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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.

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SITE SPECIFICS:


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.

The U.S. Census Bureau is located with access to the Metrorail. We encourage visitors to take the Metrorail to our building rather than driving to Suitland; parking on our campus will require higher level of involvement from security, which will delay your entry to the building. Visitors may ride the Green Line train to the Suitland Metro station, in the direction of Branch Avenue. The U.S. Census Bureau is also easily accessible by car. For a link to the D.C. metro subway system, see: http://www.wmata.com/rail/maps/map.cfm.

DIRECTIONS TO THE U.S. CENSUS BUREAU (DRIVING):
Please visit the link below to view driving directions and the parking and gate information maps.
http://www.census.gov/main/www/cbmaps.html

From Northern Virginia:

  • Take Interstate 95 (Capital Beltway-Outer Loop) toward Alexandria
  • Proceed across the Woodrow Wilson Bridge and continue to Exit 11B, Pennsylvania Avenue-Washington
  • Take Pennsylvania Avenue to a left on Silver Hill Road (approximately 2.5 miles-5 traffic lights)
  • Follow Silver Hill Road to a right into the Suitland Federal Center at Gate 5 (at the 4th traffic light, Swann Road)
  • Park at the guard station to register and obtain a visitor's parking permit and badge. The guard will direct you to the visitor's parking area.

From Bethesda/Silver Spring/Wheaton:

  • Take Interstate 95 (Capital Beltway-Inner Loop) toward Andrews Air Force Base/Richmond (will be either Interstate 495 or 95 depending on where you get on the Beltway)
  • Take Exit 11B, Pennsylvania Avenue-Washington
  • Take Pennsylvania Avenue to a left on Silver Hill Road (approximately 2.5 miles-5 traffic lights)
  • Follow Silver Hill Road to a right into the Suitland Federal Center at Gate 5 (at the 4th traffic light, Swann Road)
  • Park at the guard station to register and obtain a visitor's parking permit and badge. The guard will direct you to the visitor's parking area.

From Baltimore:

  • Take the Baltimore-Washington Parkway or Interstate 95 toward Washington
  • Exit at the Capital Beltway, taking Interstate 95 South (Capital Beltway-Inner Loop)
  • Continue toward Andres Air Force Base and get off at Exit 11B, Pennsylvania Avenue-Washington
  • Take Pennsylvania Avenue to a left on Silver Hill Road (approximately 2.5 miles-5 traffic lights)
  • Follow Silver Hill Road to a right into the Suitland Federal Center at Gate 5 (at the 4th traffic light, Swann Road)
  • Park at the guard station to register and obtain a visitor's parking permit and badge. The guard will direct you to the visitor's parking area.

From Washington:

  • Take Pennsylvania Avenue to a Right onto Silver Hill Road (approximately 2 miles from the Maryland-DC line)
  • Follow Silver Hill Road to a right into the Suitland Federal Center at Gate 5 (at the 4th traffic light, Swann Road)
  • Park at the guard station to register and obtain a visitor's parking permit and badge. The guard will direct you to the visitor's parking area.

DIRECTIONS TO THE U.S. CENSUS BUREAU (METRORAIL):
Please visit: http://www.census.gov/procur/www/metro-access.html

Take the Metro Green Line toward Branch Avenue and exit at the Suitland Metro Station. Go up the escalator to the Mezzanine level. Proceed past the fare card machines and take the Up Escalator at the sign on the wall, which reads "To Parking Structure, To Suitland Federal Center Shuttle (SFC)." Do Not exit at the mezzanine level as this level is for Metro buses only.

At the top of the escalator, continue through the covered bridge until you reach the parking garage.

The access point (Gate 7) to the U.S. Census Bureau from the Suitland Metro Station is located across from the led-end entrance to the Metro garage. Cross the street using the pedestrian walkway, under the canopy, to the new visitors center. Proceed through the main entrance.

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AIRPORT INFORMATION:

Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) - DCA is the nearest airport to the U.S. Census Bureau's headquarters.

Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)

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HOTEL ACCOMODATIONS:

We strongly advise you to find accommodations in Washington, DC. Suitland, MD has limited accommodations and fewer dining options.

Please visit the link below for more information:
http://www.washington.org/visiting/browse-dc/accommodations

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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 the next day the federal government is open. If there is a delay arrival for government workers, we ask that participants get an early start and report to the workshop at the regularly scheduled time.

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