Welcome session

2 Nov 2026, 08:15 → 4 Nov 2026, 14:59 Europe/Zurich

81/R-003C - Science Gateway Auditorium C (CERN)

Alice Zhorobekova (HR), Anastasija Preobrazenska (CERN)

Welcome! The event will start at 8.15 with check-in. Click on the "Timetable" tab on the left for the schedule.

If you haven't already done so, please upload a photo of yourself (taken with a digital camera, smartphone or tablet) by October 30 morning. This photo will be used to prepare your CERN site access card. Your access card will be available for collection on the 2nd November 2026.

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Bienvenue ! L'événement commencera à 8h15 par l'enregistrement. Cliquez sur l'onglet Timetable à gauche pour consulter le programme complet. 

Si vous ne l'avez pas encore fait, veuillez télécharger une photo de vous (prise avec un appareil photo numérique, un smartphone ou une tablette) d'ici le 30 Octobre matin. Cette photo servira à préparer votre carte d'accès au site du CERN. Votre carte d'accès sera disponible le 2 Novembre 2026.

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Group picture: Welcome session for newcomers July 2026

Join Mattermost Newcomers@CERN

Monday 2 November

1 Registration & Particle identity quiz

Find out which type of particle you are with this quiz
Start your first experiment at CERN: interact with the other particles in the room and observe what happens!

2 Onboarding: part 1

09:15 Group photo & networking break

3 Onboarding: part 2

4 Join your department

• meet the other newcomers from your department
• pick-up from your department's flag
• 10:40 Go behind the Globe to take the shuttle to your department. The shuttle departs from the parking area behind the Science Gateway

Tuesday 3 November

5 CERN Health Insurance Scheme (CHIS): e-learning

Only for members of CHIS (= recruited as staff, fellow/graduate or technical/doctoral/administrative student)

Please use the link below to access the CERN Learning Hub and complete the CHIS online training:

LINK TO TRAINING

Speakers: Rebecca Wood (CERN), Sandrine Baudat (CERN)

CHIS_Onboarding_2026_EN.pdf

CHIS_Onboarding_2026_FR.pdf

CHIS website

6 Computer Security Awareness

Speaker: Pau C (CERN)

CERN Computer Security Information in FR

CERN Computer Security Information_slides in EN

Website Computer Security

Wednesday 4 November

7 Q&A about Swiss and French legitimation cards

Speakers: Anne-Sophie Verbrugghen (CERN), Donia Grandclaude (CERN)

1- EDH French Card Application form

2- Help page for French card application

Check List for French card application.pdf

WELCOME Session slide_CARDS_Jan2026.pdf

WELCOME Session slide_CARDS_Jan2026.pptx