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    Finance Committee - Four-Hundred-and-Fourth Meeting

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    503/1-001 - Council Chamber (CERN)

    503/1-001 - Council Chamber

    CERN

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      • - - - NORMAL SESSION - - -
        • 1
          Adoption of the agenda
          • CERN/FC/7041/Rev.
          English
        • 2
          Approval of the draft minutes of the four-hundred-and-third meeting
          • CERN/FC/7042/RA/Draft
          English
          French
        • 3
          Matters arising from the previous meeting (Oral)
        • 4
          Briefing by the President of Council (Oral)
        • 5
          Financial and budgetary matters
          • a) Status of payment of the contributions by the Member and Associate Member States and Status of 2026 budget and actual expenses
            Speaker: Jan-Paul Brouwer (CERN)
            • CERN/FC/7043/RA
            English
            French
            Slides
          • b) Information on the Cost-Variation Index for 2027
            Speaker: Kasia Pokorska (CERN)
            • CERN/FC/7026/RA/Rev.
            English
            French
            Slides
        • 6
          Audit Committee (AC)
          • a) Report on the AC meeting held on 8 and 9 September 2026 (Oral)
            Speaker: Jochen Schieck (Austrian Academy of Sciences (AT))
            Slides
          • b) Questions from the Finance Committee to the Audit Committee
        • 09:55
          Coffee break
        • 7
          Pension Fund matters
          Briefing on the CERN Pension Fund
          • a) Report by the Chair of the Pension Fund Governing Board (Oral)
            Speaker: Florin-Dorian Buzatu
          • b) Investment performance report and other Pension Fund activities (Oral)
            Speaker: Doug Heron (CERN)
          • c) Report of the Pension Fund Governing Board on the Review of the Plan to Reach Full Funding
            Speakers: Doug Heron (CERN), Florin Buzatu (CERN)
            • CERN/FC/7044/RA CERN/4020/RA
            English
            French
            Slides
        • 8
          Tutorial on the interpretation of the cumulative budget deficit and other measures of CERN's financial position (Oral)
          Speaker: Jan-Paul Brouwer (CERN)
        • 9
          Proposed Framework to Implement the Policy for Fundraising from Private Donors for Scientific Activities at CERN
          Speaker: Barbara Solich (CERN)
          • CERN/SPC/1294/RA CERN/FC/7045/RA CERN/4021/RA
          English
          French
        • 12:10
          Lunch (Glassbox - Restaurant No. 1)
        • 10
          Status of accelerators and experiments (Oral)
          • a) Status of the accelerator complex and upgrades
            Speaker: Oliver Bruning (CERN)
            Slides
          • b) Status report on experiments and computing
            Speaker: Gautier Hamel de Monchenault (CERN)
      • - - - CLOSED SESSION - - -
      • - - - NORMAL SESSION - - -
        • 11
          Update on site development (Oral)
          Speaker: Cedric Garino (CERN)
          Slides
        • 12
          Update from the ILO Forum (Oral)
          Speaker: Richard Charles Farrow
        • 13
          Update from the KT Forum (Oral)
          Speaker: Jan Visser (Nikhef National institute for subatomic physics (NL))
        • 15:35
          Coffee break
        • 14
          New contract adjudications
          Speaker: Giovanni Anelli (CERN)
          • a) Proposal for the award of a contract for the civil engineering work for the ISOLDE Beam Dump Replacement and Sustainability project on the French part of CERN’s Meyrin site
            • CERN/FC/7046/RA
            English
            French
          • b) Proposal for the award of a contract for the civil engineering work for the renovation of Entrance B on the Swiss part of CERN’s Meyrin site
            • CERN/FC/7047/RA
            English
            French
          • c) Proposal for the award of a blanket purchase contract, without competitive tendering, for the supply of CERN-specific radiation-resistant HUBER+SUHNER connectors
            • CERN/FC/7048/RA
            English
            French
          • d) Proposal for the award of three contracts, without competitive tendering, for the provision of academic journal subscriptions and open access publishing services
            • CERN/FC/7049/RA
            English
            French
          • e) Proposal for the award of a contract for the provision of electrical installation services on the CERN site
            • CERN/FC/7050/RA
            English
            French
          • f) Proposal to negotiate an extension of an existing contract for the provision of maintenance and support for asset management software
            • CERN/FC/7051/RA
            English
            French
          • g) Proposal for the award of two blanket purchase contracts for the supply of packaged and bulk gases at CERN
            • CERN/FC/7052/RA
            English
            French
          • h) Proposal for the negotiation of extensions of two blanket purchase contracts, without competitive tendering, for the supply of automation systems and fieldbus equipment
            • CERN/FC/7053/RA
            English
            French
          • i) Proposal for the award of a contract for the design, manufacturing and delivery of two cryogenic condenser systems for the DUNE/LBNF project
            • CERN/FC/7054/RA
            English
            French
          • j) Proposal to conclude a collaboration agreement for the development of superconducting radiofrequency cavities in support of the FCC-ee Technical Design Phase
            • CERN/FC/7055/RA
            English
            French
          • k) Proposal to conclude a collaboration agreement for testing and qualification of bulk-niobium cavities for the FCC-ee Technical Design Phase
            • CERN/FC/7056/RA
            English
            French
          • l) Proposal to negotiate a collaboration agreement for the development of advanced Nb3Sn wires for the HFM R&D programme
            • CERN/FC/7037/RA
            English
            French
          • m) Proposal to negotiate a collaboration agreement for the development of a low-temperature and a high-temperature superconducting magnet for the HFM R&D programme
            • CERN/FC/7057/RA
            English
            French
        • 15
          Confirmation of the access status of the documents on the agenda
        • 16
          Other business