The roundtable discussion "The Meaning of the Bicentennials" took place on August 25, 2009, in the National Library of Santiago, Chile.

Organizers of the event include The Carolina Foundation, the Foundation for Democracy and Development, the Vidanta Foundation, the National Library, and the government of Chile. Speakers Natalio Botana (Argentina) Eduardo Posada-Carbó (Colombia) Ricardo Lagos (Chile) Héctor Aguilar Camiín (México) Celestino del Arenal (Spain)