Social Events

Official Social Events

Welcome Reception

Date & Time:  Monday, August 24, 2026, 19.30-21.30
Venue: Hotel Kempinski Infinity Room (conference level)
Dress Code: smart casual to semi-formal attire
^{This is included in Member, Non-Member, and Accompany registrations.
Additional tickets are available for purchase for students, residents, and non-registered partners, priced at 80 EUR/person.}

Award Ceremony Dinner

Date & Time:  Tuesday, August 25, 2026, 19.30-23.00
Venue: Eiffel Art Studios, Locomotive Hall (1101 Budapest, Kőbányai út 30.)
Dress Code: Formal
Meeting point for bus transfer: Hotel Kempinski lobby at 19.00
^{This is included in Member, Non-Member, and Accompany registrations.
Additional tickets are available for students/residents and non-registered partners, priced at 200 EUR/person.}

The largest indoor complex in Hungarian railway history, a system of vast covered spaces unique in Europe, the Northern Railway Maintenance and Engineering Works was built between 1884 and 1886 by the Eiffel Studio. Click here to read more about the venue.

Trail Blazer, FIPP, and CIPS Awards Ceremony

Master of Ceremonies
Miles Day, MD, FIPP

Recognition of FIPP and CIPS honorees from Budapest 2025, Istanbul 2025 and Sao Paulo 2026
Monique Steegers, MD, PhD, FIPP, Kris Vissers, MD, PhD, FIPP, and Javier De Andres Ares, MD, PhD, FIPP