Hidrológiai Közlöny 1971 (51. évfolyam)

1. szám - Dr. Megay Kálmán: Üdvözlő szavak

Hidrológiai Közlöny 1971. 1. sz. 4 The problems awaiting to be solved in present water management are ramified and highly complex in character. Steadily growing efforts are made by the Hungárián Water Service — with effective support from the government — for improving water supply to the population and industry and for controlling the pollution of water. It is needless to say that in the present situation no country is capable of solving alone the attendant grave problems. Broad international co-operation is essential in the mutual exchange of advances in research and technical development, as well as in the co-ordination of observation and analytical methods. Experts engaged in water supply, water and wastes treatment, further in public health activities all over the World must cooperate in alleviating this problem of humanity by their concerted knowledge. It is for these reasons that I offer on behalf of the National Water Authority, welcome to the experts from abroad, who by their presence honoured our conference. It is with special pleasure, that I welcome among our guests Dr. Kálmán Megay, President of the International Water Supply Association. I trust, that the admittance of Hungary to this renowned International Association and the intensification of relationships will contribute to this co-operation, while at the same time advances in international water quality research and treatment technologies will beneficially influence this rapidly growing branch of Hungárián water management. I am convinced that the work at the coming sessions will be successfull and I hope that our foreign guests will remember pleasantlv the days spent here. Greeting address Dr. MEGAY, KÁLMÁN President of International Water Supply Association Dear Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is not only a honour for me, but I am really glad, that you gave me — by your kind invitation — an occasion to attend your Congress with its very interesting conferences. Being Hygienist by profession, I am familiar with the growing needs of waterquality control, not only for drinkingwater purposes but as well for industrial production. The problems of water quality are in somé ways related to the difficult scientifie questions on the field of watertechnology. It was a brilliant idea to treat both items together on this Congress. The interest of your country in different problems of pure water and the excellent results of so many endeavours of your well known scientists on the field of water-hygiene and technology are internationally acknowledged. It was a logie step therefore, to apply for the membership of Hungary in International Water Supply Association. As the elected president of that association I want to thank you for your decision and to congratulate you at once. When your application will be officially accepted by the Associations Executive Board on its next session, Hungary will be the youngest member of the so called "Water-family". The President of your Hungárián National Committee, Mr. George Illés and the Hungárián experts, nominated into the different bodies, boards and commissions of I. W. S. A. will then be confronted with the cordial atmosphere of reál friendship, characterizing the life of our association. The work of I. W. S. A. is based on mutual aid and inspiration. At the end of my speech I want to deliver you the kind regards of the Associations Executive Board and of the Secretary General, Mr. Leonard Millis, and I ask you for your collaboration in our future common work. Let me, please, close with somé words in your own language: „Teljes szívből üdvözlöm a kiváló magyar szaktársakat, éljen a Magyar vízimérnöki tudomány, éljen Magyarország!" (I am cordially greeting the excellent Hungárián colleagues, accept, please, my best wishes to the progress of Hungárián water engineering and to the Hungárián Country).