The secretary of foreign relations of the Cuban Academy of Sciences (ACC), Sergio Jorge Pastrana, told ACN that participants in the meeting will discuss preparations for the General Assembly of the ICSU, which takes place every three years, and for the general elections of its Executive Board.

Pastrana added that the members of the Executive Board will approve the strategic plan for the next six years, the budget, and recommendations for new programs and activities.

He noted that the event will be linked to the 150th anniversary of the
foundation of Royal Academy of Medical, Physical and Natural Sciences of
Havana, the predecessor of the ACC.

According to Wikipedia, the International Council for Science was founded as an international non-governmental organization devoted to international co-operation in the advancement of science. Its members are national scientific bodies and international scientific unions, including 30 world societies such as the International Mathematical Union, the International Astronomical Union and the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, as well as organizations from 138 countries.

The first Cuban institution of this kind was founded on May 19, 1861, after almost 35 years of efforts by outstanding researchers led by surgeon Nicolas Jose Gutierrez Hernandez.