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CERN Bulletin publication schedule for 2014

The table below lists the 2014 publication dates for the CERN Bulletin and the corresponding deadlines for the submission of announcements. Please note that all announcements must be submitted by 12.00 noon on Tuesdays at the latest. >>

Mail Office annual closure

On the occasion of the annual closure of CERN, there will be no mail distributed on Friday 20 December 2013 but mail will be collected in the morning. Nevertheless, you will still be able to bring your outgoing mail to Building 555-R-002 until 12 noon. >>

Closure of the telephone switchboard at 5 p.m. on 20 December

Exceptionally, the telephone switchboard will close at 5 p.m. on Friday 20 December, instead of 6 p.m. (usual time), to allow time for all systems to be properly closed before the annual closure. >>

Availability of Services during the 2013/2014 CERN annual closure

General Services: As every year, all the services provided by the GS Department requiring a human presence (such as the CERN hotel, car sharing service, shuttle service, etc. >>

A pilot eduroam service at CERN

Eduroam is a secure, worldwide roaming Wi-Fi access service developed for the international research and education community. It allows people from participating institutions to obtain an Internet connection when visiting other participating institutions by simply opening their laptop. >>

Safety Bulletin 2013-4

The HSE Unit has just released the Safety Bulletin 2013-4 entitled “Electrical work: protect yourself!”. >>

Lights on for daytime driving: mandatory from 1 January 2014

In accordance with the Swiss Federal Decree of 15 June 2012, it will be mandatory from 1 January 2014 to keep your vehicle lights permanently switched on when driving on Swiss territory. >>

Snow, ice… and other reasons to be cheerful!

CERN’s roads, car parks, pavements and pedestrian areas cover an area of 60 hectares in total. The EN-HE Group is responsible for clearing snow from and salting the roads and car parks. The GS-IS Group, through its contracts for the cleaning and maintenance of green spaces, is responsible for clearing the snow from, salting and sanding the pavements, pedestrian routes and entrances to buildings, and for replenishing the bins of silica sand*, which will be used in place of salt in the bins from now on. >>

Do not miss the Announcements and Events sections of the Bulletin!

There you'll find the availability of Services during the annual closure, the closure of the telephone switchboard, the Bulletin publication schedule for 2014, a pilot eduroam service at CERN, HSE Safety Bulletin 2013-4, new Swiss traffic rulesinformation about the infirmary's closure, the start of Horizon 2020, information on the CERN car stickers 2014... this information is FOR YOU! >>

CERN car stickers for 2014

The stickers on your vehicles will cease to be valid at the end of 2013. We kindly request that you inform us as soon as possible if you no longer own a vehicle that is in our records. In particular, please inform the CERN Registration Service (Building 55, first floor) if you receive a sticker for a vehicle that you no longer own. >>

CERN Infirmary closed for building work

The CERN Infirmary (Bldg 57, ground floor) will be closed from 11 December 2013 to 19 January 2014 due to building work. >>

Start of new Research and Innovation Programme, Horizon 2020

The overall EU budget for 2014-2020 was approved on 20 November, with €79 billion allocated for the Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme. >>

News Articles

Season's Greetings and Best Wishes for the New Year!  
Solid groundwork underlies a high-profile year  
LS1 Report: on the home straight in 2014  
Nobel Prize ceremony 2013  
Dealing with data  
Apprenticeships in success  
CERN Holiday Gift Guide  
Scavenger hunt in the CERN Computing Centre  
Security vs. Nations: a lost battle?  
Ombuds’ corner: Farewell  
News from the Library: Your opinion matters!  
Joachim Tückmantel (1948 - 2013)  

Official News

CHIS – Opening hours of UNIQA offices during end-of-year closure  
Pension payment dates in 2014  
Health insurance for "frontaliers"  
End-of-year closure 2013/2014  

Training and Development

Safety Training: places available in January 2014  
Uncover the recruiter in you!  
New Session of introductory “E-Groups Training”  
Personal development and communication courses – Places available  
General and professionnal French courses  
Are you a Project Leader, PSO, GLIMOS?! Are you in line to be one?  

Staff Association

  
  
  
Best wishes  
Death of Nelson Mandela: CERN and its Staff Association in history  
Election to the Board of the Mutual Aid Fund  
Cern Women's Club  
Interfon  
Offers