An opportunity to see a member organisation at work and play

An opportunity to see a member organisation at work and play – a visit to the Hungarian Chamber

Following the Zagreb meeting, the Hungarian Chamber of Engineers invited Secretary General Diana Maxwell to participate in an away day with the Civil Engineering Board in the Budapest Region and then to participate in a transport conference uniting the engineering chambers of the four Visegrad countries in the town of Györ. A key theme of discussions at both events was the proposed planning of the trans-european transport network (TEN-T) in Central and Eastern Europe. Shared interests and warmth of welcome ensured that language barriers were easily overcome.


	Above: Mr. Béla Andor, President of the Budapest and County Pest Chamber of Engineers accompanied by his vice President, Mr. Ferenc Kassai addresses the board.
	On the right, a Hungarian horseman demonstrates that it is not only civil engineers who know about load-bearing weights….
Above, ECCE’s Hungarian delegate Josef Mecsi (right of picture) is pictured with ECCE Secretary General Diana Maxwell arriving at Zsámbek, near Budapest.	Visitors were able to enjoy a breathtaking display of Hungarian horsemanship at the end of a fascinating day. Photographs above courtesy of Professor János Korda of Hungary.


Above: Gábor Szőllőssy, Managing Director of the Hungarian Chamber of Engineers (left), Mrs B. M. Maxwell and Diana Zlatnanská, European Co-ordinator of the Slovak Chamber of Engineers pictured at Györ.	Above: The role of volunteer is not always unrewarded. Professor János Korda (here with Ferenc Kassai), displays his award for contributions to civil engineering journalism for Mérnök Ujság, the journal of the Hungarian Chamber.