IV International Scientific Conference of UNISS
YAYABOCIENCIA 2017
Sancti Spíritus, November 22 to 24, 2017.
FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT
The University of Sancti Spíritus "José Martí Pérez", UNISS, as part of its permanent commitment to the promotion of sustainable local development, invites Cuban and foreign professionals, academics and researchers to the IV edition of the International Scientific Conference of UNISS "YAYABOCIENCIA 2017". This fourth edition, like the previous ones, is aimed at creating a reflective and plural space for the multidisciplinary discussion of the most varied themes related to the problem of sustainable local development, in which UNISS has academic and scientific experiences in the surroundings where it is located, which allows you to exchange with other professionals. The conference has the following objectives:
1. To promote the multidisciplinary scientific exchange and debate on topics of interest for the sustainable development, challenge of the 21st century.
2. To bring new experiences and proposals to the problems related to the social and productive environment of developing countries.
3. To find new ways and approaches to improve the role of universities and other institutions in the social environment.
4. To foster international cooperation among institutions, entities and organizations to identify actions and projects in the productive and community context.
The fourth conference will be held in Trinidad de Cuba, a city with more than 500 years of history and abundant traditions, making it the tourist destination par excellence in the province of Sancti Spíritus and one of the most important in Cuba. Its historical center and the Valley of the Wits near the city were declared World Heritage in 1988, because between both spaces they treasure an architectonic set that keeps alive images of a historical period of the national development in a traditional human habitat.
Within the conference some activities could also take place in the university and tourist facilities located in Sancti Spíritus, capital city of the province of the same name located in central Cuba, 350 km from Havana, characterized by its colonial architecture with abundant roofs and stained glass windows, known as "La Ciudad del Yayabo", since its historical center is located on the banks of the Yayabo River. It is precisely that name the one identifying the event as a town founded by the Spaniards in Cuba more than 500 years ago and declared a national heritage in 1978.
CUBAN CO-SPONSORS OF THE EVENT
· Territorial Delegation of the Ministry of Agriculture (MINAG)
· Sugar Cane Business Group (AZCUBA)
· Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (CITMA)
· Cuban Association of Agricultural and Forest Technicians (ACTAF)
· Association of Cuban Sugar Technicians (ATAC)
· Association of Cuban Animal Production (ACPA).
· National Association of Cuban Economists (ANEC)
· Provincial sports management in Sancti Spíritus
· Veterinary Scientific Council
· Provincial biogas group
· Provincial College
· Mathematics and Computer Association
· Cuban Society of Philosophy.
· Association of Nature and Man Antonio Nuñez Jiménez - SS
· Association of Communicators
INTERNATIONAL CO-SPONSORS OF THE EVENT
· International Knowledge Network for Sustainable Development, IKN
· Technical University of Berlin. TUB
· Institute of Vocational Training and Work Studies. IBBA of the TUB
· Institute for Agrarian and Urban Ecological Projects. Humboldt University of Berlin. IASP
· Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Technologies, Potsdam - Bornim e.V.
· Milano Bicocca University
· Polytechnic University of "La Marche", Ancona
· Polytechnic University of Valencia
· World Education Network (REDEM)
· Center for Pedagogical Research and Training (Cecip)
· Innovation Group in Virtual Education (VIRTUAL EDU)
· Pedagogy Group of Health (PED SALUD)
· Education Studies Network
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
The scientific program includes plenary sessions where lectures will be given enriched with interactive debates. Besides, eight work committees will function grouping thematic workshops that will simultaneously address the specific topics. In addition, excursions of professional and touristic interest will be offered for participants and accompanying persons.
CENTRAL TOPICS
Commission I: Sustainable Energy and Industrial Development
Coordinator: Oliurka Padilla, PhD.
IV Workshop: Sustainable Energy and Industrial Development
Coordinator: Bismayda Gómez Avilés, PhD.
Topics: Renewable sources of energy in sustainable development. Design, operation and maintenance of facilities: solar parks, cogeneration systems with biomass, wind farms and others. Challenges and prospects of decentralized generation. Energy management and economy. New technologies for energy saving. Process and quality management. Quality assurance for perishing products based on variability. Sustainability analysis of energy development in socio-productive ecosystems.
IV Workshop: Biodigestion of waste and production of biogas for energy purposes
Coordinator: Osvaldo Romero Romero, PhD.
Topics: Biodigestion of residues and biogas potentialities for a sustainable energy development. Waste management and sustainability. Optimization of the biogas production process. Experiences in the design, construction and operation of biogas installations. Technologies for the production, purification and use of biogas. Environmental impact and sustainability in biogas installations. Socio-cultural aspects of biogas production.
IV Workshop: Computer Science and Informatics for Society
Coordinator: Lidia Rosa Ríos Rodríguez, PhD.
Topics: Computer science and informatics for society; informatics for education; informatics for health; informatics for information management; computer science for national security.
Commission II: Sustainable food production
Coordinator: Odmara Castellanos Yero, MSc.
IV Workshop: Sustainable food production
Coordinator: Alejandro Díaz Medina, PhD.
Topics: Soil and water management for sustainable development. Agricultural biotechnology. Agro-ecology and agricultural extension. Urban and suburban agriculture. Management of forest resources. Productive diversification in mountain systems.
III Workshop: Animal health and production
Coordinator: Yaima Hernández Beltrán, MSc.
Topics: Animal health, prophylaxis and welfare. Use of additives and alternative food in livestock production. Reproduction and genetics. Safety of food of animal origin. Management of science and technology. Mathematics and software applied to the agricultural sphere. Climate change and use of renewable energy. Apicultural health and safety of hive products.
I Workshop: Bio-products for agricultural use
Coordinator: Marcos T. García González, PhD.
Topics: VIUSID agro and VIUSID vet. Use of organisms in the control of pests and diseases (viral insecticides, entomophages and entomopathogens). Prebiotics and probiotics. Biofertilizers and Biostimulants.
Commission III: Sustainable social and economic development: challenges and defiance in the contemporary world.
Coordinator: Ariadna Veloso Rodríguez, PhD.
Leodanys E. Geronimo Miranda, MSc.
III Workshop: Gender, Social Vulnerability and Human Rights
José Ramón Neira Milián, PhD.
Topics: Gender, Social Vulnerability, Human Rights, Poverty, Education, Promotion and Community Health. Migratory processes, Interculturality and Sustainable Human Development. Sociological, legal and psychological studies. Social politics. Governance, socio-productive entrepreneurship, cooperativism, solidarity economy, territorial and local economic development.
III Workshop: Heritage and socio-cultural management for development
Coordinator: Ramón Luis Herrera Rojas, PhD.
Topics: Heritage. Socio-cultural management for development. Sociocultural, linguistic and literary studies. Art, artistic training and local development. Community, Culture, Identity and Traditions. Communication and Information, Ethics and Law as support for territorial and local development.
IV Workshop: Economy: challenges and defiance in the contemporary world.
Coordinator: Julio César Calderón, PhD.
Topics: Cooperativism and solidary forms of organization. The global economic crisis: causes, effects and solutions. Strategies for social economic development and sustainable development. Financial economic management, accounting and costs: Challenges for sustainable development. The internal control system and the management of audits as sustainability challenges. Financial analysis of projects in the promotion of sustainable development. Training and professional practice of the public accountant.
II Workshop: Social thinking, philosophy, economics, history and identity as supports for sustainable development in the face of the dilemmas of the 21st century.
Coordinator: Ramón Reigosa Lorenzo, PhD.
Topics: Marxist thinking in the contemporary debate. Contemporary social and political thinking and the problems of the 21st century. Historical and philosophical heritage vs. external influences in the construction and deconstruction of identity. The emancipatory and libertarian projects of the 21st century. Social interpretations of the development of science and technology. The knowledge of history in the defense of identity and sovereignty.
Commission IV: Corporate and public management in sustainable development.
Coordinator: Alejandro Carbonell Duménigo, PhD.
III Workshop: Business management
Coordinator: Adilén Carpio Camacho, PhD.
Topics: Business management and economic development. Experiences in business and public management. Tourism management, sustainability and local development. Challenges and perspectives of the managers of the 21st century. Management of professional and managerial competences, its training systems. Orientation and professional training as a premise in the management of human resources. Intrapreneurship and Entrepreneurship for development, its formation and training.
III Workshop: Challenges and prospects in mobility and road safety management.
Coordinator: Tanya Ivón Sosa, MSc.
Topics: Mobility and road safety in sustainable development. Investigations on land transport and road safety. Education and awareness about mobility and road safety. Studies of accidents, their causes and socio-economic effects. Design of infrastructure and automotive fleet in the sustainability of mobility and road safety.
Commission V: Pedagogical sciences and management of university processes in the current context of development.
Coordinator: Isdarey Hernández González, PhD.
II Workshop: Pedagogical sciences for sustainable human development. Challenges and perspectives.
Coordinator: Juana María Remedios González, PhD.
Topics: Pedagogical creativity: an insight from human development. Professional guidance with multifactorial approach, realities and challenges. The solution of professional problems with an interdisciplinary approach for the didactic training of educators. Educational inclusion and attention to diversity. News and best practices. Management, evaluation and accreditation, its impact on the quality of university processes.
IV Workshop: Improvement of university processes.
Coordinator: Servando Martínez Hernández, PhD.
Topics: Professional teaching culture of the university professor. Educational guidance. The management of knowledge in the contemporary university. University didactics. Educational practices in specific contexts. Philosophy as epistemological support of Educational Sciences. Scientific research in education, challenges and perspectives for the present century. Educational technology and university development. Comprehensive training and education in values. Educational policies for accessing the University. Relevance and quality, requirements of postgraduate education at present.
III Workshop: Strategic Management in Higher Education
Coordinator: Francisco Joel Pérez González, PhD.
Topics: Institutional management. Management of university processes and social responsibility. Strategic direction for quality. Knowledge management and organizational learning. Prospective in higher education. Training and improvement of university managers. Comparative studies in the field of strategic management and administration. Automated systems to support university management. University management of local development. Academic and knowledge networks.
Commission VII: Sports, physical activities and human development
Coordinator: Jorge Enrique Mejía Muñoz, MSc.
III Workshop: Sports, community physical activity, recreation, environment and human development
Coordinator: Denis Lara Caveda, PhD.
Topics: Physical education; Physical and prophylactic physical culture; Recreation and sports in terms of human development. Training and improvement of the professional of the physical culture. Community physical culture. Sports and nature tourism. Recreation and the Environment. Current trends in relation to sports initiation. Physical Education and Sport for Human Development. Applied Sciences in function of physical activity. Education in values from the physical culture. Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) applied to the physical activity.
Commission VIII: Students and scientific activity
Coordinator: María Elena Castro Rodríguez, PhD.
II Workshop: Students and scientific activity.
Coordinator: María Elena Castro Rodríguez, PhD.
Topics: Pedagogical experiences from the link with the school in the training of professionals. University management from the perspective of the student, successes and failures. Sustainability in food production. The Cuban business management based on changes in the country's economic model. Experiences of the insertion of students in the management of the small and medium companies. The social and humanistic sciences oriented to human development. Well-being and quality of life: an insight from the medical sciences, sports and physical culture. Experiences of student scientific work in contemporary university. University student organizations. The university student's perspective on sustainable development: main challenge of the 21st century.
FORMS OF PARTICIPATION
· Speaker
· Delegate
· Student
· Companion
Students must present an official letter from their institution to certify their condition.
REGISTRATION AND SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS
Those interested in participating in the Conference should send by e-mail the application for registration and the abstracts of the papers to be presented until September 10, 2017, only to the following address:
PONENCES
Papers must be written in Arial font, size 12 points, with a maximum length of 10 to 15 pages, with line spacing 1.5, including tables and references. For each work up to 4 authors will be accepted. The title will be presented in Spanish and English. It should be concise, specific and informative (up to 15 words). Do not include question marks. All original papers must be accompanied by an abstract of 250 words maximum, in Spanish and English, which should give an idea of the totality of the work. It should clearly and briefly state the objectives and scope of the study, the basic procedures, the analytical methods, the main findings and the conclusions. Each work must be accompanied by 3 to 5 key words in Spanish and English and must reflect the content of the work. The text will be divided into: Introduction Development, Conclusions and bibliographical references. The list of bibliographic references will consist only of the citations appearing in the text using the standard APA 6th edition. Bibliographical references should not exceed 20 citations and 50% should correspond to the last 5 years.
IMPORTANT DATES
Submission of abstracts and registration forms: Until September 10, 2017
Information by the scientific committee of acceptance or rejection: September 30, 2017
Submission of full papers: October 20, 2017
Beginning of the 4th International Scientific Conference YAYABOCIENCIA 2017: November 22, 2017
REGISTRATION FEE
Taking into account that the conference will be fully self-financed, all participants must pay a registration fee that will cover the costs of organizing and conducting the event. The registration fee for participants in the event will be 150.00 CUC for foreign delegates and speakers and 150.00 CUP for national delegates, which must be paid upon accreditation.
Foreign students will pay 60.00 CUC and the companions, 90.00 CUC. A program for delegates and companions is foreseen. Cuban students will be exempted from registration fee.