QLCN Agenda

Tuesday, 09/15/26

07:00 AM - 09:00 AM: Exhibitor and Attendee check-in (Outside of Grand Ballroom and Colony Ballroom)

09:00 AM - 10:00 AM: Keynote Session (Colony Ballroom)

10:00 AM - 01:00 PM: Career Fair in the Grand Ballroom at the Stamp Student Union

01:00 PM - 02:00 PM: Exhibitor’s lunch provided by QLCN, attendee lunch on own

02:00 PM - 03:30 PM: Industry Connections event (Colony Ballroom)

03:30 PM - 05:00 PM: Research Exposition (Grand Ballroom)

Accessibility: 

Venue and building access
• Adele H. Stamp Student Union, 3972 Campus Drive, College Park, MD 20742.
• Every entrance is accessible with automatic door openers; entrances not at sidewalk level have ADA-compliant ramps. Internal doors have lever handles.
• All levels are reachable by elevator, so you won't need stairs to get to either ballroom.
• All restrooms are ADA-compliant. There's a family restroom on the basement level near the Book Store/TerpZone. The key for the family restroom can be requested from the front desk.
• Stamp's admin office can confirm any building detail: 301-314-8502.

Parking
• Union Lane Garage, on the west side of the Stamp, has ADA spaces, and curb cuts run from the garage to the building. Search "Union Lane Garage, College Park" in your GPS.
• There are also a limited number of accessible spaces on Campus Drive in front of Cole Fieldhouse.
• UMD has 600+ ADA spaces campus-wide, open to visitors with a valid state placard or plate. Pay the standard visitor rate through the ParkMobile app using the zone number posted on the sign.

Paratransit
• Shuttle-UM runs curb-to-curb paratransit, open to campus visitors, and it accommodates mobility devices.
• Schedule directly: shuttledrm@umd.edu or 301-314-2660, ideally 48 hours ahead.
• This lets you park in a farther, emptier lot and get dropped at the door.

Write to rqs@umd.edu for any questions.