The Surgical Outcomes Club holds its 22nd Annual Scientific Session on Saturday, September 26, 2026, at the AGU Conference Center, 2000 Florida Ave NW, Washington, D.C. Official SOC pages list the AGU address, recommend the Washington Hilton (0.2 miles), and note ACS Clinical Congress the same weekend. If you are in town for SOC, or for ACS with a Saturday SOC day, American Guest House is a practical AGU Kalorama / walkable Dupont base in the same pocket.
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AGU Kalorama walking notes
AGU Kalorama is the practical label for this pocket: AGU Conference Center on Florida Avenue and a Kalorama overnight on Columbia Road. An AGU Kalorama plan keeps Saturday science walkable and ACS Convention Center days a Dupont Metro ride away.
Choose Standard Rate or Last Minute Deal if you want homemade breakfast. We do not offer parking — use SpotHero or paid lots. Book direct on Think Reservations (no phone reservations).
Confirmed event facts
- What: Surgical Outcomes Club 22nd Annual Scientific Session
- When: Saturday, September 26, 2026
- Where: AGU Advancing Earth and Space Sciences / AGU Conference Center, 2000 Florida Ave NW, Washington, DC 20009
- Organizer: surgicaloutcomesclub.com/annual-scientific-session
- Keynote (official page): Atul Gawande, MD, MPH (John R. Clarke Keynote)
- Housing: SOC states it does not have a group hotel block; recommends Washington Hilton nearby; ACS block hotels are also listed for ACS attendees
Treat panel times and poster logistics as subject to the live SOC program and your registration confirmation.
Why AGU Kalorama favors a walkable Dupont overnight
AGU Conference Center is walkable from Kalorama / Dupont. From 2005 Columbia Road NW it is roughly 0.3-0.5 miles (about an 8-12 minute walk, depending on route). That is the same neighborhood pocket as the Washington Hilton corridor.
American Guest House is a historic bed and breakfast in an 1893 house with 11 ensuite rooms. We are one block from the Washington Hilton (about a 2-minute walk) and a 7-10 minute walk to Dupont Circle Metro. For a Saturday scientific session, that means you can walk to AGU in the morning, return on foot after panels, and still reach WEWCC by Metro if you are also attending ACS Clinical Congress the same weekend.
Adams Morgan restaurants are nearby. The house itself is in Kalorama, not Adams Morgan.
Breakfast, check-in, parking (read carefully)
- Breakfast is included on the Standard Rate and Last Minute Deal only. It is not included on every rate.
- Check-in is 4pm-10pm. You may leave luggage from 10am.
- We do not offer parking. There is no on-site lot. Nearby street parking is often 2-hour residential. Use SpotHero or paid lots/garages. Full details: map, directions, and parking.
House policies: FAQ.
SOC-day tips from the house
- Confirm registration category (member faculty, member trainee, non-member) on the official SOC page before you travel.
- If you are also attending ACS Clinical Congress at the Convention Center the same weekend, decide whether Saturday is an AGU walking day and Sunday shifts to Metro downtown.
- Pack light for a walkable Saturday. Leave the heavy suitcase at the house after luggage drop at 10am.
- Poster boards are listed as 4′ x 8′ on the official SOC page. Confirm mounting rules before you print.
- Book direct when you can: Check Rates & Availability.
One-day meeting, multi-night reality
Saturday one-day meetings still fill nearby rooms when ACS Clinical Congress runs the same weekend at WEWCC. Many surgical researchers need Friday arrival for SOC and stay through Monday or Tuesday for ACS courses and exhibit days.
If you are SOC-only, a Friday-Saturday or Friday-Sunday hold in Kalorama keeps the AGU walk simple. If you are combining SOC and ACS, the same house works as a Dupont / Hilton-corridor base for the AGU day and a Metro launch point for Convention Center days.
We do not invent SOC agenda times beyond what the club publishes. Read the official session page the night before, then set a walk buffer for Saturday morning. Early registration and poster setup are when luggage drop from 10am and a clear breakfast-rate choice matter most.
SOC recommends the Washington Hilton because it is close to AGU. American Guest House is one block from that same Hilton, which is why this pocket works for walkable Saturday science without requiring a Convention Center hotel for a Dupont venue day.
ACS same weekend: how to plan the pocket
ACS Clinical Congress 2026 is listed for September 26-29 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, with Marriott Marquis co-listed on ACS materials. That means Saturday can be an AGU walking day while Sunday through Tuesday shift downtown.
Practical pattern many teams use:
- Friday evening arrival in Kalorama.
- Saturday walk to AGU for SOC.
- Sunday Metro to WEWCC for ACS openers.
- Keep the same overnight base so you are not packing mid-weekend.
If you only need SOC, you still benefit from booking early. ACS demand in the same pocket pushes Hilton-corridor rooms first.
Official SOC accommodations text recommends the Washington Hilton at 0.2 miles and lists selected ACS block hotels for ACS attendees. American Guest House is not an ACS block hotel and is not an SOC group block. It is a book-direct Kalorama option one block from the Hilton for guests who want a quieter overnight in the same walkable pocket.
Nearby after the session
Dupont Circle covers coffee and casual dinner within a short walk of the house. Adams Morgan is nearby for more late options. If your ACS colleagues are downtown, meet them after you return from AGU rather than relocating mid-weekend.
For an AGU Kalorama Saturday, leave a few minutes early for Florida Avenue foot traffic. An AGU Kalorama overnight also helps if ACS Clinical Congress pulls you downtown Sunday through Tuesday — same room, Metro from Dupont, no mid-weekend hotel change.
Guests who want an AGU Kalorama base should book the nights they actually need; 11 ensuite rooms fill when Hilton-corridor and AGU weekends overlap. Confirm SOC registration on the official club page, then lock the AGU Kalorama stay on Think Reservations.
Book your AGU Kalorama SOC stay
Rooms in this pocket of Northwest DC go first when a walkable Dupont scientific session overlaps ACS week. This AGU Kalorama walkable Dupont option keeps the stay simple: historic B&B, ensuite rooms, Metro access, and clear rate rules on breakfast.
Sources: surgicaloutcomesclub.com/annual-scientific-session. Article dated 4 September 2026.
