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With many developments planned or under consideration, this is the decade of CERN’s Prévessin site
On 5, 9 and 10 October, CERN will take part in Fête de la Science in Annecy-le-Vieux for the first time
Introducing two new Heads of Departments: Mar Capeans, (Site and Civil Engineering – SCE) and Brennan Goddard (Accelerator Systems – SY)
The first Sparks! forum is over, but you can still watch the recorded talks online
The centre opened on Monday, 27 September, in the presence of the sub-prefect for Gex and Nantua, Pascaline Boulay
The CERN Council today announced the election of Professor Eliezer Rabinovici as its 24th president, for a period of one year
