Welcome Drink:
The welcome drink will take place on Tuesday (July 15) at the CICG conference centre.
STELLAR:
See the dedicated page. STELLAR will take place on Jul 19 from 16h to midnight. On that day participants will leave the ICRC conference venue from 15h in several groups to reach CERN by public transport. ICRC participants with their badges will have priority access to the first set of talks by S. Ting, T. Kajita, & B. Barish. Talks in French will be translated to English. If the auditorium is too small, talks will be boadcasted outside.
Please register to the event (or on the waiting list) here. The number of registrations was limted to the capacity of the auditorium (a standard practice at the CERN gateway) but there are more than 10 consecutive talks during the event, so this limit is meaningless.
Conference Dinner:
The symposium dinner will take place on Tuesday July 22, 20h at the Biotech Campus (Chem. des Mines 9, 1202 Genève), walking distance from the CICG conference centre.
Visit of CERN:
Guided tours to CERN laboratories will be organised on selected afternoons (July 15, 16, 17, 18, 23). The number of places is limited to 47 per visit.
The registration desk will distribute vouchers to the registered participants on the day of the visit until 12:15. The remaining vouchers will then be distributed on a first come first serve basis (birth data, place and nationality is required by CERN).
The day of the visit the visitor group will leave ICRC at 15h sharp in front of the CICG main door. A guide will lead the group to the Sciece Gateway reception. Travel to CERN is by public transport (if you do not have the free public transport card delivered by the hotels, please ask your guide). Visitor will get a badge at the entrance and have to wear it all the time. Visiors have to comply with these safety rules.
Profit from your stay in Geneva to visit the just opened CERN Science Gateway. Visits are free. It is open every day 9h-17h excepting Mondays and easily reachable by public transport (tram 18, stop "CERN"). Cosmic-rays, particles, cosmology and the Universe are well represented ! All information on visit.cern.
Some Nearby Places of Interrest:
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Geneva's history of science museum, on the lake shore (1.4km from CICG, free entrance) hosts historical instruments in particular electroscopes designed and used by Horace Benedict de Saussure in the 18th century to study atmospheric ionisation, in particular at the Mont-Blanc. In 1786 he proposed a ballon experiment to probe if the ionisation increased further with altitude.
- The International Committee of the Red Cross (the other ICRC) museum, 950m from CICG.
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Guided tour of the United Nation Palace, 1.2km from CICG, advance booking is needed.
Activities & Sunday Excursions:
Dive into the heart of Geneva and its many treasures, swimm in the lake (26C, this summer), enjoy the UEFA Women's European Championship (Geneva July 4-22) and its fan zone.
If you prefer an evening of music to football you can enjoy the Montreux Jazz Festival (July 4-19), 1hr by train from Geneva, with 250 free concerts or the Paleo Festival Nyon (July 22-27), 20min by train. from Geneva
Spectacular sites for a one day trip are Chamonix & aiguille du midi, Montreux & Rochers-de-Naye, Les Diablerets & Glacier 3000, Gruyère & the Cailler Chocolate factory.
Guided tours and excursions in Geneva and around can be booked at the Geneva tourist office, links in Tripadvisor or keytours. You can organise similar tours by yourself using Swiss trains, boats, busses or bikes.
On Sunday we are organising a full day tour to the Jungfraujoch (the highest train station in Europe) and its research station, where Pierre Auger and his students measured extensive air showers and discovered the first 1015 eV cosmic-rays in 1938 (at half the normal ticket price).
The registration desk can organise group tickets for cruises (e.g. evening cruises 19h-22h30) along the lake of Geneva, a wonderful and relaxing way to discover the shores of the largest alpine lake.
