Conferences and Related Activities

1. Community and Alternative Press Encounter, Oct 21-26, Havana, Cuba
   
2. Urban Design & Planning in Cuba, Professor Joseph L. Scarpaci, Coordinator, Virginia Tech. Purpose is to facilitate research of Cuba for graduate and undergraduate students as well as professional journalists and researchers.. The trip consists of a total of 17 days from June 15 through July 2, 1997.
3. Technolaser 97, a session of the Convencion Metanica 97, 16-18 July, 1997, Havana, themes: 1.Lasers in Medicin 2. Lasers in technological processes, 3. Spectroscopy, 4. Optical Instrumentation, 5. Laser Construction, 6. Optoelectronics. Contact Dra. Margarita Cobas Aranda, Directora, Luz No 375 e/ Compostela y Picota, Habana Vieja, C. P. 10100, Ciudad de La Habana, Cuba, 61-9505, 61-2896, Fax (537) 338707, cedeic@ceniai.cu
   
4. Cuba Now!, Tulane University's Summer in Cuba Program, July 14-August 4, 1997, "Intro to Cuban Studies," "The Environment and Cuba," and "The Cuban Public Health System." $2875 fee for three credits, $3875 fee for six credits, including health insurance, two meals/day, and class-related excursions. Contact: Nicholas Robins at nrobins@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu or (504)-862-8000, ext 2601, 327 Gibson Hall, Tulane, Univ., New Orleans, LA 70118.
   
5. Indigenous Legacies of the Carribbean Conference, 16-23 Nov, 1997