The 127-year old Hungarian Economic Association (HEA) held its Annual General Meeting on Friday, 21 May 2021 as an online event because of the pandemic situation. Established in 1894, the HEA is the largest non-profit forum for Hungarian economists made up of 26 thematic sections, 16 county organisations and approximately 3,500 members.<\/p>\n
The delegates of the HEA\u2019s county organisations and sections unanimously approved the 2020 annual report and 2021 financial plan at a participation rate of 98 percent. Secretary General \u00c9va Heged\u00fcs<\/strong>, Chairperson-CEO of GR\u00c1NIT Bank Zrt. highlighted that the HEA managed to adapt to the pandemic-induced challenges quickly and flexibly: all of the events and conferences including the Itinerant Conference of Economists had been moved online, making them accessible to the members of the HEA, the interested public as well as the Hungarian economists living beyond the borders free of charge through HEA\u2019s YouTube and Podcast<\/a> channels. She added that currently approximately 90 presentations and conference and roundtable discussions taking place in recent months can be reached via the association\u2019s YouTube Channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n Considering the pandemic related risks and uncertainties the Board of the Hungarian Economic Association decided to organise the 59th Itinerant Conference of Economists<\/a> on 23-24 September 2021 in a hybrid format with live streaming, similar to last year, to be accessible to the interested audience free of charge, Gyula Pleschinger<\/strong> told the delegates. The President of the HEA recalled that the live events of last year\u2019s online conference were followed by an audience of approximately 11,500, and the videos of the recorded plenary and section presentations were viewed by almost 20,000 people.<\/p>\n