SECOND CALL
HOMINIS' 02 CONVENTION

The Organization Committee of the Convention HOMINIS' 02 in coordination with the Faculty of Psychology of the University of Havana, the Cuban Psychologists Association, The Society of Health Psychologists, the Central Institute of Pedagogical Sciences of the Ministry of Education, the Faculty of Biology, the Faculty of Philosophy, the Chair of Anthropology of the University of Havana, the Chair "L.S. Vigotsky", the Center of Women Studies, the Center of Psychological and Sociological Research of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment, the Office of the Historian of the City of Havana jointly with the Palace of Conventions and the co-auspices of the Interamerican Psychologists Society (SIP), The International Society for Cultural Research and Activity Theory (ISCRAT), UNESCO, and UNICEF

SUMMON

All the professionals of Psychology and adjacent disciplines of the social and human sciences in general and to those that fight for the welfare and happiness of the human being to participate in its activities from the 4th to the 8th of November, 2002.

HOMINIS'02 will be organized around THREE FUNDAMENTAL THEMES

• The cultural historical conception as an integrating base of knowledge in the dimension of subjectivity and social practice in different fields.
• Interdiciplinarity as the integrated construction of the person, culture and society.
• Complexity and diversity as dimensions of human and social development.

The problems that may be approached in the convention will be:

• The works and thoughts developed under the settings of the cultural historical conception of L.S. Vigotsky and his followers and the different interpretations that are currently adopted. It is organized with the purpose of debate and reflection about the contributions, projections and criticism that can be done from this conception and its projections and applications in the educational, clinical, social, communitarian, organizational and industrial practices.
• The epistemological problems of psychology and rest of adjacent sciences on the present and future of the quantitative and qualitative research. It is located in the intent to strengthen the relevancy of the epistemological reflection to attain practical and applied goals in the social sciences. Particular emphasize is done on the interrelations that allow the conception of qualitative and quantitative methods as expression of the different epistemological and methodological upholdings, different to those historically maintained by positivist research in psychology and other social and human sciences.
• About the current state of humanism in Social Sciences and the perspectives of strengthening and growth. It will include: Humanism, Culture and Society. Humanism and Globalization. Humanism in Contemporary Social Sciences; Humanism, modernity and post modernity. Daily life and quality of life. Human development, thought and learning. Human development seen from different paradigms. Spiritual development and humanism. Humanism and scientific and professional societies. Humanism: Individual, society and identity. Creativity and humanism.
• About the objectives and contents of the Social and Human Sciences and the possibilities of personal development. The role and tasks of these sciences in improvement and its tasks in politics and ideology. The role of the Social and Human Sciences in the humanization of work and productive activities. The confrontation of myths and fallacies in human sciences. The promotion of development and the role of culture in these sciences. The role of Social and Human Sciences in economy. Projection of scientific and practical work of health in the Social and Human Sciences. The Social and Human Sciences and the natural sciences, its interrelations and demands.
• To promote the exchange and dialog about: Family, globalization and human development. Family and Culture. Conceptual, methodological and instrumental problems of research and family intervention. Family, legislation and social policies. Family, education and family cycle. Family and health. Family, work and quality of life. Family, community and environment. Family and communication means. Human sexuality. Sexual and reproductive health. Family relations. Problems, conflict and perspective. Intrafamily violence.
• About Organizational and Industrial Psychology as field of work of the psychologist: Theoretical, research and professional practice, experiences applied to the improvement of management and organizational development, seen from different conceptual schemes with an interdisciplinary approach, with the presence of the contributions of different fields applied to problem solving in this sphere. Possibilities and challenges in the XXI century. Role of Organizational and Industrial Psychology in the management of human resources. Diagnostic and intervention methods and techniques. The study of the work activity and its demands to man under the light of the current and perspective technical and scientific development Gender in Organizational and Industrial Psychology. Psychological studies of organizations. Organizational and Industrial Psychology, its role in organizational development. Occupational health in Organizational and Industrial Psychology.
• About the present state and epistemological construction of Social and Community Psychology: Current development problems in Social and Community Psychology: Its possibilities to identify and solve social contemporary problems. Theoretical models in Community psychology. Present development. Theoretical and methodological problems associated to social and psychosocial intervention. Social Psychology and current problems in contemporary society. Fields of work of the Social and Community Psychologist, convergence with other disciplines. Community Psychology and participation. Methodologies of communitarian intervention. Community intervention programs: construction and assessment in different contexts.
• Training of psychologists in the new conditions of development of the sciences and the current context of the work market. Training the psychologist for the XXI century. Tendencies in curricular training. Regional experiences. Essential nucleus and extracurricular activities. Education an ethical training of the psychologist. Concrete experiences of training in particular disciplines. Practical experiences in pre-professional training. Training professionals of other disciplines and specialties in psychology. Education and continuous training. Continuing studies. Diplomates, Masters and Doctorates. Interinstitutional Links. Establishment of collaboration and exchange nets. Publications.
• Educational Psychology. Teaching, learning and development problems. Educational problems and the formation of personality. Diagnosis and assessment in teaching. The school of diversity, the inclusion or integration of scholars with special educative needs. School counseling. Teachers and professors as promoters of psychological development. Education and Culture. Education in the community. Daily life, education and development.
• Psychology of primary attention. Prevention. Current clinical psychodiagnosis. Neuropsychology. Diagnosis in the practice of health psychology. Prevention and treatment of addictions. Psychotherapy. Views and applications. The training of the psychotherapist. Demands to the role. Procedures and techniques applied in clinical work and in health institutions. Hypnosis: applications range, limitations. Neuropsychological rehabilitation. Stress at the end and beginning of a century. Psychology in professional actions related to chronic illnesses. Professional ethic. Psychological research in these areas. Particularities. Epistemological, theoretical and methodological aspects. Psychologists, Psychiatrists and physicians. Unity, diversity and contradictions

ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE	INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATORS
Dr. Guillermo Arias Beatón	Dr. Pedro Portes USA
Dra. Gloria Fariñas León	Dr. Bernardo Moreno SPAIN
Dr. Ovidio D'Angelo Hernández	Dra. Laura Marisa Calejon BRAZIL
Dra. Isabel Louro Bernal	Dra. Wanda Rodríguez Arocha PUERTO RICO
Dr. Leonelo Abello Mesa	Dr. Juan José Sánchez Sosa MÉXICO
Dra. Lourdes Fernández Rius	Dra. Mariane Hedegaard DENMARK
M Sc. Reynaldo Rojas Manresa	Dr. Seth Chaiklin DENMARK
Dra. Norma Vasallo Barrueta
Dra. Lourdes Ibarra Mustelier
M Sc. Marta Martínez Rodríguez
M Sc. Rina Pedrol Troiteiro
Dr. Luis R. López Bombino

PROCEDURE FOR MAKING A PROPOSAL TO THE CONVENTION

Languages:

Spanish and English

Presentation Forms:

• independent paper;
• collective independent paper session;
• interactive symposium;
• independent poster;
• collective independent poster session;
• interactive workshop

These different presentation forms are meant to stimulate the participation of both independent professionals and researchers, as well as groups and institutions that gather professionals and researchers, who wish to present their scientific papers and/or points of view about the different problems summoned to discussion by the Convention. The different presentation forms are meant to enable the possibility to present studies, research results and practical applications in a systemic way or in polemic conditions to promote debate and scientific construction.

Independent Paper

Independent papers will be organized in discussion sessions so that they address a specific area of work, a theme and if possible to some concrete problems. These sessions will be organized with 15 minutes to present each paper and 30 minutes at the end of the session for general discussion.

Collective Independent Paper Session

A collective independent paper session can be proposed by a collective from a university, research or working center, where psychology is applied. A session (4 hours) or part of a session (2 hours) with independent papers that cover the mentioned time. These sessions will be organized with 15 minutes to present each paper and 30 minutes at the end of the session for general discussion. Half a session will have, at the most 6 presentations, a full session may have up to 12. Time includes half an hour for discussion and another half hour for recess.

Interactive Symposium

An interactive symposium is organized around a common and general problem of empirical or theoretical research or of professional practice. Different participants give their viewpoints, research results or practical experiences to answer, explain or give evidence of the effectiveness of a certain way of systematical work. There may be up to 4 participants.

There may also be one or two additional participants who react critically in favor or against the general content presented by the other participants. In both cases, the session will last 2 hours.

If there is no reaction, the debate should be held among the original participants. At least thirty minutes must be for debate or to answer questions from the audience.

Independent Poster

Independent posters will be organized so that they address a specific area of work. These sessions will be organized with 15 minutes to read the posters and 45 minutes for general discussion.

Collective Independent Poster Session

A collective independent poster session can be proposed by a collective from a university, research or working center, where psychology is applied. There can be up to 4 posters maximum. There will be 15 minutes to read the posters and 45 minutes for general discussion.

Interactive Workshops

This presentation form permits more time to those participants who wish to present a diagnostic or intervention methodology in any of the fields of science. It will take place parallel to the other sessions of the Convention. This type of session can have up to 4 hours maximum.

Instructions For Preparing a Proposal

All proposals should be prepared for publication in the Convention Book of Abstracts:

• Paper size: 8.5 inches x 11 inches (letter)
• Margins: 30 mm (top, bottom, sides)

For individual contributions (papers, posters, symposium, reactions, workshops), include the following information:

• Presentation form
• Any special means needed for the presentation (e.g., overhead projector, videoplayer)
• Title (upper case letters, Times New Roman, 14 points, centered)
• Name of author(s), institution(s) they represent, postal address, telephone, fax, and e-mail address (to the left, immediately under the title, Times New Roman, 12 points).
• Body of the abstract (300 words maximum [500 words for interactive workshops], single spaced, Times New Roman, 12 points, justified)

For interactive symposium, collective paper session, or collective poster session, include a separate page with:

• Presentation form
• Title of the session (upper case letters, Times New Roman, 14 points, centered)
• Name of coordinator(s), institution(s) they represent, postal address, telephone, fax number, and e-mail address (to the left, immediately under the title, Times New Roman, 12 points).
• General abstract of 300 words explaining the general content of the session.

Submitting a Proposal

Proposals must be sent by e-mail or post before 15th May, 2002.

Where to send your proposal.

Proposals from:	Postal Address:	Email:
Brasil-Suramerica	Laura Calejon	lcalejon@ig.com.br
Canada	Gloria Fariñas Léon, Facultad de Psicologia, San Rafael 1168, Esq. Mazon., Ciudad de la Habana, CUBA	Gloria Farinas
Europe	Seth Chaiklin Asylvej 4, DK-8240 Risskov	seth@psy.au.dk
Mexico-Centroamerica	Guillermo Arias, Facultad de Psicologia, San Rafael 1168, Esq. Mazon., Ciudad de la Habana, CUBA	Guillermo Arias
Spain	Nuria Codina Mata or Bernardo Moreno Jimenez	Nuria Codina Mata or Bernardo Moreno Jimenez
United States	Dr. Pedro R. Portes, Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292	prport01@athena.louisville.edu
Other Countries	Gloria Fariñas Léon, Facultad de Psicologia, San Rafael 1168, Esq. Mazon., Ciudad de la Habana, CUBA	Gloria Farinas

Publication

All accepted proposals will be published on a CD-ROM.

Please send your final full text to Gloria Fariñas Léon <glofaleon@yahoo.com>

Deadline: 31 August 2002

INSCRIPTION FEE

Professionals and researchers: $150.00 USD
Undergraduate students: $90.00 USD

HOTEL PACKAGE

All prices are in USD. The total price includes:

• Lodging and meals for 8 days and 7 nights
• Transportation to and from the airport
• Transportation to the activities of the conference
• City tour
• Personalized assistance

Hotel	Single Room	Double Room
PALCO w/ breakfast	$522	$372
PALCO w/ breakfast and one meal	$662	$512
NEPTUNO TRITON w/ breakfast	$462	$352
NEPTUNO TRITON w/ breakfast and one meal	$552	$442
VILLA PANAMERICANA w/ breakfast	xxx	$176
VILLA PANAMERICANA w/ breakfast and one meal	xxx	$256

Make your reservation through UNIVERSITUR, the travel agent for Hominis'02.

SOCIAL PROGRAM

• Welcoming Cocktail
• Cultural night at the Historical Casque of the City (Cultural Patrimony of Humanity)
• Tour of the Historical Casque of the City (Cultural Patrimony of Humanity)

Questions

Please write to: Gloria Fariñas Léon <glofaleon@yahoo.com>