ANNOUNCEMENT

Dear colleagues: 
 
With the slogan: Challenges and trends of the sustainable commerce, the 1st 
Convention on Commerce, Cuba-2017, will be held from May 15th to 19th, 
2017, at the Havana International Conference Center. 
 
This will be the perfect setting for researchers, executives, specialist, and 
technical staff to exchange and debate on the role of commerce and 
services for the national economic progress accordingly, with the new 
management models. 
 
Master lectures and courses will be taught by several domestic and 
international well-known experts, presenting some research and study 
outcomes on the most important issues. 
 
During this event, delegates will have the possibility of attending different 
modalities of presentation such as panels, round tables, oral presentations, 
and exhibitions related to the topics of the event. It will be an exceptional 
occasion to exhibit the most recent insights of this sector. 
 
We invite all participants stemming from domestic, regional and international 
organizations, universities, schools, scientific and technological institutes, as 
well as private and state-run enterprises. 
 
The Organizing Committee would like to reconfirm the invitation to exhibit 
your professional supports and commercial samples at the exhibition fair, so 
as to reach the most common outcomes. 
 
 Organizing Committee 
 
 
 THE FOLLOWING EVENTS ARE INCLUDED: 
 
Colloquium on marketing, communication and image 
 
. Business Communication. Trends and challenges. 
. Identity and image. Key element for personality of an organization. 
. Communication and marketing strategy for the design and 
maintenance of trade and services. 
. Market survey depending on services and commerce. 
. The management of human resources and the role of training for 
trade and services. 
 
Symposium on quality, safety and environment 
 
. Quality for trade and services 
. Management-integrated systems. A scientific glance. 
. Insights and outcomes with the use of quality systems and 
metrology as a key factor for people´s services. 
. Laboratory essays and analysis towards food safety. 
. Impact of commerce and services for the environment. Importance 
of the sustainable consumption. 
. Environmental preservation and protection as consumers´ right. 
 
Workshop on consumer protection 
 
. Studies of consumers´ behavior and rights. 
. Clients´ satisfaction. Its impact in consumer protection. 
. Insights on the social responsibility of enterprises for consumer 
protection. 
. Practical experiences for the legal protection of consumers´ rights. 
 
 Meeting on gastronomy and culinary art 
 
. Quality and excellence for gastronomy and culinary art. 
. Creativity, promotion and image for gastronomy and culinary art. 
. The use of wines and cocktails in gastronomy. 
. Culinary art for new restoration trends and technologies. 
. Healthy, natural and ecological food. 
. Cuban cuisine: art, science and identity. 
 
Symposium on cosmetology 
 
. Trends and application of new technologies. 
. Beauty and health centers. Development and perspectives. 
. Cosmetology: aesthetics, art and quality of life. 
. Cosmetic products. Science and technology for development, 
production and application. 
 
Symposium on sustainable logistics 
 
. Scientific researchers applied to logistics of warehouses. 
. Outstanding scientific and technical outcomes for a better 
management of supply chains. 
. Scientific and technical outcomes for sustainable logistics. 
. Logistics and commerce: linked with local development. 
. Scientific approach for the use, production and exploitation of 
containers and packaging. 
 
New management models. 
 
. Participation of private management for commerce and service. 
. Scientific and technical outcomes, guaranteeing efficiency and 
effectiveness for new management models. 
. Insights and prospects for new management models. Projections. 
 
SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS AND PAPERS 
 
Abstracts and full papers must be written in Spanish and sent to the 
Scientific Committee by this following e-mail: comercio2017@cidci.cu 
 
They must meet the follows: 
 
. Abstracts must be submitted by using the following format: title, 
authors, institution, city, country. You cannot exceed 250 words and 
must use 12-point Arial font. Deadline for the submission of 
abstracts January 20th, 2017 and should be e-mailed to 
. Full papers cannot have more than 15 pages. They must meet the 
following format: cover, introduction, objectives, materials and 
methods, results, conclusions, bibliographic references and 
annexes. They will be made on 6.0 or 95 Word (Microsoft) or 
higher, text justified, 12-point Arial font, with one-space and a half 
between lines, margins of 2.5 cm on the four sides. 
. The front page must include full name of author(s), title, institution, 
address, city and country of residence, fax, e-mail and phones. 
. Pictures, images, charts and others must be added in the Word 
Document, which cannot exceed 1 Mbyte. In case it is higher than 
300 Kbyte, it must be compacted with Winzip 8.1 (or lower) or 
Winrar 3.0 (lower). 
. In case of videos, a brief description of the video´s content must be 
included, as well as its duration and format. 
 
The deadline for the submission of full papers will be: February 25th, 
2017. 
 
REGISTRATION FEE 
 
. Delegate 350.00 CUC 
. Lecturer 250.00 CUC 
. Undergraduate Student 250.00 CUC 
 
Includes: Registration / Documentation / participation in the whole 
scientific and social activities / certificate of participation or 
certificate of author / Lunch (3) 
 
. Accompanying Person: 100.00 CUC 
 
Includes: Name badge, participation in opening and closing 
activities, as well as in the scientific and social events 
 
TRADE EXPOSITION 
 
In line with the Convention an exhibition fair will be conducted, 
including samples and commercialization of products and services of 
private and state-owned companies, culinary and cocktail art, as well 
as furniture and other products. There will be also hairdressing and 
make-up shows, as well as fashion runways. 
 
. Price of the stand: 120.00 CUC per square meters. 
 
Stand assembly with white modular panels: 94,8 cm X 2.42 m. 
 
Participation in the activities of the event 
 
Electricity consumption up to 500 W 
 
Name badges according to the contracted space 
 
Label with the company name 
 
On-stand cleaning 
 
Protection of samples after exhibition timetable 
 
Certificate of participation 
 
The minimum space to be contracted is 9 square meters (3 X 3 
meters). 
 
. If you want to make your own design, the price of the unassembled 
space is 110.00 CUC per square meters. It covers the whole 
exhibition period and includes: 
 
Electricity consumption up to 500 W 
 
Participation in the activities of the event 
 
Name badges according to the contracted spaces 
 
On-stand cleaning 
 
Protection of samples after exhibition timetable 
 
Certificate of Participation 
 
The minimum space to be contracted is 9 square meters (3 X 3 
meters). 
 
The location in the map will depend on the order of application receipts 
and the approval of the Organizing Committee. 
 
There will be facilities for contracting audiovisual aids, lights, furniture, 
ornamental plants and other offers, according to the rates established 
in the Services Form. 
 
Those people interested in this subject, please contact to: 
 
Mr. Raúl González Castro 
 
Professional Fair and Exhibition Organizer 
 
Phones: (537) 2087541 and (537) 2026011 to 19 Ext. 1507 
 
Fax: 72028382 
 
E-mail: raulg@palco.cu 
 
For sending any goods, please may contact with Mrs. Lianet 
Fernández, Official of “Palco” Customs Agency, phones: (53) 7208-
3274 and (53) 7208-3669 or e-mail: lianet@palco.cu 
 
Whether you are interested in a comprehensive package including: 
LODGING + TRANSFER + REGISTRATION FEE to attend the 
activities, fairs and exhibitions that will be conducted at the Havana 
International Conference Center, please be in contact by the following 
e-mail: ventas@palco.cu or by phone: (537) 2084398. 
 
Havanatur S.A, will be the official Inbound Agency of the Congress. It 
has prepared a special tourist package for the participants of the event. 
 
For further information, please contact 
 
Caridad Sabó Rivera, Ing 
 
Business Specialist 
 
Events and Incentives Enterprise 
 
Havanatur Travel Agency 
 
Phone: (537) 2019780 y (537) 2019861 
 
 
For further information, you may contact to: 
 
Mirelys González Batista, MSc. 
 
Phones: (537) 78670117 and (537) 78670017 
 
Judith Roque Gómez, BA. 
 
Phone: (537) 78670021 
 
Ministry of Domestic Trade. Address: Habana No. 258 entre San Juan 
de Dios y Empedrado. Habana Vieja. La Habana. Cuba 
 
 
 
Migdalia Luna Cisneros, BA. 
 
Professional Congress Organizer 
 
Havana International Conference Center 
 
Phone: (537) 72086176 
 
Fax: (537) 72028382 
 
 
 
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