metro on the Green Line, bus 104 connects College Park Metro station to the University of Maryland campus. The bus leaves the station from Bay E, and returns to Bay D. The closest stop to the Stamp Student Union is in front of Regent's Drive Garage (stop #1001). From there, it is about a 3-block walk along Fieldhouse Drive to get to the Stamp.

Click Here for a detailed list of bus 104 times and a map of the route.

Map showing the path from the Regents Drive Garage bus stop to the meeting venue

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.

Meeting Venue

Once at the venue the meeting rooms can be found on the First floor (1F) of the building (not the Ground floor).

The Symposium bus loading/unloading area is on the side of the building closest to Union Lane Garage. From both bus and garage, you will enter the west side of the building and go up one level to the meeting rooms, or two levels to Registration and the poster area, where the Welcome Reception will be held.

Both west side entrances are handicap accessible.

Map showing the various floors of the Stamp Student Union with meeting rooms marked

↠ Download a high-res PDF of this map

Conference Meeting Rooms

All talks will be held in rooms on the First Floor, while Poster Presentations and Coffee Breaks will be on the Second Floor. Detailed room asignments are:

First Floor Rooms

Grand Ballroom: All plenary presentations, and Parallel A sessions
Prince George's Room: Parallel B sessions
Atrium: Parallel C sessions
Grand Ballroom Lounge: Lunch Buffet on Monday, Tuesday, Thurday, and Friday

Second Floor Rooms

Colony Ballroom: Registration, Opening Reception, NASA Physics of the Cosmos (PhysCOS) table, Conference Services, Posters, and Coffee Breaks
Charles Carroll Room: Early Career Researcher's Lunch (Buffet will be served in the Colony Ballroom)

Tuesday Night's Public Lecture will be held in the Hoff Theater, on the Ground Floor of the Stamp Student Union.

Guest Wireless Access

For attendees with eduroam access, eduroam is available everywhere on campus.

Otherwise, free University of Maryland Guest Wi-Fi is available for campus guests. Establishing access will require a device that can receive SMS messages.

On your SMS-enabled device, choose the umd-guest network and follow the prompts to request an account
Your username and password will be provided via text message
Use that information to log in

Your credentials will need to be renewed after 24 by following the same steps above. Each account may be used for up to 3 devices.

↠ More information is available at go.umd.edu/guest-wifi.

Other Amenities

Food Court: Ground Floor, plenty of seating. Most of the restaraunts close in the late afternoon. For detailed timing, please see this page.
Gender-neutral restrooms: Second Floor (behind the Poster room) and Basement
Lactation room: Second Floor; ask for the key at the Information Desk on the First Floor
Ablution room: Ground Floor

In case of Emergency

In the US, Emergency Services are always available by dialing 911.

In addition, the campus has an early warning system of sirens to warn of potentially life-threatening emergencies.

Other useful contact information

Fire/Medical/Police Emergency: 911, 301-405-3333, or #3333 on your mobile phone
Loss of Power: 301-314-9675
Flooding/Water Damage: 301-314-9675
Police non-emergency number: 301-405-3555
Campus Police Website

During summer, the University is less busy, but it is still an active location. We recommend reviewing the UMD Transportation Safety website for guidance on staying safe on campus.

Belonging & Community

All should feel welcome on campus and at the LISA Symposium. If you witness a concerning incident or feel unsafe in any way, please reach out to a member of the Local Organizing Committee who can assist or put you in contact with appropriate resources.

In addition University resources may be available through the Office of Belonging & Community.

See the links below for more information about the University of Maryland campus and the 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.

↠ Visiting UMD

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

↠ More Information

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.

↠ Location on campus map

16th International
LISA Symposium

Venue, Lodging, Transit
and Parking

Nearby Hotels

The Hotel
at the University of Maryland

7777 Baltimore Ave
College Park,MD 20740

+1 301-277-7777

~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

Getting to the meeting

Parking