Open to all pre- and main conference speakers and convenors. Receive a warm welcome from conference hosts, CERN representatives and Ecsite. Enjoy a drink and mingle with other speakers.

The reception will be hosted at on the CERN campus at the Globe of Science and Innovation, one of CERN's outreach spaces. The building is a symbol of sustainable development made possible by science and innovation. Its structure is reminiscent of the shape of the planet, while its construction is based on the most ecological of all building materials, wood.

The reception itself will be taking place on the first floor of the Globe building.

Ecsite conference participants are also invited to visit CERN's permanent exhibitions (Microcosm, Universe of Particles) or the "IdeaSquare" creative innovation space, whose opening hours have been specially extended from 17:00 to 21:30.

Please print and bring the invitation you will be receiving by email a few days before the conference.

Dress code: smart casual.

Address
CERN is on the border between France and Switzerland and it has two official addresses, one French and one Swiss. You are more likely to arrive from the Swiss side,
but you never know…

For Switzerland
CERN
CH-1211 Geneva 23
Switzerland

For France
Organisation Européenne
pour la Recherche Nucléaire
F-01631 CERN Cedex
France

How to get there
Plan your journey at www.tpg.ch/en

From Geneva International Airport
Public transport: first take a free public transport ticket from the machine you will find at the exit to the baggage collection hall, just before customs control. Then you can take bus Y for “CERN” and get off at the “CERN” stop opposite the large Globe and the CERN site or take bus 23 for “Carouge-Tours”, 28 for “Petit-Lancy-Les Esserts” or 57 for “ZYMEYSA-Gare” and get off at “Blandonnet” and then catch tram 18, and get off at the final stop, “CERN”. Approx. journey time: 30 min. Taxis: approximately CHF 35, to be found at the airport exit.

From the CICG convention centre
For both the Speakers’ reception and the special tours, a bus is foreseen from the CICG. Please refer to information received by email. If you need to make your own way: take bus 22 from “Vermont” for “Plan-les-Ouates, ZIPLO”, get off at “Bouchet” stop and change to tram 18 for “CERN” – get off at the final stop and you’re there. Approx. journey time: 1 hour with a margin of security.

From the Natural History Museum
Take bus 5 for “Aéroport”. Get off at “Place de Neuve” and change to tram 18 for “CERN” – get off at the final stop and you’re there. Approx. journey time: 1 hour with a margin of security – if you are attending the pre-conference, make sure to leave as soon your workshop is over.