2024 NSGIC Midyear Meeting: Geospatial Vision…with a Capitol View
Hilton Arlington National Landing
The NSGIC Board of Directors, Conference Committee, and staff are looking forward to heading to Arlington, VA for the 2024 NSGIC Midyear Meeting to be held March 24–28.
A full meeting registration includes access to live plenary sessions, Fed Day content, on-demand recordings, conference mobile app and networking activities. To register, you will need to be a NSGIC member and logged in to your account. Please note all corporate attendees must be business partners in good standing to attend NSGIC conferences.
Sunday, March 24 | 1:00 – 4:00 pm ET
The March GIO Academy to be held in-person at the Midyear Meeting in Arlington, VA, is Part 2 of a two-part series titled “Advancing State Interests by Developing Relationships at the Federal Level”. Building on information provided at the December GIO Academy, the March Academy will cover what you need to know about preparing for and submitting applications through grants.gov, information on what grants are available, and insights to improving your chances of success in being awarded grants.
The first part of this series, held in December 2023, titled “Advocacy and Relationship Building” was recorded. That recording and a summary of the panel discussion are available on the GIO Academy forum on My.NSGIC.
Register for the March GIO Academy Today >
Participation in the GIO Academy is limited to GIOs, Deputy GIOs, NSGIC State Reps and by GIO or State Representative invitation only.
NSGIC has secured a group block of rooms for our attendees at the Hilton Arlington National Landing, where the meeting will be held. Thank you for booking your hotel room through the NSGIC block; it allows NSGIC to keep registration fees as low as possible and negotiate lower room rates for our participants. Group rates start at $239 plus tax (under per diem).
NSGIC attendees will receive the discounted overnight parking rate of $20.
Register for the Midyear Meeting to receive the hotel booking link! If you need to book your hotel prior to registering for the event, please reach out to ashley.sievert@nsgic.org.
The last day for guaranteed hotel block pricing is February 29, while rooms last!
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS IS CLOSED!
For the 2024 NSGIC Midyear Meeting we are soliciting abstracts for the live plenary and Fed Day. Content will be reviewed and selected by the Conference Committee on a competitive basis. Preference will be given to State and Federal presentations and those business partners and private sector submissions that feature involvement with the states and/or a panel presentation that includes state representatives.
Visit the Midyear Meeting Abstracts page to learn more.
Don’t forget about the always popular, Sticker Swap! Bring some stickers from your organization to share with others. There will be an area setup near registration to drop off and pick up. Take a few, leave a few!
For NSGIC state representatives faced with funding challenges, NSGIC offers limited conference grants to fully or partially cover reasonable travel expenses, hotel accommodations, and/or conference registration fees.
The application deadline was January 19.
DCA – Reagan National Airport – 1.5 miles – 5 minutes by car
IAD – Washington Dulles International Airport – 27 miles – 35 minutes by car
BWI – Baltimore/Washington International Airport – 45 miles – 1 hour by car
The closest Metrorail station to the Hilton Arlington National Landing hotel is the Crystal City Metro Station which is about a 15 minute walk or roughly a 3 minute drive/Uber ride.
The Metrorail system has six color-coded rail lines: Red, Orange, Silver, Blue, Yellow, and Green. The layout of the system makes it possible to travel between any two stations with no more than a single transfer.
If you’re driving, look for the large Metro signs to direct you to stations. Look for tall brown columns with a large “M” identifying the station entrances. Colored stripes around the column show which lines serve the station. View the Metrorail System Map.
To determine the fare between two stations, visit your starting station’s page and use the Metrorail Fares fare finder in the middle of the page. For fares on trips that involve trains and buses, use our Trip Planner. SmarTrip® card users get the lowest fares. See the SmarTrip® box on the right to learn more.
Monday through Thursday, 5:00 a.m. until 12:00 a.m.
Friday, 5:00 a.m. until 1:00 a.m.
Saturday: 7:00 a.m. until 1:00 a.m.
Sunday: 7:00 a.m. until 12:00 a.m.
The SmarTrip® card is a permanent, rechargeable farecard that is safe and easy to use. Buy SmarTrip® cards online, at any Metrorail station, or at many convenient locations.
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Amtrak – Union Station is about 45 minutes from the hotel by metrorail and only about 5.5 miles or 15 minutes by car/Uber.
Late-March weather in the DC area varies, especially during the spring. Prepare for chilly evenings and warm days. The weather transitions almost daily during the springtime. So, bring a jacket to layer on in the evening when it gets into the 50’s and 60’s but it will often warm during the day.
In addition, on average, DC’s cherry blossoms bloom around the last week of March into the first week of April. But it varies from year-to-year based on weather conditions, so it can also be a little before or after that period.
