The Welcome Party will be held in the Aula of the University at the conference venue at 19h30 on Sunday, 25 August. 

The Organ Concert will be held at 19h30 on Monday evening 26 August in the Matthias Church, located at the Szentháromság tér. Participants are requested to get to the place of the concert on their own. Organized transportation will not be available. Please do not forget to take along your weekly ticket. 

The Excursion  will be held on Wednesday  28 August. During it, a Hungarian folklore performance and horse show will be presented in authentic surrounding. Dinner will be served at "Tanyacsárda" in Lajosmizse. Participation is free for registered participants and accompanying persons. Access by bus, departure at approx. 15h from the University parking lot. 
Additional tickets can be requested at the registration desk. 

The Conference dinner will be held at 20h00 on Thursday evening 29 August in the baroque Stefánia Palace (address: Budapest, XIV. Stefánia út 34). Participants are requested to get to the place on their own. Organized transportation will not be available. This programme is not included in the registration fees for participants and companions. The price of the ticket is 40 €/person. Bookings for the programme should be made in advance on the registration form. 
 

Accompanying Persons' Programmes

Spouses of participants are welcome at the conference site. The tour in the Parliament is a 2-hour guided tour which offers the opportunity to visit  the impressive House of Parliament on Monday, 26 August. After a walk around Hungary's largest building, interior visit of the magnificent neo-gothic Parliament (home of the Holy Hungarian Crown and the coronation insignia) with guidance through the splendid boardrooms and impressive staircases. Details of the visit can be found here. 
After the visit at the building of Parliament, a guided sightseeing tour starts at about 12h00. This will be 3 hours guided tour  in Budapest by bus, organized at the beginning of the meeting, enabling companions to get acquainted with the city. Among several famous sights the following places will be visited: Heroes' Square, Basilica, Opera House, Buda Castle, Matthias Church, Fisherman's Bastion, Gellért Hill, Citadel, etc. (picture gallery). This programme is  included in the accompanying persons' registration fee. Departure is from the parking lot of Eötvös-campus (conference venue), at 9h30. 

Beside the tours described above, two more optional tours are to be offered for companions. 
 

Optional excursion on Tuesday 27 August

Excursion to Gödöllõ, a half day guided tour (9h00-13h00)  by bus to the former summer residence of Queen Elisabeth organized on Tuesday, 27 August. It can be found very near to Budapest. The town's greatest treasure and draw for tourists is its 250 years old Royal Palace. Visitors can see the living quarters of Emperor Franz Joseph and Empress Elizabeth (Sissi), and the newly renovated palm house, holding ornamental plants on exhibition. The capuchin abbey of Máriabesnyõ and tomb of the Grassalkovich Dynasty will also be visited. This programme is not included in either of the registration fees. 
Price of the ticket: 35 €/person, including transportation, entry tickets, guidance and refreshments at the castle buffet. Departure is from the parking lot of Eötvös-campus (conference venue) at 9h30. Bookings for the program should be made in advance on the registration form. (Minimum number of participants: 20.) 
 

Optional excursion on Thursday 29 August

Excursion to the Danube Bend is a full day (9h00-17h30) guided tour in the surroundings of Budapest on Thursday 29 August. For visitors starting from Budapest, Szentendre is the southern gate of the region known as the Danube Bend. We offer you a pleasant boat ride to get there and a stop over including the visit of the Margit Kovács Museum, housing and outstanding collection of her works in ceramics. The town owes its prosperity to Serbian, Greek and Dalmatian settlers. (text in Hungarian, please look at the pictures). In this picturesque town you find the seat of the Serbian Orthodox Bishop where you can visit an outstanding collection of Serbian ecclesiastic art. However, Szentendre is a shoppers’ paradise. We offer you lunch in a beautiful restaurant in Visegrád, halfway between Budapest and the religious centre of the country: Esztergom. After lunch you visit the largest Cathedral of Hungary and the more than 1000 years old birthplace of King St. Stephen, the founder of the Hungarian Kingdom. Return by bus late in the afternoon. This programme is not included in either of the registration fees. 
Price of the ticket: 60 €/person, including transportation by bus and boat, entry tickets, guidance and lunch. Departure is from the parking lot of Eötvös-campus (conference venue), at 9h00. Bookings for the programme should be made in advance on the registration form. (Minimum number of participants: 20.)