IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER: February 1, 2024 – Conference early bird registration open * April 8, 2024 – Conference early bird registration deadline

For those attendees who have booked their stay at the Marriott Marquis, Washington, D.C., use the code [MMHOTEL24] to receive the discounted conference registration fee. For those attendees who have booked their stay at the Westin Washington, DC Downtown, use the code [WESTHOTEL24] to receive the discounted conference registration fee. For those attendees who have booked their stays at other Washington D.C. hotels, use the code [DCHOTEL2024] to receive the discounted conference registration fee.

Surrounding Hotel Reservations

If you are planning on attending and have not secured a hotel reservation, search for hotel availability via our trusted partner aRes Travel.

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aRes Travel is a third-party travel planner. Rates, deposits, and cancellation policies may vary and are the responsibility of the guest. Questions on hotel policies or payments made on aRes website should be directed to the aRes Reservation Center or to the hotel directly.

Conference Hotel

Double rooms sold out, limited king rooms available

Marriott Marquis Washington DC
901 Massachusetts Ave NW
Washington, DC 20001
Limited king rooms available – $259/night. To book: https://book.passkey.com/go/PDK2024!!

Overflow Hotel

Room block sold out

The Westin Washington, DC Downtown
(Across the street from the conference hotel)
999 9th Street NW
Washington, DC 20001

Note: Attendees will need to use the designated reservation link to access the discounted conference rate at each hotel.

Transportation

The conference hotel is easily accessible from the three major airports listed below.

  • Washington National Airport – 6.0 miles (public transportation is available via the Metro Yellow Line to Mt Vernon Square/7th Street Convention Center). Transportation information.
  • Washington Dulles International Airport – 28.0 miles (public transportation is available via the Metro Silver Line to Metro Center and a 15-minute walk). Transportation information.
  • Baltimore/Washington International – 32.0 miles. Transportation information.

Parking

Parking at the conference hotel is valet parking only and minimal. Personal cars and vans can be parked at several nearby lots.

Drop-off at the conference hotel will incur a per-student fee for those schools using buses to transport students. We recommend dropping students off at one of the locations suggested by the city here. The nearest bus drop-offs to the conference hotel are at the 700 block of L Street NW (north side) and the 700 block of L Street NW (south side). Each can handle four buses unloading at a time and is about two blocks east of the hotel.

Suggestions on where to park a bus during the conference can be found here.

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