Tuesday, day 1

4:00 pm * arrival at Jose Marti International Airport; check-in at Hotel Vedado.

* welcome from Dean of Faculty of Philosophy and History, Dean of Faculty of Economics, Director of Institute of Philosophy, and President of Cuban Society for Philosophical Research.

Wednesday, day 2

9:00-11:00 am * orientation (Varona)

11:00 am * conference registration (Varona)

2:00 pm * bus tour of Havana city (Plaza de la Revolucion, Rosenberg memorial, John Lennon statue, anti-imperialist plaza, Habana Vieja)

8:00 pm * talk by Philip Agee “Cuba and Terrorism” (Casa Fernando Ortiz)

Thursday, day 3

9:00am-4:00pm* Seminar on the History of Cuban Thought (Instituto de Filosofia)

8:00 pm * talk by Humberto Miranda (Casa Fernando Ortiz)

Friday, day 4

11:00-12:00 am * Cuban medical scholarships (Varona)

–Carol Cross (powerpoint presentation)

1:00-4:00 pm * Workshop –SCIF (Varona)

8:00 pm * cultural event

Saturday, day 5

9:30 am- 3:00 pm * African Derived Traditions in Cuba: visit to Guanabacoa and Regla

– Jualynne Dodson

Sunday, day 6

All day * visit to Matanzas

Monday, day 7

9:00 am * Opening Plenary (Aula Magna)

* 3 hours of conference sessions (Verona)

3:30 pm * site visit: Latin American School of Medical Science

8:00 pm * speaker: Rafael Hernandez, Editor of Temas (Ortiz)

Tuesday, day 8

A.M. * 3 hours of conference sessions

P.M. * 3 hours of conference sessions

3:30 pm * site visit: community of La Guinera

8:00 pm * speaker: Jesus Garcia Brigor, Delegado (Ortiz)

Wednesday, day 9

A.M. * 3 hours of conference sessions

P.M. * 3 hours of conference sessions

3:30 pm * site visit: UNEAC

8:00 pm * discussion with Cuban economists (Ortiz)

Thursday, day 10

A.M. * 3 hours of conference sessions

P.M. * 3 hours of conference sessions

3:30 pm * site visit: Social Work School in Cojimar

8:00 pm * talk by Raul Suarez (Ortiz)

Friday, day 11

A.M. * 3 hours of conference sessions

P.M. * Closing Plenary and Party

Saturday, day 12

A.M. * visit to sugar mill

P.M. *

Sunday, day 13

A.M. * departure of group to Santiago de Cuba

P.M. * discussion with Raul Rodriguez

Monday, day 14

A. M. * Dialogue on Civil Society (Instituto de Filosofia)

P.M. * individual appointments

Tuesday, day 15

A. M. * departure of those who remain in Havana

Thursday, day 16

P.M. * group returns from Santiago

Friday, day 17

A. M. * departure from Cub