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Enjoy music, food, birthday cake and more to celebrate and thank our unique CERN community and our families – register by 31 August

As CERN’s 70th anniversary approaches, register now for the CERN70 Community Event, taking place on Tuesday, 17 September 2024 from 5.30 to 10 p.m. on the lawn in front of Restaurant 1 and its adjacent areas on the Meyrin site.

WHO?

This CERN70 Community Event is open to all CERN access card holders, including retirees, temporary personnel, contractors’ personnel and club members, who can register themselves and one guest*. 

Members of the personnel, including Users and all other categories of associated members, as well as Pension Fund beneficiaries, may in addition register family members who currently hold or are eligible for a CERN family access card (i.e. spouses, registered partners and dependent children). They will need to bring their access card to the event.

WHAT?

Prepare for an evening of diverse entertainment featuring headline performances from John Helliwell, legendary saxophonist from Supertramp, the Carl Verheyen Band, led by one of the top guitarists in the world, and the Orchestre des Nations, an orchestra that bridges cultures and brings classical music to diverse audiences.

Embark on a musical journey through seven decades with the iconic Les Horribles Cernettes and CERN talents Diracula, Les Canettes, Miss Proper and the Moving Targets and Oliver Street Band.

Don’t miss the Director-General’s speech, the birthday cake, activities for childrenand more.

HOW?

Visit Indico for instructions on registration, retrieving your complimentary food and drinks vouchers before the event and obtaining a CERN70 guest access card if required, as visitor passes will not be permitted.

Visit the event website https://community-event.web.cern.ch/ for full details of the event programme artist lineup and other essential information, including site access, parking and shuttle services.

If you haven’t already, download the upgraded CERN Campus app, which also includes event information.

WHEN?

Register on Indico by 31 August to secure your spot at this unforgettable event, and sign up now if you would like to join the enthusiastic team of CERN70 volunteers!

* This updated access policy, due to popular demand, allows a guest who is not eligible for a CERN access card (e.g. a partner or adult child) to attend with a dedicated CERN70 guest access card, more details on Indico.

Bernard VOYER

Tuesday 10/09/2024- 5.30 pm

The Staff Association is pleased to invite you to the lecture: Losing the North 

The story of a privileged witness to the beauty, but above all the fragility, of our planet.

For more information and registration:

« Perdre le Nord », par Bernard Voyer (10 September 2024): Overview · Indico (cern.ch) 

Dear Member

Please note that from 1 August, CERN’s former Main Reception area will be a hub for all CERN community services, including those previously available in Building 55 (for example delivery of access cards).

More details following this link

The CERN community is warmly invited to a dedicated event to honour the Laboratory’s 70th anniversary. This CERN community celebration will take place on Tuesday 17 September 2024 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. on the lawn next to Restaurant 1 on the CERN Meyrin site, and will include music, videos, food, drink and more.

The event celebrates the entire CERN community and is open to all CERN access pass holders, including family members and retirees. You will need to register to take part and registrations will open early summer. All attendees, including family members, will need to bring a CERN access pass to enter the event.

If you are holding a CERN account, Register on Indico (please log in to see the registration link on the menu bar on the left) at your earliest convenience but no later than 31 August. People with a CERN access card but not a CERN account are invited to register using this link. By registering, you will receive a ticket and QR code to collect the food and drink vouchers at the indicated days, times and locations.

More practical information about site access, parking and shuttle services will be available in early September and communicated to all registered participants.

6th June 2024 19:30 – 21:45

Science Gateway

During the event, you will be taken on a journey through space, time, and the history of ideas in modern physics: what we know and what we do not know. Through the eyes of renowned physicists, you will be exposed to some of the greatest mysteries of the Universe.

Closing performance by the Orchestre des Nations.

Admission: Free of charge, but registration is required for in-person attendance. Register here.

Public event | Free entrance | In English with simultaneous interpreting into French | Recorded and webcasted , also broadcasted on youtube.

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Dear Members

The instructions to help you with your French tax declaration for 2023 have been updated on the GAC-EPA website (in French only). They are available by following this link. These documents are given as advice and do not engage the responsibility of the GAC-EPA.

It is also confirmed that the exchange rate to be used for 2023 income is 1 CHF = 1.05 Euros.

Dear Members

As advertised in the CERN official news, due to the refurbishment of the Pension Fund offices (building 5, 5th floor), please note that, from 22 April to 31 August 2024, the Benefits service will be relocated to room 510/R-013 (next to the main building).

During this period, meetings will be by appointment only.

As a follow-up to the recommendation made in the 2020 Update of the European Strategy for Particle Physics, CERN has been mandated by its Member States to study the feasibility of a Future Circular Collider or FCC.

The feasibility study, launched in 2021, will continue until 2025.

This event is the first in a series of public meetings to be held as close as possible to the territories, to enrich the dialogue with CERN.

More details by following this link.

Registration is open at this address https://indico.cern.ch/event/1333274/registrations/98752/

Open to all | Free | Event in French with live webcast | Recorded event

Dear Madam/Sir, Dear Members

Our Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place on:

Tuesday 23 April 2024 at 15:00
in CERN’s main auditorium (building 500/1-001).

The agenda can be seen following this link.

In case attendance at the Meeting is not possible, you can use this proxy vote form (pdf file). It can be established in the name of any member of the GAC-EPA, including members of the Committee.  It must be sent beforehand or given to the Committee at the beginning of the session, according to article 9 of the Rules.

The minutes of the Annual General Meeting of 2023, which will be submitted for your approval during the session, are available on the Web site of our Group:

https://gac-epa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/AGO2023Minutes-en.pdf

If you wish to ask general questions at this Meeting, we recommend that you submit them beforehand to the President of the Committee, either by postal mail at the GAC-EPA’s address or by email to the secretary of the Group: office.secretariat@gac-epa.org.

The session will end with refreshments.

If you are unable to attend, a webcast of the meeting will be available via https://webcast.web.cern.ch/event/i1381066 .

In the hope that you will be many to attend the meeting on April 23, please accept our sincerest regards,

Enrico Chiaveri
President of GAC-EPA