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https://www.geneve.ch/cite-seniors# The result of a collaboration between Cité Seniors, the Dance Festival, and the Pavillon ADC, ten workshops brought together twenty seniors around dance, creation, and sharing. On May 8th, the participants will present their work at the Dance Festival.The public will then take over the dance floor for an evening of “Friday, I’ve Got Dancing!”Dance, both an art form and a movement, fosters social connection, well-being, self-confidence, and the joy of movement. This initiative also highlights the importance of… Read more: May Cité Seniors

The Director-General hold a meeting and Q&A session on Thursday, 23 April, at 10 a.m., at the Science Gateway (Sergio Marchionne Auditorium). The meeting was recorded and the recording can be listened to on the page https://indico.cern.ch/event/1661742/ . This should 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. If you do not hold a CERN Verified Guest Account, the procedure for obtaining one can be found in… Read more: Director-General Town Hall on 23 April 2026 : recording available

Dear Members The Annual General Meeting of our Association took place on Tuesday 21 April 2026 at 2:30 pm in CERN’s main auditorium (building 500/1-001). Thanks to all those who were present or followed the meeting via the Webcast. The presentations and recordings are available at https://indico.cern.ch/event/1618360/ Yours sincerely, Catherine Laverrière, President of GAC-EPA

Dear members CERN has just published the Swiss Franc exchange rate to be used for the 2025 income tax declaration in France:https://home.cern/news/official-news/cern/exchange-rate-tax-declaration-form-2025-income 1 CHF =1.07 Euros This year, the two methods that we described last year: give the same result after rounding. To our knowledge, the instructions for filling the tax forms that were published on our site in April 2025 are still valid. Since these instructions were given in French we prefer to direct you to the French versions:… Read more: Swiss Franc Exchange Rate for 2025 Tax Return in France

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… Read more: April Cité Seniors

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/

Please note that a new blood donation drive will take place on 24 and 25 March in Building 29. For further information, please follow this link.

IT’’S IMPORTANT – THINK ABOUT IT ! No one is beyond suffering from a sudden loss of autonomy, for example after a cerebral vascular problem or a simple unfortunate fall.   At our age, we are all exposed to the risk of losing the capacity to judge situations, or one of the many forms of dementia.   We must think of this possibility, whose consequences could result in a loss of our individual autonomy.This is what a former colleague reminded us in… Read more: Loss of autonomy