The first Parallel Society of Ecuadorian Scientists (SPCE) was founded on May 6, 2026, by the Ecuadorian scientist Donato Benincasa Paredes, as an independent scientific organization aimed at integrating, articulating, and strengthening parallel and alternative scientific communities in Ecuador and around the world.

Its creation represents the birth of the first parallel scientific society in world history, establishing a new model for the organization of knowledge based on open participation, interdisciplinary collaboration, and the global democratization of science.

The Parallel Society of Ecuadorian Scientists emerges as a pioneering initiative born in Ecuador, conceived as a space primarily dedicated to independent scientists, autodidacts, alternative researchers, innovators, and individuals without a university degree who possess a genuine interest in scientific development and critical thinking.

The SPCE recognizes that scientific talent does not depend exclusively on traditional academic structures, but also on creativity, discipline, autonomous research, and the ability to develop ideas, theories, and projects with scientific value.

Likewise, the society maintains its doors open to scientists and professionals with university degrees, promoting a model of integration where traditional researchers and independent scientists can coexist within the same community of intellectual and scientific cooperation.

Women and men scientists without a university degree will receive full support within the SPCE, just like those with academic degrees. All members will be considered equal within the scientific framework of the organization, recognizing their ability, commitment, and contribution to knowledge.

Membership in the Parallel Society of Ecuadorian Scientists is completely free for all individuals, with no cost, economic requirement, or academic restriction, guaranteeing open, inclusive, and universal access to science, research, and innovation.

Those interested in joining the society may contact it through the institutional number:

Phone / WhatsApp: +593 99 756 1752

Institutional Headquarters

The main permanent headquarters of the Parallel Society of Ecuadorian Scientists is established in the city of Ambato, Tungurahua Province, Ecuador, consolidating itself as the central hub for the scientific, administrative, and international coordination of the organization.

In addition, the society will have an alternative scientific base in Alóag and complementary branches in:

• Latacunga
• Quito
• Guayaquil
• Cuenca
• Loja
• Riobamba
• Manta
• Santo Domingo
• Ibarra

International Projection

The SPCE plans to build a global network of scientific cooperation, establishing nodes and representations in some of the world’s most important cities, including:

• Madrid (Spain)
• Barcelona (Spain)
• Paris (France)
• Berlin (Germany)
• London (United Kingdom)
• Rome (Italy)
• Amsterdam (Netherlands)
• New York (United States)
• Boston (United States)
• Toronto (Canada)
• Mexico City (Mexico)
• Buenos Aires (Argentina)
• São Paulo (Brazil)
• Santiago de Chile (Chile)
• Tokyo (Japan)
• Seoul (South Korea)

Institutional Nature

The Parallel Society of Ecuadorian Scientists is an interdisciplinary, experimental, and global scientific organization dedicated to research development, technological projects, scientific training spaces, and knowledge dissemination activities.

The SPCE promotes an open vision of science, where knowledge can develop both inside and outside conventional academic structures.

The organization recognizes the importance of disciplines such as:

• Theoretical Physics
• Cosmology
• Astrophysics
• Mathematics
• Artificial Intelligence
• Complex Systems
• Social Sciences
• Biotechnology
• Environmental Sciences
• Technological Innovation

Institutional Structure

General Directorate

• Donato Benincasa Paredes — President and General Director
• Narciza Elizabeth Paredes Lucio — Vice President
• Jared Iescas González — General Secretary
• Paul Moreno Arteaga — General Treasurer

Parallel Scientific Council

• Solange Acuña — Director of Scientific Research
• Fabián Jumbo — Senior Scientific Advisor

Technical Directorates

• Leyder Zuluaga — Director of Innovation and Technology
• Paúl Sebastián Moreno — Director of Scientific and Community Outreach

Institutional Coordinations

• Adriana Toscano — Coordinator of Scientific Training and Education
• Raymundo Mendoza Cárdenas — Coordinator of International Projects

Educational Advisory Council

• Francisco Javier Paredes — Principal of the General Eloy Alfaro Educational Unit

Model of Participation and Governance

The SPCE is based on an open and inclusive scientific participation model, allowing the integration of individuals with different levels of academic training, including independent scientists as well as people without a university degree.

This approach aims to build an alternative scientific community where critical thinking, creativity, and research capacity take priority over traditional formal structures.

Membership in the society is completely free and open to all people without restrictions.

Comprehensive Member Development

SPCE members are actively learning the English language in order to strengthen international representation and participation in global scientific networks.

At the same time, the learning of the Kichwa language is promoted as a link with rural, popular, and Indigenous communities of Ecuador.

Institutional Objectives

• Democratize access to scientific knowledge
• Promote independent and autodidactic scientists
• Encourage interdisciplinary research
• Build national and international scientific networks
• Foster innovation and critical thinking
• Develop free scientific training spaces
• Integrate communities excluded from science
• Strengthen scientific outreach
• Promote new independent researchers

Final Statement

The creation of the Parallel Society of Ecuadorian Scientists (SPCE) represents a pioneering milestone in the history of global scientific organization, as it constitutes the first parallel scientific society in the world.

Born in Ecuador, this initiative seeks to build a global scientific network based on free knowledge, interdisciplinary cooperation, and open participation of researchers from all over the world.