[NYTr] Int'l Reps from Seaport Cities to Meet in Cuba on Harbors Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2007 17:13:05 -0500 (CDT) Via NY Transfer News Collective * All the News that Doesn't Fit Agencia Cubana de Noticias (ACN) http://ainch.ain.cu/mailman/listinfo/ingles International Representatives from Seaport Cities to Meet in Cuba Havana, Sept 26 (acn) Representatives from some 10 seaport cities will gather in the Cuban capital from October 3-5 to discuss the military-strategic importance of harbors. The colloquium, which is the second of its kind held on the island, will focus on Havana and its accelerated pace of development, reported the Trabajadores newspaper. Another topic of discussion will be the socioeconomic impact of the new commercial and maritime routes from Havana, which was the main port of call of Spanish ships to the European continent throughout the 19th century. Specialists from Germany, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Spain, Honduras, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Venezuela and Cuba will also discuss society, urbanization and culture in the seaport cities, and the implementation of state-of-the-art technology in harbors. * ================================================================= NY Transfer News Collective * A Service of Blythe Systems Since 1985 - Information for the Rest of Us Our main website: http://www.blythe.org List Archives: http://blythe-systems.com/pipermail/nytr/ Subscribe: http://blythe-systems.com/mailman/listinfo/nytr =================================================================