On May 23, 2006 ICCAS hosted a panel discussion, “Cuba After Castro,” with Jaime Suchlicki, Director of ICCAS and Emilio Bacardi Moreau Professor of History and International Studies; Brian Latell, former U.S. National Intelligence Officer for Latin America and currently, Senior Researcher at ICCAS; Philip Peters, Vice President, Lexington Institute and Advisor, Cuba Working Group, U.S. House of Representatives; Antonio Jorge, Professor of Political Economy at Florida International University and Senior Academic Advisor, CTP, ICCAS.

On March 20, 2006 ICCAS hosted a lecture by Martin Palouš, Ambassador of the Czech Republic to the United Nations on the "Lessons of the Czech Transition: Experiences for Cuba."

On February 3, 2006 ICCAS sponsored a simulation, Cuba Without Fidel Castro - It is February 2008, Fidel Castro has died, and the Politburo of Cuba's Communist Party is meeting to discuss what policies to follow in Cuba's immediate and long-term future. Politburo Members present:General Raul Castro (Brian Latell); General Julio Casas Regueiro (Jaime Suchlicki); Jose Ramon Machado Ventura (Alcibiades Hidalgo); Abel Prieto Jimenez (Andy Gomez); General Abelardo Colome Ibarra (Jose Ramon Ponce); Yadira Garcia (Georgina Lindskoog); Ricardo Alarcon de Quesada (Domingo Amuchastegui); Carlos Lage (Eric Driggs)
See Video of this Simulation: Introduction, Simulation Exercise

“Should the U.S. Embargo of Cuba Be Changed?” A panel discussion with Jaime Suchlicki, Director of ICCAS and Emilio Bacardi Moreau Professor of History and International Studies; Ignacio Sanchez Esq., Partner at Piper Rudnick, LLP, and Director of the Cuba Liberty Council; Maura Barrios, Assistant Director of the University of South Florida’s Latin American, Caribbean and Latino Studies Program; and Antonio R. Zamora, Esq. Latin American Counsel of Hughes Hubbard and Reed LLP, Founder/President of US/Cuba Forum Inc.

“Reporteros sin Fronteras: La libertad de expresión y la represión en Cuba.” A panel event honoring the work of the French free press advocacy group Reporteros sin Fonteras (RSF) hosted by ICCAS at Casa Bacardi. The panel included Robert Menard, General Secretary of RSF; William Navarrete, Director of the Association for the Third Cuban Republic (ATReC); Olga Nodarse, Director of ATReC; and Frank Calzón, Executive Director of the Center for a Free Cuba; and Ramón Colás, founder of the Bibliotecas Independientes in Cuba.

“Understanding the Social and Political Value System of Cubans on the Island.” A colloquium presenting the results of a research project undertaken by Andy Gomez, Eugenio E. Rothe, Hector Castillos Matos, Juan Clark, Ramon Colas, John Lewis to examine the social structure of Cubans living on the island today and better prepare for transition. At this event, Casa Bacardi was proud to announce the naming of the “Olga and Carlos Saladrigas Conference and Exhibit Hall.”

“Havana the Beautiful: Past, Present, and Future.” A slide-presentation by Kenneth Treister, award-winning international sculptor, architect, historian, photographer, and fellow at the American Institute of Architects, showing his photographs from Havana.

“El Problema Racial en Cuba.” A lecture on racial and ethnic relations and prejudice in contemporary Cuba presented by Juan Antonio Alvarado author of “Atlas Etnografíco de Cuba;” and Ramón Colás, Founder and Director of the Bibliotecas Independientes de Cuba.

“The Future of Cuba and U.S.-Latin American Relations After Iraq.” A lecture by the Hon. Jorge Castañeda the former Mexican Foreign Minister in the Fox administration.

“Homenaje a Luis Aguilar León.” Honoring the writings of Professor Luis Aguilar León presented by the Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies, the John J. Koubek Memorial Center, and the PEN Club of Cuban Writers in Exile.

“Lecturas sin Censura.” A lecture given by founder of the Biliotecas Independientes de Cuba, Ramón Colás with presentations by Jorge Luís Morejón, Roberto Lozano, and Salvador Blanco.

Panel Discussion to honor Roberto de Miranda, President of the Association of Independent Teachers in Cuba, for his civic leadership. While in prison he received the Pedro Luis Boitel Freedom Award for his nonviolent resistance to the Cuban regime. Eduardo Zayas-Bazán, President of NACAE, Laida Carro, President of the Coalition of Cuban-American Women, Janisset Rivero, Executive Director of the Cuban Democratic Directory, José M. Gonzalez-Llorente, Editor of Biblioteca de la Libertad and Ángel Cuadra, President of Miami’s Pen Club and ex-political prisoner led the program.

“Who Could End the Embargo?” lecture by Josep M. Colomer, Research Professor in Political Science at the Higher Council of Scientific Research in Barcelona, Spain and the Center for Research and Teaching in Economics, in Mexico.