Natural Hazards Research Summit 2024
May 14–15, 2024 | College Park, MD | #NatHazSummit24
Venue & Travel
Located in the heart of the University of Maryland campus in College Park, Maryland, the venue for both days of the Natural Hazards Engineering Research Summit is the historic Adele H. Stamp Student Union Hall. Post-Summit workshops will be held at a UMD location to be determined. There are many great places to see while in College Park and the greater Washington DC metro area, plus a large number of options for travel to the Summit.
NATURAL HAZARDS ENGINEERING RESEARCH SUMMIT
TUESDAY, MAY 14, and WEDNESDAY, MAY 15
ADELE H. STAMP STUDENT UNION
Adele H. Stamp served as the University of Maryland's first Dean of Women from 1922 to 1960. A champion of diversity, she was a community leader key to many organizations like the first Women's Student Government Assocation of Maryland, the Senior Honor Society, the College Park Branch of the American Association of Unversity Women, and a local chapter of the American Red Cross. The student union named in her honor is a vital resource in the heart of the University of Maryland campus, with a mission to continue her work and provide a safe and inviting campus center to all.
POST-SUMMIT WORKSHOPS
THURSDAY, MAY 16
VENUE DETAILS COMING SOON
NHERI SimCenter and friends are coordinating post-summit workshops. Check back soon for more information about these workshops and where they will be located.
The Summit committee has selected two official hotels for attendees within a short walk to the Adele H Stamp Student Union across the University of Maryland campus. Group rates have been negotiated between a check-in of Monday, May 13, and a check-out of Thursday, May 16.
Cambria Hotel College Park
The Cambria Hotel College Park is offering a group rate discount of $179 a night for one king bed or $189 a night for two double beds to summit attendees when using the link below, while availability remains:
Book your group rate stay at the Cambria Hotel College Park
The Hotel at UMD
The Hotel at Univesrity of Maryland is offering a group rate discount of $219 a night to summit attendees using the link below, while availability remains:
Book your group rate stay at The Hotel at UMD
Traveling to & around University of Maryland
The University of Maryland is located in College Park, a few miles northeast of Washington DC. Travel to and from the area can be handled via Washington DC and Baltimore area airports with a network of public transit and shuttle or taxi options between the nation's capitol and campus. See more details at the university's official guide for visitors.
Whether arriving at Baltimore's Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI), Reagan National Airport (DCA), or Dulles International Airport (IAD), visitors have the option of using the Washington metro area train system to reach College Park. The College Park stop on the Green Line features a shuttle bus outside the station with frequent trips to the center of the UMD campus and requires no university ID to ride. See more details at the university's visitor guide.
For attendees who wish to use a taxi or ride-share service, the distances between each airport and the University of Maryland are approximately the following:
- From BWI: 25 miles
- From DCA: 20 miles
- From IAD: 35 miles