The Anacostia Building (formerly the American Center for Physics) is located in the Discovery District adjacent to the campus. The new space connects UMD’s flagship researchers with College Park’s growing Discovery District. The building is located at One Physics Ellipse Dr, College Park, MD 20740.
For general information and policies, please review the Anacostia Building Event & Meeting Space Guide.
To reserve our beautiful conference spaces on the first floor, please submit information via the Anacostia Building Meeting & Event Space Form. Please allow for up to three business days to receive a response to your request.
For other inquiries, please email abevents@umd.edu
Contact
abevents@umd.edu
For most inquiries, please refer to the Meeting & Event Space Guide and Meeting & Event Space Form above. For all other inquiries, please use this contact information.
Building Hours
- Monday - Friday: Rental of the event space is available from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- For availability outside of regular hours, please complete the meeting & events form or email abevents@umd.edu.
Spaces
There are three meeting rooms located on the lobby level.
Conference Room 1209A is located on the left side of the rotunda and is 2319 square feet. Conference Room 1209A has a pod-style seating arrangement. Furniture rearrangement for events is assessed case by case.
Conference Rooms 1309B and 1305C are located on the right side of the rotunda and are identical in size, 1639 square feet. They have permanent conference tables and cannot be reset in different styles. Conference Rooms 1309B and 1305C comfortably hold 23 people around the table. Conference Room 1309B has windows.
The Kitchen & Lunchroom is able to be reserved in tandem with any of the three conference rooms on a first requested, first given basis.