243 result(s) for grand prize
1,000 Hackers From 20 Countries To Attend Festival In Budapest
- 4 Oct 2012 12:50 PM
- tech
On October 12-13 Hacktivity, the largest independent IT security festival in Central and Eastern Europe, will be held for the ninth time. Around 1,000 hackers from 20 countries will listen to Hungarian and foreign speakers, three world famous keynote speakers will arrive from the US and England, there will be interactive workshops, hardware hacking, lockpicking, a 24-hour hacker competition with ...
Open Day In Parliament In Budapest, 20 August
- 16 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
In continuation of the tradition launched two years ago, the House of the Nation, the Parliament Building will be open to visitors on the 20 August national holiday also this year. Visitors may enter the building of Hungary’s legislature between 1.00 p.m. and 8.00 p.m. where they may view the grandiose Ceremonial Staircase in the building, the Cupola Hall of Parliament and the Holy Crown guarded ...
Report: CEO Of The Singularity University In Budapest
- 26 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- business
The one thing that marks out Silicon Valley is not the number of millionaire entrepreneurs there, nor even the technologies they develop. It is a state of mind, says the CEO of the Singularity University. In Silicon Valley, and you don’t get this anywhere else, the cool kids are the ones who have failed,” Rob Nail, himself a successful start up businessman, explains. Why? Because they are in the ...
Xpat Opinion: Land Grabbing Fidesz Style
- 25 Jun 2012 1:00 AM
- property
A few days ago Gáspár Miklós Tamás (TGM, as most people refer to him in Hungarian) was the guest of Olga Kálmán on ATV’s Egyenes beszéd (Straight Talk). The topic was the growing Horthy cult fostered by the Fidesz government. TGM indicated that in his opinion the Orbán government’s sudden attachment to the Horthy regime is nothing but an attempt to draw attention away from the government’s grave ...
Hungarian Filmmaker Tarr Shuts Down Production Company
- 25 May 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Acclaimed director Béla Tarr is closing his production house T.T. Filmműhely from the end of May, he and business partner Gábor Téni announced in a statement on Thursday. They said that despite all their efforts they are obliged to realise that their position has become untenable.
Budapest Summer Festival 2012
- 14 May 2012 9:02 AM
- community & culture
More than theatre: Experience it in from June till August on Margaret Island and Városmajor Open-Air Theatres and also at Margaret Island Water Tower. World Sensation, World premieres and premiers. This is the greatest festival of the Year 2012 in Budapest. The festival, including the greatest variety of programs during the summer, which offers all kind of programs to both domestic and foreign ...
Invitation: Beethoven Returns To Buda, Concert Series: 4 - 8 May
- 26 Apr 2012 10:45 AM
- community & culture
Memorial concerts and chamber programs to mark the occasion of the concert given by Ludwig van Beethoven on 7th May 1800 at the Buda Castle Theater. The kick-off concert features prize winning pianist, György Vukán, who opens the celebration with a jazz improvisation session at the Buda City Hall.
9th International Book Festival Budapest, Millenáris, 19 - 22 April
- 19 Apr 2012 11:45 AM
- community & culture
After last year’s special Guest of Honour presence, when in honour of Hungary’s EU presidency, as the first among international book fairs, we invited the other 26 member states of the European Union besides Hungary, their belles-lettres book publishing and one author from each country, this year the Guest of Honour will not be a single country either, but the cultural region of the Scandinavian ...
Invitation: European Orchid Show, Syma Hall Budapest, 12 - 15 April
- 13 Apr 2012 9:06 AM
- entertainment
"From its first exhibit in Paris, to its latest incarnation in Dresden, The European Orchid Congress has provided a foremost forum for orchid enthusiasts and academics alike. Since 1969, The European Orchid Congress has been organised every three years at various European locations. The host of each congress is selected by the European Orchid Council.
1,000 Hackers From 20 Countries To Attend Festival In Budapest
- 4 Oct 2012 12:50 PM
- tech
On October 12-13 Hacktivity, the largest independent IT security festival in Central and Eastern Europe, will be held for the ninth time. Around 1,000 hackers from 20 countries will listen to Hungarian and foreign speakers, three world famous keynote speakers will arrive from the US and England, there will be interactive workshops, hardware hacking, lockpicking, a 24-hour hacker competition with ...
Open Day In Parliament In Budapest, 20 August
- 16 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
In continuation of the tradition launched two years ago, the House of the Nation, the Parliament Building will be open to visitors on the 20 August national holiday also this year. Visitors may enter the building of Hungary’s legislature between 1.00 p.m. and 8.00 p.m. where they may view the grandiose Ceremonial Staircase in the building, the Cupola Hall of Parliament and the Holy Crown guarded ...
Report: CEO Of The Singularity University In Budapest
- 26 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- business
The one thing that marks out Silicon Valley is not the number of millionaire entrepreneurs there, nor even the technologies they develop. It is a state of mind, says the CEO of the Singularity University. In Silicon Valley, and you don’t get this anywhere else, the cool kids are the ones who have failed,” Rob Nail, himself a successful start up businessman, explains. Why? Because they are in the ...
Xpat Opinion: Land Grabbing Fidesz Style
- 25 Jun 2012 1:00 AM
- property
A few days ago Gáspár Miklós Tamás (TGM, as most people refer to him in Hungarian) was the guest of Olga Kálmán on ATV’s Egyenes beszéd (Straight Talk). The topic was the growing Horthy cult fostered by the Fidesz government. TGM indicated that in his opinion the Orbán government’s sudden attachment to the Horthy regime is nothing but an attempt to draw attention away from the government’s grave ...
Hungarian Filmmaker Tarr Shuts Down Production Company
- 25 May 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Acclaimed director Béla Tarr is closing his production house T.T. Filmműhely from the end of May, he and business partner Gábor Téni announced in a statement on Thursday. They said that despite all their efforts they are obliged to realise that their position has become untenable.
Budapest Summer Festival 2012
- 14 May 2012 9:02 AM
- community & culture
More than theatre: Experience it in from June till August on Margaret Island and Városmajor Open-Air Theatres and also at Margaret Island Water Tower. World Sensation, World premieres and premiers. This is the greatest festival of the Year 2012 in Budapest. The festival, including the greatest variety of programs during the summer, which offers all kind of programs to both domestic and foreign ...
Invitation: Beethoven Returns To Buda, Concert Series: 4 - 8 May
- 26 Apr 2012 10:45 AM
- community & culture
Memorial concerts and chamber programs to mark the occasion of the concert given by Ludwig van Beethoven on 7th May 1800 at the Buda Castle Theater. The kick-off concert features prize winning pianist, György Vukán, who opens the celebration with a jazz improvisation session at the Buda City Hall.
9th International Book Festival Budapest, Millenáris, 19 - 22 April
- 19 Apr 2012 11:45 AM
- community & culture
After last year’s special Guest of Honour presence, when in honour of Hungary’s EU presidency, as the first among international book fairs, we invited the other 26 member states of the European Union besides Hungary, their belles-lettres book publishing and one author from each country, this year the Guest of Honour will not be a single country either, but the cultural region of the Scandinavian ...
Invitation: European Orchid Show, Syma Hall Budapest, 12 - 15 April
- 13 Apr 2012 9:06 AM
- entertainment
"From its first exhibit in Paris, to its latest incarnation in Dresden, The European Orchid Congress has provided a foremost forum for orchid enthusiasts and academics alike. Since 1969, The European Orchid Congress has been organised every three years at various European locations. The host of each congress is selected by the European Orchid Council.