At its foundation the Hungarian Council of Shopping Centers has considered its most important task to provide credible and up-to-date information to participants and professional organizations. The HCSC through its members represents 61 shopping centres and 145 hypermarkets on nearly 2 million square meters. Main activities of HCSC The programs of HCSC has three main groups: • form opinion of new regulations and modifications of legal acts, lobbying • market research • organization of professional meetings 1. Lobbying Due to the domestic ecopolitical events in the last 3-4 years, and the legislative procedures after that lobbying to affect possible outcome became one of the main tasks of the Council. 2. Market research The importance of market research is essential domestically and also in international levels. For example in the domestic market in many cases it provides the foundation of lobbying, and on international levels it is important to provide valid and dependable data to professionals of the trade from the Hungarian shopping center market. 3. Organization of professional meetings HCSC organizes regular meetings for its members. • Leaders Club • Maintenance and Operation Club • Marketing Group • Legal Group • Leasing Group • Financial Group • Visits of Hungarian shopping centers in Budapest and in the countryside • Study tours in European cities • Organizing of professional conferences and forums