Tag: Press release
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“Voyage to the Heart of Matter” in pop-up form
Geneva, 19 October 2009. Voyage to the Heart of Matter, a new pop-up book about the science of CERN1‘s Large Hadron Collider (LHC), focusing on the ATLAS experiment, will be published on 9 November in London. Other language editions will follow. Journalists are invited to the press launch of the UK edition at 10am on
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CinéGlobe 2010 international short film festival invites films for three competitions
Geneva, 19 August. The next edition of the CinéGlobe International Short Film Festival will take place the 16-20th of February 2010 at CERN1 near Geneva, Switzerland. Filmmakers are invited to submit their work to one of three competitions: Entry is free via shortfilmdepot.com – review copies can be sent on DVD or can be uploaded
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LHC to run at 3.5 TeV for early part of 2009-2010 run rising later
Geneva, 6 August 2009. CERN’s1 Large Hadron Collider will initially run at an energy of 3.5 TeV per beam when it starts up in November this year. This news comes after all tests on the machine’s high-current electrical connections were completed last week, indicating that no further repairs are necessary for safe running. "We've selected
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CERN and EU Commission agree on closer scientific partnership
Geneva, 17 July 2009. Today in Brussels, CERN1 and the European Commission are to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which aims to enhance the long-standing partnership between the two organizations. The MoU will provide a structured framework for cooperation across a broad range of issues of common interest, with emphasis on consolidating and further
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Grids Step-up to a Set of New Records: Scale Testing for the Experiment Programme ’09 (STEP’09)
Geneva, 1 July 2009. Preparations are under way for the restart of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) the world's most powerful particle accelerator. One of the most important systems needed to support the experiments that will utilise this great machine is the global computing grid: the worldwide LHC Computing Grid (WLCG). After months of preparation
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CERN awarded environmental label
Geneva, 25 June 2009. On 9 June, CERN1 was awarded the “Nature & Economie” label by the Swiss Foundation of the same name, in recognition of its land management on the Meyrin site. The label is awarded to organisations that contribute to biological diversity, and at least 30% of the green areas around buildings have
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CERN reports on progress towards LHC restart
Geneva, 19 June 2009. At the 151st session of the CERN1 Council today, CERN Director General Rolf Heuer confirmed that the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) remains on schedule for a restart this autumn, albeit about 2-3 weeks later than originally foreseen. Following the incident of 19 September 2008 that brought the LHC to a standstill,
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University of Geneva honours LHC project leader at 450th anniversary ceremony
Geneva, 5 June 2009. The University of Geneva is today holding a ceremony at which honorary degrees will be bestowed on four figures renowned for their activities in bringing nations together, including international collaboration in scientific research at CERN1. Geneva, 5 June 2009. The University of Geneva is today holding a ceremony at which honorary
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Austrian participation in CERN
Geneva, 11 May 2009. This afternoon, a meeting took place in the Ministry of Science and Research in Vienna between Austrian Science Minister Johannes Hahn, CERN1 Director-General Rolf Heuer, and CERN External Relations Coordinator Felicitas Pauss. In a constructive working meeting, Minister Hahn explained the reasons for wishing to end Austrian membership of CERN at
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Final LHC magnet goes underground
Geneva, 30 April 2009. The 53rd and final replacement magnet for CERN’s1 Large Hadron Collider (LHC) was lowered into the accelerator’s tunnel today, marking the end of repair work above ground following the incident in September last year that brought LHC operations to a halt. Underground, the magnets are being interconnected, and new systems installed