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  • Director-General Town Hall on 23 April 2026

    The Director-General will hold a meeting and Q&A session on Thursday, 23 April, at 10 a.m., at the Science Gateway (Sergio Marchionne Auditorium).

    The meeting can be followed through webcast. Simultaneous interpretation in French will also be available. This webcast will 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.

    To access the webcast, you will need to go to the  https://indico.cern.ch/event/1661742/ page  and authenticate yourself via the “Email – Guest Access” link on the login page that should appear. The webcast should then be accessible by clicking the “Watch” button.

    PS: The procedure can be tested now, but the “Watch” button will only show a countdown to the start of the meeting. If the countdown is displayed, it guarantees in principle that you will be able to access the webcast on the day of the meeting.

    If you do not hold a CERN Verified Guest Account, the procedure for obtaining one can be found in the document (in French) https://new.gac-epa.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Verified-Guest-Account.pdf

  • 2026 Annual General Meeting 21/04/2026 at 14:30

    Dear Members

    The Annual General Meeting of our Association will take place on Tuesday 21 April 2026 at 2:30 pm in CERN’s main auditorium (building 500/1-001). The full invitation  can be found on the GAC-EPA website by clicking here, including the Agenda and a Proxy Vote form. For those who cannot attend, the AGM will be broadcast by Webcast at https://live.cern/event/i1618360. The presentations will also be available the day of the meeting at https://indico.cern.ch/event/1618360/

    The meeting will end with a friendship drink.

    Yours sincerely,

    Catherine Laverrière, President of GAC-EPA

  • Blood donation on 24 and 25 March 2026

    Please note that a new blood donation drive will take place on 24 and 25 March in Building 29. For further information, please follow this link.

  • March Cité Seniors (Geneva)

    March Cité Seniors (Geneva)

    https://www.geneve.ch/cite-seniors#


    With the return of spring, I invite you to take part in the Parents and Babies in Fitness walks with seniors organized with the Arcade Sages-Femmes. These intergenerational walks are an opportunity to meet, exchange and transmit, while promoting the movement. Between the experience of seniors and the energy of families, the city is woven differently.


    Christina Kitsos
Vice-présidente du Conseil administratif de la Ville de Genève
    Full program 1st semester 2026

  • Staff Association Public Meeting on Monday 2 February – Presentation available on Indico

    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/

  • Staff Association Public Meeting – Monday 2 February at 2:00 pm

    Dear Colleagues,

    The Staff Association is organizing a Public Meeting.

    Monday, 2 February at 2:00 p.m. – 503/1-001 –  CERN Council Chamber

    Join us for the latest updates.

    Your presence is highly encouraged, especially if you have questions for the Staff Association.

    Should you be unable to attend in person, join us via Webcast.

    For additional details, we invite you to visit the following link: https://indico.cern.ch/event/1634879/

    Thanks for your attention and please share this information with your colleagues!

  • Conference Loans in CHF Thursday 15 January 26 – 12:30 pm – 503/1-001

    Conference Loans in CHF Thursday 15 January 26 – 12:30 pm – 503/1-001

    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

  • Information Sessions dates 2026

    Place: Building 61 – Staff Association room

    From 1:30 to 4:00 pm

    • Tuesday 3 February
    • Tuesday 3 March
    • Tuesday 31 March
    • Tuesday 28 April
    • Tuesday 2 June
    • Tuesday 1 September
    • Tuesday 29 September
    • Tuesday 3 November
    • Tuesday 1 December

  • The monthly pension payment date will not change!

    Thank you for your numerous responses to our message alerting you to the possible change in the pension payment date from the 7th to the 25th of the month.

    97% of you supported the GAC-EPA’s position and expressed a negative opinion for various reasons.

    The analysis of your feedback was communicated to the Pension Fund, which ultimately decided not to make any changes.

    This good news was confirmed by the Fund in a letter that you should have received with the pension payment dates for 2026.

    We would like to thank the Fund and the Benefits Service for this decision.

  • Work management practices and Employee health: A conflictual relationship – 16 December

    The Staff Association is pleased to invite you to the conference on:

    Work management practices and Employee health: A conflictual relationship – Prof. Gregor Bouville

    How and why do certain methods of work management affect employees’ health?

    Tuesday 16 December – 5:30 p.m. 503/1-001 – Council Room

    Conference in French

    For more information and registration: https://indico.cern.ch/event/1606354