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Swiss International Airlines LX55
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Shoes and clothes stores close at 15:30 (urgency window at 16:20)
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11/08/2026, 13:45
TK1921 13:45
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Antoine Laudrain (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DE))11/08/2026, 14:15
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Antoine Laudrain (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DE))11/08/2026, 14:45
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Shoes and clothes stores close at 15:30 (urgency window at 16:20)
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Antoine Laudrain (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DE))11/08/2026, 15:30
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Dr Jorge Andres Villa Velez (CERN)11/08/2026, 16:30
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Please bring your mobile phone and have the CERN Campus App installed (https://sce-dep.web.cern.ch/campus-app). You will need to use the map feature to navigate the CERN Meyrin site.
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To get to know each other, we will eat dinner together in R1 :)
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Antoine Laudrain (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DE))12/08/2026, 09:00
Bring your ID!
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Fabian Saretzki12/08/2026, 10:00
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Emna Abassi, Ronald Klos (DESY)12/08/2026, 14:45
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12/08/2026, 19:00
Use your solar eclipse glasses! Do not watch the sun without protection. Watch the eclipse from Geneva, Hamburg or Bonn. Check the time using the following links. Sunset is early with a maximum eclipse happening at 20:20:36.
Geneva: https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/switzerland/geneva?iso=20260812
Hamburg: https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/germany/hamburg?iso=20260812
Bonn:...
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Use your glasses! Do not watch the sun without protection. Watch the eclipse either from CERN or Geneva. Check the time using the following links. Sunset is early with a maximum eclipse happening at 20:20:36.
Geneva Canton: https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/switzerland/geneva-canton?iso=20260812
Geneva: https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/switzerland/geneva?iso=20260812
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Dr Jorge Andres Villa Velez (CERN)13/08/2026, 09:00
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Dr Dipanwita Banerjee (CERN)13/08/2026, 10:45
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Dr Sven Ackermann (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY)), Marcel Stanitzki, Ralf Diener13/08/2026, 11:05
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Dr Dennis Proft (University of Bonn)13/08/2026, 11:25
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Antoine Laudrain (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DE))13/08/2026, 13:00
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Seyma Yavuz Esen (CERN), Berare Gokturk (Bogazici University (TR), CERN)13/08/2026, 13:00
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Markus Joos (CERN)13/08/2026, 14:15
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Markus Joos (CERN)13/08/2026, 14:35
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Dr Jorge Andres Villa Velez (CERN)13/08/2026, 15:35
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Dr Berare Gokturk (Bogazici University (TR), CERN), Seyma Yavuz Esen (CERN)13/08/2026, 16:00
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Synchrocyclotron and ATLAS Visitor Center
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Synchrocyclotron and ATLAS Visitor Center
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14/08/2026, 08:00
9-12 Lectures (incl. cryogenics) and mandatory online classes (they should do the computer security course before, Markus gets their dosimeters upfront)
Transport to Prevessin
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14-17 Safety training centre (life saving action, fire extinguisher, magnet, tbd)
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Please bring your laptop and headphones. You will need them when completing the online safety courses.
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Boris Faucon14/08/2026, 08:45
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Anna Cook (CERN)14/08/2026, 09:00
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Iqra Shahzadi (CERN)14/08/2026, 09:15
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James Devine (CERN)14/08/2026, 09:40
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Jean-Francois Gruber (CERN)14/08/2026, 10:00
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Patricia Borges de Sousa (CERN)14/08/2026, 10:20
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Meeting point in front of building 39 (Hotel Reception) - Just type in "39" in MapCERN
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14/08/2026, 18:20
After the treasure hunt, we will head to the Bowling Balexert to have a nice night with all the participants.
We take the tram at 18:20! Please be on time.
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15/08/2026, 09:00
At CERN, we have a visit to AD.
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DESY and ELSA meet! -
Julia Ines Jaeger (MPIK, Heidelberg University (DE)), Dr Jorge Andres Villa Velez (CERN)15/08/2026, 09:00
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Berare Gokturk (Bogazici University (TR), CERN), Seyma Yavuz Esen (CERN), Markus Joos (CERN), Dr Jorge Andres Villa Velez (CERN)15/08/2026, 10:00
All teams are introduced to the beam facility
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This is completely optional. I will share the file with you, and you can watch the movie whenever you have time.
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Antoine Laudrain (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DE)), Antonios Athanassiadis (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY)16/08/2026, 09:30
Lunch bags from DESY
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Maarten Van Dijk (CERN)17/08/2026, 09:30
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Teams are free to use this time to go to Science Gateway, to visit Geneva, to buy souvenirs, or to work on their projects and help take data at the beam.
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20/08/2026, 15:30
https://indico.cern.ch/event/1690422/
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https://indico.cern.ch/event/1690422/
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20/08/2026, 17:00
Visit with the consulate delegation.
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20/08/2026, 17:00
https://indico.cern.ch/event/1690422/
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20/08/2026, 18:00
https://indico.cern.ch/event/1690422/
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Jean-Pierre Grootaerd21/08/2026, 09:30
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We are going to Prévessin in France for a special visit!
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The CERN DG, Mark Thomson, will come to the experiment area T09.
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We will leave together at 17:30 from CERN to Geneva to try a very typical Swiss dish made from cheese, garlic, and wine.
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Hannah Gabriella Adams (Universite de Geneve (CH))24/08/2026, 10:00
The CERN&Society Foundation will ask a couple of questions regarding the students' experience with BL4S
hybrid, at CERN, DESY and ELSA, via ZOOM:
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24/08/2026, 13:30
Hybrid event at CERN, DESY, and ELSA and online
Presentations:Start: 13:30
Presentation attoPION (CERN): 13:35 - 13:55
Presentation Mobile MIPs (DESY): 13:55 - 14:15
Presentation PionIST 3 (CERN): 14:15 - 14:35
Break until 14:45
Presentation POLARIS (ELSA): 14:45 - 15:05
Presentation Centauri Stars (DESY): 15:05 - 15:25Certificates until 16:00
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24/08/2026, 17:45
Get-together to say goodbye to the winning teams at CERN and to thank all our fantastic supporters and helpers of the BL4S competition at CERN!
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Leaving CERN - SN 2714 (Brussels Airlines) 11:25
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25/08/2026, 11:35
They leave the CERN hostel and go to a hotel in the city.
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Arrive by train on the evening of the 25th
Staying in B&B Hotel Geneva Airport
Flying back home on 28th9 participants (except Jack, Liam, and Ocean). A couple of family members TBC.
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Dr Jorge Andres Villa Velez (CERN)
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Arrival at Geneva airport at 9:50 with Air Canada AC884
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Markus Joos (CERN)
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Berare Gokturk (Bogazici University (TR), CERN), Seyma Yavuz Esen (CERN)
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Berare Gokturk (Bogazici University (TR), CERN), Seyma Yavuz Esen (CERN)
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Berare Gokturk (Bogazici University (TR), CERN), Seyma Yavuz Esen (CERN)
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Depending on the teams' preferences we can either arrange a normal beam day or give half a day off to each team.
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Arrival at building 39
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Departure from building 39 at 9:40
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Indico Event: https://indico.cern.ch/e/bl4s_10ed
ZOOM Webinar:
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https://cern.zoom.us/j/62676973290?pwd=WjIzeE9kbTRRMXZRUFRLMkcxSUttUT09
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Markus Joos (CERN)
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Markus Joos (CERN)
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Markus Joos (CERN)
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Blae Stacey (DESY)
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Sergi Rodriguez (CERN), Dr Jorge Andres Villa Velez (CERN)
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Sergi Rodriguez (CERN)
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Sergi Rodriguez (CERN), Dr Jorge Andres Villa Velez (CERN)
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AIR CANADA AC 885 departing at 12:15 from Geneva to Montreal
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Leaving CERN - LA 5396 (Latam Airlines Group) 9:50
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Berare Gokturk (Bogazici University (TR), CERN), Seyma Yavuz Esen (CERN)
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Berare Gokturk (Bogazici University (TR), CERN), Seyma Yavuz Esen (CERN)
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We will leave together at 18:30 from CERN to Geneva to try a very typical Swiss dish made from cheese, garlic, and wine.
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Please use this time to go to Geneva and buy souvenirs or visit any museum of your interest. Be aware that your teachers are in charge, so please coordinate together as a team and do not go simply alone.
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Chetna Krishna Becker
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Antoine Laudrain (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DE))
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Markus Joos (CERN)
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During your data anlaysis shifts, you have the chance to participate in a physics education research study evaluating the educational value of Feynman Diagrams (interviews are 15min each) , while learning about Feynman Diagrams.
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Martin Schwinzerl, Seyma Yavuz Esen (CERN)
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Berare Gokturk (Bogazici University (TR), CERN), Seyma Yavuz Esen (CERN)
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Seyma Yavuz Esen (CERN), Berare Gokturk (Bogazici University (TR), CERN)
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Berare Gokturk (Bogazici University (TR), CERN), Seyma Yavuz Esen (CERN)
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We will leave together at 17:30 from CERN to Geneva to try a very typical Swiss dish made from cheese, garlic, and wine.
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Alberto Mengoni (CERN & INFN, Bologna)
n_TOF is a neutron time-of-flight facility established at CERN, inspired by the vision of Carlo Rubbia in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
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The facility produces diverse neutron beams that are used in the study of neutron-induced nuclear reactions. A primary objective of the research activities at n_TOF is to understand the origins and formation of chemical elements in stars, while the study... -
Andres Guillermo Delannoy Sotomayor (University of Tennessee (US))
Luminosity is a key parameter that quantifies the performance of a particle collider. Yet, the precise measurement of luminosity at hadron colliders is especially challenging. The van der Meer method for the calibration of absolute luminosity will be described. Various detector technologies which are used for luminosity measurement will be discussed. The currently-operational CMS luminometers...
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David Brotherton, Todd Kozlowski
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Chetna Krishna Becker
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9-12 Lectures (incl. cryogenics) and mandatory online classes (they should do the computer security course before, Markus gets their dosimeters upfront)
transport to Prevessin
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14-17 Safety training center (life saving action, fire extinguisher, magnet, tbd)
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Whoever still needs safety shoes has the chance to collect them together with someone from the BL4S team from the CERN stores.
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Jean-Pierre Grootaerd
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Torben Lange (National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics (EE))
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The CERN teams Spallateam and Team Physical will present
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Safety equipment
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Hotel registration
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Hafeez Hoorani (Imperial College (GB))
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Margherita Boselli, Dr Jorge Andres Villa Velez (CERN)
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Margherita Boselli, Dr Jorge Andres Villa Velez (CERN)
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Markus Joos (CERN)
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Georges Trad (CERN)
Groups will be split into two to visit inside CCC. The visit needs to be quick, and students should stay quiet not to disturb people working there.
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Jarek Polok (CERN), Wayne Salter (CERN)
Groups are split into two parallel visits with two different guides
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Meet & greet of the 'Myriad Magnets' and the US ambassador prior to the celebration of the 10th edition of BL4S
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Dr Jorge Andres Villa Velez (CERN)
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Dr Jorge Andres Villa Velez (CERN)
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Sarah Zochling (CERN)
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Visit scheduled at 16:00
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The CERN treasure hunt will lead you to CERN's secret "R4" where we will have our official welcome dinner together at 18:30. Please be on time and don't forget to bring you lunch checks.
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book the Mezzanine, make a doodle for CERN participants
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