Leading European geographical societies to hold congress in Budapest

Budapest (MTI) – Budapest will host the 5th congress of the European Association of Geographical Societies (EUGEO) between August 31 and September 2, the Hungarian Academy of Sciences said on Monday.

Fully 602 delegates from 45 countries will gather to discuss climate change, demography, migration and urban development issues that will affect the continent’s future, the academy said in a statement.

EUGEO held its first congress in 2007 in Amsterdam. Since then the event was hosted biannually by Bratislava, London and Rome.

The Budapest congress has been organised in partnership with the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and the ELTE University.

Source: http://mtva.hu/hu/hungary-matters