All events will take place at Trent Semans Center in the Duke University Medical Center. Talks and dinner will take place in the Great Hall (bottom floor), and the poster session will be held on the 6th floor.
Posters
The maximum width for your poster should not exceed 42 inches.
Conference Location
Mary Biddle Trent Semans Center
Great Hall (Bottom Floor) Duke University
8 Searle Dr, Durham, NC
Parking Information
Limited parking is available for non-Duke visitors so please carpool! Please contact Brooke Fabean (brooke.fabean@duke.edu) if you need a parking pass.
When you enter the garage, scan the QR code on the parking pass to enter. Please leave the printed pass on your car dashboard. You can use the same pass for both days.
Parking location: Research Drive Parking Deck (the same one for the monthly Triangle meetings)
2391 Erwin Road
Durham, NC 27705
Vehicle entrance to this garage from Erwin Road onto Eye Care Drive.
https://maps.duke.edu/?focus=2218-M24
It will take about 15 minutes to walk from the parking garage to the conference site. Follow the signs with RNA society of North Carolina logo.
Hotels
There a number of hotels near the Duke Medical Center Campus. Recommended options are listed here.
Hilton Garden Inn Durham/University Medical Center
2102 West Main Street
Durham, North Carolina 27705 (USA)
Tel: +1-919-286-0774
Shuttles from the Hilton hotel run every 30 mins free of charge between 6:30 AM and 9:30 PM. When you get on the shuttle, tell them you want to go to the Trent Semans Center at Duke. Please check in at the hotel front desk at least 5 minutes before the shuttle leaves. The shuttle driver will give you a business card with the number to call to be picked up later for the return trip to the hotel.
JB Duke Hotel, a Duke University Hotel
230 Science Drive
Durham, North Carolina 27708 (USA)
Tel: +1 919-660-6400; Reservations: (844) 490-7100
A 10-15 minute walk through campus to the conference location, or you can take the hotel shuttle.
AC Hotel by Marriott, Durham
2800 Erwin Rd
Durham, North Carolina 27705 (USA)
Tel: +1 984-900-2700
A 10-15 minute walk through campus to the conference location
