31 Mar 2004
Geneva 31 March 2004. European plans for Grid technology change gear this week, as the pioneering European DataGrid (EDG) project comes to a successful end and a new project, the Enabling Grids for E-Science in Europe (EGEE) project, begins. The EGEE project will build on the success of the EDG project and take Grid technology even further by establishing a service Grid infrastructure which is available across Europe, 24 hours-a-day.
18 Mar 2004
Geneva, 18th March 2004. On 29 – 30 March the findings of ‘Inside the Big Black Box'- a Europe-wide science and society project - will be revealed during a two-day seminar hosted by CERN1. The principle aim of Inside the Big Black Box (IN3B) is to determine whether a working scientific laboratory can capture the curiosity of the general public through visits.
18 Mar 2004
Geneva, 18 March 2004. Nine of CERN*'s 20 Member States today signed a new Protocol on privileges and immunities. This brings the Organization into line with other European intergovernmental organizations, such as the European Space Agency and the European Southern Observatory, which already enjoy international status in all of their Member States.
01 Mar 2004
Geneva, 1 March 2004. Celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of CERN officially begin on 8 March with the launch of a Swiss postage stamp dedicated to the Organization.
At a press conference in Geneva, the stamp will be presented and details of events to mark the anniversary throughout the Organization's Member States will be unveiled.
