#109: Fulbright - Committed to the Future
Időpont: 2012-05-12 09:30:00-2012-05-12 20:00:00
Helyszín: Külügyminisztérium, Budapest
Szervező: Fulbright Bizottság
9.30 &;#8211; 10.30 Welcome and Introduction
Welcome
- Péter Sztáray, Deputy State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis, U.S. Ambassador to Hungary
- Miklós Réthelyi, Minister of National Resources
- Katalin Nagy, President of the Hungarian Fulbright Alumni Association
Historical Overview
- Huba Brückner, Executive Director, Fulbright Commission
20 Years of Fulbright in Hungary
- Donald Morse, Professor of Literature, University of Debrecen
Founding of the Commission &;#8211; The Early Years
Chair: Annamária Sas, Former Fulbright grantee
10.30-10.45 Break
10.45 &;#8211; 12.00 Session 1: American-Hungarian Relations
- Géza Jeszenszky, Ambassador to Norway and Iceland
The Fulbright Program and the Collapse of Communism
- Tamás Magyarics, Ambassador to Ireland
The Fulbright Program and U.S. Soft Power
- Tibor Frank, Professor of History, Eötvös Loránd University
90 Years of US-Hungarian Diplomatic Relations
- Tibor Glant, Professor of History, University of Debrecen
The Return of the Holy Crown of Hungary, 1978
Chair: William Benkő, Fulbright Board Member
12.00 &;#8211; 13.00 Lunch
13.00 &;#8211; 14.15 Session 2: Cultural Connections
Knowing more about the U.S. in Hungary and about Hungary in the U.S.
- Péter Medgyes, DSc. in Education, Eötvös Loránd University
Full of Bright Moments
- Péter Forgács, Film Director, Media Artist
Hungarians in the U.S.
- Jenő Bárdos, Professor of Language Pedagogy, Eszterházy Károly College
From American Roots Music to Crossover: Favourite Rarities
- László Rosivall, Professor of Medical Sciences, Semmelweis University
A Hungarian Visiting Scientist in the U.S. &;#8211; More than 30 Years of Experience
Chair: Edward Loo, Public Affairs Officer, U.S. Embassy, Fulbright Board Member
14.15 &;#8211; 14.45 Break
14.45 &;#8211; 16.00 Session 3: Fulbright Forever, Long Term Vision, The Role of the Alumni
- Bay Fang, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State
- Norbert Kis, Deputy State Secretary, Ministry of National Resources
- Norbert Kroó, Former Vice President, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Committed to the future (Science and it&;#8217;s role)
- Katalin Nagy, President of the Hungarian Fulbright Alumni Association
Active Alumni Community
Chair: Gabriella Kereszty, Fulbright Board Member
16.00 &;#8211; 17.00 A Glass For Fulbright
17.00 &;#8211; 18.00 Cultural Gala &;#8211; Celebrating Fulbright
performed by current and former U.S. and Hungarian Fulbright Grantees
- Zsolt Srajber and the Imperatrix Choir
Andreas Rauch: Concentus Votivus
- Gyula Fekete, Composer
Excelsior! &;#8211; Liszt Goes to Heaven
Contemporary Hungarian Opera
Entreé of Liszt&;#8217;s groom presented by Tivadar Kiss
- Daniel Bruggeman, Pianist
Fifteen Hungarian Peasant Songs, No. 7-15 by Béla Bartók
- András Gerevich, Poet
Amerikai Color
Egy csütörtök
Az én New Englandem
Provincetown
New York, 2001. szeptember 13.
- Judit Gábos, Pianist
Ferenc Liszt: Concert Paraphrase on Ernani by Verdi
- Balázs Lázár, Actor, Poet
Wing Without Angel &;#8211; a poem orchestrated at Blue Lake, CA
Post Scriptum
- Róbert Gulya, Composer
Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn
Film score
- Éva Tóth, Poet
Creation of The World / A világ teremtése
- Hao Huang, Pianist
George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Master of Ceremonies: Veronika Schandl
18.00 &;#8211; Reception