Győző Kovacs (1933-2012)

With a conference organized by the Museum of Technology and Transportation and the John von Neumann Computer Science Society, we remembered Győző Kovács, a significant figure in Hungarian IT and the honorary president of the Forum for the History of IT.

Event date: Wednesday, May 29, 2013, 10:00-15:30
Location: Museum of Transport (1146 Budapest Városligeti krt. 11.)

Agenda:

Greetings:
Ferenc Friedler, President of the National Association of Hungarian Students (replaced by István Alföldi, Executive Director) and
Mihály Krámli, Director General of the Hungarian Ministry of Culture and Tourism
Moderator: Bálint Dömölki

Ervin Kovács: Remembering my friend KGy
Bálint Dömölki: At the cradle of Hungarian computer technology.
Gyula Obádovics: Győző Kovács in the computer centers and the Neumann Society
Gábor Képes: Computer technology is for everyone! Győző and the children of the 80s.
Miklós Havass: Is it possible to teach remotely? Győző and distance learning.

Coffee break

Balázs Kovács (and Dr. Christoph Wildner ) Family Memories,
Ágnes Takács: The tele-house movement has become a government program…
Dániel Muszka: Perhaps Győző's greatest creation: the computer science history museum
János Vértes: Together with the readers
Éva Hajós: The Neumann competition in Szekszárd
István Alföldi: From ears to New York… via Novosibirsk!
Bálint Dömölki: Closing remarks

Sandwich lunch

Selection from Győző Kovács's "video archive"