SCC Workshop #12

Registration

The next meeting of the Software Certification Consortium will be an open, public workshop at The Nuclear Regulatory Commission Headquarters in Rockville, Maryland.  The workshop will be held on Monday October 28 and Tuesday October 29.

There is no charge for attending the conference, and lunches, breakfasts and coffees/teas are provided.  For those interested, there will be a dinner arranged on Monday night for a flat rate fee.

To register please complete the attached registration form and email it to pauljoannou@rogers.com

Note, remote participation will be available via GoToMeeting.  If you plan to participate remotely then please register and indicate that you will participate remotely.  Instructions to join the meeting via GoToMeeting will be sent to you.

Hotel information

A block of hotel rooms have been secured at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center, 5701 Marinelli Road, North Bethesda (Rockville), Maryland, 20852 USA 1-301-822-9200

http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/wasbn-bethesda-north-marriott-hotel-and-conference-center/

Forty-five (45) rooms have been set aside under “Software Certification Consortium.”  The room rate is the Federal per diem room rate, which currently is $226 per night.  The room rate may change next fiscal year, which starts October 1, but probably not much in either direction.

The rooms are blocked from Sunday, October 27 for check-in, to Wednesday, October 30 for check-out.  First come, first served.

Meeting Location

The meeting will take place in the 14-story NRC 3 White Flint North (3WFN) building immediately adjacent to the White Flint Metro Station on the northeast corner of Rockville Pike and Marinelli Road.  It is a short walk from the hotel to the building.  The only street to cross is Rockville Pike - there is a pedestrian tunnel under Rockville Pike if you are inclined to not trust aggressive Washington DC area drivers. 

On Monday the meetings will be in 3WFN Conference Room 01C03/01C05.

There is parking available in the Metro parking garage next to 3WFN.

Directions

The Headquarters White Flint North offices are located in suburban Maryland, just outside of Washington, DC. Three major airports and an Amtrak train station serve the metropolitan area. A Metrorail subway station is located across the street from the White Flint North Buildings. Metrorail can take you to and from Reagan National Airport, Union Station (Amtrak), and major hotels in the Washington/Rockville area.

Directions to NRC Headquarters by Car

From Reagan National Airport

1. From the airport terminal, follow the Washington exit, which will place you on the George Washington Memorial Parkway.
2. Follow the George Washington Memorial Parkway (along the Potomac River) northwest for 12 miles.
3. Turn right at the Maryland exit onto Interstate 495 north.
4. Continue on Interstate 495 for 4 miles.
5. Bear left for the Interstate 270 exit.
6. Continue on Interstate 270 for 3/4 mile, to first exit (Democracy Blvd.).
7. Turn right onto Democracy Blvd. east, and continue for 3/4 mile.
8. Turn left onto Old Georgetown Road (MD 187 north).
9. Proceed 1.4 miles to Nicholson Lane, and turn right.
10. Turn left onto Executive Blvd.
11. Turn right onto Marinelli Road.
12. Proceed across Rockville Pike (MD 355).
13. Turn right at the driveway behind the NRC Headquarters complex.

From Dulles International Airport

1. From airport terminal follow the Dulles Access Road toward Washington, DC.
2. Proceed for 14 miles to the Baltimore/Bethesda exit onto Interstate 495 north.
3. Continue on Interstate 495 for 7 miles.
4. Bear left for the Interstate 270 exit.
5. Continue on Interstate 270 for 3/4 mile to first exit (Democracy Blvd.).
6. Turn right onto Democracy Blvd. east, and continue for 3/4 mile.
7. Turn left onto Old Georgetown Road (MD 187 north).
8. Proceed 1.4 miles to Nicholson Lane, and turn right.
9. Turn left onto Executive Blvd.
10. Turn right onto Marinelli Road.
11. Proceed across Rockville Pike (MD 355).
12. Turn right at the driveway behind the NRC Headquarters complex.

From the Baltimore-Washington International Airport

1. From the airport terminal, follow the exit for Interstates 195 and 495 toward Washington, DC.
2. Follow Interstate 195 for 4.5 miles, and take the Washington exit onto Interstate 95 south.
3. Follow Interstate 95 for 21 miles; keep right to turn onto Interstate 495 toward Silver Spring.
4. Follow Interstate 495 for 8.5 miles.
5. Take the Rockville exit onto Rockville Pike (MD 355)--stay left.
6. Follow Rockville Pike about 2 miles, and turn right onto Marinelli Road.
7. Turn right at the driveway behind the NRC Headquarters complex.

From Virginia and points south via the Capital Beltway

1. Follow Interstate 495 toward the west and north, across the Potomac River.
2. Three miles after you cross the river, bear left onto the Interstate 270 exit.
3. Continue on Interstate 270 for 3/4 mile to first exit (Democracy Boulevard).
4. Turn right onto Democracy Blvd East, and continue for 3/4 miles.
5. Turn left onto Old Georgetown Road (MD 187 north).
6. Proceed 1.4 miles to Nicholson Lane, and turn right.
7. Turn left onto Executive Blvd.
8. Turn right onto Marinelli Road.
9. Proceed across Rockville Pike (MD 355).
10. Turn right at the driveway behind the NRC Headquarters complex.

From the east (Baltimore, Annapolis, southern Maryland) via the Capital Beltway

1. Follow Interstate 495 towards Silver Spring.
2. Take the Rockville exit onto Rockville Pike (MD 355)--stay left.
3. Follow Rockville Pike about 2 miles, and turn right onto Marinelli Road.
4. Turn right at the driveway behind the NRC Headquarters complex.

Directions to NRC Headquarters by Public Transportation

Metrorail

From downtown Washington, DC, take the Red Line (toward Shady Grove) to the White Flint station. The NRC Headquarters is across the street (Marinelli Road).

Routes and schedules can be obtained by calling Metro at 202-637-7000 or by visiting Metro's Web site at www.wmata.com . There you can view a map of the Metro system ; NRC is near the upper left, on the Red Line, at White Flint station.

Amtrak

The most practical way for out-of-town visitors to reach the NRC by train is to travel by Amtrak to Union Station in downtown Washington, DC, and then take Metro to the NRC in Rockville, Maryland.

Amtrak can be reached at 1-800-USA-RAIL. You may also reach them at their Web site at www.amtrak.com .

Agenda

The SCC workshop objective will be to address a specific work item in SCC's agenda.  The specific agenda for the workshop will be distributed once speakers have been finalized. 

The presentations from the last SCC workshop are available here (login required).