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Le site des retraités du CERN et de l’ESO
The CERN and ESO pensioners site

Recent posts

  • Blood donation on 21st and 22nd July 2026
    Please note that a new blood donation campaign will take place on 21st and 22nd July in Building 29. For further information, please follow this link.
  • Join a webinar on 20 July 2026 as part of the debate around the future circular collider at CERN (FCC)
    Dear Member As you may have heard in recent weeks, a public participation process around the Future Circular Collider (FCC) project has been initiated in France and in Switzerland, until 1 October 2026. In concrete terms, several thematic exchanges with the public are planned. They are organised independently of CERN. In France, it is a mandatory regulatory step for large projects, led by the National Commission for Public Debate (CNDP). The aim is to exchange, discuss and learn about the… Read more: Join a webinar on 20 July 2026 as part of the debate around the future circular collider at CERN (FCC)
  • Annual meeting of the Pension Fund : slides and recording are available
    The annual meeting of the Pension Fund took place on June 30, 2026 in the Council room at CERN. The slides and the recording are available by following this link.
  • The Bulletin #70 is available
    Dear Members We would like to inform you that this spring’s Bulletin (Bulletin # 70) is available on the GAC-EPA website by following this link. It contains a lot of information about the Committee’s recent actions, and we are sure you will enjoy reading it. To mark this 35th anniversary of the publication of the Bulletin, we have given access on the same page to all the Bulletins, from the first issue in the summer of 1990 to the present… Read more: The Bulletin #70 is available
  • 30 June : Annual Information Meeting of the Pension Fund
    We strongly encourage all pensioners who are able to do so to attend the Pension Fund’s annual information meeting on 30 June 2026, from 2.30 p.m. to 3.30 p.m., in the Council Chamber, 503-1-001, and also by Zoom or webcast. French/English interpretation will be available only via Zoom.  Open to all members and beneficiaries, this annual event is an opportunity to hear the latest financial updates from the CERN Pension Fund and ask your questions directly to the Chair of the Pension Fund Governing… Read more: 30 June : Annual Information Meeting of the Pension Fund
  • June Cité Seniors
    https://www.geneve.ch/cite-seniors# This year, I have chosen to place my Year of Mayor under the sign of “Shared Time”. In a society that goes faster and faster, seniors know better than anyone how precious the moments given to loved ones, memories, listening and transmission are. The relationship to time is not only an individual matter, it is political. It shapes the different facets of our lives, our solidarity and our ability to care for one another. Together, let us give value… Read more: June Cité Seniors
  • May Cité Seniors
    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
  • Director-General Town Hall on 23 April 2026 : recording available
    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