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Here you will find a series of articles and photos bringing you the latest news on the 60th anniversary celebrations.

CERN: SIXTY YEARS
 OF SCIENCE FOR PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT

On the 20 October 2014, CERN will celebrate its 60th anniversary with the United Nations at the UN Headquarters in New York. This event will highlight the values of science and its capacity to help build bridges between nations.

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CERN turns 60, celebrates peaceful collaboration for science

Today, CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, is blowing out 60 candles at an event attended by official delegations from 35 countries. Founded in 1954, CERN is today the largest particle physics laboratory in the world and a prime example of international collaboration, bringing together scientists of almost 100 nationalities.

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Celebrating the first of a kind

This joint opinion piece was written by Agnieszka Zalewska, President of CERN Council, and Rolf Heuer, CERN Director-General.

 

It was on 7 and 8 October 1954 that the first meeting of the CERN Council took place, opened by Frenchman Robert Valeur, retiring Chairman of the interim Council that had overseen the establishment of CERN. On the day we celebrate that first meeting with a special Council Symposium, it’s interesting to look back at the meeting’s minutes. 

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A September packed with events to celebrate CERN s 60th anniversary

On 29 September 1954, the CERN Convention entered into force, officially establishing the European Organization for Nuclear Research with 12 European member states. Now the world's biggest particle physics laboratory, CERN is celebrating “60 years of science for peace” with an official ceremony and several public events taking place throughout September.

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