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SEPTEMBER Digital Nature Contest 2013 September 1-6
Protected Natural Landscape Topes de Collantes • In an ideal landscape for its rich and unique biodiversity, participants will compete in three categories: Landscape, Flora and Fauna, Man and Nature. Pictures will be taken in foot trails chosen among the participants by drawing lots. The trails are La Batata, Codina, Caburní, Vegas Grandes, El Nicho, Camino de la Barbera, Guanayara, El Cubano, Gruta Nengoa and night tours through trails devoted to amphibians.
www.gaviota-grupo.com Radio and Television Festival Cuba 2013 September 9-13
Palacio de Convenciones, Havana • Aimed at promoting cooperation and marketing products and services, as well as discussing
the social impact of public radio and television, the event will include shows, exhibitions, free performances, workshops, master classes, and theoretical and practical meetings. An expo/ trade fair will also be held, in which production companies, television channels, radio stations, specialized entities and firms will be able to exhibit and sell equipment, technology, products and other materials related to the theme of the event. An international competition of shows and spots for the public good will also take place during the event.
www.rtvfestival.icrt.cu 22nd Congress of the Postal Union of the Americas, Spain and Portugal (UPAEP) September 9-13
Palacio de Convenciones, Havana • The focus of the event is to evaluate the work carried out by the Secretariat of the Union during the term that is ending and analyze the action plan for the next 2014-2017 period, cooperation agreements, the regional development plan for Latin America and the UPAEP region, the project on the quality of postal services, the system of postal parcels and postal financial services.
www.22congreso.mic.cu Matamoros Son Festival 2013 September 16-20
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Heredia Theater, Santiago de Cuba • Santiago de Cuba, the cradle of Trova and Son, pays tribute to one of the greats of Cuban music, Miguel Matamoros, composer of anthological sones and boleros, through this event that will gather Cuban and international soloists and orchestras. The festival’s program includes concerts, popular dances, lectures, workshops, books and record launchings.
17th Congress of the Mesoamerican Society for Biology and Conservation September 16-20
Palacio de Convenciones, Havana
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• The event will address the following themes: diversity of species and ecosystems; integrated management of natural resources; loss of habitat and its impact on biodiversity;
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invasive species; conservation of terrestrial, freshwater and coastal ecosystems; ethnobiology; agroecology; agroforestry and silvopastoral systems; climate change; management of biodiversity and ecosystem services. As usual, during the SMBC congress the Annual Photography Contest will be held (for current MSBC members only). Each photographer may enter three pictures whose themes are Flora, Fauna, Landscape and Panoramic Views, Costs and Marine Life, Society and Nature.
www.smbccuba2013.com 10th Cuban Congress on Anesthesiology and Resuscitation, 6th International Symposium and 7th Course on Interventional Techniques on the Study and Treatment of Pain September 17-20
Hotel Nacional de Cuba, Havana • The event will include guest lectures, workshops, discussion panels and symposia on pediatric and obstetric anesthesia; anesthesia in cardiothoracic, laparoscopic and oncology surgery; neuroanesthesia; anesthesia in the elderly, in patients with trauma and in patients with endocrine-metabolic diseases; ventilation; TIVA; ethical and medical-legal responsibilities of the anesthesiologist; and current studies and treatment of pain.
www.anestesiologiacuba.com 5th International Laundry, Dry Cleaning and Sanitation Meeting, CUBALAV 2013 September 19-21
Centro de Convenciones Plaza América, Varadero • Renowned experts will discuss, among other topics, the technology in hygienic processes aimed at protecting the environment, natural resources saving and optimizing efficiencyseeking processes, innovations
in power generation for textile hygiene, stain removal techniques and advances, the use of ecological chemical substances for cleaning, dry cleaning and its perspectives, water treatment systems and reuse and new procedures for sanitizing properties. An Exhibition Fair of Sanitation Products and Services will be held during the event.
www.servisa.co.cu/convocatoria. html 14th International Congress of the Cuban Society of Orthopedics and ORTOPEDIA 2013 September 23-28
ORTOP Events Center, Frank País international Scientific Orthopedic Complex, Havana • The event brings together orthopedist for discussing and providing new information, criteria and concepts related to global orthopedics, and laying the foundation for future collaborations and joint development programs. The topics that will be addressed during the meeting are minimal access surgery of the foot, endoprosthetic surgery of shoulder and elbow, upper limb joint arthroscopy, hip fracture: analysis and current situation, upper limb reconstructive surgery in children.
http://promociondeeventos.sld.cu/ ortopedia2013/ 6th Congress of Land Surveying September 24-27
Hotel Habana Libre • Simultaneously during the Congress, other related events will take place, including: the 6thMeeting of Central American and Caribbean Education, the 2nd Congress of Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Systems, the 1st International Congress of Appraisals and Surveys, and the 1st Iberoamerican Topographers’ and Land Surveyors’ Meeting.
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9th Event of Nature Tourism TURNAT 2013 September 24-28. Granma Province • Tour operators, travel agents, visitors and nature lovers will get the chance to exchange experiences about nature tourism and get acquainted with the product-destinations proposed by Cuba for the coming season. Participants will be able to enjoy the stunning biodiversity and lush beauty of the Sierra Maestra mountain range, which includes within its boundaries the Parque Nacional Desembarco del Granma, the first Cuban site declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO, and the and the Pico Turquino National Park.
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