METHODOLOGY
| METHODOLOGY
The school will consist of morning lectures and afternoon computer lab sessions.
The lecturers will present their material in a coordinated way, teaching the basic concepts behind the methods, techniques and tools covered in the school. The lecture sessions will be split in short 45-minute sessions, with plenty of time for the students to interact with the lecturers. During the afternoon sessions, the lecturers will introduce numerical exercises designed to illustrate in a "hands-on" fashion the material covered in the lectures. Towards the middle of the school, the students are expected to choose, or propose a project to develop. The last day of the school will be in a "simposium" format, with the teams of students presenting their project results. A core of databases, codes and numerical tools will be available to download by the students prior to the start of the school. This is so that the students can install and run verification examples to make sure they have everything ready when they arrive for the school. Every student is expected to bring his/her own laptop, with all the numerical tools that will be indicated later on. Free WiFi with access to the internet will be provided in the classroom and all work areas. The school runs for 10 days, so that the students have time to develop their projects. |
VENUE
VENUE
The school will be held in Playa del Carmen, state of Quintana Roo, on the Mayan Riviera, Mexico.
Most (but unfortunately possibly not all) participants will be lodged in the hotel Real Playa del Carmen, while a few participants may have to be lodged in the hotel El Tukan. For more details about lodging see the Accomodation page.
The lectures will be given in the hotel Gran Porto Real which is a 5-10 minutes walk from the Real Playa del Carmen and 2 minutes from the Tukan.
How to reach Playa del Carmen:
Fly to the Cancún International Airport which is about 60 km north of Playa del Carmen.
From the airport to Playa del Carmen:
- Taxi costs about 900 Mexican pesos, ~US$70 (and only use official taxis: buy a ticket inside the terminal)
- Shuttle costs about 300 Mexican pesos, ~US$23, per person (buy a ticket inside the terminal)
- Bus: they leave from the parking lot, just next to the terminal exit, and the line is called "ADO". Buy a ticket at the booth next to the bus and go to the "Quinta Avenida Terminal" in Playa del Carmen. Cost is about 120 Mexican pesos. From there take a taxi or walk to the hotel which is about 1.5 km (Real Playa del Carmen) or 1 km (El Tukan) north, both on the 5a Avenida.
Playa del Carmen and the Mayan Riviera:
The 1.5 km long 5a Avenida is the main touristic street in Playa del Carmen and offers plenty of opportunities for diversion (restaurants, bars, night-clubs, shops with some of the best art-craft selections in the country, ...).
The Mayan Riviera beaches are among the best in the world, on the Caribean coral reef (-> great snorkel/scuba diving). (There are no hurricanes in January, so far.)
The amazing Maya civilization left us many beautiful sites to visit, including (in Chichen Itza) the first astronomical observatory on the continent (which was not called America then 'cause it had not yet been discovered).
The landscape (very flat) has been completely reshaped by the Chicxulub asteroid impact (~ 65 million years ago): all rivers are underground and can be seen in the "cenotes" (sinkholes). (Consequently, the are no dinosaurs left, but still many crocodiles, so far.)
... and the school's lecturers are also among the best in the world !
SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Miguel Alcubierre, UNAM
Dany Page (Chair), UNAM
William Lee, UNAM
Leticia Carigi, UNAM
SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Gabriela Gonzalez, LSU
Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz, UCSC
Luciano Rezzolla, AEI/MPG
Ingrid Stairs, UBC
Rudy Wijnands, Amsterdam
LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
| Giovanny Bernal | Nissim Fraija | Enrique Moreno |
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ACCOMODATION
ACCOMODATION
The school will be held in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, on the Mayan Riviera, Mexico.
Most (but unfortunately possibly not all) participants will be lodged at the hotel Real Playa del Carmen, while a few participants may have to be lodged in the hotel El Tukan.
The lectures will be given in the hotel Gran Porto Real which is a 5-10 minutes walk from the Real Playa del Carmen and 2 minutes from the Tukan. For a map see the Venue page.
The US$800 PARTICIPATION FEE includes lodging in one of the above hotel and is "all inclusive": it covers meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner), 24h self-service snack bar, beach club, ... (see the Real Playa del Carmen web page), starting on the evening of Sunday January 12 (i.e., dinner is included) till noon of Thursday January 23 (i.e., lunch is included). Students lodged in the Real Playa del Carmen will share a Master Suite: one bedroom with a king-size bed and a sofa bed in the main room (deciding who sleeps on the sofa will be left to the students, NOT the organizers !). Coffee breaks will be served for two hours during each of the lecture sessions (see the Program page).
