Between 30th May and 1st June 2017, the 60th Anniversary International Conference on the IAEA Technical Cooperation took place in Vienna, with the attendance of more than 1160 participants from 160 countries and 27 organizations. The Conference was opened by Mr Yukija Amano, Director General of the IAEA. In his introductory speech, Mr Amano stressed the critical role of science and technology in development, and said that transferring nuclear technology to developing countries is core IAEA business. “The technical cooperation programme has improved the health and prosperity of millions of people” added the Director General.
On 15-18 May, 2017, the Symposium and the 39th Anniversary Meeting of the ESARDA (European Safeguards Research and Development Association) was held in Germany with nearly 200 participants. Hungary was represented by Mr Árpád Vincze, head of department and Ms Hedvig Éva Nagy, nuclear safeguards inspector from the Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority.