Read article 'European particle physics gets ready for the future'
On 14 July in Lisbon, CERN Council adopted a strategy for particle physics in Europe, which will enable the community to participate fully in an increasingly global adventure.
Read article 'Charting the course for US particle physics'
Harold Shapiro reviews the work of the committee that he chaired to recommend priorities for US particle physics during the next 15 years.
Read article 'EIFast workshop presents XFEL project to international industry'
A total of 57 companies and 14 institutions from 13 countries demonstrated their interest in the European X-ray free-electron laser (XFEL) project at an industry workshop held at DESY on 9-10 May.
Read article 'New centre to take control of J-PARC'
The High-Energy Accelerator Research Organization, KEK, and the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) have established the J-PARC Center to take entire responsibility for operating the Japan Proton Accele...
Read article 'Co-operation agreement strengthens CERN’s links with Cyprus'
On 14 February, the minister of finance of the Republic of Cyprus, Michalis Sarris, visited CERN, accompanied by a distinguished delegation, including Christos Schizas, the vice-rector of the Universi...
Read article 'Strategy Group sets future course'
The impressive breadth and depth of European particle physics was on display in Orsay, France, at an open symposium organized by the CERN Council Strategy Group at the end of January.
Read article 'CERN consolidates links with Pakistan'
On 25 January Pervez Musharraf, president of Pakistan, visited CERN with five government ministers, Parvez Butt, president of Pakistan's Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC), and an eminent former preside...
Read article 'Homestake poised to become a goldmine for scientific research'
A new frontier in experimental science was crossed in October when the state of South Dakota committed $20 million to pave the way for its acquisition and conversion of the Homestake Mine into a multi...
Read article 'Barish presents plans for the ILC'
The schedule of the Global Design Effort (GDE) for the future International Linear Collider (ILC) was an important topic at the meeting in September of CERN's Scientific Policy Committee.
Read article 'CERN and Poland sign agreement'
On 29 July, the rector of the AGH University of Science and Technology in Cracow, Ryszard Tadeusiewicz, and CERN's director-general, Robert Aymar, signed a collaboration agreement relating to the comm...
