Executive Secretary

XVI International Workshop “Communities: History and Development 2025”

Comunidades 2025

Monday 20

October 2025

6 tracks

	Hotel Resonance Musique Santa Maria	Comunidades Virtual
		Palabras de bienvenida del Presidente del Taller Internacional Comunidades, presentación del programa científico. Dr. Ginley Durán Castellón

10:00 AM		Conferencia Inaugural Dr.Joaquin Alonso Freyre



11:00 AM	Not Accepted Conferencia Inaugural: Estado de la Ciencia en Cuba. Ciencias de la vida Dr.C Eduardo Martinez Diaz


		Special Conference: "Territory, Complexity and Development" Dr.C Pablo Costamagna
12:00 PM



1:00 PM		Palabras del moderador y presentación de trabajos. Dr. C. Roberto Garcés González

			Book Presentation: "Territorial Development in the Face of the Climate Emergency" Dr.C Pablo Costamagna

2:00 PM



3:00 PM

Tuesday 21

October 2025

29 tracks

	Comunidades Virtual
9:00 AM	Instagram, algorithms, and subjectivity: social life in the digital age. Marisol Hernández Rodríguez instagram; algorithms; subjectivity; youth; digital aesthetics. instagram; algoritmos; subjetividad; juventud; estética digital.	Design of a digital heritage tourist route for the Historic Center of Cienfuegos. Eilyn Hurtado Rojas gestión heritage management patrimonio route ruta technology tecnología tourism turismo
	Promoting Sustainable Development Goals in teenagers and elders from communities of Santa Clara and Placetas Orestes Fernández Martínez renewable; affordable; equitable; inclusion. renovable; asequible; equitativo; inclusión.	INTEGRATION OF SCIENCE AND INNOVATION TO BREAK THE PARADIGM OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE Carlos Alberto Hernández Medina ciencia desarrollo agropecuario local educación superior higher education innovación innovation integración integration local agricultural development science
	Educational actions to generate critical awareness about the desire-power contradiction in transsexual women from the perspective of science, technology and society. Daimé Cebrián acciones educativas. conciencia crítica contradicción deseo-poder critical consciousness desire-power contradiction educational actions. gender identity identidad de género mujeres trans trans women transexualidad transsexuality	ACTIONS FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF CULTURAL AND CREATIVE ECOSYSTEMS IN THE CITY OF REMEDIOS Iliana María ciudades creativas creative cities creative economy. cultural ecosystems and designers cultural industries and designers economía creativa. ecosistemas culturales y creativos industrias culturales y creativas
	The conservation of heritage for the development of resilient cities through the House of French Culture project in Cienfuegos. Daimé Cebrián cultura francesa desarrollo turístico french culture gestión heritage identidad local local identity management patrimonio tourism development	Local energy transition: Integrating renewable sources into Santa Clara's urban design Roberto José Castro-Castelo energía renovable innovación innovation ods 11 planeamiento urbano renewable energy sdg 11 urban planning
10:00 AM	Self-development and popular emancipation in dialogue with Paulo Freire's method in Brazil and Cuban education. Gloria L. Piedra Díaz educación popular education methods and community self-development. métodos de educación y autodesarrollo comunitario popular education	Resilience criteria for social housing in coastal communities vulnerable to climate change Roberto José Castro-Castelo adaptación adaptation coastal communities comunidades costeras resilience resiliencia social housing vivienda social
	Social innovation practices for environmental care in the El Polipalo community Karla de la Caridad García Castro community comunidad environment medio ambiente prácticas de innovación social social innovation practices
	Palabras del moderador y Presentacion de Trabajos Dr. C. Celia Marta Riera Vásquez
		BRIEF CHARACTERIZATION OF THE CHARISMATIC EVANGELISM. AN ANALYSIS FROM THE LOCAL CULTURE Enrique Antonio Lalana Torres charismatic evangelism cultura local evangelismo carismático identidad identity local culture
11:00 AM



12:00 PM



1:00 PM	Anthropological, paleontological and archaeological values of the Holo-stereotype of the Santa Clara Formation. Melissa Hernández Díaz anthropology antropología archaeological site archaeology arqueología human remains. paleontology paleontología restos humanos. sitio arqueológico	Student Perceptions of Generative AI in Cuban Sociological Education: Access, Uses, and Critical Thinking Challenges Anagret Mederos Anido acceso access educación superior generative ai higher education ia generativa percepciones sociales social perceptions uses usos
	Demographic dynamics and labor participation of rural youth in central Cuba. Anagret Mederos Anido central region demographic dynamics dinámica demográfica juventud rural labor force participation participación laboral. región central rural youth	Points of Interest: Towards a Cultural Tourist Route "Caturla" in Remedios. Melissa Hernández Díaz alejandro garcía caturla cultural development cultural tourism rute desarrollo cultural patrimonio tangible. remedios ruta turística cultural tangible heritage.
	System of categories and indicators for the social life-cycle analysis of urban solid waste management from a community perspective. Yaneisy Anaday Galloso García and social indicators. análisis social del ciclo de vida categories of social actors categorías de actores sociales e indicadores sociales. residuos sólidos urbanos social life-cycle analysis urban solid waste	Not Accepted INTEGRATION OF SCIENCE AND INNOVATION TO BREAK THE PARADIGM OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE Carlos Alberto Hernández Medina ciencia desarrollo agropecuario local educación superior. higher education. innovación innovation integración integration local agricultural development science
	Heritage education from the perspective of socio-cultural management: the need for its projection Edileybis Paz Poll educación patrimonial; gestión sociocultural; patrimonio; universidad heritage education; socio-cultural management; heritage; university	PROTECTION OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF LIVING HUMAN TREASURES AS INTANGIBLE HERITAGE. ACTIONS OF THE MUNICIPAL UNIVERSITY CENTER. Carmen Rosa Rodríguez Yanes intangible heritage living human treasures patrimonio inmaterial tesoros humanos vivos universidad. university.
2:00 PM	Subjective configurations of daily life in the future projects of young Cubans. Lipsary Aguila Ramírez everyday life jóvenes life projects proyectos de vida subjectivity subjetividad vida cotidiana young people	Artificial Intelligence (AI) as an innovative tool for the holistic well-being of older adults. Lianet Alonso artificial intelligence; older adults; well-being; innovation. inteligencia artificial; adulto mayor; bienestar; innovación.
	Who is the Other in Cuban Heritage Cities? Rocio Mena accesibilidad universal ; conflicto ; espacio publico ; patrimonio universal accessibility ; conflict ; public space; heritage
	Kyodai community and emerging social identities in Cuba: between anime fans and otakus Maylen Villamañan Alba anime fan comunidad kyodai fan anime kyodai community otaku project proyecto redes sociales social media
	Intangibles of human talent and business management. Community dialogue with organizational subjectivity. Yuri Fernández Capote business community comunitario empresa. human talent intangibles subjectivity subjetividad talento humano
3:00 PM	Aplicación de indicadores de participación popular para la gobernabilidad de la autonomía municipal en Cuba. Yusniel Barreras Pérez Indicadores de participación popular autonomía municipal community-based approaches gobernabilidad governance indicators of popular participation lo comunitario municipal autonomy	Popular education to strengthen participation, values development, and women's empowerment in communities Niubes Montes de Oca Pernas awareness collective knowledge construction concientización construcción colectiva del conocimiento empoderamiento empowerment group grupo participación social social participation
	Agroecological Transition as a Resilience Strategy in Indigenous Communities of the Northern Sierra of Puebla, Mexico Malli Carol Uspango Becerro Milpa agroecology agroecología ancestral knowledge biodiversidad biodiversity cambio climatico climate change community resilience memoria ancestral resiliencia comunitaria

Wednesday 22

October 2025

7 tracks

	Hotel Resonance Musique Santa Maria	Comunidades Virtual
10:00 AM	Not Accepted Traslado de los participantes en el Taller hacia el Hotel Resonace Musique, Cayo Santa Maria CEC: Comunidades 2025



11:00 AM



12:00 PM



1:00 PM



2:00 PM	Conferencia Inaugural: "Haciendo justicia desde una perspectiva interdiciplinaria" PhD. Ivo Joannes M. Aertsen



3:00 PM
	Palabras de Bienvenida del Presidente del Taller Dr. Ginley Durán Castellón
	Panel: Resiliencia comunitaria frente al cambio climático Dra.C. Georgina del Pilar Castro Acevedo

4:00 PM		Resilience to climate change among Cuban women through the training of community environmental managers. Georgina Castro Acevedo cambio climático comunitario formación gestores keywords: resilience; community; sociocultural management; women; climate change; training resiliencia
		Cuban Women's Federation of Encrucijada in climate resilience Annia Martínez Massip climate resilience ecofeminism ecofeminismo organización femenina resiliencia climática women's organization
		La producción artesanal al desarrollo comunitario local en Pile Manabí, Ecuador Tania Maritza Díaz Macías

5:00 PM

Thursday 23

October 2025

37 tracks

	Hotel Resonance Musique Santa Maria	Comunidades Virtual
9:00 AM	Conferencia Especial Dr.C Inés María Chapman Waugh
	Conferencia Especial Dr.C Inés María Chapman Waugh


10:00 AM	Restorative Justice as a Pillar of Inclusive Social Transitions: The Role of Local Governments Lisbety Bernal Díaz articulación institucional; participación; cooperación; prácticas restaurativas; innovación organizacional institutional articulation; participation; cooperation; restorative practice; organizational innovation	Panel Integración Social para el Desarrollo Comunitario Sotenible. Una aproximación interdisciplinar e interseccional a partir de la práctica del Centro de Estudios Lucrines Azcuy Aguilera
	The sanction of community service within the framework of popular governance: Conditions and opportunities Juliet de la Caridad Martínez González community service; socio-institutional conditions; participatory governance; restorative justice; citizen participation. servicio comunitario; condicionamientos socio-institucionales; gobernanza participativa; justicia restaurativa; participación ciudadana.
	Estudio de la comunicación interna del Parque Científico Tecnológico de Villa Clara para su inserción en el ecosistema de innovación de la provincia. Dra. C. Yamila Roque Doval Innovación comunicación interna comunicación organizacional ecosistema innovador parque científico tecnológico
	Government management at the municipal level: cooperative alliances to address demographic dynamics Ariagnis Camellón Pérez actores sociales alianzas alliances cooperación cooperation gestión de gobierno government management social actors	Community based approach to the prevention of gender violence in families Yanesy Serrano Lorenzo prevención; género; familias; concepción comunitaria prevention; gender; families; community conception
11:00 AM	Panel: "Vulnerabilidad en la Sociedad Contemporánea" Dayma Echeverría León	Reflections on international productive projects in a group of women cassava processors Tania Maritza Díaz Macías and sexual violence asymmetric gender relations empoderamiento femenino estructuras patriarcales física y sexual international interventions intervenciones internacionales patriarchal structures physical psychological relaciones asimétricas de género violencia psicoemocional women's empowerment
		The Importance of Soft Skills in the Current Labor Environment in Panama Luis Antonio Samudio Aguilar competencias blandas desarrollo profesional empleabilidad employability entorno laboral habilidades interpersonales interpersonal skills panama panamá professional development soft skills work environment
		Methodology for diagnosing the social representations of public agents about vulnerability Annia Martínez Massip agencia pública diagnostic methodology metodología de diagnóstico public agency representaciones sociales social representations vulnerabilidad. vulnerability.
	Diagnosis of the social representations of public agents on vulnerability in Villa Clara Annia Martínez Massip agencia pública diagnosis diagnóstico public agency representaciones sociales social representations vulnerabilidad vulnerability
12:00 PM	Ceremonia Investidura. Categoria Especial de Profesor Invitado al Dr.C Lucas Melgaço Lucas Melgaço	Conferencia Magistral: Del muro al encuentro. Ostredad, Espacio y Cohesión Social. Lucas Melgaço



1:00 PM	Taller 1 de Trabajo Colaborativo Lucrines Azcuy Aguilera	Reading of the community in stereotypes and prejudices that reproduce racial equality-inequality in adolescents who are in the 8th grade of Secondary Education in the municipality of Santa Clara. Nelis Maria Rolo Venegas adolescentes adolescents configuraciones subjetivas enseñanza media igualdad-desigualdad racial racial equality-inequality secondary education subjective configurations
		Multidimensional analysis software platform for the development of community intervention actions Mairelys Barreto Toledo gobernanza; comunidades; inteligencia; georreferencias; intervenciones; sociales governance; communities; intelligence; georeferencing; interventions; social.
		Traditional Farming Practices as a Communitarian Alternative to Rural Depopulation Ray Espinosa Ruiz agrarian heritage; rural communities; traditional agriculture; depopulation; food sovereignty patrimonio agrario; comunidades rurales; agricultura tradicional; despoblamiento; soberanía alimentaria
		Housing in rural mountain settlements in Cuba: A view from a social perspective Pedro Tex Martínez Cuevas rural housing; rural development; social needs; participatory design vivienda rural; desarrollo rural; necesidades sociales; diseño participativo
2:00 PM		Communication of university heritage from a sociocultural perspective. Masiel comunicación del patrimonio gestión sociocultural. heritage heritage communication patrimonio patrimonio universitario sociocultural management. university heritage
		Tangible and intangible heritage and their expressions in heritage education. Aime Díaz Rodríguez difusión del patrimonio. educación patrimonial heritage heritage dissemination heritage education patrimonio
		Active aging and perception of the quality of life of rehired retired older adults. Masiel active aging calidad de vida envejecimiento activo job reemployment older adults personas mayores quality of life recontratación laboral
		Racial prejudices in adolescents in Secondary School Isaac Irán Cabrera Ruiz prejuicios raciales; igualdad-desigualdad; adolescentes; enseñanza media. racial prejudices; equality-inequality; adolescents; secondary education.
3:00 PM	Restorative City Model: Articulation between Institutions and Community for Restorative Justice Juliet de la Caridad Martínez González ciudad restaurativa community service sanction. gestión pública y comunitaria justicia restaurativa public and community management restorative city restorative justice sanción de servicio en beneficio de la comunidad.
	Gender perspective and law: achievements and challenges in today’s Cuba Rosa María Barrios Junco gender; violence; criminal law género; violencia; derecho penal
	Taller 2 de Trabajo Colaborativo Lucrines Azcuy Aguilera	Heritage education and heritage interpretation centres: their articulation from a socio-cultural management perspective Anaiky Yanelín Borges Machín educación patrimonial; centros de interpretación; gestión sociocultural heritage education; interpretation centres; socio-cultural management

4:00 PM		Community-based ways of doing and socio-cultural management in climate change resilience Anaiky Yanelín Borges Machín resilience; community; socio-cultural management; women; climate change; climate change resiliencia; comunidad; gestión sociocultural; mujer; cambio climático
		Community resilience in the face of social, environmental and institutional vulnerability Cecilia Núñez Martínez cambio climático. climate change. community resilience resiliencia comunitaria
		Women in resistance: feminism and social movements in Las Villas Cecilia Núñez Martínez cuban revolutionary women's movements. movimientos femeninos revolucionarios cubanos.
		Popular participation in the updating of municipal development strategies in Villa Clara Roberto Garcés González participación popular; estrategias municipales de desarrollo; autonomía municipal; gestión de gobierno popular participation; municipal development strategies; municipal autonomy; government management
5:00 PM	Creation and offer of tourism products on coffee, tobacco, rum, cocoa, and sugar in Remedios Roberto Garcés González heritage; tourism; rehabilitation; sustainable development patrimonio; turismo; rehabilitación; desarrollo sostenible

	Subjectivities that reproduce racial equality-inequality, in High School adolescents. Lic. Marianne Cueto Cardoso adolescentes adolescents enseñanza media. equality-inequality igualdad-desigualdad prejuicios raciales racial prejudices secondary education.
	Automation, digitalisation and discretion: social welfare in crisis Lior Volinz automation automatización bienestar digitalisation digitalización discreción discretion welfare	Psychometric properties of the racial group characteristics Questionnaire in Cuban adolescents. Lic. Marianne Cueto Cardoso adolescentes cubanos cuban adolescents cuestionario manifest-subtle biases prejuicios manifiesto-sutil propiedades psicométricas psychometric properties questionnaire
6:00 PM	Interculturality for managing generational gaps in highly aging contexts. Owen Cárdenas González brecha generacional envejecimiento poblacional. generational gap interculturalidad interculturality population aging.	Heritage education as part of the higher education training program in Cuba. Masiel educación patrimonial educación patrimonial universitaria. heritage heritage education patrimonio university heritage education.

Friday 24

October 2025

4 tracks

	Hotel Resonance Musique Santa Maria	Comunidades Virtual
9:00 AM	Ceremonia de Recibimiento de los Nuevos Doctorandos formados en el CEC Dr. C. Roberto Garcés González

	Firma de Convenio entre el CEC y el Parque Tecnológico de Villa Clara Lucrines Azcuy Aguilera

10:00 AM	Cocreación y aprobación colectiva de la Relatoría CEC: Comunidades 2025



11:00 AM

	Clausura del XVI Taller Internacional de Comunidades: Historia y Desarrollo CEC: Comunidades 2025

12:00 PM