[NYTr] Colloquium on Port Cities Begins Today in Cuba Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2007 16:32:37 -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 Colloquium on Port Cities Begins on Wednesday Havana, Oct 3 (acn) The 2nd International Colloquium "Port Cities of the Atlantic World: Centuries 16-21" begins on Wednesday in Havana with the participation of specialists from ten countries. Experts from Germany, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Spain, Honduras, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Venezuela and Cuba will exchange ideas and experiences until next Friday at the Aldama Palace, the venue of the Cuban History Institute in Old Havana, which organized the meeting. Discussions will be focused on the city of Havana and its accelerated process of development while participants will also analyze the military-strategic importance of ports. They will also assess the socio-economic impact of the new maritime and commercial routes whose origin was in Havana, the main stop for those who arrived at or left the once-called New World. Participants will also deal with topics such as society, urbanization and culture in port cities, commerce and the implementation of technologies there. The first colloquium on port cities was held in Havana in April, 2004. * ================================================================= 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 =================================================================