Location & Transportation

The conference will be held on the campus of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, located at 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250.

Upon arriving at campus, follow signs to Harbor Hall dormitory, where UMBC staff will check participants into the dormitories and issue parking permits.  For participants arriving on Thursday, July 7, check-in will be available beginning at noon.  UMBC staff will be available 24-hours to check participants into the dormitories.  Participants arriving on Friday or Saturday may check in anytime.

Conference Headquarters & Registration will be in Sondheim Hall.  Signs will be posted to direct participants to the headquarters classroom.  The registration desk will be open on Friday, July 8 from noon to 6 pm; Saturday, July 9 from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm; Sunday July 10 from 8:00 am to noon. 

Scroll down for directions by plane, train, automobile, and bus.

Click here to download the campus map as a printable pdf file.

Click here to download driving directions from campus to the 2640 Center, 2640 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD, where Friday evening events will take place.

 

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Getting to UMBC

Below are directions for getting to campus by Train, Plane, Automobile, and Bus.  Transporation will be provided between campus and downtown Baltimore for the tour (register for the tour here) as well as for the Co-op Showcase event of Friday evening.

Please contact ECWD Organizers if you would like to be put in touch with others from your region for ridesharing through the contact us page.

Accommodations will be in Harbor Hall dormitory and registration and workshop sessions will be held in Academic IV building.  Click the link at the bottom of this page to download a UMBC campus map.

TRAIN

Amtrak and MARC serve the nearby BWI rail station.  From there, campus is about 5 minutes away by car.  The best option for getting to campus is a taxi.

PLANE

UMBC is served by three major airports--Baltimore-Washington International (BWI), Reagan Washington National (DCA), and Washington Dulles (IAD).

Baltimore-Washington International (BWI) is the closest option.

• This airport is about 5 minutes from campus.

• The best option for getting to campus is a shuttle.  To reserve a shuttle and receive a special discounted rate of $14 ($9 for each additional passenger), click here or call 1(800)776-0323 or 1(410)381-2772, press 2 and say "My profile number is 156094". 

• This just in!  There's a new bus line 99 in that runs directly from BWI to UMBC for $1.60. It started on July 5 so it's relatively new. The drawback is that the schedule is pretty sporadic and sparse.  Details can be found through the link below by selecting 1) Local Bus and 2) Route 99:
  http://mta.maryland.gov/local-bus  It generally runs every 30 minutes from 6:23am to 7:53am and from 2:08 pm to 5:08 pm

• A taxi is approximately $20. 

• The airport is also served by Marlyand Transit Administration (MTA) bus.

Reagan Washington National (DCA) or Washington Dulles International (IAD) are also options but are located approximately an hour away.  For information on getting to campus from either airport, visit the ground transportation pages on their websites.

AUTOMOBILE

From the north, take Interstate 95 to Route 166 (Exit 47B, Catonsville) or take Interstate 83 to the Baltimore Beltway (I-695, west) and then take Exit 12C (Wilkens Avenue, west); follow the signs to UMBC.

From the south, take Interstate 95 to Route 166 (Exit 47B, Catonsville); follow signs to UMBC

To get to the on-campus accommodations, follow Hilltop Circle to Center Rd.  Turn onto Center Rd. and Harbor Hall dormitory will be the first large building on your left.

Parking: If you need to park on campus, please get a temporary permit from UMBC staff at Harbor Hall dormitory.  Parking is available along Hilltop Circle.

BUS

The Route 35 MTA bus from downtown Baltimore also serves UMBC campus.