Cuban poet, Cintio Vitier, whose extensive work as a critic and essayist is considered among the greatest in contemporary Cuban literature, delivered the plenary address. Though not intended as poetry, his speech at the session reads as fluently as if it were poetry. Looking back at his childhood years and the years after and drawing examples from them, he stressed- the values, objectives and responsibilities of the information and library profession and the role it plays in the social and economic context. Musing the starry sky should be enough to convince us that there is justice. It is the duty of all human beings of good will to work intimately and publicly to ensure the existence and reign of this justice in the world.
Justice is beauty.
Beauty is always- creation. In his Presidential Address, Robert Wedgeworth highlighted Cuba's great successes in raising the general education level of its people and wiping out illiteracy through its own efforts. The Seminar attracted 28 participants from Argentina, Brazil, Botswa- na, Colombia, Cuba, Curacao, El Salvador, Fiji Islands, Jamaica, Malaysia, Mexico, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Peru, Trinidad, Uruguay, and Venezuela. The National Theatre of Cuba was the site for the Cultural Gala, where an unforgettable performance by the Danza Contemporanea de Cuba performed a sampler of Cuban culture, demonstrating the excellent quality, technique and broad experience of the internationally renowned troupe. The Government of the City of Havana rounded out the social programme with a dance and reception at El Capitolito, where the Schola Cantorum Coralina, also performed a delightful programme of Cuban, Latin American and universal choral music.