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The Institute of Philosophy of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment of Cuba is organizing the International Conference on “The work of Karl Marx and challenges for the XXI Century “ which will take place in Havana, Cuba, from May 5 to May 8, 2003 at the Conference Rooms of the Cuban Workers’ Labour Union (Central de Trabajadores de Cuba).

This important event has the auspices of:

Cuban Association to the United Nations
The National Association of Economists and Accountants of Cuba, ANEC
The Cuban Workers Labour Union/Central de Trabajadores de Cuba
Ministry of Economy and Planning – The Juan F. Noyola Centre for Economic Studies and Planning
The Council for Social Sciences of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment – CITMA
The Directorate for Marxism and Leninism – Ministry of Higher Education
Faculty of Philosophy Sociology and History – University of Havana
Higher Institute of Art –ISA of the Ministry of Culture
Cuban Society for Philosophic Enquiry
Economic Society of Friends of the Country
Popular University of the Mothers of the Plaza of May, Argentina

Objectives of the Event:

On the 120th anniversary of the death of Karl Marx, his work is the undisputed legacy to all humanity, that should remain vital to progressive forces and be maintained through constant renewal and enrichment.

Our conference aims at centring attention, examining the foundations of the current world order, and searching for ways to progressively surmount it, and thus contribute to the strengthening of revolutionary thought at the beginning of the 21st century, and at the same time being aware of the need for a daily revolutionary praxis that is the basis and at the same time the result of a close dialectical unity with science.

We are inspired by the concepts of Marx, those that creatively intertwine with a scientific approach to society, that allow for a combination of the analysis of functional processes, and a historic development as a “guide to action” aimed at not only to interpreting the world, but above all through revolutionary transformation.

Thus we wish to render a simple but sincere homage to one who consecrated his entire life to the indispensable theoretical development that is linked to humanity’s struggle for full membership and freedom, through women and men, and we call upon all those who feel they are committed to the purest ideals for emancipation of the individual on the premises resulting in social progress.

We call for proposals around two main themes:

-The limits and contradictions within contemporary capitalism and new forms of revolutionary struggle.

-The limits and contradictions within socialist experience at the 20th Century: elements of improvements within the emmancipatory paradigm.

From these two main themes we propose that participants will develop their presentations along the following sub-themes:

· Communist Revolution and Human Emancipation: the subject of revolution in the new world order
· Workers and the trade union movement in the contemporary world
· State and Economy in the current world
· Under-development and Capitalism
· Globalization and sustainable human development
· Latin America: the FTAA and the USA
· Property and social development

PROPOSALS ARE INVITED

Those wishing to participate in the conference should contact the Co-ordinator of the Scientific Committee, Dr. Jesus Pastor Garcia Brigos (see below – paper submission guidelines prior to the 31st of January 2003.

Our fee schedule is as follows: professional category US$80.00, companions of professionals US$60.00 and students US$50.00.

The goal of the organizers during the conference is to achieve the closest and richest dialogue and discussions possible, and that resulting from these interchanges we can continue strengthening the necessary formative praxis for human progress.

Paper submission guidelines:

· Papers should be sent to the Co-ordinator of the Scientific Committee: Dr. Jesus Pastor Garcia Brigos by e-mail: jpastor@infomed.sld.cu or 3.5 disk
· An abstract of the paper, maximum one page in length. Papers may be submitted in English or Spanish.
· Paper length maximum 30 pages (Windows 95 or later versions, New Times Roman font 12. double spaced, paper size 8-1/2 x 11, side margins 2 centimetres, top and bottom margins 4 centimetres

Authors of papers that are selected for presentation will be notified by March 31st 2003.

It is expected that all papers which are presented will be circulated in advance via electronic mail among all participants in order to facilitate their study and thus have a better preparation prior to their debate and presentation.

All papers will be published in the volumes, dedicated to this conference, in the Cuban Social Sciences Magazine and on the web site of the Institute of Philosophy and the web page Cuba Siglo XXI. All authors are requested to give us their explicit refusal of publication rights if they do not wish for their papers to be published in our magazine.

We will also publish all the abstracts of papers submitted to the Conference. Those papers that are not selected for presentation will also be published in other editions of the Cuban Social Sciences Magazine as well as the above-mentioned electronic media.

The memoirs of the event, which will include some transcripts, and other materials of the conference, including all papers that were presented will be published in a CD-rom. We also require publication rights permission for this.

At the time of posting of this notice we already have the confirmation of many internationally recognized scholars from all continents and thus we are driven in our efforts toward making this conference as open as possible and maintaining our set objectives.

Other Conference related activities

With the intention of maintaining communications after the conference, the Organizing Committee will be presenting a proposal to establish an on-going Permanent International Workshop – Marx and the challenges of the Century XXI, which would publish, organize events, and in general maintain a continued interchange between participants to the conference and new colleagues who may wish to join us.

Those who wish to participate in the activities that will be organized for the International Workers Day on May 1st, and others that will be co-ordinated by the Cuban Workers Labour Union together with the Organizing Committee during the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th of May should advise the Co-ordinator of the Scientific Committee prior to the 31st of January 2003. The program for the activities for those days will be published shortly and will include academic discussion and interchanges with Cuban specialists as well as activities with the Cuban labour movement among others.

We will be offering courses and events pre and post the conference as well as co-lateral activities which will be publicised in other notices.

All work will be done in commission-oriented sessions in panels grouped by themes.

There will also be optional evening sessions at conference rooms near the hotels that have been selected for the conference. These sessions will be dedicated to interchanges on themes that affect present day Cuba, among other topics of relevance. Work sessions will be in English and in Spanish.

CONFERENCE FORMAT

Presenters will be allotted a 15-minute presentation period for their papers, and these will be the basis for discussions in working commissions.

The Conference Schedule is as follows:

Monday May 5

Tuesday May 6
And
Wed. May 7

Thursday May 8

TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS – Public rates per PAX

All prices include:

Stay for 5 nights
Transfers in/out
Transfers to and from activities
City Tour
Farewell cocktail
Guide services. Personalized attention.

Note: rates do not include any other service not mentioned

All co-ordination and information or any other item of interest will be covered through Rumbos Cuba, Lic. Maria Elena Dominguez Cabrera. e-mail: eventos@rumvia.co.cu
and Eventos Rumbos Cuba [eventos@rumbos.co.cu]

You will be contacted via e-mail by Rumbos Cuba for your land arrangements in Cuba, it is recommended that you deal with our travel operator for this, however it is not mandatory as we recognize that some participants have different needs.

Instituto de Filosofía
Teléfonos: 8321887; 8320301; 8329768 Fax: 8321887
Correo electrónico del Instituto de Filosofía: filosof@ceniai.inf.cu
Correos del Comité Organizador Científico:
Dr. Jesús Pastor García Brigos, jpastor@infomed.sld.cu
Nchamah Miller, secretariat@cubaconfmarx21.com

Members of the Scientific Committee of the Conference
(In alphabetical order by family name)

Dr. Robert Albritton*. Department of Political Science, York University, Toronto
Profesor Samir Amín*, Forum du Tiers Monde
Luciano Alzaga*, Sweden
Dr. Al Campbell*, Professor of Economics, University of Utah
Dr. Ken Cole*, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom
Prof. Renée Marie Croose Parry, Instituto de Filosofía, Habana
Kenneth Croose Parry, Instituto de Filosofía, Habana
Dra. Norma Gálvez, Instituto Superior de Arte, Ministerio de Cultura, Habana
Dra. Carmen Gómez García, Sociedad Cubana de Investigaciones Filosóficas
Marta Harnecker*, Centro de Investigaciones “Memoria Popular Latinoamericana” (MEPLA), Habana
Professeur Remy Herrera*, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique y Université de Paris, Sorbonne
Prof. Emeritus Georges Labica*, Honorary Scientfici Director C.N.R.S., Paris
Prof. Emeritus Michael Lebowitz,* Economics Department, Simon Fraser University
Dr. Miguel Limia David, Consejo de Ciencias Sociales, del Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente, CITMA
Dr. Darío Machado, Cuba
Luis Marcelo Yera (Lic .Cuba)
Nchamah Miller*, York University, Toronto
Lic. Humberto Miranda, Grupo GALFISA, Instituto de Filosofía, CITMA
Dr. Ernesto Molina*, Association of Economists & Accountants of Cuba
Dra. Isabel Monal, Chair of Marxists Studies “Julio Antonio Mella”- Cuba
Haydee Montes Cabrera, (Lic. Cuba) Central de Trabajadores de Cuba (CTC)
Dra. Concepción Nieves Ayús, Institute of Philosophy, Cuban Group Theory and Society, CITMA Cuba
Dr. Hugo Pons, Centre for Economic Studies, Planning and Development, Ministry of Economy and Planning, Cuba
Dr. Rigoberto Pupo, Faculty of Philosophy, Sociology and History, University of Havana
Isabel Rauber, Pasado y Presente XXI
Dra. Daysy Rivero Alvisa, President of the Society of the Economic Friends of the Country, Cuba
Boris Luis Rodríguez, (Lic. Cuba) Cuban Association to the United
Dr. Ramón Sánchez Noda, Marxists-Leninist Directorate, Ministry of Higher Education, MES
Dr. Luis Suarez, Marxists-Leninist Directorate, MES
Dr. Jorge Luis Santana, Institute of Philosophy, Cuban Group Theory and Society, CITMA
Lynette Thoman. M. A. York University, Toronto
Dr. Vicente Zito Lema, . Director Académico, Universidad Popular Madres de la Plaza de Mayo, Argentina.

*International Advisory Committee

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