Read article 'Estonia and CERN are moving closer'
Estonia and CERN are moving closer
Estonia's parliament has recently approved special funding from the country's state budget of some €100,000 annually for the period 2004-2010.
Read article 'Estonia and CERN are moving closer'
Read article 'Exploiting the transatlantic light path'
Exploiting the transatlantic light path
Recent major exhibitions have provided the opportunity to demonstrate the potential of the high-speed link between Europe and North America, as Chris Jones reports.
Read article 'China reinforces collaboration at the LHC'
China reinforces collaboration at the LHC
A workshop in China provided the occasion for a rare event in particle physics - the simultaneous participation of the spokesmen for the four major experiments being prepared for the LHC.
Read article 'CERN’s role on the European stage'
CERN’s role on the European stage
CERN's new director-general, Robert Aymar, believes that the CERN Council should strengthen its mission to "sponsor co-operation" in particle physics across Europe.
Read article 'CERN Council rings the changes'
CERN Council rings the changes
The CERN Council has formally approved the new structure for CERN, which was presented by the incoming director-general, Robert Aymar, at the Council's meeting on 19 December 2003.
Read article 'New Zealand signs up to co-operate with CERN'
New Zealand signs up to co-operate with CERN
On 4 December 2003 a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between CERN and the government of New Zealand was signed in the presence of Peter Hamilton, New Zealand's ambassador to Switzerland.
Read article 'PPARC announces research agenda for the UK'
PPARC announces research agenda for the UK
The UK Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council (PPARC) has outlined its latest research goals in its Strategic Plan for 2003-2008.
Read article 'ICFA launches selection process'
ICFA launches selection process
The International Committee for Future Accelerators (ICFA), chaired by director of SLAC Jonathan Dorfan, has announced the members of a 12-person International Technology Recommendation Panel (ITRP) f...
Read article 'US defines roadmap for science facilities'
US defines roadmap for science facilities
The US Department of Energy's Office of Science has unveiled its 20 year science facility plan. This is in effect a roadmap for future scientific facilities to support the department's basic science a...
Read article 'CERN hosts major policy conference'
CERN hosts major policy conference
Scientists, policy makers and stakeholders from around the world came together at CERN on 8 and 9 December 2003, when the laboratory hosted The Role of Science in the Information Society (RSIS) confer...
