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April Cité Seniors

https://www.geneve.ch/cite-seniors#

The City of Geneva intends to fully value the role and involvement of seniors in the city. In the Vermont, Grand-Pré, and Beaulieu districts, it has launched, in partnership with the Hospice Général’s senior center, a participatory process to support the creation of an association by and for seniors. This initiative reflects a strong political will: to support participation, strengthen local solidarity, and recognize the essential contribution of older adults to the community. Because together, we are building a more egalitarian and inclusive city.


Christina Kitsos
Vice-présidente du Conseil administratif de la Ville de Genève
Full program 1st semester 2026

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News Staff Association

SA Conference – Steer Your Own Path: Resilience and Mindset Lessons from a 46,000 km Bicycle Journey Around the World – Adorjan Illes – Tuesday, 28 April 2026 – 5:30 p.m

The Staff Association is pleased to invite you to the conference on:

Steer Your Own Path: Resilience and Mindset Lessons from a 46,000 km Bicycle Journey Around the World – Adorjan Illes

Discover Adorjan Illes’s raw and honest summary of his four-year expedition!

Tuesday, 28 April 2026 – 5:30 p.m.

    500/1-001 – Main Auditorium

Conference in English

For more information: https://indico.cern.ch/event/1661715/

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Director-General Town Hall on 23 April 2026

The Director-General will hold a meeting and Q&A session on Thursday, 23 April, at 10 a.m., at the Science Gateway (Sergio Marchionne Auditorium).

The meeting can be followed through webcast. Simultaneous interpretation in French will also be available. This webcast will be accessible to all retirees holding a CERN Verified Guest Account (e.g. gmail.com, outlook.com, hotmail.com, laposte.fr, etc.) given before their departure.

To access the webcast, you will need to go to the  https://indico.cern.ch/event/1661742/ page  and authenticate yourself via the “Email – Guest Access” link on the login page that should appear. The webcast should then be accessible by clicking the “Watch” button.

PS: The procedure can be tested now, but the “Watch” button will only show a countdown to the start of the meeting. If the countdown is displayed, it guarantees in principle that you will be able to access the webcast on the day of the meeting.

If you do not hold a CERN Verified Guest Account, the procedure for obtaining one can be found in the document (in French) https://gac-epa.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Verified-Guest-Account.pdf

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2026 Annual General Meeting 21/04/2026 at 14:30

Dear Members

The Annual General Meeting of our Association will take place on Tuesday 21 April 2026 at 2:30 pm in CERN’s main auditorium (building 500/1-001). The full invitation  can be found on the GAC-EPA website by clicking here, including the Agenda and a Proxy Vote form. For those who cannot attend, the AGM will be broadcast by Webcast at https://live.cern/event/i1618360. The presentations will also be available the day of the meeting at https://indico.cern.ch/event/1618360/

The meeting will end with a friendship drink.

Yours sincerely,

Catherine Laverrière, President of GAC-EPA

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Staff Association Public Meeting on Monday 2 February – Presentation available on Indico

Dear Colleagues,

On Monday, 2 February 2026, the Staff Association held a public meeting.

If you would like to stay up to date with the latest news, you can watch the meeting or view the presentation on Indico: https://indico.cern.ch/event/1634913/

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Conference Loans in CHF Thursday 15 January 26 – 12:30 pm – 503/1-001

The Staff Association is pleased to invite you to the conference:

Loans in CHF: exchange-rate risk and the requirement of contractual transparency – Understanding the litigation and Its implications – Maître Dana

Thursday, 15 January 2026 – 12:30 p.m. 503/1-001 – Council Room & Zoom

Conference in French, with simultaneous translation into English.

The conference will be recorded.

For more information and registration:

https://indico.cern.ch/event/1619322

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Information Sessions News

Information Sessions dates 2026

Place: Building 61 – Staff Association room

From 1:30 to 4:00 pm

  • Tuesday 3 February
  • Tuesday 3 March
  • Tuesday 31 March
  • Tuesday 28 April
  • Tuesday 2 June
  • Tuesday 1 September
  • Tuesday 29 September
  • Tuesday 3 November
  • Tuesday 1 December
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Fund News

The monthly pension payment date will not change!

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 the pension payment dates for 2026.

We would like to thank the Fund and the Benefits Service for this decision.

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Work management practices and Employee health: A conflictual relationship – 16 December

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

 

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GAC-EPA End-of-year drink – Thursday 4 December from 4 to 6 pm

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