A photographic record of the conferences, planning meetings, and academic activities in which the International Group on Metacognition has taken part since 2022. Events are listed from most recent to oldest.
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2026
Conversations for Change: Curricular challenges in higher education
Universidad de Manizales, Colombia. June 11–12, 2026. In the photos, researchers Liliana Marlene Dos Santos Zeferino and Diana Marcela Montoya Londoño, together with Daniela León of the Universidad de Manizales.
Academic meeting in Guatemala
Guatemala, March 2026. In the photos, researchers Claudia García de la Cadena and Alicia Vélez.
2025
International Meeting of Teacher Training Schools (Escuelas Normales)
Universidad de Manizales, Colombia. October 22–23, 2025, as part of the Sinergia para la Educación International Congress (Ci-Sé 25). It included attending the panel discussion of the Carlos Eduardo Vasco Mathematics Education Network. In the photos, researchers Antonio P. Gutierrez de Blume and Noemí Pizarro.
Activity planning meeting in Costa Rica
Universidad de Costa Rica. October 2025. In the photos, researchers Mauricio Molina, Eugenia Gallardo, and Ariel Cuadro.
13th International Congress “Brain and Mind”
Latin American Neuropsychology Association (ALAN) and Universidad de Guadalajara. September 10–13, 2025, at the Conjunto Santander de Artes Escénicas, Zapopan, Mexico.
Attending on behalf of the group: María Beatriz Beltrán Navarro, Diana Marcela Montoya Londoño, Consuelo Bojórquez, Claudia García de la Cadena, Antonio P. Gutierrez de Blume, Alicia Elvira Vélez García, Olivia Morán, and Daniel Alfredo Landinez Martínez.
They were joined by ALAN members Drs. Esmeralda Matute Villaseñor, Mónica Rosselli Cock, David Antonio Pineda Salazar, Feggy Ostrosky Shejet, Mauricio A. García-Barrera, Gabriela Castillo, Olga Inozemtseva, Yamile Bocanegra, and Guadalupe González Osornio, and by Drs. Xóchitl Ortiz-Jiménez and Catalina Quintero López.
Activity planning meeting in Ecuador
Ecuador, June 2025. In the photos, researchers Isaac Augusto Caicedo Vera and Klency González Hernández.
Semester activity planning meeting
Los Nevados Natural Park and Fogón de Palo restaurant, Manizales, Colombia. 2025. In the photos, researchers Antonio P. Gutierrez de Blume and Diana Marcela Montoya, together with Michael Vincent Blume, Daniel Alfredo Landinez Martínez, and Carmen Dussán Lubert.
2024
6th National Psychology Congress: Mental health as a priority in the face of current challenges
Guatemala, December 2024. In the photos, researchers Claudia García de la Cadena and María Beatriz Beltrán Navarro.
Activity planning meeting in Madrid
Madrid, Spain. November 2024. In the photos, researchers Sebastián Urquijo, Mauricio Molina Delgado, Eugenia Gallardo Allen, and Aníbal Puente Ferreras, with their families.
International Congress on Learning and Metacognition: From theory to practice
Costa Rica, 2024. Attending researchers: Olivia Morán, Antonio P. Gutierrez de Blume, Claudia García de la Cadena, María Beatriz Beltrán Navarro, Ariel Cuadro, Aníbal Puente Ferreras, Walter Arias Gallego, María Florencia Giuliani, Eugenia Gallardo Allen, Sebastián Urquijo, Mauricio Molina Delgado, Erika Álvarez, Consuelo Bojórquez, and Diana Marcela Montoya.
They were joined by colleagues and academic allies: Yaneris del Carmen Peña, Tayris Sherezada Oses, Orlando Moscoso (Universidad de Panamá), Sonia Rocío de la Portilla Maya (Universidad de Manizales, Colombia), Ruby Elizabeth Vargas Toloza (Universidad Francisco de Paula Santander, Colombia), Alejandra Alfaro, Diana Chacón, and Odir Rodríguez (Universidad de Costa Rica).
Places visited included Kracovia restaurant, Ave del Paraíso hotel, Chacay restaurant, Lankester Botanical Garden, and the Universidad de Costa Rica.
2023
Congress of the Latin American Neuropsychology Association (ALAN)
Medellín, Colombia. 2023. In the photos, Drs. Claudia García de la Cadena and Diana Marcela Montoya Londoño.
Congress of the Interamerican Society of Psychology (SIP)
2023. In the photos, researchers Olivia Morán, Sebastián Urquijo, and Claudia García de la Cadena; Dr. Walter Arias Gallego receiving the “Maritza Montero” Award for Early Career Scientific Contribution; and Drs. Sebastián Urquijo, Claudia García de la Cadena, Marion Schulmeyer, and Olivia Morán presenting their paper.
10th National and 7th International Public Health Congress
Universidad Francisco de Paula Santander, Cúcuta, Colombia. 2023. In the photos, researchers Antonio P. Gutierrez de Blume and Ruby Elizabeth Vargas Toloza.
Academic lunch during Psychology Week at the Universidad de Manizales
Crepes & Waffles restaurant, Manizales, Colombia. 2023, as part of the Psychology Week celebrations at the Universidad de Manizales. In the photo, Drs. Diana Marcela Montoya Londoño and María Beatriz Beltrán Navarro.
Academic training session on teacher and student metacognition
Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Universidad de Caldas, Colombia. 2023. In the photo, Drs. Germana Carolina Soler Millán, Diana Marcela Montoya, and Antonio P. Gutierrez de Blume.
International Summer School of the Universidad de Panamá
Main campus and Santiago de Veraguas campus, Panama. 2023. In the photos, Drs. Antonio P. Gutierrez de Blume, Olivia Morán, and Diana Marcela Montoya.
Research planning meeting in Costa Rica
Costa Rica, 2023. In the photo, researchers Mauricio Molina Delgado, María Alexandra Ulate, and Antonio P. Gutierrez de Blume.
Research planning meeting at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Madrid, Spain. 2023. In the photos, researchers Aníbal Puente Ferreras, Mauricio Molina, and Jesús María Alvarado.
Academic and cultural visit to Colombia’s Coffee Region
Hacienda Venecia, Manizales, Caldas, Colombia. February 2023. In the photos, Dr. Antonio P. Gutierrez de Blume and Dr. Diana Marcela Montoya Londoño.
Research planning meeting in Cartagena
Andrés Carne de Res restaurant, Cartagena, Colombia. February 2023. In the photos, researchers Antonio P. Gutierrez de Blume, Diana Marcela Montoya Londoño, and Daniel Alfredo Landinez Martínez.
Research planning meeting on the city walls of Cartagena
Cartagena, Colombia. February 2023. In the photo, researchers Antonio P. Gutierrez de Blume, Diana Marcela Montoya Londoño, and Daniel Alfredo Landinez Martínez.
2022
Research planning meeting at Café Tortoni
Buenos Aires, Argentina. 2022. In the photo, researchers Antonio P. Gutierrez de Blume and Daniel Alfredo Landinez Martínez.
Congress of the Latin American Society of Neuropsychology (SLAN)
Uruguay, 2022. In the first photo, Dr. Antonio P. Gutierrez de Blume leading a symposium. In the second, lunch at a traditional Montevideo grill restaurant (parrilla) with Drs. Daniel Alfredo Landinez, Diana Marcela Montoya, Antonio P. Gutierrez de Blume, Ariel Cuadro, and Lilian Daset.
