UbiComp / ISWC 2023
Recent News
Announcing official local bar and complimentary drink!
UbiComp is just getting started and the workshops are already on in full swing! We’ve got your refreshments covered too!
Come join us at the Conference’s local bar and get a complimentary Jamaica con Mezcal from 12-2 pm and 6-8 pm on us! This is the official local spot for all UbiComp attendees to hang out, meet fellow attendees and socialize.

Local Resources and Information
You are new to Cancun and have a lot that you want to do while at UbiComp/ISWC 2023?
Do you want to know about Restaurants close to the Cancun Center, Bars and Pubs in the Zona Hotelera, Local Printing Resources, Transportation Options, Shopping Destinations, Mayan Ruins and Archeological Sites, Scuba Diving Shops and other Water Sports Resources…?
We have compiled some useful resources that hopefully will help you out before, during and after the conference,
More information is available on our dedicated page on Local resources and Information.
Sensory Rooms to Support All Attendees
UbiComp/ISWC 2023 will provide three Sensory Rooms to support attendees who have additional needs to support neurodivergence, disability or religious practices.
We have created a special place composed by:
- The Silence Room
- The Quiet Room
- The Chill Room
Neurodivergence, especially autism, requires differing levels of stimulation for different people. Sometimes, a completely silent space is required for de-stimulation, whereas sometimes space is required to fidget and spend excess energy. Our Sensory Rooms will provide that. We hope that the three rooms will allow the space needed to fully enjoy the conference for all attendees.
More information is available on our dedicated page about the UbiComp/ISWC Sensory Rooms.
Families and Children Initiatives
If you are planning to bring your little ones to Cancun for UbiComp/ISWC 2023, we have just released the final information about how we will support families!
Families will be able to book childcare services at special rates at their hotel and at the Cancun Center, and children will be allowed to accompanying their parents or caregiver for the whole duration of the conference, including at the Gala Dinner. We created a special space at the Cancun Center, the Family Room, equipped to support children, as well as parents and caregivers, and we will stream the conference tracks in that room, so that attendees will not have to miss any part of our program. If you are taking a caregiver with you, that will also be supported.
Take a look at all the details on our Families and Children dedicate page.
Closing Keynote (October 12) – Yeshimabeit “Yeshi” Milner
We are excited to announce our Closing Keynote speaker for UbiComp/ISWC 2023!
Join us on October 12 to hear from Yeshimabeit “Yeshi” Milner, who is the Founder and CEO of Data for Black Lives (D4BL), a movement of activists, organizers, and scientists committed to the mission of using data to create concrete and measurable change in the lives of Black people. Find more information about our Keynote Speakers here.
Come join us for many such exciting talks and sessions in Cancun. Catch the regular registrations by 15th September!
Conference Rates still available at the Presidente and Aloft Hotels
The Grand Fiesta American Coral Beach Cancun, one of our three official conference hotels, is sold out and no rooms are available anymore at conference rate.
We encourage attendees to book at the InterContinental Presidente Hotel (Official Conference Hotel) which has availability October 6-16, and the Aloft Cancun with availability October 9-16. Hotels can be reserved here.
More information about our hotels is available on our dedicated Conference Hotels Page