Venue
The C3E 2016 Mid-Year Event will be held at the Keck Center of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine Washington, DC. The Keck Center is located at 500 5th Street, NW, Washington DC 20001.
Transportation
The Keck Center is served by Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA), Dulles International Airport (IAD), and Baltimore/Washington International Airport (BWI). It is accessible by Metro's Red and Green/Yellow lines. The closest metro stops are Judiciary Square and Gallery Place Chinatown; both are less than a 1/2 mile from the Keck Center.
Directions from the local airports and metro stops can be found ont he NAE website at: https://www.nae.edu/About/19646/20269.aspx
Hotels
A list of area hotels within walking distance of the Keck Center is below.
| Fairfield Inn & Suites Washington 500 H St NW Washington, DC 20001 P: (202) 289.5959 0.2 mile walk to Keck Center |
Hampton Inn Washington-Downtown 901 6th NW Washington, DC 20001 P: (202) 842-1500 0.4 mile walk to Keck Center |
| Hyatt Regency Washington 400 New Jersey Ave NW Washington, DC 20001 P: (202) 737.1234 0.5 mile walk to Keck Center |
The Liasion Capitol Hill 415 New Jersey Ave NW Washington, DC 20001 P: (202) 638.1616 0.5 mile walk to Keck Center |
Travel Support
Participants receiving travel support must complete and return the NSF Direct Deposit Form and Guest Travel Spreadsheet in order for travel accommodations to be made and to reimburse you for any expenses incurred. The Direct Deposit form should be completed in its entirety with your home address, personal banking information, and signature and date. This form, once completed, must be faxed to the number at the bottom of that form. All reimbursement is issued from the U.S. Treasury. If you have traveled in the past year and there have been no changes to your address or banking information you do not need to comlete the NSF Direct Deposit Form. The spreadsheet must be completed and emailed to Joan Cole, cole@nitrd.gov, and Nekeia Butler, butler@nitrd.gov in order to complete your profile set up in the travel system.
Please note that all transportation (air/train) must be done through the government travel system in order to guarantee reimbursement. Self-purchase air/train tickets are not guaranteed to be reimbursed and may be denied for reimbursement. Please request government per Diem rates when making hotel arrangements.
At the conclusion of your travel, please scan and email your receipts and expenses for which you are requesting reimbursement. Hotel bills must show the travelers name and a balance of $0. Receipts should be submitted to Joan Cole, cole@nitrd.gov and Nekeia Butler, butler@nitrd.gov within 5 business days of the conclusion of travel. If you have any questions please feel free to contact Joan Cole or Nekeia Butler at 703-292-4873.