Logistics
Greetings, & Welcome to Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Campus Morelia!
We look forward to your participation in the NRAO Community Day Event Thursday and Friday, September 28 and 29, 2023.
Venue: The two-day workshop will take place in the Seminar Room (Aula de Seminarios) of the Institute of Radio Astronomy and Astrophysics (IRyA) at the UNAM campus in Morelia.
The address is:
Antigua Carretera a Pátzcuaro # 8701 Ex-Hda. San José de la Huerta
58089 Morelia, Michoacán, México
More on the Venue (Instituto de Radioastronomía y Astrofísica).
Maps:
To locate the IRyA within the Campus, please turn right after you pass the main entrance and cross the white building right in front of you. Follow the gravel "sciences path" to the end. IRyA is in the yellow building that also hosts the Centro de Ciencias Matemáticas (CCM). The Seminar Room is located on the second floor.
Airports: Morelia has an international Airport that connects with Mexico City as well as with several cities in the USA. This airport is 27 km away from the city center (about 30-40 minutes drive). Airport taxis are available at affordable rates.
Other nearby airports:
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Aeropuerto Internacional de Guanajuato (2.5 hours drive away from Morelia)
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Aeropuerto Internacional de Guadalajara (3.2 hours drive away from Morelia)
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Aeropuerto Internacional de la Ciudad de México (4 hours drive away from Morelia)
Hotels and local transportation:
The city of Morelia offers a large variety of hotel options. However, these are the hotels that offer a special price (tarifa convenio UNAM) to the attendees at the ngVLA event and NRAO Community Days. The code for the hotel reservation will be sent to the participants after registration.
Uber rides from the city center to the campus take around 20 minutes.
Food: Special in-campus catering service will be arranged (at no cost) for lunch on both days. Participants are expected to make their own plans for dinner. Downtown area has plenty of options within walking distance of the hotels.
More on Morelia:
