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As the capacity for underground visits is limited, access to the underground facilities will be by reservation only, and tickets must be obtained from the CERN Open Days website. For safety reasons, children aged 12 or under will not be admitted to the underground sites. Each person will be able to reserve up to four tickets, which will be valid for a specific day and time-slot. The tickets, which are free of charge, will be made available on the site progressively over a four-week period.
CERN operates state-of-the-art scientific instrumentation, particle accelerators and detectors, in the pursuit of fundamental knowledge about matter and the Universe. Its largest accelerator, the LHC, is an underground ring measuring 27 kilometers in circumference that smashes tiny particles into each other. Their collisions are analyzed by several detectors, including in particular four huge machines measuring tens of meters in height and length, packed with millions of sensors. The LHC is fed by a chain of accelerators, the last of which is the Super Proton Synchrotron, housed in an underground tunnel measuring 7 kilometers in circumference.
Photo by Philippe Regamey
Following on from the tulip festival in Morges, and the iris festival at the Château de Vullierens, flower-lovers can now feast their eyes upon thousands of dahlias, forming part of the annual Lakeside Dahlia festival which takes place in Morges between mid-July and October.
For the 17th edition of this event, there will be approximately 2250 dahlias, planted over a stretch of 1500m along the lakeside (between the Parc de l’Indépendance and the Parc de Vertou, mainly from the Temple towards the direction of Lausanne).
With close to 100 varieties on show this year, the festival provides an ideal place to visit with families and friends. Any elderly visitors or young children, who are not keen/able to walk the length of the flower display can also view the dahlias from the Petit Train.
Taking place between 6th and 10th December and celebrating its 23rd edition this year, the Montreux Comedy Festival is one of the leading comedy festivals in Europe, attracting the crème de la crème of French speaking comedians and professionals.
In response to the huge demand from international audiences living in Suisse Romande, the festival management has decided for the first time this year to organize some additional events in English.
On the 6th December, there will a stand-up comedy show including a number of popular English-speaking comedians, such as Yianni, Brian O’Gorman and Mickey Sharma. This event is described as being a wonderful opportunity to “discover new talents and enjoy a slice of English life and humor in Montreux”. No tickets for this event are required as the show is free and you just need to turn up at the door.
The countdown is on for one of Europe’s most-anticipated and lavish annual fundraising events, the Geneva Charity Ball - and with this year’s ‘Wonderland’ theme, the 2012 Ball looks set to be the most magical yet.
Hailed as “a must-attend event on the European expatriate social calendar” by The Telegraph, more than 500 guests, amongst them well-known personalities from the worlds of business, finance, media, sport and high society, are expected to attend this year’s event being held at the Intercontinental Hotel on 10th November.
With a glitzy champagne reception, a sumptuous dinner, performances from the UN Orchestra, an auction hosted by acclaimed auctioneer Helen Molesworth, and an after-party where some of the Ministry of Sound’s most in-demand DJs will keep revelers on the dance floor until the early hours, organisers say this year’s Ball will be an unforgettable evening.
This Saturday, 13 October, the Ethiopian Children's Appeal will hold its annual Fall Fundraising Bazaar in Geneva.
The bazaar, which will take place at 99 Espace de Quartier between 11am and 11pm, will feature lots of new items and jewelry made by many different designers, including ECA Founder, Jo Butler. Textiles, scarves, baskets, Christmas decorations and paintings will also feature amongst the wide range of products on sale.
For the children, there will be puppet shows, and beading classes, whilst Ethiopian dance classes will appeal to both young and old. A Chinese auction and tombola prizes should also prove popular with adults.
Jo told knowitall.ch, "All the proceeds from this event will go towards helping rural school children and HIV/AIDS orphans in Ethiopia. Our fundraising events have proved so helpful in the past, and have enabled us to deliver much-needed supplies such as school books, clothing and sports equipment to these children. We have now installed solar energy at one school, built two new quarters for teachers, installed vegetable gardens, and even taught the children how to grow their own vegetables! We have also refurbished the local health clinic, and installed solar power and a fridge for vaccinations. In addition, we have helped to support 16 HIV/AIDS orphans living in a home environment in Addis Ababa."
