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0 pointsTeever1y ago0 comments

That's a great idea. I can't speak about Mexican alternatives but there are many great locations in Canada for a conference.

If the conference was originally going to be held on the west coast of the US then Vancouver would be an excellent alternative and if it was going to be held on the east coast then Montreal is another excellent alternative.

Can anyone suggest some viable alternatives in Mexico?

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kamma44341y ago

Depends on when the conference is scheduled, but Mexico has some world renewed venues at the seaside - say Cancun- that nobody minds visiting when it’s winter at home. :-)

bigfatkitten1y ago

I work for a US company that almost exclusively hosts internal get-togethers in Cancun.

It's much better value for money than anywhere in the US.

semi-extrinsic1y ago

I was in a conference in a resort in Riviera Maya some years back. 10/10 would recommend. I was amazed to see you could even drink the tap water.

readthenotes11y ago

I noted that a bunch of physicists met in Cancun on December 10th to discuss the new Galaxy survey that led to questioning the stability of the strength of deep energy.

Those guys were pretty smart

japanuspus1y ago

Traveling to awesome places is a perk of (physics) academia that is not widely appreciated. A large fraction of physicist seems to do rock-climbing or other hobbies that align well with exploring the outdoors when traveling.

I got my first taste of this with this was a summer school at Les Houches in the French Alps [0], and after graduating I did postdoc positions on three different continents -- all the time appreciating that unlike corporate expats, I got to choose the exact place to go next. Would highly recommend this way of traveling over backpacking.

[0] https://www.houches-school-physics.com/ecole-de-physique-des...

rhaps0dy1y ago

I've been in conferences in Ciudad de México and it was a very pleasant experience. I honestly haven't been anywhere else in Mexico.

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