Quantum Optics XI: Mexico

Mérida, Yucatán - 7 to 11 of December 2026

Juan Pablo Paz

Universidad de Buenos Aires / CONICET

Honor guest

This edition of Quantum Optics is held in honor of Juan Pablo Paz, in recognition of his outstanding contributions to quantum optics and quantum information, and his tireless dedication to building and nurturing the field in Latin America.

Plenary Speakers

Ana Asenjo-Garcia

Columbia University

Ignacio Cirac

Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics

Diego Dalvit

Los Alamos National Laboratory

Tobias Donner

ETH Zurich

Peter Drummond

Swinburne University of Technology

Andrew Jordan

University of Rochester

Ana Maria Rey

JILA, University of Colorado Boulder

Susanne Yelin

Harvard University

Helmut Ritsch

University of Innsbruck

Invited Speakers

Gerardo Adesso

Roberto Ramírez Alarcon

Francisco Albarrán

Luigi Amico

Janet Anders

Mario Leandro Aolita

Julio Barreiro

Elohim Becerra

Janos Bergou

David Bermúdez

Victor Augusto Sant'Anna Valderramos Bittencourt

Cecilia Cormick

Neil Corzo

Rodrigo Cortinas

Marcelo Terra Cunha

Luiz Davidovich

Aldo Delgado

Thomas Fernholz

Karina Garay

Barry Garraway

Marco Genovese

Sébastien Gleyzes

Aaron Z. Goldberg

Carlos Gonzalez

Carla Hermann-Avigliano

Karina Jiménez-García

Antonio Khoury

Andrei Klimov

Barbara Kraus

Paul Lett

Fernando Lombardo

Alberto Marino

Marcelo Martinelli

Stuart Masson

Fernando de Melo

Morgan Mitchell

Giovanna Morigi

Héctor Moya

Ariel Norambuena

Luis Orozco

Miguel Orzag

Alexei Ourjoumtsev

Sebastião Pádua

Mayerlin Nuñez Portela

Augusto Roncaglia

Francisco Salces Carcoba

Luis Sánchez Soto

Marcelo França Santos

Christian Schmigelow

Kanu Sinha

Pablo Solano

Dominique Spehner

Daniel Suárez-Forero

Mauricio Torres

Fabricio Toscano

Alejandra Valencia

Registration

Registration is now open. Invited speakers can register directly. Poster presenters must first submit a title and abstract for approval before they can register. Visit the registration page for details.

Registration includes coffee breaks and lunch for every day of the conference. An optional conference dinner will be available at additional cost.

Venue

Mérida, the capital of the state of Yucatán, is a vibrant city that combines colonial architecture with a rich Mayan heritage. It offers a lively cultural scene, excellent gastronomy, and easy access to some of Mexico's most iconic archaeological sites, including Chichén Itzá and Uxmal.

The conference will be held at the Centro Internacional de Congresos de Mérida (CIC Mérida), a modern convention center located in the heart of Mérida, Yucatán. The center is conveniently situated near hotels, restaurants, and cultural attractions in the city.

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CIC Mérida website

Accommodation

Special conference rates have been arranged at several hotels in Mérida, from downtown boutique hotels to international brands. Book directly with the hotel using the code listed for each one. Our travel planner, Mónica Peralta, can help with these bookings or find other options to suit your location, budget, room type and dates.

WhatsApp: +52 55 5139 7440

Click a hotel for rates and booking details.

Hotel To venue Single room per night (MXN) Breakfast Book by

Close to venue

3 min walk $2,050 Buffet: +$385/(person⋅day) Nov 17

Valid for stays from Monday, December 7 to Friday, December 11, 2026. Extra nights at the group rate up to 3 days before and 3 days after, subject to availability.

Room type	Single	Double	Triple
Standard	$1,700 + taxes	$1,700 + taxes	$2,200 + taxes
Linen Suite	$2,900 + taxes	$2,900 + taxes	$3,400 + taxes

Code: OPT (group Quantum Optics XI)
How to book: phone +52 999 454 3000
Guarantee and payment: credit card guarantee when booking; payment is made at check-in.

5 min walk $3,130 Buffet: ≈ +$750/(person⋅day) No deadline

Valid for the conference dates.

Rate type	Single	Double
Room only (per room)	$2,600 + taxes	$2,600 + taxes
Package with breakfast (per person)	$3,896	$2,294

Package includes: room, buffet breakfast, bellboy and housekeeping gratuities, and taxes.
Code: G1XO4V@FMD
How to book: phone 800 504 5000 with the details below.
Guarantee and payment: credit card. Do not send your card number by email: enter it on the hotel's secure link and include in your email the number the link returns.

Details to include in your booking email: hotel (Fiesta Americana Mérida); full name of the guest and companion; guest's email; code G1XO4V@FMD; rate before taxes; arrival and departure dates; room type; number of adults and children; the number returned by the card link, name as it appears on the card and expiration date. Optional: special requests and loyalty program (Apreciare, Fiesta Rewards or Motiva).

5 min walk from $2,500 Included Nov 27

Valid for the conference dates, single or double occupancy. Book at least 10 days before arrival.

Room type	Beds	Rate per night
Standard Single	1 Queen	$2,500
Standard Double	2 Double	$2,850
Deluxe	1 King	$3,200
Superior	1 King	$3,550
Premium	1 King	$4,550

Code: group name Quantum Optics XI
How to book: phone +52 999 542 2488 or +52 999 220 9957
Guarantee and payment: credit card or bank deposit when booking.

Close to town center

20–25 min walk · ~10 min by taxi Website rate with code Depends on rate No deadline

Valid for stays from December 1 to 15, 2026, at the hotel's published website rate at the time of booking. What is included depends on the rate you choose.

Code: QUOPXI (enter it on every booking)
How to book: online at aluxes.com with code QUOPXI.
Guarantee and payment: as requested by the website when booking.

30 min walk · ~10 min by taxi from $1,757.75 Included No deadline

Valid for stays from Saturday, December 5 to Saturday, December 12, 2026. Individual reservations only.

Room type	Rate before taxes	Final rate per night
Single	$1,450.00	$1,757.75
Double	$1,550.00	$1,888.75
Triple	$1,850.00	$2,260.75

Code: G1XNL0@GME
How to book: Central Reservations (24 h) 800 504 5000 or +52 443 310 8042. Groups: Lila López Caraveo, +52 999 930 0100 ext. 22955
Guarantee and payment: credit card (one night is charged for no-shows or cancellations outside the policy) or a deposit for at least one night. If you pay by deposit, email the receipt, your billing details and your CFDI use (P01 or G03) to the groups address above.

Bank details for deposits

Account holder	OPERADORA PENINSULAR, S.A. DE C.V.
Bank	BBVA Bancomer
Account number	0112723387
Client number	13480644
CLABE (interbank)	012910001127233879
Branch	0841 Empresas Mérida
Currency	Mexican pesos (MXN)

Single room prices in the table include taxes. For prices marked "+ taxes" in the hotel details, add about 20.5% (16% VAT + 4.5% lodging tax). Travel times to the venue are approximate. All rooms are subject to availability, and taxes may change by official regulation.

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