The Walter E. Washington Convention Center is located between 7th and 9th Streets and N Street and Mt. Vernon Place in downtown DC, right across from the new City Museum. The address is 801 Mount Vernon Place NW. We recommend taking the METRO if possible. For detailed driving directions, METRO directions and parking click here.
DRIVING FROM MARYLAND:
From Points North: Take I-95 south to the Baltimore-Washington Parkway (exit 22B) toward Washington. Take the Washington exit - US 50 West (on the right). US - 50 West becomes New York Avenue. Proceed on New York Avenue. New York Avenue becomes Mt. Vernon Place. The Walter E. Washington Convention Center will be on your right.
From Points South: Travel Southwest on MD - Route 2. Make slight right onto MD Route 4N. 4 N becomes Pennsylvania Ave. SE. Take ramp toward I-395 and merge onto Southeast Freeway (I-395). Take 7th street exit. Proceed north on 7th Street 10 blocks and make left on Mt. Vernon Place. The Walter E. Washington Convention Center will be on your right.
From Points East: Take US - 50 West. US - 50 West becomes New York Avenue. New York Avenue becomes Mt. Vernon Place. The Walter E. Washington Convention Center will be on your right.
From Points West: Take I - 270 to the Washington Beltway 495 West toward Northern Virginia. Take the George Washington (GW) Parkway exit to 395 North. Take the 12th Street exit. Proceed on 12th Street and then turn right on Massachusetts Avenue. Massachusetts Avenue will become Mt. Vernon Place. The Walter E. Washington Convention Center will be on your left.
DRIVING FROM VIRGINIA:
From Points North: Take I-495 to I-66 East. Take I-66 East to Washington, DC. Take Route 50/Constitution Avenue exit. Proceed on Constitution Avenue to 7th Street. Turn left on 7th Street. Proceed 9 blocks on 7th Street to Mt. Vernon Place. Turn left on Mt. Vernon Place. The Walter E. Washington Convention Center will be on your right.
From Points South: Take I - 495 to 395 North. Take 395 North to Washington, DC. Follow 395 North across the 14th Street Bridge. Stay in the right lanes and proceed across the 14th Street Bridge to Independence Avenue. Turn right on Independence Avenue and proceed 2 blocks to 7th Street. Turn left on 7th Street and proceed 10 blocks to Mt. Vernon Place. Turn left on Mt. Vernon Place. The Walter E. Washington Convention Center will be on your right.
Parking and Equipment
Equipment/materials that can be brought in on one cart may be hand carried into the convention center and brought into the Exhibit Hall. You may choose to park at a local parking lot and walk your equipment in (1-3 blocks). Another option is to carpool so that one person can unload the equipment on L Street while the other person parks the vehicle. Please bring your own handcart as there will not be one available for your use. Companies bringing in their own equipment will be responsible for delivering items to their own booths.
If you have a large display or materials that require shipping, you must ship through our decorator, Shepard Exposition. If you ship through the decorator your materials will be delivered to your booth. Vendors MAY NOT ship directly to the Convention Center. FBC and Shepard are not responsible for companies that do not follow this. After the event, if you are using an outbound carrier other than Shepard Exposition and that carrier fails to check in or refuses to accept your shipment by 6 p.m. on April 19th your freight will be rerouted to Shepard or returned to their warehouse pending further advice. Exhibitors will be charged accordingly for this service, and no liability will be assumed by Shepard Exposition as a result of such rerouting and handling. Once your shipment is packed and labeled and ready for pick-up, please obtain a material handling form (bill of lading) from the Shepard service desk and follow the directions provided by our service representative on site to ensure that your materials are loaded onto your designated carrier. Shipments left on the floor without a validated Shepard bill of lading will be returned to the warehouse or rerouted to Shepard at our discretion. Applicable charges will apply. FBC will not be liable for any loss, theft or damage to any equipment shipped through Shepard Exposition.
Please refer to the Exhibitor Kit for detailed information on shipping, electricity, and internet.
Please be aware that there is a cost difference between ordering electricity and additional booth items on-site vs. pre-show! Payment must be received 21 days in advance of the conference (Wednesday, March 18th) in order to receive the earlier incentive rates. Please limit your displays to items that can fit on a 6-ft. table or directly behind it. Spaces will be 10 x 10.
The Washington Convention Center has identified over 3000 parking spaces in a three block radius of the facility. These spaces are available on a first come, first serve basis. We encourage attendees to use the public parking facilities, so that it does not impact the limited residential parking. There are also approximately 100 metered parking spaces within close proximity to the facility.
For a map of available parking in the area, CLICK HERE.
There is no parking available on-site and parking will not be validated for this event. There are twelve designated public parking spaces designated for vehicles displaying disability parking placards/permits or license tags in the following locations: North end of 7th Street between L and Mt Vernon Streets (3 metered spaces), South end of 9th Street between Mount Vernon Place and L Street (3 metered spaces), South end of 9th Street between L Street and M Street (3 metered spaces), South end of 9th Street between M Street and N Street (3 metered spaces).
Conference Information
Please refer to the following links on the conference website for important information:
Conference Agenda - Coming Soon
Procurement Opportunities
Tips for the Conference
Sponsorship Details
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Hotel Information
There is not a room block for this conference. Please CLICK HERE to view a list of hotels in the area.