The founder of the Center for Applied Linguistics, academic Vitelio Ruiz, exchanges ideas with Dr. Lucía Marconi, from Italy, during the day of the opening ceremony of the 14th Symposium.

Registration at the 14th Symposium.

Opening ceremony of the 14th Symposium.

Opening ceremony of the 14th Symposium.

The Executive Secretary of the Symposiums, Dr. Eloína Miyares, welcomes the participants of the 14th edition of the Symposium.

The Executive Secretary of the Symposiums, Dr. Eloína Miyares, welcomes the participants of the 14th edition of the symposium. Next to her, Nancy Morejón, President of the Cuban Academy of Language.

Dr. Juan Nadal, from Mexico, presents his paper in the Linguistics Commission No.1 presided by Dr. Humberto Ocaña, professor at the University of Oriente, Cuba.

Dr. Roldán del Águila, and Dr. Sara Quintero, delegates from Peru and Mexico, respectively, exchange ideas.

Dr. Ynés Pinto, from Peru, presents her paper.

Participants, Dr. María Julia Jiménez Friol, from Cuba and Dr. Halil Gurcan, from Turkey, pay attention during the discussions of the symposium.

Dr. Dieter Fensel, professor at the University of Innsbruck, Austria, receives the 'Distinguished Visitor' award from the Mayor of the city of Santiago de Cuba.

Personalities participating in the Symposium together with the Mayor of the city.

Dr. Anton Nijholt, professor at the Universityof Twente, The Netherlands, gives his traditional keynote speech of the symposium.

Dr. Marta Cordiés, director of the Casa de África (Africa House) of Santiago de Cuba, together with Dr. Giovanni Villalón, and MSc. Rosaida Savigne, present the book 'Tres personalidades de las ciencias de Santiago de Cuba: vivencias y reflexiones' (Three personalities of the sciences of Santiago de Cuba: experiences and considerations).

Participants of the 14th Symposium pay attention to the presentations.

Dr. Alex Muñoz, of the Center for Applied Linguistics and Dr. Irina Bidot, professor at the University of Oriente, Cuba, preside the Linguistics Commission No. 2.

Dr. Iwona Kasperska, professor at the University of Adam Mickiewicz, Poland, explains her research.

Excursion to the Morro Castle in Santiago de Cuba.

Dr. Alejadro Ramos, professor at the University of Oriente, presents his paper in the Education Commission No. 6, presided by Dr. Alina Peña.

Academic Sven Tarp from Denmark presents his paper on dictionaries.

Premiere of the documentary 'Razones de una pareja' (A couple reasons), dedicated to the scientific and pedagogical work of Dr. Eloína Miyares, and Dr. Vitelio Ruiz, from producers Yaisel Prado and Liusmila Pavot.

Dr. Romualdo Ibáñez, professor at the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso, Chile, presents his paper in the Linguistics Commission No. 3 on Computational Linguistics.

Papers’ discussions during the 14th Symposium.

Papers’ discussions during the 14th Symposium.

Dr. Carlos LLoga, and Dr. Raúl Ruiz, preside the Linguistics Commission No. 4 on Art, Ethnology and Folklore.

Elba Rosa Pérez Montoya, Minister of the Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment, is welcomed by the Director of the Center for Applied Linguistics to participate in the closing ceremony of the 14th Symposium.

Chairmanship at the closing ceremony of the 14th Symposium.

Elba Rosa Pérez Montoya, Minister of the Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment, awards an acknowledgement to Dr. Anton Nijholt.

Closing ceremony of the 14th Symposium.

Elba Rosa Pérez Montoya, Minister of the Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment, gives an award to Dr. Roberta Facchinetti, professor at the University of Verona, Italy.

Dr. Roberta Facchinetti, addresses to the audience on behalf of the award winners.

Elba Rosa Pérez Montoya, Minister of the Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment, awards an acknowledgement to Dr. Nelia Lasierra, professor at the University of Innsbruck, Austria.

Zelma Corona, MSc., Delegate of the Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment, gives an award to Dr. Sara Quintero, from México.

Elba Rosa Pérez Montoya, Minister of the Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment, brings to a close the 14th International Symposium on Social Communication.