After Hungary joined CERN in 1992 the Hungarian CERN Committee has been established by the Hungarian Government to keep up contacts with the CERN Council and to act on behalf of the Hungarian interest in the course of the Hungarian activity at CERN.

It consists of a chairman, appointed by the Prime Minister and 5 members, of whom 4 are nominated by the chairman upon the recommendation of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (HAS) and the Hungarian Conference of University Chancellors and 1 member is delegated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Members:

• Zalán Horváth - member of the HAS, Lóránd Eötvös University of Sciences
• István Takács - head of department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Zoltán Trócsányi - full professor, University of Debrecen
• István Mezei - deputy head of Unit Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Vesztergombi György - head of section, Research Institute of Particle and Nuclear Physics, HAS
• Dezső Horváth - Research Institute of Particle and Nuclear Physics, HAS
• Katalin Sziklai- secretary

Contact:

National Office for Research and Technology
Department for EU and Multilateral Relations
CERN Secretariat
H-1117 Budapest, Neumann János u. 1/c.

CERN desk officer
Ms. Katalin Sziklai
Tel.: + 36 1 484 2954,
Fax: + 36 1 266 0801
E-mail: katalin.sziklai@nkth.gov.hu