ASCE Annual Conference Information

ASCE's Nineteenth Annual Meeting will be held on July 30-August 1, 2009 at The Hilton Miami Hotel at 1601 Biscayne Blvd. in Miami, Florida.

The main theme for the meeting will be “ 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. Proposals for papers and/or panels with these subjects are welcome. ASCE also invites paper and panel proposals 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. Preference was given to proposals for papers and panels related to the main theme, but all proposals were be given consideration.

1. Current Economic and Political Situation

2. US-Cuba Relations

3. Current and Future Economic Reforms

4. Labor Issues

5. The Global and Financial Crisis

6. Recovering Cuba’s Looted Artwork

7. Measuring Cuban GDP/Consumption

8. Legal Issues

9. Agriculture and Sugar

10. Student Panel

11. Investment, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Policy

12. Social and Economic Issues

13. Island-Diaspora Interactions

14. Narcotics and Migration in the Caribbean: the Cuban Problem

15. The Effects of Disasters in Cuba

16. Infrastructure: Water/Wastewater/ Transportation

17. Society and Politics

18. The Electric Power Sector in Cuba: Coping with a Changing World

See Preliminary Program as June 27

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

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.

Papers for the Annual Meeting should be distributed to the discussants and session chairs by July 6, 2009.

Hotel Facilities and Reservations for the Conference
THE HILTON MIAMI DOWNTOWN HOTEL www.hilton.com located on Biscayne Blvd. facing Biscayne Bay, is offering a room group discount of only $105.00 per night (plus 13% tax) from July 29 thru August 1 for those attending the ASCE Conference. Negotiated group rate will be honored three days before and three days after event based upon availability.

RESERVATIONS SHOULD BE MADE DIRECTLY WITH THE HOTEL NO LATER THAN JULY 15, 2009 AT 1 305 374 0000 1 (888) 201 1718 OR FAX 1 305 714 3811