Pécs2010 Management

Participants of the application

Contributors and supporters

I. Permanent bodies and advisors of the European Capital of Culture – Pécs, 2010 programme

The managing-coordinative council of the application

János Decsi, deputy head, Department of Economics, city of Pécs
Tibor Gonda, deputy mayor, City of Pécs
Márta Kunszt, deputy mayor, city of Pécs, chairperson of the Council
József Póla, head of the Department of Culture and Education, city of Pécs
József Takács, head of the Application Cabinet
István Tarrósy, acting director of the Európa Centrum Kht.
Jenő Újvári, managing director, Pécs/Sopianae Heritage Pbc.

Chief Patrons Body

László Botka, mayor, city of Szeged
Szilvia Kovács Frank, president, General Assembly, Tolna County
István Gyenesei, president, General Assembly, Somogy County
Gyula Horváth, director-general, Regional Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
András Kálmán, mayor, city of Dunaújváros
Ferenc Kékes, president, General Assembly, Baranya County
István Kéri, president, Pécs-Baranya Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Imre Antal Kocsis, mayor, city of Szekszárd
László Lénárd, rector, University of Pécs
Nándor Litter, mayor, city of Nagykanizsa
Mihály Mayer, Catholic diocesan bishop, city of Pécs
Károly Méhes, president, Regional Committee of Pécs, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Károly Szita, mayor, city of Kaposvár
László Toller, mayor, city of Pécs
Jenő Újvári, managing director, Pécs/Sopianae Heritage Pbc.

Patrons

Árpád Balázs, mayor, city of Siófok
István Bédy, mayor, city of Harkány
Katalin Bezeréti, mayor, city of Balatonföldvár
Emőke Asbóth Bihari, mayor, city of Csurgó
Jenő Bognár, mayor, city of Bátaszék
Edit Kacz Csősz, mayor, city of Simontornya
Ferenc Feigli, mayor, city of Barcs
István Fodor, mayor, city of Sásd
Gyula Förster, mayor, city of Sellye
Márk Győrvári, mayor, city of Szentlőrinc
János Hajdu, mayor, city of Paks
József Hárs, mayor, city of Bóly
Miklós Kovács, mayor, city of Balatonboglár
János Marenics, mayor, city of Siklós
István Miseta, mayor, city of Fonyód
József Mohácsi, mayor, city of Keszthely
Mrs. Gábor Nagy, mayor, city of Dunaföldvár
István Ormai, mayor, city of Nagyatád
József Paizs, mayor, city of Szigetvár
Zoltán Páva, mayor, city of Komló
Árpád Potápi, mayor, city of Bonyhád
László Sütő, mayor, city of Marcali
József Szekó, mayor, city of Mohács
Péter Szél, mayor, city of Baja
Mihály Szilák, mayor, city of Tolna
Gyula Takács, mayor, city of Villány
János Zsáli, mayor, city of Pécsvárad

Members of the Development Council

Tibor Gonda, deputy mayor, City of Pécs
Vera Hódosi, chairperson, Committee for Urban and Environmental Development, Local Government of Pécs
Mátyás Hübner, architect, vice-rector for development, University of Pécs
László Kelemen, CEO, Pécsi Városüzemeltetési és Vagyonkezelő Rt.
András Kukai, chairman, Committee of Transport and Communal Affairs, Local Government of Pécs
András Meixner, chairman, Cultural Committee, Local Government of Pécs
Péter Merza, head, European Development Office
Attila Specker, chief architect, city of Pécs
Zsolt Szokolai, section head, Section of Planning, South-Transdanubian Regional Development Agency
Péter Tasnádi, vice-president, General Assembly, Baranya County
Dr. Zoltán Tóth, regional chief architect, Baranya County

Members of the Programme Council

Csaba Király, pianist, director, Institute of Musical Sciences, Faculty of Visual Arts and Music, University of Pécs
Ilona Kovács Pál, social scientist, director, Transdanubian Scientific Centre, Regional Research Centre of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Sándor Pinczehelyi, painter, director, Institute of Visual Arts, Faculty of Visual Arts and Music, University of Pécs,
Péter P. Müller, theatre critic, head of department, Department of the History of Modern Literature, Faculty of Humanities, University of Pécs,
József Takáts, literary critic, Department of Classical Literary History, Faculty of Humanities, University of Pécs,
József Tóth, geographer, director, Institute of Geography, Faculty of Sciences, University of Pécs
Jenő Újvári, managing director, Pécs/Sopianae Heritage Pbc.
Ágnes Pásztor, deputy head, Department of Culture and Education, Local Government of Pécs (permanent invited member)
Ildikó Tropa, assistant, Európa Centrum Kht (Pécs 2010 Application Office), secretary of the Programme Committee

Advisory Board of the application

László Babarczy, theatre director, manager, Csiky Gergely Theatre, Kaposvár
Tibor Dessewffy, sociologist, Budapest, Demos Hungary
Tamás Fejérdy, museologist, general vice-president, Cultural Heritage Protection Office, Budapest
Ferenc Fejtő, historian, writer, journalist, Paris (France)
Imre Földes, musical scientist, professor of musical history, Liszt Ferenc College of Music, Budapest Teacher Training Institute
Ferenc Gazsó, sociologist, professor emeritus, Corvinus University, Budapest
Péter György, aesthetician, media researcher, head of department, Department of Art Theory and Media Research, Faculty of Humanities, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest
Mihály Ilia, literary historian, Szeged
Tamás Juronics, dancer, choreographer, director, Contemporary Ballet Company, Szeged
Ilona Keserü, painter, professor emerita, Institute of Visual Arts, Faculty of Visual Arts and Music, University of Pécs
Katalin Néray, art critic, director, Ludwig Museum, Budapest
Péter Niedermüller, urban anthropologist, Pécs–Berlin, Humboldt University
Mária Ormos, historian, professor emerita, academician, University of Pécs
Árpád Papp-Várady, geographer, president, Hungarian Geographical Society, Budapest
Ottó Tolnai, writer, Palics (Serbia and Montenegro)
László Vidovszky, composer, Department of Musical Information Technology, Faculty of Visual Arts and Music, University of Pécs

Application Cabinet

Tamás Szalay, coordinator of regional and international relations
Zsolt Szokolai, specialist in development
József Takács, head of the Application Cabinet
István Tarrósy, head of the Application Office

International advisor of the application

Bert van Meggelen, general and artistic director of the Rotterdam European Capital of Culture project (2001)

II. Staff of the European Capital of Culture application

Staff members of the Application Cabinet

Zsolt Czakó, graphic artist (Articsók Stúdió)
Zorán Patartics, architect
András Pesti, photographer

Staff members of the Application Office

Bocz, Tamás
Csizmadia, Daniella
Herbály, Zsanett
Kozma, Gábor
Simon, Ágnes
Szabó, Lea
Till, Tímea

Other staff members and contributors

Ágoston, Zoltán
Anghy, András
Bachman, Zoltán
Bálint, Éva
Benedek, Barna
Böszörményi, Krisztina
Bretter, Zoltán
Csordás, Gábor
Dévényi, Sándor
Doboviczki, Attila
Fekete, László
Fuchs, Lívia
Futó, Tamás
Gerebenics, Andor
Gömöry, János
Horváth, András
Zsolt Horváth
Huszár, Zoltán
Jánosiné, Balázs Sarolta
Jeszták, Lajos
Kalányos, Katalin
Keresztes, László
Kistelegdi, István
Komor, István
Koszits, Attila
Kovarszky, Andrea
Kun, Attila
Lugosi, Ágnes
Méhes, Márton
Miklán, Mónika
Miszler, Miklós
Molnár G., Judit
Nagy, András
Nagy, Márta
Nagyváradi, László
Németh, Balázs
Orosdy, Béla
Pál, Attila
Zoltán Pál
Pásztor, Andrea
Pilkhoffer, Mónika
Póla, Gábor
Rádóczy, (f) László
Sárkány, József
Schreck, Ákos
Somody, Péter
Szíjártó, Zsolt
Törőcsik, Mária
Tóth, Klára
Varga, Rita
Várkonyi, György
Vonyó, József

Translators and proofreaders

Bocz, András
Simon Corrigan
Geréb, Anna
Rónaky, Eszter
Szende, Béla
Vágyi, Vata

Communication team

Elekes, Szilvia
Éberling, László (Pécs TV)
Hauer, János (Pécs TV)
Keresnyei, János (Pécs TV)
Kerner, Barbara
Kiss, Huba (Alice Group)
Mélykúti, Ilona (Alice Group)
Pánics, György
Sarkadi, Gábor (Eunet 2000 Kht.)
Simon, Attila (Hétfô Kft.)
Szabó Gábor (Alice Csoport)
Zámbori, Tamás (Hétfő Kft.)

Members of the Youth Working Team

Berecz, Ágnes
Fazekas, Bálint
Fazekas, István
Horváth, Magdolna
Kárpáti, Árpád
Kósa, Zoltán
Nagy, Szidónia
Pókó, Nikolett
Rényi, Zsolt Dániel
Schrancz, Mihály
Szél, Norbert
Tóth, Bertalan
Udvardi, Péter

Participants of the workshops preparing the applications, consultants

Aknai, Tamás
Bencze, Zoltán
Bodó, Márton
Erdődy, Gyula
Gállos, Orsolya
Gamus, Árpád
Gerencsér, Gábor
Gettó, Tamás
Gyurok, János
Halász, Miklós
Hábel, János
Karádi, Éva
Kelemen, György
Kismányoky, Károly
Koller, József
Medve A., Zoltán
Orsós, Anna
Pelényi, Margit
Pintér, Tibor
Pörös, Béla
Sasvári, Attila
Síkfői, Tamás
Sári B., László
Udud, Péter
Vándor, Andrea
Vér, Csaba
Vincze, Csilla
Wittner, Kálmán

The Application Office wishes to say thanks to the following people:

Jordán, Tamás
Lázár, Ervin
Kandech, Evelin
Pásztory, Dóra
Lovasi András

Special thanks to:

the staff of the Regional Research Centre
of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Csefkó, Ferenc
Finta, István
Hajdú, Zoltán
Horváth, Gyula
Hrubi, László
Mezei, Cecília
Pálné, Kovács Ilona
Póla, Péter
Raffay, Zoltán
Somlyódyné, Pfeil Edit

We are grateful to the staff of the cultural institutions of Pécs, especially to:

Bozóky, Anita
Décsi, Tamás
Laknerné, Brückler Andrea
Simon, István
and to all our colleagues at the local government of our partner cities in the region

Thanks are due to:

Manfred Gaulhofert
Zoltán Horváth
Csaba Nagy
Attila Pavlovics
Kálmán Egyed
Inke Bognár
Gábor Szirtes
Dezső Matyi
Balázs Vendler and Markcon Bt
Plus Working Team
and
Members of the Cultural Committee of the Local Government of Pécs
Members of the Urban Development Department of the Local Government of Pécs,
Members of the Department of Education and Sports of the Local Government of Pécs,
and all the staff members of the Secretariat of the deputy mayors.

III. Our Sponsors

Our twin and partner cities that supported our application by a declaration of intent

Osiek, Graz, Krakow, Seattle, Trieste, Tuzla, Újvidék (Novi Sad)

Cities of the AVEC organisation that supported our application by a declaration of intent

Arad, Arles, Brasov, Evora, Olomouc, Pezenas, Sliven, Tours, Znojmo

Co-operating institutions and civic organisations of our partner cities

Centar za Multikulturalnost, Novi Sad
Festivalbüro Duisburg/Essen
Institute of Contemporary Art, Dunaújváros
Literaturhaus, Graz
MASZK Society, Szeged
Part Action Group, Balatönföldvár – Budapest
Schlesisches Museum zu Görlitz
Szeed Contemporary Ballet Company
Csiky Gergely State Theatre, Temesvár (Timisorea)

Our Patrons

Pécsi Direkt Kft. (Alexandra Publishers)
Pécs Directorate of Danubius Hotels Group
Pannon Volán Rt.
Pécs-Baranya Chamber of Commerce and Industry