The participants of the 15th Symposium pay tribute to the founder of the Centre for Applied Linguistics and the Symposium, Dr. Eloína Miyares Bermúdez, with a minute of silence.
MSc. Zelma Corona Ochoa, Delegate of Science, Technology and Environment in Santiago de Cuba, addresses to the participants during the opening ceremony of the event.
Dr. Anselma Betancourt Pulsán, Labor National Heroe of the Republic of Cuba, professor and researcher of the University of Medical Sciences of Guantanamo, expresses heartfelt words in honor of Dr. Eloína Miyares.