Unbelievable! There’s only one day left till the official opening of the 10th Anniversary IGeLU Conference!
Time really flies – or is it dragged by wild horses in the Hungarian style? 🙂
SEE YOU SOON!
The LOT
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Unbelievable! There’s only one day left till the official opening of the 10th Anniversary IGeLU Conference!
Time really flies – or is it dragged by wild horses in the Hungarian style? 🙂
SEE YOU SOON!
The LOT
Running out of time?
Surely you have 4 minutes for a crash-tour through Budapest with the Emil.RuleZ! band.
🙂
It is, alas, _not_ Hungarian. 🙂
[Although it is a well known fact that Martians also speak it. Not that we could have any further proof until Matt Damon, the first earthling ever to have a chance to meet them, will tell us all about it. No wonder the movie was shot (mainly) on location in Hungary & Budapest, is there? 😉 ]
To your ears Hungarian will most probably sound weird. Or at least different.
It’s perfectly natural, though, Hungarian not being of Indo-European origin, but a Uralic language (like Finnish). (Or so the currently most widely accepted theories claim…)
No worries: here is a list of words and expressions to help you get through the first shock. (You’ll also get a printed copy in your conference bag.)
[Further help on how to pronounce all those weird characters.]
Just to prove that it’s not _that_ difficult: if Freddy Mercury could do it, so can you! 🙂
Never again in Budapest if you keep a squeezable egg map in your pocket!
🙂
Until it goes into mass production, here is a poor – but serviceable – substitute.
miss your chance to visit four fantastic collections in three libraries!
Be quick or all the best places will be snatched up!
Feel the need to work on your speed? We recommend taking lessons from the World’s Fastest Indian* Pianist – Bence Péter.
Dear Participants,
meet the Local Organising Team:
Looking very much forward to meeting you all!
The LOT
There was lots of a-splishin’ and a’splashin’ at the 16th FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia during the last few weeks. The Hungarian Team splished-splashed some and won 3 gold, 3 silver and 4 bronze medals, finishing 8th on the overall medal table!
At the Masters’ Championships, the eldest contestant, 95-year-old Bánki Horváth Béla won the 200 m backstroke event, setting a new world record!
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL ATHLETES FOR GIVING THEIR BEST!
On this note: the 17th FINA World Championships in 2017 will be held in Budapest. The official mascot of the event has just been unmasked.
OUCH 🙂
The June/July double issue of the Notices of the American Mathematical Society features not one, but TWO Hungarian mathematicians from Rényi Institute (the Mathematical Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences) who have played a leading role in the Polymath8 project, while all other institutions from all over the world contribute only ONE each!
If you are interested in other Hungarian achievements, please visit our corresponding timeline.
Hopefully you all are – for knowledge! 🙂
Taylor&Francis publishers have decided to commemorate St. Stephen’s Day (20 August) by giving free access to more than 100 scholarly articles during August.
On why this date is so special, consult our historical timeline.