2006.10.23. UW Walker-Ames Room. A conference commemorating the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. Keynote Speaker: Peter Dobay from the University of Pécs. A panel of eyewitness: Helen M. Szablya - the Honorary Consul in Seattle, a psychiatrist who participated the downfall of the Stalin statue in the central square, woodcarver László Józsa - one of the 256 (about half) in the Sopron University exodus to UBC. The retired foreign service officer David Hughes recounts his experience in Budapest in late 1989. The evening was concluded with comments by former Ambassador Mark Palmer (Dec. 1986 - Jan. 1990). Quite an emotional and educational event.