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REGISTRATION PROCESS:
Access the Census Bureau's training page, and submit registrations via fax.

REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION:
We confirm customer registrations by email message.

 

COURSE CANCELLATION POLICY:
The Census Bureau reserves the right to cancel any course 30 days prior to the scheduled event if registrations do not meet the stated minimums.

 

TRAINING MATERIALS:
Each course includes associated training materials and practical exercises.

Please Note:  Computer lab facilities may be subject to change.


Site Specifics:

The Graduate School is located in the Capital Gallery building, which is conveniently located with access to the Metrorail and one block from the Washington Mall and the Smithsonian's Air & Space Museum as well as the new National Museum of American Indians.  This area is also easily accessible by car from several major routes.  For a link to the D.C. metro subway system, see: http://www.wmata.com/

The sessions will begin promptly at 9:00 a.m. and end at 4:30 p.m. each day. Each user will be stationed at a computer with Internet access.

Directions to the Capital Gallery:

Map of USDA offices and classrooms


Directions for Metrorail:  Take the Metrorail orange, blue, yellow or green line to the L'Enfant Plaza Station. Take the 7th and Maryland Avenue exit, which is on the third level. The building is at the top of the escalator right in front of you.

Parking:  Parking is available in the Graduate School, USDA building.  The entrance to the garage is on 6th Street at the intersection of 6th and C streets.  The cost is $14 per day.  Parking is also available across the street in the Holiday Inn garage, at 550 C. Street, SW.  The cost is $18 per day.

Transportation Information:

Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) –Ronald Reagan/National Airport is the closest airport to the Graduate School, USDA and is also on the Metro line.
Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)
Washington Area Metro Transit Authority (Metro)
Virginia Railway Express

HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS:

Holiday Inn Washington-Capitol at the Smithsonian

550 C Street S.W.

Washington, D.C.

(202) 479-4000
Fax (202) 479-4353

Loews L'Enfant Plaza Hotel

480 L'Enfant Plaza, S.W.
Washington, DC

(202) 484-1000

 

Marriott Metro Center

775 12th Street, NW,
Washington, DC

(202) 737-2200

J.W. Marriott Hotel

1331 Pennsylvania Avenue,
Washington, DC

(202) 393-2000

Crystal City Marriott

1999 Jefferson Davis Highway (Route 1),
Arlington, VA

(703) 413-5500

Crystal Gateway Marriott

1700 Jefferson Davis Highway (Route 1),
Arlington, VA

(703) 920-3230

Doubletree Hotel Crystal City

300 Army Navy Drive,
Arlington, VA

(703) 416-4100

Holiday Inn National Airport/Crystal City

2650 Jefferson Davis Highway (Route 1),
Arlington, VA

(703) 684-7200

Holiday Inn -- Rosslyn at Key Bridge

1900 North Fort Myer Drive,
Arlington, VA

(703) 522-0400

Key Bridge Marriott (Rosslyn)

1401 Lee Highway, Arlington, VA

(703) 524-6400

INCLEMENT WEATHER:

In the case of inclement weather, please visit http://opm.gov/status/index.aspx or call (202) 606-1900 for information about federal government closings or delays. If the federal government is closed, then the workshop is cancelled for that day only and will resume on the next day the federal government is open. If there is a delay, we ask that participants get an early start and report to the workshop at the regularly scheduled time.