Directions

Meeting Site

The meeting will take place in the Plant Sciences Building on the College Park campus of the University of Maryland.  See: Click here for additional maps.  The Plant Sciences Building right across the street from the Regents Garage, which has visitors parking. There will be signs in the garage entrance directing participants to the meeting room.

The closest parking to the PLS is in the Regents garage (see below).  After parking your car, walk out of the garage through the south entrance and cross the street into the atrium of PLS and look for our registration desk and cofee. 

Additional maps can be found at: http://www.uga.umd.edu/admissions/visit/directions/campusmap.asp

Getting to the University

The University is quite convenient for driving, plane, or train. Instructions are given below.  Anyone wishing to fly here might want to consider using BWI (Baltimore/Washington International) airport since that is closes to campus, but requires additional transportation to get from the airport to UMD.  The most convenient airport is Regan National Airport in DC since you can take Metro (our subway) close to campus, and from there take a shuttle bus to campus (again, see below).

Parking at UMD

As at any campus, parking is not too easy, but if you arrive relatively early it should not be a problem. Click here to see parking options. The Rengents Garage is closest to the PLant Sciences Auditorium, the site of the EAR meeting. The other relatively close (but less preferred) parking is the Stadium garage.

Directions to Campus

by car, Metro (Subway) or train:  http://www.uga.umd.edu/admissions/visit/directions/train.asp 

by plane or driving: http://www.arch.umd.edu/about_the_school/location/directions.cfm

Note that those taking AMTRAK have two options. One is to get off at the New Carrollton (NCR) station and take a taxi to UMD – this is the closest AMTRAK station. The alternative is to take the train to Union Station in D.C. and then take Metro as given in the Directions to Campus above. 

Where to stay

For those wishing to stay overnight, this link gives a list of possible hotels. The most convenient is the first, the Inn and Conference Center, since it is on campus and very nice. But, it is the most expensive. See: http://www.uga.umd.edu/admissions/visit/accommodations.asp