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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/

Programm: https://www.geneve.ch/cite-seniors# The new programme of activities from the Social Services for Seniors, covering the period from February to June 2026, has just been released. It includes numerous courses, workshops and activities. Cité Seniors and the neighbourhood centres offer a wide range of activities that allow you to learn or train, entertain yourself, meet people, take care of your health and improve your digital skills.Registration is open on 19 and 20 February, from 9am to 5pm, at Cité Seniors. We… Read more: February Cité Seniors

The Staff Association is pleased to invite you to the conference on: Children and overexposure to screens – Dr. Marie-Noëlle Clément What impact do digital technologies have on the development of our children and on our own development? Tuesday, 3 February – 5:30 p.m. 503/1-001 – Council Room Conference in French For more information: https://indico.cern.ch/event/1621915

Programm: https://www.geneve.ch/cite-seniors# A new year is beginning, and with it, activities are resuming at Cité Seniors and in the neighbourhoods. In the programme for the first half of 2026, available from mid-January, you will find many suggestions to help you develop your creativity or cultural knowledge. Reading, singing, dancing, literary walks, film club, concerts, photography: there is something for everyone. Don’t miss the open day on 17 February at Cité Seniors: breakfast, lunch or afternoon tea will be offered depending… Read more: January Cité Seniors

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

It is with deep sadness that we learned of the passing of Roger Perret on 20 December at Hôpital de la Tour. His funeral service was held during the holiday period at the Saint-Georges Cemetery in Geneva. Roger Perret was a mechanical design engineer of exceptional expertise and professionalism. He joined CERN in 1975, where he served with distinction until his retirement in 2010. Over the course of his 35-year career, within what later became the EN-MME Design Office, he… Read more: Tribute Roger Perret

Place: Building 61 – Staff Association room From 1:30 to 4:00 pm

The Director General organises a meeting with the personnel on 16 December 2025 at 10:30. She has autorised access to the retransmission to the retirees. This broadcast should therefore be accessible to all retirees having linked their CERN account with an external one (e.g.   gmail.com, outlook.com, hotmail.com, laposte.fr, etc…) before their departure. The https://indico.cern.ch/event/1621529/ should be used and authenticated via the « External email – Guest access » link. The Webcast should then be accessible by clicking the “Watch” button. To be… Read more: Invitation to a meeting of the Directorate with the CERN community 16 December at 10:30