30 October 2018 – Zwinger/Old Tower, Kőszeg

The host of the event: Katalin Kondor

The Festetics Puzzle

10.30 – 10.40 Welcome – Ferenc Miszlivetz (director, iASK) and András Gelencsér (rector University of Pannonia)

10.40 – 10.55 Introduction of the Festetics Memorials (Dénes Dudits)

10.55 – 11.30 Péter Poczai: Rediscover of Imre Festetics – Past, Present, Future 

11.30 – 12.20 Eörs Szathmáry: Imre Festetics: “Theoria cum praxi” at the origin of genetics

12.20 – 12.30 Break

12.30 – 13.30 – The Festetics Puzzle – Roundtable Discussion

Moderator: Daniel Brooks

Participants: Péter Poczai, Csaba Mátyás, Dénes Dudits Dénes, Miklós Fári, Gábor Lukács, Eörs Szathmáry

13.30 – 15.00 Break

15.00 – 16.00 Han(g)kiss impromptu by Károly Binder and audio-visual presentations (Venue: Europe House – Bibó Auditorium)

Hankiss in Kőszeg – Book Launch and Discussion About the Heritage of Elemér Hankiss, co-founder of iASK

16.00 – 16.45 Hankiss ’90 – Book launch: In Memoriam Elemér Hankiss published by Helikon ( József M. Takács, Izabella Agárdi)

16.45 – 17.15 Book launch: Elemér Hankiss Special Issue in Magyar Tudomány (Péter Bokányi, Klára Majoros)

17.15 – 18.30 Hankiss-impressions (Roundtable discussion with authors of the volumes)

18.30 – 19.30 Intellectual Adventure:

• Thoughts of Festetics
• Walk with Elemér Hankiss – from the Zwinger/Old Tower to the Festetics Palace

19.30 Exclusive reception, Jakab Sigray Room, Europe House (Chernel st. 14.)