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The 99th Annual West Virginia Academy of Sciences Conference

Link to Program: https://www.shepherd.edu/wvas-program/

Hosted by Shepherd University Department of Natural and Physical Sciences

Sponsored in part by WV NASA

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Hotel Information:

A block of rooms reserved at Quality Suites (1937 Short Rd, Kearneysville, WV 25430) for Friday, April 4th, at $74.99/night (plus taxes and fees). Please contact them directly at (304) 263-8888 for reservations by March 21st.

Additional hotels:

• Bavarian Inn (.25 miles to campus)
  • 164 Shepherd Grade Road
  • Shepherdstown, WV  25443
  • 304-876-2551
  • https://www.bavarianinnwv.com/
• Hampton Inn & Suites (10 miles to campus)
  • 157 Pimlico Drive
  • Charlestown, WV  25414
  • 304-725-2200
  • https://www.guestreservations.com/hampton-inn-and-suites-charles-town/booking?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=973003610&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIo9zput7NiwMVXEpHAR0zaDiFEAAYASAAEgLoHPD_BwE&ctTriggered=true
• Comfort Inn Aikens Center (10 miles to campus)
  • 1872 Edwin Miller Blvd
  • Martinsburg, WV  25404
  • 304-433-8689
  • https://www.choicehotels.com/west-virginia/martinsburg/comfort-inn-hotels/wv023?mc=llgoxxpx
• The Inn at Antietam (4.5 miles to campus)
  • 220 E Main Street
  • Sharpsburg, MD  21782
  • 301-432-6601
  • https://www.innatantietam.com/

Directions:

https://www.shepherd.edu/admissions/directions-to-shepherd

Shepherdstown is situated in eastern West Virginia, convenient to Washington, D.C., and to many nearby cities in West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. If you’re driving, here are some of the most frequently used routes to the campus.

From the North or South

• Follow Interstate 81 to Martinsburg, West Virginia, and take Exit 16 East (Route 9 East) into Martinsburg.
• Turn left onto Route 45 East, and follow Route 45 into Shepherdstown.
• Proceed through the four-way stop sign.
• When you get to Shepherdstown, proceed two more blocks on German Street then turn left on to King Street, the main street of the Shepherd campus.

From the West

• Follow Interstate 70 East to Hagerstown, Maryland.
• In Hagerstown follow Interstate 81 South to Martinsburg, West Virginia, and take Exit 16 East (Route 9 East) into Martinsburg.
• Turn left onto Route 45 East, and follow Route 45 into Shepherdstown.
• Proceed through the four-way stop sign.
• When you get to Shepherdstown, proceed two more blocks on German Street then turn left on to King Street, the main street of the Shepherd campus.

From the East

• • Follow Interstate 70 or 270 West from Baltimore, Maryland or Washington, D.C., to Frederick, Maryland, and take Exit 49 (alternate Route 40 West).
  • Follow Alternate Route 40 through Middletown to Boonsboro, Maryland.
  • In Boonsboro turn left onto Route 34, and follow Route 34 through Sharpsburg across the Potomac River into Shepherdstown.
  • Turn left at the four-way stop sign onto Route 45 (German Street).
  • When you get to Shepherdstown, proceed two more blocks on German Street to King Street, the main street of the Shepherd campus.