ASCE's Twenty Second Annual Meeting

"Where is Cuba Going?"

August 2–4, 2012
The Hilton Miami Downtown Hotel
Miami, Florida 33132

As it has been customary in recent years, our 2012 annual conference will take place on the first weekend of August at the Hilton Miami Downtown Hotel. The Board is expecting ASCE to once again come together and deliver one of the premier academic conferences on the Cuban economy and society. Among many distinguished academics, professionals and policymakers expected to attend this year's conference are Professor Jorge Domínguez (Harvard University and ASCE), Professor Richard Feinberg (University of California, San Diego), and Professor Eusebio Mujal-León (Georgetown University and ASCE). We are also working towards bringing Cuba-based economists and scholars to the conference (as in prior years, funded by voluntary donations, not ASCE general member revenues). As occurred last year, we are expecting strong outside from our outreach efforts and the prominence of Cuba's ongoing policy changes. We hope to see all of our membership at our annual conference.

CALL FOR PAPERS: If you are interested in participating and presenting your original economic or social research, please send us an email with your proposed abstract to asce@ascecuba.org with "ASCE CONFERENCE 2012" in the subject line, by April 15, 2012 for consideration in the conference program.

Conference Registration Fee Schedule

Hotel Facilities and Reservations for the Conference

The Hilton Miami Downtown Hotel, located on 1601 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33132, offers our attendees a discounted group rate of only $99.00/night for single- and double-rate rooms, $109/night for triple-rate rooms and $119/night for quad-rate rooms. An additional 13% tax applies. These negotiated rates will be honored three days before and three days after the conference, based upon availability.

XXI Annual Meeting held in 2011

The main theme for the meeting was "Cuba's Evolving Socio-Economic and Political Landscape". For the latest version of the Conference Program, please click here.

See Conference Press Release.

XX Annual Meeting held in 2010

ASCE's Twentieth Annual Meeting was held on July 29–31, 2010 at the Hilton Miami Downtown Hotel, in Miami, Florida.

The main theme for the meeting was "Cuba at the Crossroads in the 21st Century", focusing on Cuba's existing economic and social conditions, recent Cuban policies to address the impact of the world economic and financial crises, Cuban policy shortcomings, and needed structural reforms. Papers and/or panels with these subjects were presented. ASCE also invited papers and panels on subjects related to the Cuban economy and society, including macroeconomics; banking and finance; agriculture and the sugar industry; tourism; social and political aspects of economic development; education; health; environmental policy; law and legal institutions; civil society; gender issues; governance; infrastructure; and civil-military relations.

XIX Annual Meeting held in 2009

ASCE's Nineteenth Annual Meeting was held on July 30–August 1, 2009 at the Hilton Miami Downtown Hotel, in Miami, Florida.

The main theme for the meeting was "Cuba in a World of Uncertainty", focusing on three sources of uncertainty: (1) internal economic and political reforms; (2) U.S. policy toward Cuba; and (3) the impact of the global financial and economic crisis. Papers and/or panels with these subjects were presented. ASCE also invited papers and panels on subjects related to the Cuban economy and society, including macroeconomics; banking and finance; agriculture and the sugar industry; tourism; social and political aspects of economic development; education; health; environmental policy; law and legal institutions; civil society; gender issues; governance; infrastructure; and civil-military relations.

See Oscar Espinosa Chepe's presentation "Crisis sobre Crisis" at the Opening Plenary on July 30, 2009.

Premiere Screening: The 2009 documentary "Under Cuban Skies" was presented on July 30. A light lunch was provided courtesy of the Cuba Study Group.

Keynote Speaker on July 31: Tom Gjelten presented a lecture on "The Bacardi Story and Cuba's Future". Mr. Gjelten is correspondent on economic, intelligence, and national security issues for National Public Radio. He is also author of Bacardi and the Long Fight for Cuba: The Biography of a Cause (Viking, 2008). See Gjelten's presentation.

See Secretary Report for 2008 to 2009 activities presented at the Business Meeting.

ASCE's Annual Student Award 2009

ASCE sponsors a Student Research Award Competition. The award is an internationally recognized venue for undergraduate and graduate interdisciplinary research dealing with Cuba's domestic issues, its foreign relations, or Cuba in comparative perspective.

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