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LOGISTICS

The U.S. Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Center Stakeholder Forum will be held at the NOAA Center for Weather and Climate Prediction (NCWCP) Conference Center at 5830 University Research Court, College Park, Maryland, on December 4-5, 2024.

ENTRANCE INTO THE NCWCP

All attendees must register to attend the forum. The NCWCP will receive a list of registered forum attendees, and only registered attendees with proper identification will be allowed through the NCWCP entrance.

 

Forum attendees will be required to show valid identification upon arrival at the NCWCP entrance gate (e.g., state driver’s license or U.S. passport). The following forms of Federally issued identification will be accepted in lieu of a state-issued driver’s license: Passport, Passport Card, DOD’s CAC, Federal Agency HSPD-12 ID, Veterans' ID, and Military Dependents' ID.

FOREIGN NATIONAL ATTENDANCE

You must be a U.S. citizen to attend in person. Due to NOAA's Foreign National reporting process, foreign nationals will not be able to attend in-person. Foreign Nationals who wish to attend can register to attend the forum remotely.

NASA CIVIL SERVANTS AND NASA CONTRACTORS

All NASA Civil Servants and NASA contractors (even local attendees) need to register on the NCTS site at https://ncts.nasa.gov. Contact your travel coordinator if you have any questions about the NCTS registration.

 

JPL Employees should register through the JPL unified forecasting system conference travel website. Contact conferenceteam@jpl.nasa.gov with any questions about NCTS registration.

 

NASA Civil Servants should use the following conference tracking number on their travel authorization and voucher: 

 

  • 50874-25--- US Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Center Launch and Stakeholder Workshop

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Registration through NCTS does not register you for the workshop. To attend the meeting, please complete your workshop registration via this website.

FOOD AND BEVERAGE

Food and beverages (including water bottles, etc.) are prohibited in the conference center’s Auditorium and will be strictly enforced. Food is permitted in the Conference Center lobby and Conference rooms A, B, and C areas only.

 

Food locations are not within walking distance of the Conference Center. There is a small café located in the Conference Center building. Non-NOAA employees must access the café from outside the building (using the front doors past the guard desk) and walk around the building to get to and from the onsite Café.

 

Attendees can purchase a boxed lunch in advance directly from Kloud Café. The cost is $20 per day and includes daily beverage service (coffee, tea, and lemon-infused water) during the meeting breaks and lunch (your choice of sandwich, chips, pasta salad, freshly baked cookie, and a beverage).

 

If you would like to purchase lunch (includes daily beverage service) in advance, please visit the following link https://kloudcafe.wufoo.com/forms/q1msaqy11r4c3sa/ to place and pay for your lunch order. Orders and payments are collected directly from Kloud Café and will be delivered to the Conference Center lobby area for pickup. Beverage service (for paid participants only) will be available and must be consumed in the Conference Center Lobby or in Conference rooms A, B, and C only. Additional seating for approximately 40 people is available in the Kloud Café. Absolutely no food and beverages will be allowed in the Auditorium.

WEATHER

In early December, the average temperature in the Washington, DC, area is in the mid-50s, with a low of 30s in the evenings. 

HEALTH AND SAFETY PROTOCOLS

  • By attending the forum, you certify that you are free of COVID-19 symptoms.

  • If you are sick, please do not attend the meeting; stay at home or in your hotel room. 

  • Masks are optional and will be available at the registration desk for attendees who want to take extra safety precautions and wear masks.

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