Janice Carr (left) and Jacqueline Wall offered welcoming smiles in the ACI booth.

Amanda Hardy, left, did a great job coordinating the conference. Ellen Stebbins, a fellow ATMIA board member, pitched in at the welcome desk.

The speakers presented fascinating perspectives and ATM market data on their home countries.

The colorful and insightful Gunnar Enroth of Banqit, based in Sweden.

Rarely did I get a chance to escape outside the hotel to see the beautiful surroundings in Budapest. This picture (and a few others) prove to my wife I actually went to Hungary.

A view standing on the Chain Bridge near our hotel.

The Carreker folks from left to right: Anup Shah, Jonathan Withers and Lisa Jackson. (Carreker is an ATMIA Europe sponsor)

The editors of Carte Blanche, a new card systems magazine published in Ukraine. Alla Grynko (left) and Olena Gourtchik -- look forward to hearing more about the Russian and Ukrainian market!

The Compass Plus ladies: Vesna Pavlovic (left) and Svetlana Nikolic, both from Yugoslavia

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Diebold’s Graham McKay (left) and Andrew Knight of Triage caught in a candid shot in the Diebold booth.

One of the many impressive food spreads provided by Hotel Intercontinental.

Judith Dubesset-Gehrer of Gehrer AG discusses her impressive new currency staining product.

Another view from the bridge.

ACI’s Janice Carr showing her enthusiasm for ATMIA! (thanks for modeling the conference bag, Janice....)

Jim Tomaney, ACI’s EMEA marketing director, spoke several times to the audience. (ACI sponsors our European chapter)

Working hard in the levelfour booth are Allan Knox (left) and Martin Macmillan, CEO.

ATMIA’s famous International Director Mike Lee (left) and ATMIA president Lyle Elias.

Ian Slater of Nomad Software hosts a guest in the company’s booth.

The Royal Palace.

A shot down the River Danube.

Roger Thawley of Triton (left) socializes with Ian Bain, ATMIA’s new European Director. (thanks to Triton for their global sponsorship of ATMIA)

Simon Rogers in the Sargent & Greenleaf stand (sorry for cutting off the top of your display, Simon).

From left to right: Steve Copestake, Ellen Stebbins and Lyle Elias.

Amanda Hardy and my always-smiling colleague at ATMmarketplace, Steve Warner.

Jeff Soulsby of Thales e-security.

Mike Lee insisted on getting me in at least one shot.

One of several discussion groups; this one dealt with IFX software standards, led by ACI and Nomad.