Directions
Where is the conference being held?
The conference is being held at the Renaissance Washington DC Hotel.

Where is the
Renaissance located?
The Renaissance Washington DC Hotel is located at 999 Ninth Street NW, Washington DC 20001.


Via Plane
For details of ground transportation options from Washington's three major airports click on the links below.

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)
Dulles International Airport (IAD)
Baltimore Washington International Airport (BWI)

Via Rail
If you are traveling by train you will arrive at Union Station. A taxi to the Renaissance will cost approximately $10.

You can also take the Metro.

Via Metro
The Renaissance Washington DC Hotel is within 4 blocks of the Gallery Pl-Chinatown Station (Green, Yellow & Red lines). Click here to see a map of the Metro.

From Union Station, get on the Red Line (heading toward Shady Grove). Take the train two stops and look for the exit marked “7th & H Sts Exit.”

As you exit the station, you will facing east on H Street. Turn around and face west on H Street, walk 2 blocks and turn right on 9th Street. Walk two blocks and the will be on the right.

Via Car

There are numerous one-way streets in this area and, sometimes during rush hour (Monday – Friday, 7 a.m.-9:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. -7 p.m.) indicated turns may not be permitted by law. Click here to see a map of where the Renaissance Washington DC Hotel is located.  For directions see below..

From Maryland I-495:
Take Exit 33, the Connecticut Avenue Exit (towards Chevy Chase & Washington). Follow along Connecticut Avenue for approximately 4 miles. Turn right onto Massachusetts Avenue. Remain on Massachusetts Avenue across Scott Circle and turn right at 9th St NW. The hotel is on your left.

From Virginia I-395N:
From I-395N, merge at US-1 N and continue on to 14th Street NW for half a mile. Turn right at New York Avenue. After half a mile, turn right at 9th Street NW.

From Bethesda, MD :
Take MD-355 S/Wisconsin Avenue to Massachusetts Avenue. Take a left and continue through Sheridan, Dupont and Scott Circles.  Right onto 9th Street. The hotel is on the left.

From McLean, VA :
Take George Washington Parkway towards Washington . Take the exit onto I-395 N/US-1 N toward Washington. and continue on to 14th Street NW for half a mile. Turn right at New York Avenue. After half a mile, turn right at 9th Street NW.

Parking
On-site parking at the hotel is $9 hourly, $22 daily. Off-site parking is available as well.

For more information about parking, contact the Renaissance Washington DC Hotel at 202-898-9000.

Parking is at a premium and visitors are encouraged to use public transportation.

For further information, contact Sam Levenback at sam@ipdi.org or (202) 994-1003.
The 15th Politics Online Conference will be held March 4th - 5th, 2008.