Since its foundation by 12 members in 1954, CERN regularly accepted new members. It is understood that subject to compliance with the applicable criteria and procedures, States that fall within the former category may transit to the latter status.

Administrative relations with the two host states France and Switzerland are under the responsibility of the Relations with the Host States Service. They make a contribution to the capital and operating costs of CERN’s programmes, and are represented in the council, responsible for all important decisions about the organization and its activities.

Lithuania becomes Associate Member State of C... Slovenia becomes CERN Associate Member State, India becomes Associate Member State of CERN, Ukraine becomes an associate member of CERN, Lithuania becomes Associate Member State of CERN. Information on the particle physics effort in each country is collected and collated for use by CERN.

develops and enhances links with Associate Member States, Non-Member States and international scientific organizations; promotes and implements of CERN’s geographical enlargement policy.

The Member States Relations Section coordinates day-to-day relations between the CERN Management and the Member States. Today CERN has 23 Member States: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.

Member States … The Member State Relations Section coordinates matters concerning relations between CERN and its Member States to ensure an ongoing and effective dialogue. Of the 23 members, Israel joined CERN as a full member on 6 January 2014, becoming the first (and currently only) non-European full member. The Organization was subsequently joined by Austria (1959), Spain (1961-1969, re-joined 1983), Portugal (1985), Finland (1991), Poland (1991), CzechoSlovak Republic (1992), Hungary (1992), Bulgaria (1999), Israel (2014), Romania (…

Head of Associate Member and Non-Member State Relations: Emmanuel Tsesmelis, CERN

They are listed below. Visits to the Laboratory by senior officials from the section are also initiated, as well as exploratory visits to individual countries by CERN staff to establish useful contacts in the local physics institutes and high-technology industries.

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Industrial Returns for CERN Member States For Supply contracts between 01.03.2020 until 28.02.2021 The return coefficient of a Member State is defined as the ratio between that Member State's percentage share of the value of all Supply contracts and that Member State's percentage contribution to the CERN Budget over the same period. Today, the Director-General of CERN, Fabiola Gianotti, and the Minister of Science and Education of the Republic of Croatia, Blaženka Divjak, signed an Agreement admitting Croatia as an Associate Member of CERN. They may also interact with existing Informal Networks of staff and users from their country.

In addition to Membership, CERN possesses various other legal instruments for governing its relations with States. BIRTH OF WEB, LHC PAGE 1, BULLETIN... Serbia joins CERN as its 23rd Member State, Croatia to become an Associate Member of CERN. Menu Sub navigation. All new members have remained in the organization continuously since their accession, except Spain and Yugoslavia.

The section maintains a complete and up-to-date record of the participation in the CERN programme of the Associate and Non-Member States and of their corresponding collaborating national laboratories, universities and institutes. Section members also participate in the co-ordinating committees between CERN and certain individual countries.

These include the status of Associate Member, which comprise regular Associate Membership as well as Associate Membership in the pre-stage to full Membership.

Switzerland, Relations with International Organizations and other Partners. The CERN Convention was signed in 1953 by the twelve founding states Belgium, Denmark, France, the Federal Republic of Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Yugoslavia, and entered into force on September 29, 1954. After an introduction regarding CERN’s strategy for medical applications and the governance put in place for these activities (see “Viewpoint”), much of the event was devoted to updates from individual Member States and associate Member States, where much activity is taking place.

A Management Liaison has been designated for each country from the senior staff to help maintain dialogue and information exchange. All Member States are represented in the CERN Council, the supreme governing body of the Organization. The CERN Convention was signed in 1953 by the twelve founding states Belgium, Denmark, France, the Federal Republic of Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Yugoslavia, and entered into force on September 29, 1954.

CMS sees evidence of top quarks in collisions... LHCb sees new form of matter–antimatter asymm... LS2 Report: increased cryogenic power at LHC ... E.G. facilitates appropriate information-sharing and exchange on matters of common concern; works with a designated Management Liaison for each country; helps to coordinate Thematic Forums for Member States on topics of interest. Head of Member State Relations: Pippa Wells, CERN The Associate & Non-Member State Section is responsible for matters concerning relations between CERN and its Associate & Non-Member States. Member states have special duties and privileges.

The Management Liaison is a member of the CERN senior staff, who helps to maintain open dialogue between the CERN management and the Member States Council delegates and other relevant officials in that country. Yugoslavia left CERN in 1961. Associate Member States in the pre-stage to Membership; Cyprus: 1 April 2016: Slovenia: 4 July 2017 Thus, CERN today has 23 Member States. Physicists at CERN are seeking answers, using some of the world's most powerful particle accelerators, The research programme at CERN covers topics from kaons to cosmic rays, and from the Standard Model to supersymmetry, Steering and focusing: magnets and superconductivity, The Serbian flag was raised today at a ceremony on the Esplanade des Particules to mark the country’s accession as CERN’s 23rd Member State, Today, CERN welcomes Serbia as its 23rd Member State, following receipt of formal notification from UNESCO that Serbia has acceded to the CERN Convention. Yugoslavia was a founding member of CERN but quit in 1961.

Title Member states: Publication date 2012-01-19: Content The CERN convention was signed in 1953 by the 12 founding states Belgium, Denmark, France, the Federal Republic of Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Yugoslavia, and entered into force on 29 September 1954.

Member and Associate States, Observers; About CERN and its history; The Governance of CERN; Council Secretariat; SEARCH. International Relations The Organization was subsequently joined by Austria (1959), Spain (1961-1969, re-joined 1983), Portugal (1985), Finland (1991), Poland (1991), CzechoSlovak Republic (1992), Hungary (1992), Bulgaria (1999), Israel (2014),  Romania (2016) and Serbia (2019).

CH-1211 Geneva 23 The Czech Republic and Slovak Republic re-joined CERN after their mutual independence in 1993.