CMO On Site Information

Welcome to Casa Matemática Oaxaca Conference Program, hosted by CMO at Hotel Hacienda Los Laureles. We have prepared some important information for you to ensure that your stay at CMO is positive and productive:

  1. All lectures and meals will be at Hotel Hacienda Los Laureles, located at Calle Hidalgo #21, Col. San Felipe del Agua, Oaxaca, Oax, México.

    CMO participants will receive a scheduled breakfast, lunch and dinner, for which the menu will be fixed (ie. you will not have a choice of options).

  2. Internet on site: To have a faster internet connection while you are at your workshop, please use the CMO-BIRS Internet connection available mainly in the conference room and at the meeting room at Hotel Hacienda Los Laureles:
    Wi-fi: CMO-BIRS
    Password: cmo_oaxaca
  3. All recordings lectures must be scheduled between 9:00 am – 5:30 pm.
  4. Working late: If you need to work in the Meeting Room after 11:00 pm, please ask for a key at the front desk.
  5. Restrooms: For your convenience, there are restrooms at the bar and next to the gym at Hotel Hacienda Los Laureles.
  6. Stay Healthy: We recommend that you do not to drink tap water or eat food purchased from street vendors.
  7. Visiting Downtown: To go downtown you may ride the bus across the street from the Hotel Hacienda Los Laureles, and it will take you to Independencia Street in downtown. The fee is $8.00 Mexican Pesos.
  8. Getting cash: You may withdraw money at the airport from ATM machines, downtown Oaxaca or request Hotel Hacienda Los Laureles for money exchange.
  9. For your safety: Please avoid running near dogs and in particular, don’t go running to the north of the hotel, near the hills.
  10. For more information about Oaxaca—what to do, activities, tours, medical services, and more, we have prepared a welcome package for your convenience. You may see it at: www.birs.ca/files/facilities/CMO/WelcomePackage.pdf  

       Note: You will find a printed copy in your hotel room. Please, do not remove it from your room.

12. Travel Tip: We recommend you to bring mosquito repellent, sun screen creme and a hat to Oaxaca.

If you require assistance, please come and see us at CMO Office(Room 104) based at Hotel Hacienda Los Laureles, or e-mail us at: [email protected]. The CMO staff will be happy to assist you.