doi: 10.5325/hungarianstud.48.2.0258 Hungarian Studies Review, Vol. 48, No. 2, 2021 Copyright © 2021 The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA RepoRt Hungarian Studies Association of Canada Annual Conference 2021 Virginia L. Lewis, Northern State University, US Te Hungarian Studies Association of Canada / Association canadienne des études hongroises / Kanadai Magyarságtudományi Társaság (HSAC) held its annual conference May 29–31 as a part of the 2021 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences organized by the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, in partnership with the University of Alberta in Edmonton. Tis year’s HSAC conference was held virtually due to the continued challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Tis was a frst for the organization, and the successful outcome of the conference is a testament to the adaptability, hard work, and devotion of the conference organizers who made this entirely online scholarly meeting the fruitful and stimulating event that it was. Te University of Alberta selected “Northern Relations” as the Congress 2021 theme, “[b]uilding upon its strong ties with Northern communities and peoples, and a commitment to reciprocal and respectful relations.” 1 At frst blush, such a conference theme might seem somewhat of a stretch in regard to Hungary, but the HSAC meeting organizers seized on the oppor- tunity to address aspects of Hungarian history and culture that are some- times overlooked in contexts typically emphasizing Hungary’s Central or East European status. Papers not only examined Hungarian relations with northern neighbors Slovakia, Poland, Czechia, and Finland but also ex- plored Hungarian connections to the Canadian North and themes of nature Downloaded from http://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/psup/hungarian-studies/article-pdf/48/2/258/1432537/hungarianstud.48.2.0258.pdf by guest on 06 February 2022