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Successful test for CLIC

The CLIC collaboration has commissioned its new installation and put the first beam into operation. >>

LHC: forwards and onwards

Following the recent incident in Sector 3-4, which has brought the start-up of the LHC to a halt, the various teams are working hard to establish the cause, evaluate the situation and plan the necessary repairs. The LHC will be started up again in spring 2009 following the winter shutdown for the maintenance of all the CERN installations. >>

Fully transparent LHC

Thanks to the first real signals received from the LHC while in operation before the incident, the experiments are now set to make the best use of the data they have collected. Report from the LHCC open session. >>

LHC inauguration, LHCfest only two weeks away!

The official ceremony for the inauguration of the LHC with Heads of State and Ministers from CERN’s Member States, to be held on Tuesday 21 October, will be followed by an LHCfest to thank all those who took part in bringing the accelerator to completion. >>

Creativity at the Film-Making Club: Let there be light!

The Film-Making Club was created in 2005, and already has ten short films to its credit. Spotlight on a club that does more than making movies! >>

New arrivals

On Thursday 18 September 2008, members of the CERN Management welcomed recently recruited staff members and fellows at the second part of the Induction Programme. >>

Official News

Pension Fund  
Publication of administrative circular No. 26 (Rev. 8) – Recognition of merit   
REMINDER: Special traffic arrangements for the LHC inauguration ceremony on 21 october   
REMINDER - extension/suppression of allowance for dependent children aged 20 to 25  

Training and Development

CERN Technical Training: available Places in forthcoming Courses   
LASER safety course  

General Information

New computer security measures  
Closure of connection to off-site DNS services from within CERN  
Use of Tor (The Onion Router) disallowed from within CERN  
CERN Scientific Book Fair 2008  
Doors are opening at children’s day-care centre at Champs-Fréchets  
Technical presentation  
Note from the CERN Medical Service - Flu vaccinations  
New transport and handling contract