Presentation of Sergio Pastrana from the Cuban Academy of Sciences for the #ICSUFocalPointsinLAC workshop in Universidad de Panamá March 9-10, 2015

1. ACADEMIA DE CIENCIAS DE CUBA
ICSU/ROLAC FOCAL POINTS MEETING
MARCH 10, 2015, PANAMA.

2. SUMMARY
• …the origins of the Cuban Academy
• …the origins of ICSU...
• … the Cuban Academy now…
• …the advisory role of the Cuban Academy...
• …the recognition of excellence in research…
• …the promotion of sciences in Society...
• …the Academy heritage…
• …international activities...
• …the restoration of the Academy building...
• …and the future…

3. Aerial view taken from Air France flight
arriving in Havana 2014.

4. … the origins of the Cuban
Academy …

5. At the end of the XVIII Century
the first enlightened societies
are created in Havana
By 1790 Havana was
the biggest port city
in the Americas.
By 1830 Havana
was the first
producer in the
whole world of:
Sugar
Coffee
Tobacco
Copper,
and Ocean Liners.

6. Original request to the Spanish Crown
for an Academy at Havana. 5-27, 1826.

7. HAVANA MAP OF 1840.

8. The Academy is established 1861.

9. MASTER PLAN FOR RESTORATION
OF OLD HAVANA.
SITE OF THE ORIGINAL-PRESENT
CUBAN ACADEMY
THE ACADEMY WAS
HERE FOR FIFTY YEARS1962-2012

10. … and the origins of ICSU …

11. First meeting of the International
Association of Academies.
Wiesbaden, October 1899.
An artist vision of ICSU in the early
1930s.

12. … the Cuban Academy now …

13. 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE
CUBAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
MAY 19
2011

14. …the advisory role…

15. Informe al Pleno de la ACC del 16.11. 2013
sobre la
Presentación al Consejo de Ciencia y Tecnología de la CIDL el 24.10. 2013
ANÁLISIS DEL ESTADO DE LA CIENCIA EN CUBA DE CARA
AL CUMPLIMIENTO DE LOS LINEAMIENTOS DE LA
POLÍTICA ECONÓMICA Y SOCIAL DEL PARTIDO Y LA
REVOLUCIÓN.

16. The Cuban Minister for Science
Technology and Environment
meets with the Members of
the Cuban Academy to discuss
national science policy issues
in Havana, Santa Clara and
Santiago in mid 2014.
Santa Clara Santiago de Cuba
La Habana

17. … the recognition of excellence…

18. The Cuban Academy Prizes at the
Main Hall of the University of Havana.

19. …the promotion of sciences...

20. NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL
SOCIETY AT THE YOUTH
SCIENCE FESTIVAL

21. NATIONAL MUSEUM OF
NATURAL HISTORY AT THE
YOUTH SCIENCE FESTIVAL

22. NATIONAL STUDENTS
WORKSHOP AT THE NATIONAL
ACUARIUM

23. …the Academy heritage…

24. The First Vicepresident visits the Academy
restoration and meets the staff.

25. The First Vicepresident and the
Minister visit the Archives.

26. The First Vicepresident and the
Minister visit the Library.

27. …international activities…

28. 16 GA 1976
WASHINGTON DC
17 GA ATHENS
1978
CUBA AT ICSU
GENERAL
ASSEMBLIES.

29. CUBAN DELEGATION
ICSU-UNESCO WCS
1999
ICSU BOARD
2005-2014

30. México D.F. 2003.
Cuban participation in IAP 1994-2015,
CCC 2000-2015 and IANAS 2004-2015.
Tokio 2000.
CCC Margarita 2007

31. IANAS meets in Havana in 2011.

32. Science. September 2005. Deciphering Dengue:
The Cuban Experience. One of 12 Voices. Maria
Guadalupe Guzmán. Member CSPR 2015-2018.
COMMEMORATING 125 YEARS OF SCIENCE.

33. Case study of
UNESCO
World Science
Report
2010. Ismael
Clark,
President.

34. Visibility of International Relations.
2008 2014

35. …Cuba in ICSU…

36. Cuban Academy contribution to ICSU.
• Member of the Board 2005-2014: Sergio Jorge
Pastrana.
• Director ROLAC2011-2018: Manuel Limonta
Vidal.
• Member CFRS 2013-2018: Alberto Núñez
Selles.
• Member CSPR 2015-2018: María Guadalupe
Guzmán Tirado.
• Member RCLAC 2006-2018: First Elena Vigil
and later Lilliam Álvarez.

37. First Meeting of Global Organizations
in Science. Trieste, February 2014.
ICSU-IAP-IAMP-IAC-TWAS-OWSD-GYA-UNESCO

38. THE CUBAN ACADEMY
OF SCIENCES IN 2015

39. Restoration of our historic building.

40. The hall of the XIX Century Academy.

41. Main hall of the XX Century Academy.

42. Dedicated to Carlos J. Finlay and
Jesse W. Lazear.
February 14, 2015

43. The President of the Cuban Academy
and the Chair of the Health Advisory
Board of Johns Hopkins.

44. Dr. Peter Valdes Sosa is the speaker for
the Cuban Academy.

45. Nobel Laureate Dr. Peter Agree is the
speaker for Johns Hopkins University.

46. Guests from Cuba and the USA.

47. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba
and PAHO/WHO

48. Representatives of Johns Hopkins and
the Academies of both countries.

49. Thanks!