XXIIIth International Congress of History of Science and Technology took
place in Budapest from July 28 till August 2, 2009. More than 1300 specialists from all over the world (60 different countries) attended the congress and
presented their research results, studies, investigations and contributions. Nine
plenary lectures, 52 sections, 79 symposiums, many poster sessions and various
social events were held.
One of the symposiums was devoted to the history of mathematics in the
Austrian-Hungarian monarchy during its final period and it was organized
under the name Mathematics in the Austrian-Hungarian Empire by Christa
Binder (University of Technology in Vienna) and Martina Bečvářová (Czech
University of Technology in Prague).