CERN

Prepared by Engincan Yazici

The European
Organization for
Nuclear Research

known as CERN (derived from

the name :
Conseil européen pour la
recherche nucléaire)
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At the end of the Second World War, European science
was no longer world-class.

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Following the example of international organizations, a
handful of visionary scientists imagined creating a

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European atomic physics laboratory.
At an intergovernmental meeting of UNESCO in Paris in
December 1951, the first resolution concerning the

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establishment of a European Council for Nuclear Research
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establishing the provisional council – the acronym CERN was

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born.

Founded in 1954, the CERN laboratory sits astride the

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Franco-Swiss border near Geneva.
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It was one of Europe's first joint ventures and now
has 23 member states.
 Science for peace

CERN’S CONVENTION STATES:

“The Organization shall have no concern

with work for military requirements and the
results of its experimental and theoretical
work shall be published or otherwise made
generally available.”
MISSION
provide a unique range of particle
accelerator facilities that enable
research at the forefront of human
knowledge

perform world-class research in

fundamental physics

unite people from all over the

world to push the frontiers of
science and technology, for the
benefit of all
 GOALS

Beyond science, CERN also aim to:

be a politically neutral voice for science, advocating investment in fundamental research and
evidence-based policy;
build further links with industry in terms of the transfer of knowledge from CERN to industry;
train a new generation of scientists and engineers;inspire and nurture scientific awareness in
all citizens.
The CERN Council
is the highest authority of the Organization and has
responsibility for all-important decisions.

It controls CERN’s activities in scientific, technical and

administrative matters.

It approves programmes of activity, adopts the

budgets and reviews expenditure.

The Council is assisted by the Scientific Policy

Committee and the Finance Committee.

The Director-General, appointed by the Council,

manages the CERN Laboratory.

The Director-General is assisted by a directorate and

runs the Laboratory through a structure of
departments.
 Council
CERN is run by 23 Member States, each of
which has 2 official delegates to the CERN
Council.

One represents his or her government’s

administration; the other represents national
scientific interests.

Each Member State has a single vote and

most decisions require a simple majority,
although in practice the Council aims for a
consensus as close as possible to unanimity.

Council meeting in June 2018

Scientific Policy
Committee
The Scientific Policy Committee
evaluates the scientific merit of
activities proposed by physicists and
makes recommendations on CERN’s
scientific programme.

Its members are scientists elected by

their colleagues on the committee
and appointed by Council on the
basis of scientific eminence without
reference to nationality.

Some members are also elected from

Non-Member States.
Scientific Policy Committee in February 2018
Finance Committee
The Finance Committee is

compose of representatives

from national administrations

and deals with all issues

relating to financial

contributions by the Member

States and to the

Organization’s budget and

expenditure.
Thank
you for
attention!