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CERN is guest of honour at Swiss National Day in Geneva
CERN is guest of honour at Swiss National Day in Geneva On 1 August 2018, CERN was the City of Geneva’s guest of honour at the Swiss National Day celebrations at Parc La Grange The CERN tent, offering workshops, virtual reality tours, physics demonstrations, educational games and the new “Particle Identities” quiz, was never empty
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Summer science events
Summer science events Each summer, CERN goes out to meet the general public in the local area, offering visitors a refreshing science cocktail. This year, the summer events began at the end of June with the CineGlobe international film festival. On the theme of “Intelligent futures”, the festival explored the world of artificial intelligence. The
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CERN Solar Club at the Lemanic Electric Tour
CERN Solar Club at the Lemanic Electric Tour With the Photon, its solar electric car built in 1986, an electric Dyane and a Renault Twizy, the CERN Solar Club took part in the Lemanic Electric Tour, the first cross-border rallye for 100% electric cars around Lake Geneva on 2nd and 3rd June. Organized by the
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International Girls in ICT Day reaches girls across the globe
International Girls in ICT Day reaches girls across the globe On 26 April 2018, over 150 girls participated in a variety of interactive workshops and mentoring sessions at ITU headquarters in Geneva, centered around the theme “Expand horizons, change attitudes.” These local school girls, aged 13 to 17, learned all about the latest technologies and
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Be a Physicist project
Be a Physicist project This year again, around 900 local school pupils participated in the project Be a Physicist. The children and their teachers led investigations on mysterious boxes that they couldn't open. What are hypotheses, data and proof? How do you conduct an experiment? Or disseminate its results? These are the types of question
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Female physicists and engineers go back to school
Female physicists and engineers go back to school Female scientists visited 108 local classrooms to mark the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Female scientists visited 108 local classrooms to mark the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Throughout the week leading up to the International Day of Women and Girls
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CERN at the Meyrin Economic Forum
CERN at the Meyrin Economic Forum Gathering experts from the local economic sphere, the city of Meyrin, together with the newspaper Bilan and the DG DERI, organised the fourth edition of the Meyrin Economic Forum. Gathering experts from the local economic sphere, the city of Meyrin, together with the newspaper Bilan and the DG DERI,
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The Automnales: 10 days of success
The Automnales: 10 days of success Tens of thousands of people visited CERN’s stand at the Automnales, where they were welcomed by enthusiastic volunteers. On Sunday, 19 November, the curtain came down on the Automnales, bringing to a close ten days of activities and exchanges at CERN’s magnificent blue stand. Some 145 000 people attended
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CERN meets the public
CERN meets the public Many visitors (re)discovered CERN at Researchers’ Night and the United Nations Office in Geneva Open Day Researchers’ Night 2017 at CERN: a resounding success with over 1400 visitors On Friday, 29 September, the Globe of Science and Innovation hosted a crowd of science fans for Researchers’ Night. Between 5.00 and 11.00
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UN Geneva Open Day: CERN will be there!
UN Geneva Open Day: CERN will be there! CERN will be at the UN geneva Open Day, showcasing the research and innovation that is carried out at the Laboratory. Location Palais des Nations Avenue de la Paix 14 1202 Genève Switzerland See map: map.search.ch, Google Maps Before it closes for renovation, the magnificent Palais des