Opportunities of core and peripheral regions for their sustainable future. Report on the 18th annual meeting of the Hungarian regional science association

Abstract

Due to the coronavirus epidemic, the 18 Annual Meeting of the Hungarian Regional Science Association was organized in a hybrid form at different venues between 27–30 October 2020. The concept of the conference had to be fundamentally revised on 4 September when it became obvious that it could not be organised as an attendance-based event. We decided to organise a special regionalist conference in line with the HRSA’s objectives, dedicated to the ideals of decentralisation and prioritising grassroots organisation. According to the satisfaction questionnaire, the majority of colleagues had no or limited experience in giving online conference presentations prior to this year’s annual meeting. Overall, the feedback suggests that the online transition was smooth.