Schedule

Thursday, 21 September 2006
Venue: Palace of Arts
Address: 1095 Budapest, Komor Marcell u. 1.

14.30-15.30
Panorama-room
International Press conference

18.00-19.00
Main Foyer
Registration opens

19.00-21.00
Terrace-buffet
Welcome drink, buffet dinner

Friday, 22 September 2006
Venue: Palace of Arts
Address: 1095 Budapest, Komor Marcell u. 1.

9.00-10.00
Main Foyer
Registration

Foyer
Arrival of delegates, refreshments served

10.00-12.30
Glass Hall
Conference Opening and Plenary Session I.

Welcome addresses by:
Imre Kiss, General Manager, Palace of Arts
Géza Kovács, Director General, Hungarian National Philharmonic

Keynote speakers:
György Konrád, writer
Gérard Mortier, General Director, l’Opéra National de Paris

12.30-14.00
Foyer
Buffet lunch

14.00-17.00
Glass Hall
Plenary session II.

Speakers (order confirmed later):
Johann F. Zietsman, Chief Executive Officer, ISPA
Graham Sheffield, artistic director, Barbican Centre
Benson T. S. Puah, ISPA Chair-Elect
Yudhistir Raj Isar, Chairman, EFAH

20.30-24.00
Boat cruising on the River Danube with dinner

Saturday, 23 September 2006

9.00-10.00
Foyer
Arrival of delegates, refreshments served

10.00-12.30
Glass Hall
Session I.: Traditions in Europe and the cultural globalisation
Moderated by: Richard Pulford, chair, PEARLE

Panorama-room
Session II.: Arts centers and cultural institutions in the 21st century
Moderated by: Géza Kovács, Director General, Hungarian National Philharmonic

Library
Session III: Majorities and Minorities
Moderated by: Yudhistir Raj Isar, Chairman, EFAH

12.30.14.00
Foyer
Buffet lunch

14.00-15.00
Guided visit in the Palace of Arts-Budapest

15.00-17.30
Glass Hall
Final Plenary Session

18.00-19.15
Terrace-buffet
Dinner

19.30-22.00
Béla Bartók National Concert Hall
Organ Concert

Sunday, 24 September 2006

10.00-15.00
Excursion to Szentendre with lunch