Port of Spain, May 26 (T&T Guardian-RHC) -– Cuba will host a significant gathering of the regional Internet community next year.

The Havana Convention Center will host the 25th meeting of the Internet Addresses Registry for Latin America and the Caribbean (LACNIC) from May 2 to 6, 2016.

“Havana will be the capital of the Latin American and the Caribbean Internet Community in May 2016,” said Jorge Villa, manager of the national university network at the Cuban Ministry of Higher Education.

The Cuban State Telecommunications Company, ETECSA, is the official host of the event. Cuba hosted the fifth LACNIC meeting in 2003. “This will be the second time that LACNIC flies to Havana for its meetings. It will be a great opportunity for the Caribbean community to participate in a better way in this community,” Villa said.

LACNIC Executive Director Oscar Robles made the official announcement at the end of LACNIE 23, held in Lima, Peru from May 18th to the 22nd. LACNIC 24 will be held in Bogota, Colombia in September of this year.