Presenter(s) | JOSEPH R. TRUESDALE
Political Officer | US Embassy
#5 IVLP ALUMNI SERIES AT CORVINUS
"10th Anniversary of 9/11"
AMERICAN CORNER BUDAPEST
EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES
CORVINUS SOCIETY FOR AFFAIRS AND CULTURE Location | AC Budapest | Corvinus University |Salt House Building | Fővám tér 13-15.
The goal of the Speaker Series is to discuss Hungary’s role in the North-Atlantic Alliance with a special focus on Afghanistan. The speakers will share their first hand experience from Afghanistan and will bring the dilemmas of Hungary’s role closer to the audience. The Speaker series is designed to attract university students, young professionals and experts who are interested in the topic. Furthermore, the goal is to bring together the Hungarian IVLP alumni community. The speakers will be exclusively IVLP alumni members or participants in a NATO tour. Speakers on Afghanistan will be journalists who travelled to Afghanistan with the NATO Tour, military officials and security experts.
On September 19th, 2011 – in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of 9/11 - the American Corner Budapest, together with the US Embassy as well as the Corvinus Society for Foreign Affairs and Culture has organized a presentation given by US Embassy Deputy Political/Economic Counselor Joseph R. Truesdale. The event was the fifth presentation of the IVLP Speaker Series, which is designed to attract students, young professionals and experts who are interested in the topic of Hungary’s role in the North-Atlantic Alliance with a special focus on Afghanistan.
Mr. Truesdale discussed the legacy of 9/11, particularly its effect on U.S. foreign policy as well as described the ongoing military, civilian, and diplomatic commitment to Afghanistan. Ten years since the tragedies in New York, Washington, D.C., and Shanksville, PA, Mr. Truesdale emphasized the importance of multi-national efforts that promote development and stability in Afghanistan, including Hungary’s commitment to Baghlan Province through its Provincial Reconstruction Team.
The presentation was followed by a Q&A segment. The Speaker Series was a great success, the event attracted a full house at the Corner. The presentation was attended by 45 people.
September 20, 2011 | Tuesday
5:30 - 7:00 PM
***Semester opening C O M B O language club event***
TALCTuesday American Language Club #23and STORYCORPS & MORE | 2011 sept | event#13 combined Presenter | JEFF FRAWLEY | Fulbright Scholar
Topic | Working Songs: Folk Music as a Byproduct of American Labor and Cultural Traditions
Registration required | amcorner@uni-corvinus.hu | Limited seats available
Location | AC Budapest | Corvinus University | Salt House Building | Fővám tér 13-15.
To correspond with the month during which Americans celebrate Labor Day, this talk will focus on an important aspect of America's labor history and its culture: the folk song. The talk will combine an American Language Club and a StoryCorps session. It will cover the history of American folk music and include several sound clips, will discuss how folk music grew out of different forms of American labor, and will discuss the field recordings of an important American "musicologist," Alan Lomax, who was instrumental in preserving and sharing folk music with the rest of the country and world. Come ready to talk and listen to some great music.
September 27-30, 2011 | Tuesday - Friday
DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL
Presented by Palantír Film Foundation & Dokuart
"Faces of Volunteerism" Film Festival
ÖNKÉNTESSÉG ARCAI FILMFESZTIVÁL
Location | DokuArt Documentary Film Center | Budapest |9th District | Erkel utca 15.
DocuArt is a Budapest located documentary film center run by Palantír Film Foundation, a non-profit film industry organization. Its purpose is to popularise the documentary genre, to develop a new documentary-consuming attitude, and to integrate Hungarian documentary film making into a European artistic-cultural-professional framework. Information in Enlish about the center can be found at http://www.docuart.hu/docuart/en/introduction
The "Faces of Volunteerism" Film Festival ends on September 30th, 2011 with a Professional Day, where various organizations and professionals give a presentation about issues, programs, films related to volunteerism. The afternoon program on Friday, September 30th, presents a section by the American Corner Budapest. 9/11 photo series will be shown by photo artist Gabriella Csoszó. A discussion will be led by American Corner Budapest guest, Krisztina Bombera on 9/11 and Volunteerism. Further program details will be announced later. For more information, please visit the festival's website at http://onkentessegarcai.docuart.hu
HUNGARIAN SUMMARY ABOUT THE PROFESSIONAL DAY AND THE CORNER's PRESENTATION || A Palantírf Film szervezésében a DokuArt filmművészeti központban az "Önkéntesség arcai" címmel megrendezésre kerül a 9. kerületben egy filmfesztivál 2011. szeptember 27-30 között, melyen a budapesti Corner is részt vesz a szakmai napon (szeptember 30-án) Csoszó Gabriella fotóművész 9/11-es fotósorozatával és "Szeptember 11. és az önkéntesség" c. előadással. Meghívott vendégünk Bombera Krisztina, aki a World Trade Center tövéből tudósította a magyar közönséget 2001-ben.
A fesztivál megnyitója szeptember 28-án szerdán, 19:00 órakor lesz, amire szerettel várjuk! Akárcsak a fesztivál filmjeire, a vetítésekre (a vetítések ingyenesek). A filmek információi már megtalálhatók a honlapon és a program is nemsokára elérhető lesz ugyanott. A fesztivál helyszíne: DocArt Filmművészeti Központ (1092 Budapest, Ráday u. 18/Erkel u. 15, bejárat az Erkel u. 15. felől)
September 30, 2011 | Friday
DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL CLOSING DAY
Professional Day || Szakmai Nap
Presentation by American Corner Budapest | ***In Hungarian***
AC Budapest Presenter(s) | ERIKA SÓLYOM & KRISZTINA BOMBERA (TBC)
Topic | 9/11 and Volunteerism
Time | 5.30 PM
Location | DokuArt Documentary Film Center | Budapest |9th District | Erkel utca 15.
Szakmai kerekasztal beszélgetés
Az Önkéntesség Arcai Filmfesztivál záró szakmai beszélgetésére szeptember 30-án 16 és 19 óra között kerül sor. Témája az önkéntesség és a mozgókép kapcsolata: hogyan fejeződik ki az önkéntesség lényege a mozgóképen, hogyan használhatják a szervezetek a mozgóképet az önkéntes programjaik propagálására, hogy az hiteles és megfogó legyen, milyen tanulságot, tapasztalatot hordoz egy-egy önkéntes akció rögzítése, bemutatása.
A beszélgetés előtt vetítésre kerülnek az Önkéntes Központ Alapítvány kisfilmjei, amelyek után F. Tóth András az Önkéntes Központ Alapítvány ügyvezető igazgatója nyitja meg a beszélgetést. A beszélgetést követően mindenkit szívesen és örömmel várunk a díjátadóra és a fesztiválzáró fogadásra.
16:00
A beszélgetés első felének vendégei F. Tóth András, Kabarcz Zsófi filmrendező és Boros Panna filmrendező, producer (New Angle Film, az Önindító program kisfilmek szerzői), az oktatáshoz kapcsolódóan Dr. Bodó Márton (T.Á.R.S. program egyik kidolgozója), Velkey Balázs a Fényi Gyula Jezsuita Gimnáziumtól Miskolcról (T.Á.R.S. programban részt vettek, kisfilmeken dokumentálták az önkéntes szolgálatukat), a Suhanj! Alapítványtól Gusztos Péter kuratóriumi elnök és Pásztory Dóra paralimpiai bajnok úszó, Nagy Géza az Ability Park képviseletében és Molnár Zsolt a Magyar Önkéntesküldő Alapítványtól.
17:30
A beszélgetés második részének vendégei lesznek a Szépművészeti Múzeum képviseletében Csordás Izabella osztályvezető (Közönségszolgálati Osztály) a múzeum önkéntes programjának bemutatásával, a BuSho Nemzetközi Rövidfilm Fesztivál, Gáspár Zoltán a Jameson CineFest Miskolci Nemzetközi Filmfesztiváltól, Barkóczi Janka a Titanic Nemzetközi Filmfesztiváltól és Kövecsi Anikó a Verzió Nemzetközi Emberi Jogi Dokumentumfilm Fesztiváltól, illetve az American Corner Budapest igazgatója Sólyom Erika és a Corner meghívott vendége Bombera Krisztina. A beszélgetéshez kapcsolódóan rendhagyó fotókiállításra kerül sor a szeptember 11-ei New York-i események tizedik évfordulója kapcsán, Csoszó Gabriella fotóművész képeiből.
A fesztivál helyszíne: DocuArt Filmművészeti Központ
A fesztivál időpontja: 2011. szeptember 28/29/30.
A fesztivál alakuló eseményei, programjai, friss hírei folyamatosan elérhetők a www.onkentessegarcai.docuart.hu weblapon és a fesztivál Facebook oldalán!
2011 OCTOBER | Daniel Pearls Music Day
October 3, 2011 | Monday
6:00 - 7:30 PM
Presenter(s) | FERENC PÁLLAI Ltc.
Deputy Director of Operation and Defence Preparation of Homeland Economy Ministry of Defense, Defence Administration Office #6 IVLP ALUMNI SERIES AT CORVINUS
"Hungary’s role in Afghanistan with a special focus
on political and military dilemmas: Military dilemmas of the Hungarian PRT"
AMERICAN CORNER BUDAPEST
EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES
CORVINUS SOCIETY FOR AFFAIRS AND CULTURE Location | AC Budapest | Corvinus University |Salt House Building | Fővám tér 13-15.
The goal of the Speaker Series is to discuss Hungary’s role in the North-Atlantic Alliance with a special focus on Afghanistan. The speakers will share their first hand experience from Afghanistan and will bring the dilemmas of Hungary’s role closer to the audience. The Speaker series is designed to attract university students, young professionals and experts who are interested in the topic. Furthermore, the goal is to bring together the Hungarian IVLP alumni community. The speakers will be exclusively IVLP alumni members or participants in a NATO tour. Speakers on Afghanistan will be journalists who travelled to Afghanistan with the NATO Tour, military officials and security experts.
October 4, 2011 | Tuesday
5:30 - 6:30 PM
TALC | Tuesday American Language Club #24
Free Discussion with Native Speaker(s)
Presenter | TONY DeNARDINI
Topic | 1956 - Hungarians in the Diaspora in the United States
Registration required | amcorner@uni-corvinus.hu | Limited seats available
Location | AC Budapest | Corvinus University | Salt House Building | Fővám tér 13-15.
Present TALC includes a brief introduction to the events immediately preceding the great exodus of Hungarians westward, about 15% of whom the US accepted for permanent residence and eventual citizenship. Discussion about the welcome provided by the US population, opportunities made available for integration into society at large, varying degrees of success and current status of the 1956 Hungarian refugees in the United States of America.
TALCTuesday American Language Club
The American Corner Budapest has launched a regular program. For those who would like to practice their English. From April, Two Thousand and Nine. On the first Tuesday of each month. An English Conversation Club. With native speaker guests. All are welcome.
Don't be shy. TALC to us.
October 18, 2011 | Tuesday
1:00 - 2:30 PM
The American Corner Budapest and Embassy of the United States cordially invite you to a public lecture on
Acting Locally – Impacting Globally
Guest Speaker ■ Dr. John Byrne Director | Center for Energy and Environmental Policy | CEEP Distinguished Professor | Energy and Climate Policy | University of Delaware
Date ■ October 18, 2011 ■ Tuesday
Time ■ 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Location | Corvinus University of Budapest | Main Building | Room # 330
1093 | Budapest | Fővám tér 8.
About the Speaker ■ Introduction
John Byrne is Director of the Center for Energy and Environmental Policy (CEEP) and Distinguished Professor of Energy and Climate Policy at the University of Delaware. He has contributed to Working Group III of the United Nations-sponsored Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) since 1992 and shares the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with the Panel’s authors and review editors. He is co-founder and co-executive director of the Joint Institute for a Sustainable Energy and Environmental Future, an innovative research and policy advocacy organization headquartered in South Korea with the mission of promoting sustainable policy options in East Asia. He is also a founding member of and served as the first research chair for the International Solar Cities Initiative – a pioneering program to assist cities around the world in building sustainable futures. In 2011, he was appointed Distinguished Professor at the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology, a new university created by South Korea to lead its plan for green energy technology and policy development. He presently co-chairs the Sustainable Energy Utility Oversight Board, created by the Delaware General Assembly, and is the architect of this innovative concept for the promotion of energy efficiency, conservation, and distributed renewable energy generation. Dr. Byrne has served on the National Council for Science and the Environment (U.S.) and advised the Interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice, coordinated by the U.S. EPA. He received a Fulbright Senior Lecturer/ Researcher Award to teach environmental policy at the Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Seoul National University and to conduct research on a National Greenhouse Gas Abatement Strategy for the Korea Energy Economics Institute. He created the first undergraduate and graduate degrees in the United States in the combined area of energy and environmental policy and a recent external review conducted by a committee of internationally respected scholars rated the CEEP graduate program to be among the three best in the field.
October 18, 2011 | Tuesday
5:30 - 6:30 PM
Host| DANIEL BRUGGEMAN | Fulbright Scholar | Pianist Topic | Twentieth Century Experimental Music in America
Registration required | amcorner@uni-corvinus.hu | Limited seats available
Location | AC Budapest | Corvinus University | Salt House Building | Fővám tér 13-15.
In commemoration of the 10th Annual Daniel Pearl World Music Days (October 1-31, 2011), the AC Budapest presents a SPECIAL STORYCORPS & MORE | 2011 october | event#14
...(***this time NOT***) on the LAST TUESDAY of the month, a NEW REGULAR PROGRAM at the AmericanCorner Budapest for those who would like to PRACTICE ENGLISH and have FUN...
Do you want to hear stories of everyday people in the United States? At the StoryCorps and More events, we will listen to recorded stories and can have discussions about the stories we hear, and our own stories. StoryCorps is an independent, nonprofit project whose mission is to honor and celebrate one another's lives through listening. StoryCorps participants informally interview friends or family members and are recorded for the project. Each story is told in less than five minutes.
American Fulbright recipient and pianist Daniel Bruggeman will present and lead a discussion on unusual experimental music written by American composers in the past century. The presentation will include musical examples of highly controversial works by American composers such as Charles Ives, Henry Cowell, Philip Glass, and the infamous John Cage who is notoriously remembered for his composition 4'33".
Please note that in commemoration of DANIEL PEARLS MUSIC DAY, we will have a raffle at the Corner and tickets are awarded to the upcoming MIGUEL ZENON QUARTET concert to be held at 9PM on Friday, November 4th, 2011.
***Come to the Corner, listen to a presentation on music and be the lucky one to get free tickets to the Budapest Jazz Club. *** For more information on the concert, please visit the website of the Budapest Jazz Club at http://www.bjc.hu/en/component/eventlist/details/1001.html
PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO TECHNICAL REASONS, THE CORNER INCLUDING THE LIBRARY, WILL BE CLOSED BETWEEN
OCTOBER 25 - 27, 2011.
AC BUDAPEST BICULTURAL BRIDGES SERIES programs that aim at connecting hungarian and american cultures -- through history, people, events, exhibitions and films
October 27, 2011 | Thursday
4:00 PM
PARTNER INSTITUTION PROGRAM IRÓK BOLTJA Book Store
Location | IRÓK BOLTJA | Andrássy út 45. | Budapest, 6th District
ARGUMENTUM
presents The Gospel Of Anonymous
Absolving All Men Of The Most Hideous Crime Of Deicide
Guests | László Bitó and Ágnes Heller Partner | AC Budapest Book Signing | László Bitó This bilingual edition contains side by side the original English text that appeared in the US earlier this year, and the Hungarian text in István Tótfalusi’s translation. Thus it allows the readers to broaden their vocabulary. This program will be in English in the The Writer’s Bookshop, followed by book signing. For more info about the author and his books visit: www.laszlobito.com
About the Author
This László Bito was 22 years old when he escaped from his native Hungary after the crushed revolution of 1956 and was granted asylum in the US , where he obtained his Ph.D. from Columbia University in Medical Cell Biology. His research led to the development of Xalatan, the drug that has saved the sight of millions of glaucoma sufferers.
He has published more than 150 scientific articles and received, among many others, the highest recognition in the field of eye research, the Proctor Medal. Upon retiring from Columbia University as Emeritus Professor of Ocular Physiology, he returned to Hungary and his first love of writing. Of his fourteen non-scientific books — novels, essays and three anthologies of some of his more then a hundred newspaper and magazine articles — some appeared in translations in half a dozen countries.
PARTNER INSTITUTION PROGRAM BUDAPEST JAZZ CLUB Budapest Jazz Club
Location | BJC | Budapest | Múzeum street 7. | Near the National Museum on Kalvin Square
THE BUDAPEST JAZZ CLUB
presents Miguel Zenón Quartet
“This young musician and composer is at once reestablishing the artistic, cultural, and social tradition of
jazz while creating an entirely new jazz language for the 21st century.” - MacArthur Foundation, 2008 -
Guests | Miguel Zenón
Partner | AC Budapest
Grammy Nominee, Guggenheim and MacArthur Fellow Miguel Zenón was born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico. There, he studied classical saxophone. Although Zenón was exposed to jazz while in high school, it wasn’t until he began his studies at the Berklee School of Music that his formal jazz training began. After graduating from Berklee, Zenón received a scholarship to attend Manhattan School of Music and in 2001, he received a Masters in Saxophone Performance. The distinguished list of educators he has studied with include: Angel Marrero, Leslie Lopez, Rafael Martinez, Danilo Perez, Dick Oatts, Dave Liebman, George Garzone and Bill Pierce. Continued::http://www.bjc.hu/en/component/eventlist/details/1001.html
***Please note that in commemoration of DANIEL PEARLS MUSIC DAY, we will have a raffle at the Corner on October 18th at 5.30 and tickets are awarded to the upcoming MIGUEL ZENON QUARTET concert to be held at 9PM on Friday, November 4th, 2011. Come to the Corner on October 18th at 5.30, listen to a presentation by Daniel Bruggeman on music and be the lucky one to get free tickets to the Budapest Jazz Club. ***
AC BUDAPEST BICULTURAL BRIDGES SERIES programs that aim at connecting hungarian and american cultures -- through history, people, events, exhibitions and films
||| PRESENT PROGRAM IS DEDICATED TO THE 1956 HUNGARIAN REVOLUTION |||
November 10, 2011 | Thursday
regular programs | MOVIE NIGHTS #10 title |FREEDOM'S FURY | a documentary by
Executive Producers: LIU, SOMMER, TARANTINO and VAJNA
Registration REQUIRED | amcorner@uni-corvinus.hu | Limited seats available
Special Guests | Fulbright Grantees and International Study Abroad Students in Budapest
Location | AC Budapest | Corvinus University | Salt House Building | Fővám tér 13-15.
Freedom’s Fury tells the heroic story of the democratic Hungarian uprising of 1956 through the lens of the epic Olympic water polo showdown between Hungary and the Soviet Union. The match, which took place less than a month after the Soviets crushed the rebellion in Budapest, is remembered as the bloodiest event in Olympic history. Known as the “Blood in the Water Match,” the confrontation transcended sport to become an enduring symbol of freedom to oppressed people around the world. Narrated by Olympic gold medalist Mark Spitz, the film features remarkable footage of the thirteen surviving members of the Soviet and Hungarian water polo teams.
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK EVENT SERIES #1
November 15, 2011 | Tuesday
5:30 PM
Special TALCTuesday American Language Club #25 The American Corner Budapest and the Hungarian-American Fulbright Commission cordially invite you to a guest lecture on
Project Terrain – American sculptor creates work inspired by prehistoric artifacts and landforms in Hungary
Guest Speaker ■ Meredith Morten Former Fulbright Grantee | Spring 2009 | Hungary CEC ArtsLink Projects Awardee | Fall 2011 | Hungary Professor | Sculpture and Foundation Studies | Montserrat College of Art
Date & Time ■ November 15, 2011 ■ Tuesday ■ 5:30 PM
Location | Corvinus Univesity of Budapest | American Corner Budapest |Salt House | Fővám tér 13-15.
About the Speaker ■ Introduction Meredith Morten returns to Hungary to create ceramic sculptures inspired by prehistoric artifacts and landforms found on the Carpathian Basin. Project Terrain is a contemporary interpretation of the bumps and holes of excavation sites and what has been found in them. The resulting work will be exhibited at Géza Gorka Ceramics Museum in Veröce in 2012. The project began in August 2010. Meredith will discuss and present images of her work, sources of inspiration, process, and studios where she has prepared work for Project Terrain. The studios include artist residencies in Maine, Vermont, New York, USA and Kecskemét, Hungary. Meredith is a Professor at Montserrat College of Art in Beverly Massachusetts. She lives in Boston Massachusetts in the Fort Point Channel warehouse district, home of the largest concentration of artists in northeastern United States. Project Terrain is made possible in part with funds from CEC ArtsLink.
***The program is dedicated to International Education Week and to the Corner Series Commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the Fulbright Commission in Hungary.***
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK EVENT SERIES #2 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OUTREACH PROGRAM
Szalkszentmárton, Hungary
On November 17, 2011, as part of the International Education Week presentation series, the American Corner Budapest conducted an elementary school outreach program in Szalkszentmárton as part of the school’s America Week program. AC Budapest interns Dunja Panic and Ellen Humberston visited the small town school in the countryside and gave presentations on various issues such as US studies, international education exchange, American customs and holidays, with special emphasis on the upcoming Thanksgiving. The AC Budapest visit was of great importance for the elementary and middle school students of Szalkszentmárton as they have a rare opportunity to meet with US citizens and native speakers of English. The Corner interns led five presentations throughout the day. Each class, depending on the age of the students in the class, was followed by arts & crafts or Q&A sessions. The visit was a great success, with approximately 70 students attending the presentations dedicated to IEW.
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK EVENT SERIES #3 HIGH SCHOOL OUTREACH PROGRAM
Radnóti High School, Budapest, Hungary
November 21, 2011 | Monday
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Hosts | DUNJA PANIC & ELLEN HUMBERSTON
Presenter | Daniel Bruggeman
November 21, 2011 | Monday
6:00 - 7:30 PM
Presenter(s) | DR. ISTVÁN PINTÉR
Title | President of the Board of Trustees #7 IVLP ALUMNI SERIES AT CORVINUS
"The Geopolitical Challenges Facing Hungary in the 21st Century" *** IN HUNGARIAN***
AMERICAN CORNER BUDAPEST
EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES
CORVINUS SOCIETY FOR AFFAIRS AND CULTURE Location | AC Budapest | Corvinus University |Salt House Building | Fővám tér 13-15.
The goal of the Speaker Series is to discuss Hungary’s role in the North-Atlantic Alliance with a special focus on Afghanistan. The speakers will share their first hand experience from Afghanistan and will bring the dilemmas of Hungary’s role closer to the audience. The Speaker series is designed to attract university students, young professionals and experts who are interested in the topic. Furthermore, the goal is to bring together the Hungarian IVLP alumni community. The speakers will be exclusively IVLP alumni members or participants in a NATO tour. Speakers on Afghanistan will be journalists who travelled to Afghanistan with the NATO Tour, military officials and security experts.
November 24, 2011 | Thursday
7:00 PM
Location | Franz Liszt Memorial Museum |Budapest | 6th District | Vörösmarty utca 35. THANKSGIVING CONCERT
In Commemoration of the Thanksgiving holiday, the American Corner Budapest, the Fulbright Commission, and the Liszt Academy of Music cordially invite you to "A Celebration of Hungarian Music in Honor of Franz Liszt's 200th Birthday" piano concert by pianist and Fulbright Scholar
Daniel Jared Bruggeman
CONCERT Title | A Celebration of Hungarian Music in Honor of Franz Liszt’s 200th Birthday
Daniel Jared Bruggeman is a doctoral student in piano performance. As a Fulbright recipient, he is studying the influence of folk music on Bela Bartok’s piano compositions. Presently, Bruggeman conducts his piano studies with Balazs Reti, a member of the piano faculty at the Liszt Academy of Music and a Bartok expert. Bruggeman is currently researching the folk music recordings and manuscripts of Bartok at the Hungarian Academy of Science Institute for Musicology. He has a MM degree in music from Kansas University and BM degree from Concordia College in Minnesota.
***The program is free, all are welcome***
2011 DECEMBER | National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK EVENT SERIES #4 HIGH SCHOOL OUTREACH PROGRAM
Szentgyörgyi Elementary and High School
December 1, 2011 | Thursday
On December 1st, as part of the International Education Week presentation series, the American Corner Budapest conducted an elementary and high school outreach program at the American Corner office as part of the school’s America Week program. AC Budapest interns Dunja Panic and Ellen Humberston gave presentations to kids and their teachers on various issues such as US studies, international education exchange, American customs and holidays, with special emphasis on the upcoming Thanksgiving. The presentationwas followed by arts & crafts or Q&A sessions.
December 5, 2011 | Monday
6:00 - 7:30 PM
Presenter(s) | Sámuel Ágoston Mráz
Title | Director Nézőpont Intézet #8 IVLP ALUMNI SERIES AT CORVINUS
"What can Hungary offer as experience of democratic consolidation to third countries" ***IN ENGLISH***
AMERICAN CORNER BUDAPEST
EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES
CORVINUS SOCIETY FOR AFFAIRS AND CULTURE Location | AC Budapest | Corvinus University |Salt House Building | Fővám tér 13-15.
The goal of the Speaker Series is to discuss Hungary’s role in the North-Atlantic Alliance with a special focus on Afghanistan. The speakers will share their first hand experience from Afghanistan and will bring the dilemmas of Hungary’s role closer to the audience. The Speaker series is designed to attract university students, young professionals and experts who are interested in the topic. Furthermore, the goal is to bring together the Hungarian IVLP alumni community. The speakers will be exclusively IVLP alumni members or participants in a NATO tour. Speakers on Afghanistan will be journalists who travelled to Afghanistan with the NATO Tour, military officials and security experts.
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK EVENT SERIES #5 HIGH SCHOOL OUTREACH PROGRAM
Radnóti High School
December 9, 2011 | Friday
Presenters | DUNJA PANIC & ELLEN HUMBERSTON
Topic | Pearl harbor Day
On December 9th, in commemoration of International Education Week as well as National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, the American Corner Budapest organized an outreach event given by AC Budapest interns Dunja Panic and Ellen Humberston to the students at Radnoti High School located in Budapest. The event was designed as a community outreach program intended to enlighten high school students about the tragedy of Pearl Harbor and the implications, both international and domestic that resulted. For younger students, a presentation was given to educate the students about the US education system as well as traditional American customs surrounding the holidays, specifically Thanksgiving. The event also encouraged the students to practice their developing English language skills. Each presentation was followed by a Q&A session in which topics ranged from life in America to observations about Pearl Harbor. Questions were encouraged throughout the presentations. The visit was a great success, with approximately 240 students attending in all.
AC BUDAPEST BICULTURAL BRIDGES SERIES programs that aim at connecting hungarian and american cultures -- through history, people, events, exhibitions and films
December 8, 2011 | Thursday
6:00 - 7:30 PM
Presenter | GABOR G GYUKICS
Title | Native American History Month
Location | AC Budapest | Corvinus University | Salt House Building | Fővám tér 13-15.
End-Semester Holiday Event An evening of NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN LITERATURE
POETRY, FILM SCREENING and STORYTELLING
by Hungarian-American poet & literary translator Gabor G Gyukics
Gabor G Gyukics || Hungarian-American poet, literary translator, member of the Belletrist Association of Hungary and the Hungarian Translators Association is the author of 5 books of original poetry, four in Hungarian, one in English (Last Smile), and 8 books of translations including A Transparent Lion, selected poetry of Attila József. He writes his poems in English (which is his second language) and Hungarian. He had lived in the US between 1988-2002, at present he resides in Budapest. Two of his poems were accepted and published in Cream City Review and Southeast Review in 2011. He has been accepted to the Banff International Literary Translation Centre (BILTC) in Canada in 2011. At present he is compiling a contemporary North American indigenous poetry anthology in Hungarian.
FILM "We stop ricing when the frogs start singing." FILM
