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Thank you for your numerous responses to our message alerting you to the possible change in the pension payment date from the 7th to the 25th of the month. 97% of you supported the GAC-EPA’s position and expressed a negative opinion for various reasons. The analysis of your feedback was communicated to the Pension Fund, which ultimately decided not to make any changes. This good news was confirmed by the Fund in a letter that you should have received with… Read more: The monthly pension payment date will not change!

Program: https://www.geneve.ch/cite-seniors# During the festive season, there is nothing better than sharing a good meal and meeting new people. You are warmly invited to attend the meals organised in four neighbourhood centres in the City of Geneva. You will find the telephone number for registration below. I wish you all a wonderful holiday season and send you my sincerest wishes for 2026. Christina KitsosVice-Chair of the Administrative Council of the City of Geneva

The Staff Association is pleased to invite you to the conference on: Work management practices and Employee health: A conflictual relationship – Prof. Gregor Bouville How and why do certain methods of work management affect employees’ health? Tuesday 16 December – 5:30 p.m. 503/1-001 – Council Room Conference in French For more information and registration: https://indico.cern.ch/event/1606354  

A blood donation campaign will take place at CERN on 18 November, building 29. More information can be found following this link.

Dear Members, I am pleased to invite you to the traditional GAC-EPA end-of-year drink that will take place Thursday, December 4, 2025 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.on the mezzanine adjacent to CERN’s main auditorium (building 500/1-001). In the hope that you will be many to attend, please accept our sincerest regards, Catherine Laverrière, President

The Staff Association is pleased to invite you to the conference:Taxation Regimes For International Officials in France and Switzerland This presentation, led by Maître Brocard, will cover topics such as the implications of the end of the legitimation card, issues related to multiple pensions, and the tax treatment of inheritances. Friday, 14 November – 12:30 to 14:30 – 503/1-001 – Council Chamber & Zoom For more information and to register: https://indico.cern.ch/event/1601851/ Conference in French, with simultaneous English translation.

Hendrik Verweij, born in Linschoten near Gouda in the Netherlands, passed away aged 93, in Meyrin on August 11th 2025. Henk earned his degree in electrical engineering at the Technical High School in Hilversum and started his career as an instrumentation specialist at Philips, working on oscilloscopes. He joined CERN in July 1956, bringing his expertise in electronics to the newly founded laboratory. As an early example, with the NP electronics group leader Ian Pizer he published CERN Yellow Report… Read more: HENDRIK VERWEIJ