Faq

Day 1 of PeaceCon (May 3, 2023) will be held at the United States Institute for Peace (USIP)

Address: 2301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20037

Days 2 & 3 of PeaceCon (May 4-5, 2023) will be at Trinity Washington University

Trinity Main Hall (located between Notre Dame Chapel and Sister Helen Sheehan Library)

Address: 125 Michigan Ave NE, Washington, DC 20017

Metro:

• Day 1: USIP is a short walk (0.6 miles) from Metro station Foggy Bottom-GWU, accessible via the Orange, Blue, and Silver lines.

• Days 2 & 3: Trinity Washington University is a short walk (0.6 miles) from Metro station Brookland-CUA, accessible via the Red line. Trinity operates a metro shuttle from its campus and the Brookland-CUA metro station at the top and at the bottom of every hour. For more information about the metro shuttle, click here.

Parking:

• Day 1: Parking is not available at USIP and the area has very limited public parking options. We highly encourage attendees to plan to use Metro or cab/rideshares to attend Day 1.

• Days 2 & 3: There is free street parking available on Michigan Avenue at the front of the venue beginning at 9:00 AM. There is also paid daily parking available at the Brookland-CUA metro station. Trinity operates a metro shuttle from its campus and the Brookland-CUA metro station 2 times per hour. For more information about the metro shuttle, click here.

Rideshare Apps:

• Uber and Lyft are good rideshare apps to use to get around the city. We highly recommend them for travel to USIP on Day1 especially

Attendees are responsible for their own accommodations and travel costs. Please see below for a list of centrally located hotels, near Red Line metro stations.

• Washington Marriot at Metro Center

• Grand Hyatt Washington

• Embassy Suites by Hilton Washington DC Convention Center

• Beacon Hotel & Corporate Quarters

• Club Quarters Hotel White House

• Capital Hilton

• The Madison Hotel

• Hampton Inn Washington, D.C./White House

• AC Hotel by Marriott – Washington DC Downtown

• Sonder – The Quincy

For attendees who are looking for more budget friendly hotel options outside of the city center, please see the below list of options in Downtown Silver Spring, near the Silver Spring Metro Station (Red Line).

• DoubleTree by Hilton – Washington DC Silver Spring

• Courtyard by Marriott – Silver Spring Downtown

• Hotel Silver Spring

• Holiday Inn Express – Washington DC N-Silver Spring

• Days Inn by Wyndham – Silver Spring

Day 1: Lunch provided

Days 2 & 3: Lunch provided, as well as all-day coffee and light snacks

Please reach out to peacecon@allianceforpeacebuilding.org with any dietary needs, restrictions, or allergy related questions and concerns.

Yes. For Days 2 & 3, you may reference the following:

• Trinity campus map

• Trinity parking map

• Trinity main hall, 1st floor

Please also see the two maps below

Trinity Washington University has a dedicated Muslim prayer room available.

Nursing/Lactation rooms will be made available upon request. Please reach out to peacecon@allianceforpeacebuilding.org with any questions.