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Welcome to the Budapest Sport Arena, the largest indoor multipurpose venue in Hungary and in Central Europe. The Budapest SportArena is the venue for spectacular, exciting events from international sport competitions to classical concerts. Due to the events and open-air programmes going on in the sports- and experience-centre the capital and the country have been enriched with a new entertaining centre. The state-of-the-art complex opened in March 2003, and is capable of accommodating a minimum of 2,500 and a maximum of 12,500 persons in safety and comfort. The ground floor level of the arena can be opened up to a maximum size of 8,000 sqm and many types of layouts can be utilized. The area can be divided any time by floor to ceiling drapes. This makes it possible for the Budapest SportArena to host a wide range of national and international events such as sports competitions, concerts,exhibitions, conferences, family shows, spectaculars, etc. Due to its dimensions and the location of the capital the Arena will be not only one of the significant sports halls in Europe, but a real bustling and vivid entertaining centre, a sporting and cultural living-space for everybody. The Budapest SportArena provides a high level of general and exclusive services to all its visitors and a wide range of technical services to event organizers. General and technical services: - full facilities for artists and athletes in the Artistes' village - state-of-the-art sound and lighting system - 16 million-colour, four-screen scoreboard - staging - storage facility - multipurpose rooms - medical service - parking facilities - easy access for all - full air-conditioning - full event and building security - food and beverage - cloakrooms - ticket sales provided by Ticketpro - general cleaning - build up of exhibition stands - decoration Exclusive services: ˇThe Arena has its own catering service capable of organizing banquets, gala dinners, receptions, after show parties etc. ˇ For companies we offer the possibility to rent out Luxurious Suites (for 12 persons). ˇ In the Suites' Area, the guests can benefit from our exclusive, high-level services (bar, lounge, etc) with a private access. ˇ We also offer Club Seats, an excellent way to entertain clients in an exciting environment.

The BC & WTC is located in a picturesque chestnut park, only a few minutes from the downtown, directly next to the fourstar Novotel Budapest Congress. It is an ultimate and unique venue for national and international conferences, exhibitions and any kind of events. Besides the Pátria Hall with a capacity of 1800 pax, other 18 different meeting rooms are available with the latest audio-visual and light technology in Novotel Budapest Congress. Our professional team with several years of experience delivers exceptional services, to make your events successful.

The building complex of ELTE is located in the delightful environment of Budapest, at the Lágymányos bank of the Danube just a few minutes from the city centre, with good parking facilities.
Arriving from the Buda side of Petőfi bridge, the easiest way to approach the location is from the stop of tram Nr. 4 and 6, or bus Nr. 12 and 86.
The building equipped with 21st century technology is an excellent locale for events big in numbers - conferences, exhibitions, congresses of high standard, banquets. We have altogether 86 rental rooms.
The auditoriums with volumetric capacity of above 100 people have built-in technology. Our auditoriums provide partly artificial, partly natural light and are equipped with projector, slide-projector, overhead-projector, video, speakers, tape recorder, projection screen, 400 interpreter facilities, speaker stage, stage, separate phone- and internet access. In case of nice weather there is also opportunity to use our 1500 m˛ roof terrace with fresh air and a beautiful view.

Three of the boat's four decks contain functional facilities. The imposing 661 m2 hall on the main deck and the two halls (122 and 139 m2) on the upper deck have a capacity of some 1000 guests, and on top of this is the 320 m2 covered promenade deck. From the 320 m2 open panorama deck, guests have an uninterrupted view of Danube sights. On request, both halls on the upper level can be arranged as VIP rooms suitable even for government-level delegations. In keeping with its title, the boat provides European-standard audio, video, visual and light technology and full facilities for disabled guests. Our highly-qualified staff and high-specification infrastructure enable the widest range of events to be held. Contributing to this is our own catering service, offering the attached menus and ready to respond flexibly to individual requests and ideas.

Hungexpo Co. Ltd., a member of the French-owned GL Events Group, is Hungary’s leading exhibition/event management and marketing communication company, boasting several decades of professional experience and the infrastructure required to organise conferences and exhibitions to its clients’ satisfaction.
The Hungexpo Budapest Fair Center is centrally placed in the capital’s 10th district and is a 20-minute drive from the international airport.
Covering 36 hectares of green area, the establishment is an ideal venue for conferences and accompanying exhibitions as well as exhibitions and their satellite workshops.
The capacity of the buildings varies between 30 and 10,000 people. Several conference halls and 5 large pavilions are available for holding exhibitions, festivals, conventions, symposia, concerts, banquets, product shows as well as customised corporate events and social functions all the year round.
As a member of GL Events Group, Hungexpo Co. Ltd. embarked in September 2005 on a major refurbishment project including improvements to existing buildings, extension of parking facilities and construction of Budapest’s newest multifunctional events hall for audiences of up to 2000 to be completed in 2007-2008.
With an impressive list of references to its credit, Hungexpo Co. Ltd. combines its own decades-long experience with GL Events’ international knowledge base to provide its clients with premium service.

One of the most beautiful buildings of Hungarian secession style. With regard to the reputation of the University, we can only host programmes that match the profile of the Academy.

Budapest is proud of possessing one of the most beautiful opera houses in the world. The opening performance of the Opera House was held in the neo-Renaissance building, the jewel of the avenue, in 1884 after nine years of construction. The staircase and the auditorium of the palace, designed by one of the best architects of those days: Miklós Ybl, are decorated with frescos of eminent Hungarian painters such as Bertalan Székely, Mór Thán and Károly Lotz. The first director was Ferenc Erkel, then Gustav Mahler held this post for several years, and Puccini directed the premiere of two of his operas here. Renowned guest conductors include Otto Klemperer, Sergio Failoni and Lamberto Gardelli. It is still one of the best opera houses in Europe. Well worth a visit, even for those who do not especially like operas.

The building of the Academy, inaugurated in 1865, was built at a turning point in the urban and architectural history of Budapest as one of the first yet most mature and valuable historicising examples of the neo-Renaissance style. This architectural trend, which virtually dominated the construction boom in Budapest that started in the 1870s, had been an alien, controversial new tendency in Hungary only a decade before. While west and east of us, in Paris and St. Petersburg, classicism developed evenly in the direction of the neo-Renaissance and, later, at the end of the century, the neo-Baroque style, in Hungary the events of 1848 caused a break in urban development and construction, as a result of which the new style could not emerge as part of an internal organic development. This explains the heated arguments that surrounded the building of the palace.

The Golgota Community Center one of the landmarks of Budapest was built at the beginning of the 20th century with the intention to house different cultural and other events. The 7000 square meter building was opened November 1st 1909 its name was Ganz Cultural Center and ever since it has been a place for balls, concert, plays, conferences, movie shootings, trainings and other events. The profile of the Golgota Community Center has not changed in the last hundred years. Now it is renewed and awaits all those who need help organizing events and taking care of all related needs.

SYMA event hall is an imposing, air-conditioned, multifunctional building made of light metal suitable for: - sport events and competitions - events (3000-3500 m˛) - concerts and cultural events (3000-6000 person) - business seminars, conferences - receptions, corporate programs, dinners. Syma Sport and Event Centre, Hungary’s most modern multifunctional event venue, has been in service since 1 September 2006. Owner-operator Syma+SD Kft. intend to expand the facility next year, adding a brand-new convention centre capable of hosting 5140 people. The plan is to have the multifunctional centre to open its doors to guests on the first day of September 2009; the facility is being designed to host conferences, sporting events, concerts and exhibitions. 
Organizers and visitors will have a total 1000 parking spaces available.
Nine breakout rooms with capacities varying between 50 and 500 plus a further four function rooms will be linked to the more than 5000-seat plenary chamber. These satellite rooms will also be suitable for events related to the main conference and for other services e.g. receptions, catering.
The complex will be built to provide seating for up to 20,000 at one time. Access to the site is excellent either by car, bus or public transport. The neighbouring Hotel Stadion operated by Danubius Hotels is undergoing upgrading to re-categorize it to 4-star standard in 2008; this will be the ideal facility to cater to convention tourism.
Even during the redevelopment Syma Sport and Event Centre are continuing to operate as normal, which is necessary considering that events are being staged here frequently even now.