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Official ceremony to celebrate CERN’s 70^th anniversary
When: Tuesday, 1 October, from 11.00 a.m. (CEST)
Places are limited. The CERN Press Office will notify you whether your registration has been successful.
Dear Journalists,
The official ceremony will be held in the auditorium of CERN Science Gateway, our flagship centre for education and outreach, which was inaugurated in October 2023.
The programme will be as follows:
11 a.m. – 2.30 p.m.: Accreditation and security checks
3.00 – 4.30 p.m.: Official ceremony hosted by Director-General Fabiola Gianotti, in the presence of national delegations from Member States, Associate Member States and Observer States
Speakers:
· CERN Director-General, Fabiola Gianotti
· President of CERN Council, Eliezer Rabinovici
· HRH Princess Astrid, Princess of Belgium
· President of Bulgaria, Rumen Radev
· President of the Swiss Confederation, Viola Amherd
· President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen
· President of the Italian Republic, Sergio Mattarella
· Prime Minister of Latvia, Evika Silina
· Prime Minister of Portugal, Luis Montenegro
· President of the Republic of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic
· President of the Slovak Republic, Peter Pellegrini
4.30 – 6.00 p.m.: Additional time for interviews
Photographers interested in covering the official picture event with our Director-General and the national delegations should express their interest when they register.
A press room providing workspaces with Wi-Fi, live retransmission of the ceremony and catering services will be available from 11.30 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. (CEST) on the day of the official celebration..
Kind regards,
The CERN Press Office team
About CERN
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