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Portugal

8 October - 8 January

Science Museum, Lisbon

Radioactivity - α, β, γ [+]
Exhibition dedicated to radioactivity and the early years of great physicists organized in three main cubic sections (α, β, γ) with modules about radioactivity and the society, one general/historical section and an auditorium+running film with 'Nuclear and Particle Physics in Portugal'


Germany

September-December

Various events

German universities and physics labs will organize a variety of activities to celebrate CERN's 50th anniversary. For more information, visit the site of the german team of the EPP Outreach Group


Portugal

September - December

Seminars

Several seminars/talks presented to secondary schools.


Germany

4-18 December

University of Darmstadt and GSI Darmstadt

Saturday Morning Physics [+]


Germany

6 December

University of Würzburg

Celecration Colloquium "CERN50"
Speaker: H.Schopper


Italy

6 December

Aula Magna Rectorate, La Sapienza University

1954-2004 CERN 50th Anniversary: Physics between History and the Arts - "The Life of Galileo Galilei", by B. Brecht [+]
played by the Genova Theatre School, authored by M. Mesciulan and A. Giusta
Organised by: INFN (Roma, Roma II, Roma III), Physics Dept. of the Universities 'La Sapienza', 'Tor Vergata' and 'Roma Tre', Rome Town Council - Cultural Affairs dept., National Physics Teachers Association


Italy

6-7 December

La Sapienza University, Rome

1954-2004 CERN 50th Anniversary: 50 years of physics [+]
Seminars for schools and universities
Organised by: INFN (Roma, Roma II, Roma III), Physics Dept. of the Universities 'La Sapienza', 'Tor Vergata' and 'Roma Tre', Rome Town Council - Cultural Affairs dept., National Physics Teachers Association


Italy

4 December

Palladium Theatre, Roma Tre University, Rome

1954-2004 CERN 50th Anniversary: "A Web Page for Particle Physics" [+]
Prize giving ceremony to the students winners of the competition "A Web Page for Particle Physics"
Organised by: INFN (Roma, Roma II, Roma III), Physics Dept. of the Universities 'La Sapienza', 'Tor Vergata' and 'Roma Tre', Rome Town Council - Cultural Affairs dept., National Physics Teachers Association


Italy

3 December

Palladium Theatre, Roma Tre University, Rome

1954-2004 CERN 50th Anniversary: 50 years of physics [+]
Seminars for schools and universities
Organised by: INFN (Roma, Roma II, Roma III), Physics Dept. of the Universities 'La Sapienza', 'Tor Vergata' and 'Roma Tre', Rome Town Council - Cultural Affairs dept., National Physics Teachers Association


Italy

2-4 December

Palladium Theatre, Roma Tre University

1954-2004 CERN 50th Anniversary: Physics between History and the Arts - "The Life of Galileo Galilei", by B. Brecht [+]
played by the Genova Theatre School, authored by M. Mesciulan and A. Giusta
Organised by: INFN (Roma, Roma II, Roma III), Physics Dept. of the Universities 'La Sapienza', 'Tor Vergata' and 'Roma Tre', Rome Town Council - Cultural Affairs dept., National Physics Teachers Association


Germany

20 November - 4 December

Freiburg University

Saturday morning Particle Physics [+]
Public lectures, Speakers: K. Königsmann, K. Jakobs, G. Herten


Portugal

8 November - 2 December

Instituto Superior Tecnico, Lisbon

The portuguese participation in historical landmarks of CERN [+]
Series of 30' seminars
You may download the programme and the poster of the event in pdf format


Greece

30 November

NCSR "DEMOKRITOS"

CERN 50th Anniversary [+]
Special event and video conference between the National Center of Scientific Research "DEMOKRITOS" and CERN
Speakers: E.Floratos (NCSR "Demokritos"), D.Sioufas (Minister of Development), I. Tsoukalas (General Secretariat for Research and Technology), J. Engelen (CERN), J.-M. Le Goff (CERN), B.Jones (CERN)


Germany

Mid-November

University of Bielefeld

CERN 50th Anniversary
Poster exhibition


Spain

November

Fundación Focus-Abengoa [+], Sevilla

Session on occasion of the 50th anniversary of CERN
Invited lectures by Manuel Aguilar, CIEMAT and Juan Antonio Rubio, CERN


Italy

November

Naples, 'Città della scienza' [+]

Exhibition - "Futuro remoto"
Live webcast with CERN


Germany

6-27 November

University of Darmstadt and GSI Darmstadt

Saturday Morning Physics [+]


Germany

22 November

RWTH Aachen

Doctor of honour awarding to Carlo Rubbia and Samuel Ting [+]
Anniversary lectures by the honoured and H.Schopper


Germany

20 November

RWTH Aachen

"LHC - a Time Machine to a journey to the Big Bang" [+]
Public lecture, Speaker: Th. Hebbeker


Spain

3, 11, 17 November, 18:30

IES "Alexandre Bóveda", Vigo

Lectures on Nuclear and Particle Physics
adressed to the High School Physics Teachers of the Pontevedra area.
For more information, see the Full Programme


Germany

13 November

Technical University of Dresden

"Small particles and large accelerators - 50 years particle physics at CERN" [+]
Speaker: K. R. Schubert


Italy

11 November

INFN - Catania

CERN 50th Anniversary Special Lectures
"The W and Z bosons discovery at CERN", by D. Denegri
"The LEP age at CERN", by M. Consoli
"CMS experiment, CERN activities in Catania", by S. Albergo
"ALICE experiment, CERN activities in Catania", by A. Badalà


Italy

10 November

INFN - Turin

UNESCO day on Science for peace and development [+]
Presentation on CERN by Massimo Masera, INFN Turin, preceded by the projection of the RAI documentary on CERN History


Greece

8-12 November

Lectures-Seminars
Physicists from Greek universities will give lectures and seminars on particle physics to both students and tutors of high schools and colleges
Organised by the Greek team of the European Particle Outreach Group


Czech Republic

8 November

Academy of Sciences, Prague

Science Week - '50 years CERN'
Lectures, films, round table discussions


Netherlands

5 November

NIKHEF, Amsterdam

CERN Symposium [+]


Germany

4 November, 16:00

Emmy-Noether-Campus, University of Siegen

"50 years CERN - from a european to a world laboratory"
Speaker: H.Schopper
Exhibition: Research at CERN - Collaborations with the University of Siegen


Germany

3 November

University of Wuppertal

"50th Anniversary of CERN - The radioactivity on the track" [+]
Awards for Student Contest


Germany

3 November , 19:30

DESY and University of Hamburg

"The elementary particles become visible" [+]
Open evening lecture, Speaker: H. Wenninger


Italy

28-30 October

"La Romanina" Shopping Centre, Rome

1954-2004 CERN 50th Anniversary: CERN physics meets Rome [+]
Interactive exhibition open to the public
Organised by: INFN (Roma, Roma II, Roma III), Physics Dept. of the Universities 'La Sapienza', 'Tor Vergata' and 'Roma Tre', Rome Town Council - Cultural Affairs dept., National Physics Teachers Association


Spain

29 October

Parque de las Ciencias [+], Granada

Session on occasion of the 50th anniversary of CERN
Speakers: Manuel Aguilar, Antonio Ferrer and John Ellis


Germany

30 October

RWTH Aachen

"50 years of Elementary Particle Physics at CERN" [+]
Public lecture, Speaker: A.Böhm


Finland

28 October, 9:00-13:00

University of Technology, Helsinki

CERN - Pushing technology limits for tomorrow's Science - since 1954 [+]
Conference focused on the relation between Finland and CERN, co-operation and technology transfer
Keynote speakers: Hans Hoffmann, Jaakko Ihamuotila


Finland

28 October, 14:00-17:30

Kumpula campus, University of Helsinki

"CERN 50 years" Colloquium [+]
Colloquium focused on the history and future of particle physics at CERN and in Finland.
Main speaker: Michel Della Negra
Organised by: Helsinki Institute of Physics (HIP), the Department of Physical Sciences of University of Helsinki and the Division of Particle Physics of the Finnish Physical Society


Spain

26 October, 17:00

Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Vigo (Ourense)

CERN Day "Del micro al macrocosmos"
Conference
Speakers: Álvaro de Rújula, Daniele Tommasini


Netherlands

23 October

NIKHEF, Amsterdam

NIKHEF Open Day
Exhibition on CERN (for more information, contact Henk Tiecke)


Poland

23 October

Polish Academy of Sciences and Arts, Cracow

CERN - Little Europe: An example of 50 years of international cooperation
Seminar, organized by Polish Academy of Sciences and Arts Cracow
Speakers: J. Engelen, L. Maiani, R. Sosnowski, H. Wenninger
In the afternoon open public session with CERN movies, WWW CERN tours, distribution of CDs and a special edition of the Polish daily.
See a full list of activities in Poland


Switzerland

23 October, 10:00 am

Amphitheatre de l'ecole de physique, Univ. of Geneva

Session on occasion of the 50th anniversary of CERN [+]
organised by the University of Geneva


Switzerland

21-23 October

CERN, Geneva

EnviroInfo 2004: "Sh@ring - Informatics for Environmental Protection" [+]
18th International Conference of the Technical Committee 4.6 of the German Informatics Society (GI) organised by the Canton de Genève (Département de l'Intérieur, de l'Agriculture et de l'Environnement)


Spain

21 October

Museu de les Ciencies Príncipe Felipe [+], Valencia

Session on occasion of the 50th anniversary of CERN
Speakers: Antonio Ferrer, José Bernabéu, Antonio Pich, Juan Fuster, Enrique Sanchis and José María Benlloch


Germany

18-23 October

TU and LMU, Munich

Poster and Video Exhibition
Open Day [+]
Physics live, explorations of the accelerator lab, lectures


Greece

18-22 October

Several cities

'Open Doors' Days
The Physics Departments of the Greek Universities open their doors to the public
Organised by the Greek team of the European Particle Outreach Group in collaboration with the Universities


Germany

16 October, 10:00-16:00

MPI für Physik, Munich

Open Day [+]
Tracking down the secrets of matter
Lectures, guided tours, exhibition


Germany

15-18 October

University of Dortmund

Autumn Academy NRW "CERN50" [+]
Dortmund Traces in Geneva [+]
Lectures, Poster Exhibition, Scientific Colloquium


Poland

15 October

Cracow, Warsaw

Press Conference "50th Anniversary of CERN"
plus triangle video-conference CERN-Cracow-Warsaw
Organised by: Institute of Nuclear Physics PAS Cracow, National Atomic Energy Agency Warsaw
See a full list of activities in Poland


Spain

14 October

Facultad de Fisica, Univ. de Santiago de Compostela [+]

25 años de colaboracion de Galicia y el CERN
Day dedicated to the conmemoration of CERN's 50th Anniversary, and the collaborations participated by USC researchers (in both Theoretical and Experimental Physics).
A set of lectures complemented with a panel exhibition.


Sweden

14 October

Stockholm

Press Conference "50th Anniversary of CERN"
Organised by the Swedish Research Council


Switzerland

14 October

Geneva

Press Conference "50th Anniversary of CERN"
Launch of the 50th Anniversary book "Infinitely CERN" [+]
Organised by CERN


Italy

14 October, 04:30 pm

Villa Mondragone [+], Tor Vergata, Rome

Seminar "The 50 years of CERN" [+]
Speaker: Luciano Maiani, former Director General of CERN


Greece

13 October

University of Athens

Press Conference "50th Anniversary of CERN"
Organised by the Hellenic Society for the Study of High Energy Physics and the Greek team of the European Particle Outreach Group


Czech Republic

12 October

Karolinum, Charles University, Prague

Commemoration of the 50th anniversary of CERN
Lectures, seminars, personal recollections of physicsts


Italy

12-15 October

Villa Mondragone, Tor Vergata, Rome

1954-2004 CERN 50th Anniversary: 50 years of physics [+]
Seminars for schools and universities
Organised by: INFN (Roma, Roma II, Roma III), Physics Dept. of the Universities 'La Sapienza', 'Tor Vergata' and 'Roma Tre', Rome Town Council - Cultural Affairs dept., National Physics Teachers Association


Netherlands

12 October

NIKHEF, Amsterdam

Press Conference "50th Anniversary of CERN"
Organised by NIKHEF


Germany

11-16 October

University of Heidelberg and MPI Heidelberg

50 years of Particle Physics at CERN [+]
Workshop for Undergraduates and Graduates, Poster and Experiment Exhibition
Symposium CERN50, Public Lectures


UK

11-16 October

CERN, Geneva

Exhibition: Young artists @ CERN [+]
This exhibition aims to celebrate the 50th anniversary of CERN by bringing together Art, Science and Technology through the work of 17 young European artists who came to CERN in January to get inspiration. After London and Geneva, it will tour in Europe.
Organised by the University College London


UK

11 October

CERN Main Auditorium [+]

Gala Concert, Works for Violin and Piano
Jack Liebeck (violin) [+], Katya Apekisheva (piano) [+]
Sponsored by PPARC (UK).


Germany

9 October

Wuppertal University

50 years CERN - 32 years Wuppertal [+]
Public lectures with Exhibition


Germany

7-9 October

Physics Institute, Bonn University

50 Years of CERN and Particle Physics in Bonn [+]
Teacher Advanced Training on Particle Physics, Particle physics show: 'From Quarks to Quasars'
Colloquium CERN50, Speaker: H.Schopper (former Director General of CERN)
9 October: Public Anniversary Celebration, Exhibition CERN50


France

8 October, 9:00am

Centre national de la recherche scientifique, Paris

Press Conference "50 years of CERN
Launch of the 50th Anniversary book "Infinitely CERN" [+]
Organised by IN2P3 with the collaboration of CNRS/IN2P3 and CEA/DSM/DAPNIA.


Austria

7 October

Academy of Sciences, Vienna

50th Anniversary of CERN special ceremony
Talks and panel discussion


Spain

6 October

Casa de las Ciencias, La Coruña

"Science and Art. Particle Physics"
Art exhibition by Margarita Cimadevila, an artist and teacher who attended the "High School Teachers at CERN" programme in 2004.


Germany

4 October, 2:00 pm

Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg

50th Anniversary of CERN [+]
Press Conference 'CERN 50' during the ATLAS Overview Week, organized by Gregor Herten
Public evening lectures


Germany

4 October, 5:00 pm

Universität Karlsruhe

Special Lectures: 50 years of basic research at CERN [+]
Speakers: M. Feindt, T. Müller, G. Quast, D. Zeppenfeld


Finland

1-3 October

Science Fair, Academy of Finland Stand

CERN Quiz
1st prize: visit to CERN


Italy

1 October

Aula Magna Rectorate, Roma Tre University

1954-2004 CERN 50th Anniversary: Rome's physicists at CERN [+]
Event open to the public
Organised by: INFN (Roma, Roma II, Roma III), Physics Dept. of the Universities 'La Sapienza', 'Tor Vergata' and 'Roma Tre', Rome Town Council - Cultural Affairs dept., National Physics Teachers Association


Slovak Republic

1 October

Slovak Institute of Metrology, Bratislava

Celebration of CERN's 50th Anniversary and ECFA meeting


Switzerland

1 October, 2:00 pm

Hoersaal 099, Exakte Wissenschaften, Univ. of Bern

Symposium on 50 Years of CERN: Past, Present and Future [+]
Lectures and round table discussion where the general public is invited to, organised by CHIPP


Italy

30 September

Accademia dei Lincei, Rome

1954-2004 CERN 50th Anniversary: Edoardo Amaldi's role in the creation of CERN and INFN [+]
Organised by: INFN (Roma, Roma II, Roma III), Physics Dept. of the Universities 'La Sapienza', 'Tor Vergata' and 'Roma Tre', Rome Town Council - Cultural Affairs dept., National Physics Teachers Association


Italy

29 September

Protomoteca Room, Campidoglio, Rome

1954-2004 CERN 50th Anniversary: the contribution of Rome [+]
Organised by: INFN (Roma, Roma II, Roma III), Physics Dept. of the Universities 'La Sapienza', 'Tor Vergata' and 'Roma Tre', Rome Town Council - Cultural Affairs dept., National Physics Teachers Association


UK

29 September

Institute of Physics [+], London

CERN's birthday party [+]
Presentations on CERN: past, present and future.


Poland

24 September

Warsaw Scientific Society, Warsaw University

Commemoration of the 50th anniversary of CERN
Speakers: Ch. Llewellyn-Smith, J. Ellis, J. Feltesse and P. Binetruy
See a full list of activities in Poland


Hungary

22 September

Hungarian Academy of Science, Budapest

Ceremonial Session
Talk by C. Rubbia, followed by classical music concert


Czech Republic

21 September

Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic

Press conference, on CERN's 50th birthday
Leading Czech physicists will meet with press


Hungary

21-30 September

Several cities

Popular science lectures on CERN and related sciences


Germany

11-12 September

Mainz University

Science Market [+]


UK

6-13 September

Institute of Education, London

Exhibition: Young artists @ CERN, A preview of the UK art work [+]
This exhibition aims to celebrate the 50th anniversary of CERN by bringing together Art, Science and Technology through the work of 17 young European artists who came to CERN in January to get inspiration.
Organised by the University College London


Italy

23 June

Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università di Parma

Microcosmo con vista [+]
Hands-on exhibition with guided tours to discover the world of particle physics


Spain

4 June

CIEMAT [+], Madrid

Conmemoración del 50 Aniversario del CERN [+]
Invited lectures by Juan Antonio Rubio and Alvaro de Rujula, CERN and Antonio Ferrer, Univ.Valencia


Belgium

30 May

Notre Dame des Grâces, Woluwe-St-Pierre

Concert "Oratorio Paulus", by Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
- with the Théâtre Saint Michel Symphonic orchestra and the choirs La Psallette Geneva, Oratorio Lausanne and Musica Mediante Clermont-Ferrand
- preceded by a presentation of CERN
- organised by Service Club Kiwanis Bruxelles Millenium, for the FONDS ARIANE against leukemia


UK

25-28 May

Institute for Particle Physics Phenomenology, Univ. of Durham

"Happy Birthday CERN"
Particle Physics Event for Year 9 students
25-28 May 2004, Univ. Durham,


Spain

24 May, 3 and 7 June

Casa del Libro, Vigo

CERN Days - Jornadas Sobre CERN
organized by Agrupación Astronómica Rìas Baixas


Italy

21 May

Trieste [+]

International Centre for Theoretical Physics, 40th Anniversary
Public lecture "Frontiere"
"Into the heart of matter" - "Dentro il cuore della materia"
"Hunting the "Higgs boson" with particle accelerators"
Gigi Rolandi, CERN


Spain

19 May

IFIC [+], Valencia

Synchrotrons: 50 years of physics at CERN and medical applications
Lecture by Prof. Ugo Amaldi, University of Milano Bicocca and Tera Foundation


Spain

18 May

CIEMAT [+], Madrid

Particle Accelerators: from fundamental research to cancer therapy [+]
Lecture by Prof. Ugo Amaldi, University of Milano Bicocca and Tera Foundation


Finland

13 May

Café Ateneum, Finnish National Gallery

Science Café "What is matter made of?"
Moderator: Science journalist Jari Makinen
Scientists: Kari Enqvist and Katri Huitu


France

6-26 April

Palais de la découverte [+], Paris

Exhibition - "Les géants de l'infiniment petit, des outils pour la physique du futur"
Organised by LAL , Orsay, IN2P3, CEA, CERN, DESY, KEK, Fermilab, SLAC


Spain

14 April

CIEMAT [+], Madrid

Más allá del Modelo Estándar [+]
Lecture by Dr. Luis Álvarez Gaumé, CERN-Physics Department


Spain

14 April

Real Academia de Ciencias [+], Madrid

Conmemoración del 50 Aniversario de la creación del CERN [+]
Invited lectures by Sir Christopher Llewellyn Smith and Luis Álvarez Gaumé


Italy

25 March

Trieste [+]

International Centre for Theoretical Physics, 40th Anniversary Public lectures "Frontiere"
25 March - Ultime notizie dal Big Bang | Dal microcosmo al macrocosmo, Alvaro De Rújula, CERN


Spain

5 March

Alicante

XXXII International Meeting On Fundamental Physics
Session on occasion of the 50th anniversary of CERN [+]
Invited lectures by Juan Antonio Rubio, Daniel Treille, Luigi di Lella, John Ellis, Manuel Aguilar, Antonio Ferrer, Francisco Ynduráin y Enrique Fernández


Italy

26 February

Colosseo Theatre, Turin [+]

'Dal Quark al Web', special 'Science Thursdays' dedicated to CERN
Speakers: Chiara Mariotti, Robert Cailliau


Switzerland

2-7 February

St. Moritz Gourmet Festival [+]

Préparation de glace à l'azote liquide, présentation du LHC, 'Drôle de physique'


Hungary

October 2003

Roland Eötvös Physical Society [+]

Special issue on CERN in Hungarian Physical Review
Fizikai Szemle, (53) 2003. 10. 349-384. pp.


2004-08-13