HOSPITALS AND EMERGENCY SERVICES
There are several private hospitals close to the seminar venue, one of them is at a 5 min distance.
Red Cross and emergency services can be reached by phone an they can arrive within a 15 to 20 minutes.
Medical assistance on site. There is no doctor or medical assistance at the CEM but paramedics can be called and arrive rapidly.
Medical Insurance and coverage. We suggest you contact your insurance company to ask the coverage they offer in case of need.
The Seminar organizers will always be near to help in case of need.

PHONE NUMBERS, DIALING AND CONTACTS
Mexico Area code: +52    Mexico City code: 55

Dialing from Mexico to elsewhere.
When you are in Mexico in order to call to other countries you must dial differently if you are using a cellphone or a fixed line telephone.

To call from a cellphone you must dial
00 + country code + phone number

For example, to call to USA from your smartphone you should dial    00 1 1234567890

To call from a fixed line phone (like CEM) you must dial
00 + 1 + city area code + phone number

In order to call from a fixed line phone to USA you would dial 00 1 213 1234567

Emergency 911     General Information 040       Police 066

Contacts at WCCM Mexico

WCCM HEAD in Mexico: Enrique Lavin    + 52 55 8571 3141

SEMINAR COORDINATOR:  Gabriel Parrodi   + 52 55 5965 9997

INTERNET AND CELLPHONE SIGNAL COVERAGE

CEM, the seminar venue, has a good quality Wifi network which can sometimes be saturated when many people in the same place use broadband services like video or audio listening. Some phone companies have roaming services arrangements with the main Internet and phone service providers which are Telmex, ATT, Movistar Telefonica.

The quality of cellular communications is adequate as it has good area coverage by the major communications providers.

WEATHER FORECAST

WEATHER FORECAST The zone of Cuatitlan Izcalli where the seminar venue is located has a very nice temperate climate. The month when the seminar will take place, October, has a typical mild autumn climate with high temperatures average of  75°F, rarely falling below 68°F or exceeding 82°F and low temperatures average of 55°F, rarely falling below 49°F or exceeding 58°F. Normally there are partly cloudy skies and the rain probability runs in the 20% to 30% range.

DRESS CODE
 There is no actual dress code. Bring comfortable clothes that you can mix and match and that you’ll feel comfortable meditating in them. For the dinner party, for women: just bring whatever makes you feel at ease, blouses, skirts, shorts, pants, nothing fancy. For men: jeans, khakis, t-shirts, informal shirts, a sweater, maybe a jacket. Nothing formal.

SECURITY AT THE SEMINAR

The Seminar will be held in a private, closed and safe environment. The access to the premises is  supervised 24 hrs by security trained personnel.

TRAVEL IN MEXICO

Consider traveling in Mexico, as safe as any other country. Specially when contracted through a professional tour operator such as the organizers have proposed.