February 2008

Ambassador Somogyi Visits InnoHungary Technology Center, Fairfax County Economic Development Authority

Ambassador Ferenc Somogyi has recently visited InnoHungary Technology and its partner, the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (FCEDA) and met its top management. Later, the Ambassador accompanied by Dr. Istvan Foldesi, Director of InnoHungary and President of InterAccess, Inc.  met Ms. Bobbie Kilberg, the President of the Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) and members of its International Committee. President Kilberg spoke highly of the activity and achievements of InnoHungary and promised further support for this Hungarian initiative..Ambassador Somogyi suggested cooperation between the Hungarian  trade association, IVSZ (Informatikai Vállalkozások Szövetsége, Hungarian Association of IT Companies) and NVTC. His idea was warmly welcomed by all parties, and NVTC’s International Committee and InnoHungary will launch a comprehensive program to this end.
 

Ambassador Somogyi visited the InnoHungary Technology Center in Vienna, Virginia and met Dr. Istvan Foldesi (right), the director of the tech-center

InnoHungary Technology Center (InnoHungary) was created by the Hungarian Government in cooperation with the State of Virginia and Fairfax County. InnoHungary's mission is to help foster business relations between American and Hungarian enterprises in the field of IT, Telecommunications, bio and nanotechnology. ITDH sponsors the InnoHungary project on behalf of the Ministry of Economy and Transport. InnoHungary acts as a central point of information and mediator for companies from both sides interested in establishing cooperation and alliances in the other country.
 

Visit at InnoHungary partner FCEDA: From left to right: Dr. Istvan Foldesi, Director of InnoHungary/President of Inter-Access Inc., Ms Cathy Riley, Vice President of FCEDA, Ambassador Dr. Ferenc Somogyi and Dr. Gerald Gordon, President of FCEDA.

InnoHungary, operated by Inter-Access Inc. is based at Tysons Corner, in Vienna, Virginia — the heart of the Washington, DC high-tech corridor. (Address: 8300 Boone Boulevard, Suite 450, Vienna, VA 22182, Tel.: +1 703 748-7152, Fax: +1 703 847-0816.
 

More information:

http://www.itd.hu/Engine.aspx

http://www.interaccessusa.com/index_files/Page1155.htm

Visit at InnoHungary partners:

The Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (FCEDA) promotes Fairfax County, Virginia, as a world-class center of commerce and trade and the technology hub of the east coast.

The Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) is a membership association for the technology community in Northern Virginia. NVTC has about 1100 member companies representing more than 200,000 employees.

More information:

http://www.fairfaxcountyeda.org/

http://www.nvtc.org/index.php