Reporting to Work
On your first day of work, report directly to the US Patent and Trademark Office campus at 8:30 am. Please refer to your offer letter for the exact location of your orientation. A map is available to help you maneuver around the campus.
- Most orientations will take place in the Madison Building Auditorium Concourse Level at 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, Virginia. You will not need a badge or pass to access the auditorium; the Madison Building Auditorium Concourse Level is accessible to the public.
- Some orientations will take place in the Elizabeth Townhouse on 550 Elizabeth Lane, Alexandria, Virginia on the west side of the campus. A representative from the Office of Human Resources will escort you through the guard station to the orientation site.
Regardless of where orientation will be held, you will need to bring two forms of identification in original form. At least one of these documents must be a valid state or federal government-issued picture identification.
If you have any other questions, feel free to contact your Human Resources Management Specialist.
Contact information is on your accession letter.
By Metro:
- Take yellow or blue line to the King Street station in Alexandria;
- Follow the pedestrian tunnel under Duke St.
The George Washington Masonic Memorial will be to your RIGHT and behind you and the
USPTO Headquarters in front of you.
The Madison East and Madison West Buildings are located on Dulany
St. about 2.5 blocks from the Duke Street pedestrian tunnel. You can identify them by the
central glass Atrium that joins the East and West buildings.
DASH Bus:
Driving from D.C.
- Take 14th Street Bridge to George Washington Parkway
going SOUTH toward Alexandria, Virginia;
- Make a RIGHT onto Duke Street;
- Make a LEFT at the traffic light onto Holland Lane;
- Make the THIRD RIGHT onto Emerson Avenue;
- Proceed ONE BLOCK on Emerson to the parking garage.
Driving from Crystal City:
- Take Jefferson Davis Highway [Route 1] SOUTH;
- Make a RIGHT onto Duke Street;
- Make a LEFT at the traffic light onto Holland Lane;
- Make the THIRD RIGHT onto Emerson Avenue;
- Proceed ONE BLOCK on Emerson to the parking garage.
[or]
- Take Jefferson Davis Highway [Route 1] SOUTH and exit onto ramp to take cross-over toward National Airport;
- Take exit on RIGHT to the George Washington Parkway
SOUTH;
- Make RIGHT onto Duke Street;
- Make a LEFT at the traffic light onto Holland Lane;
- Make the THIRD RIGHT onto Emerson Avenue;
- Proceed ONE BLOCK on Emerson to the parking garage.
Driving from the Beltway, points east/north (Inner Loop):
- Take the Telegraph Road NORTH exit;
- At the end of the ramp turn RIGHT onto Pershing Road;
- Turn RIGHT at the light onto Stovall;
- Turn LEFT at the light onto Eisenhower Avenue;
- Proceed approximately 1 mile to the Eisenhower Circle;
- Proceed counter-clockwise around Eisenhower Circle
and veer off onto Holland Lane;
- Take FIRST LEFT onto Emerson Avenue;
- Proceed ONE BLOCK to parking garage.
Driving from the Beltway, points west/south (Outer Loop):
- At the Eisenhower connector interchange take Eisenhower Avenue
EAST [RIGHT turn];
- Go approximately 3 miles to the Eisenhower Circle;
- Proceed counter-clockwise around Eisenhower Circle
and veer off onto Holland Lane;
- Take FIRST LEFT onto Emerson Avenue;
- Proceed ONE BLOCK to parking garage.
There are two parking garages on the campus, both of which are available on a daily basis and are accessible to new employees.
East Garage
551 John Carlyle Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Capacity: 1,765 – all self-park spaces
West Garage
550 Elizabeth Lane
Alexandria, VA 22314
Capacity: 1,805 – all self-park spaces
For more information on parking, visit the Commuting to USPTO page.
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