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The
Silver Spring Metro Center (SSMC),
which houses more than 4,700 NOAA workers, is located on the northern
edge of DC, about 10 miles from the downtown area. Home of NOAA
Headquarters since 1993, the NOAA Silver Spring Metro Center consists
of four buildings, a science center and an auditorium.
The NOAATECH2004 conference will be held in the auditorium, science
center and the Building 4 conference center. The address is: 1301
East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
If you would like to know more about the local history of the
area, visit the
Silver
Spring Historical Society web site for a wealth of articles
and photos of the area.
AIRPORTS
There
are three airports that service the Washington, D.C.
area: National Airport, which is immediately south of and adjacent
to downtown Washington. Baltimore-Washington International (BWI),
20-25 miles north of Washington near Baltimore, Maryland; and Dulles
Airport, 25-30 miles west of Washington in Reston, Virginia.
TRANSPORTATION
There
is taxi and limousine service at all three airports. National
Airport has a metro line (subway) that services all of DC, including
the Silver Spring station that is adjacent to the NOAA facility.
If you are renting a car, BWI and Dulles are the most convenient
as far as getting in and out (BWI is actually a little closer to
Silver Spring); National can be very congested and traffic in the
downtown area can be heavy. However, if your hotel is in downtown
Washington, then National may be the best choice.
LODGING
There
are a number of hotels within the Silver Spring area. Information
can be found at these web sites:
RESTAURANTS
There
are many fine places to dine in Silver Spring - from Chinese
to Mexican. NOAA also has a cafeteria located in SSMC Building
3 and local cafes adjacent to the complex.
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