Topics covered ACCU meetings 1988 – 2026

In addition to the standard items “News from CERN Management”, “Report on services from SCE and IT departments”, and “Users’ Office News”, the following topics have been covered at ACCU meetings:
Meeting No.DateTopics
152June 2026no topics
151March 2026Report on work outside CERN
Presentation of the new CERN OSI department
150November 2025Towards a CERN research and Computing Sector (RCS) AI Strategy
149August 2025The CERN ALUMNI Network
148May 2025The CERN ERMAC Risk Management
Report on WG1 Office Space Management
147March 2025The new B140 Project
146November 2024CERN Coomuniction on FCC
145September 2024CERN Handbook of key legal responsibilities of Home Institutions in respect of the personnel at CERN
The new CERN store punch out catalogue
144June 2024CERN 70th anniversary program
The new Welcome Center in B33 Project
Data Privacy at CERN
143March 2024Building Consolidation at CERN
Space Management at CERN
Update on the Situation of Ukrainian Users
142December 2023The B777 project
Reports on Services from the IT Department
Update on the Situation of Ukrainian Users
141September 2023CERN Academic Training Program
CERN Cardiovascular Campaign
GIS Information Portal
Reports on Services from the IT Department
Email security and Privacy
Update on the Situation of Ukrainian Users
140June 2023CERN Mail Service
Heat Wave Action Plan
Diversity and Inclusion at CERN
Update on the Situation of Ukrainian Users
139March 2023Situation of the Ukrainian Users
CERN Medical Service
CERN Visits Service
138December 2022Situation of Ukrainian users
Report from the SIPB
Cyber Security at CERN
137September 2022Situation of Ukrainian users
Presentation of the new IT Department
Report on services from the SCE department
136June 2022

Situation of Ukrainian users
Report on Mobility
Report on Learning and Development
Report on services from the SCE department
Report from Staff Association on CERN User Taxation and COLA

135March 2022

CERN’s support to our Ukrainian colleagues
Situation of Ukrainian users
Working Group on Strengthening the Support for Users at CERN
Report on services from the IT department
Report on services from the SCE department
Status of new Health Insurance for MPAs

134November 2021

IT strategy, direction, and services to the user community
Working Group on Strengthening the Support for Users at CERN
Social Affairs Service
Library renovation proposal
Reports from ACCU representatives on other Committees: Restaurants’ Supervisory committee
Status of new Health Insurance for MPAs
Medical follow-up of Radiation Workers

133September 2021Working Group on Strengthening the Support for Users at CERN
The CERN Ombud
132June 2021Working Group on Strengthening the Support for Users at CERN
New incident management rule and incident declaration
A new Health Insurance for MPAs
131March 2021Working Groups on Support for Experiments
The new SCE department and report on services from SCE department
Anti-money laundering framework at CERN
Health Insurance for MPAs
130December 2020Anti-Harassment Framework and Support Structures
Summary on Internal Taxation certificate change and proposed clarification of the legal framework
Taxation of subsistence – Staff Association’s opinion and actions
129September 2020The CERN Visit Service
Covid-19 at CERN
Update on Internal Taxation certificate change
128June 2020Update on Internal Taxation certificate change
127March 2020Meeting CANCELED due to the coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic
126December 2019CERN’s carbon footprint
Duty Travel + AC33: Changes effective as of January 2020
Health Insurance and Social Security: Information on A1 certificates in Germany, Health Insurance Survey by US LHC Users Association
Update on Internal Taxation certificate change
125September 2019Apple Battery Recall Program
Reports from ACCU representatives on other Committees: Academic Training Committee, Scientific Information Policy Board (SIPB)
124June 2019CERN and Environment
The CERN Science Gateway
Status and Planning of the Open Days in September 2019
Update on Internal Taxation certificate change
CERN access for retired Users
123March 2019Update on Microsoft licenses
The CERN WiFi project
Reports from ACCU representatives on other Committees: Mobility Working Group, Restaurants’ Supervisory Committee
Update on Internal Taxation certificate change
122December 2018Update on the Vidyo status and future plans
Staff Association offers for Users
Internal Taxation certificate change
121September 2018CERN’s occupational Health & Safety and Environmental protection Unit (HSE)
Reports from ACCU representatives on other Committees: Housing Service Review
120June 2018Microsoft licenses at CERN
The CERN Ombudsperson
Staff Association and the links with Users
119March 201840 years of ACCU: The beginnings; CERN in the 1980s
Data Privacy Protection
Navigator to the full tree of CERN services
118December 2017Use of software licensed through CERN
Reports from ACCU representatives on other Committees: Mobility Working Group
European regulations for ‘posted workers’
117September 2017Experience with the new Bat. 40 WiFi system
Migration of analogue phones
Reports from ACCU representatives on other Committees: Academic Training Committee (ATC)
116May 2017WannaCry danger and mitigation
Reports from ACCU representatives on other Committees: Restaurants’ Supervisory committee (CSR)
Driving a CERN vehicle in the European Union
115March 2017News from the CERN Library
Summer Student Statistics
Reports from ACCU representatives on other Committees: Scientific Information Policy Board (SIPB)
114December 2016Proposal for AFS phase-out
Digital Privacy Statement
The Occupational Health & Safety and Environmental Protection unit HSE
eCars at CERN
Reports from ACCU representatives on other Committees: Housing Service Review
113September 2016The International School Ferney-Voltaire / St. Genis
The CERN Alumni Project
Changes in rules to obtain dosimeters
Changes of CHIS health insurance rules for MPAs
112June 2016The new International Relations sector
Results of Users’ Survey on Communication
Questions and Answers on UBS Issues
111March 2016The new Microcosm
Health Insurance status
110December 2015Strategic Communications Plan 2016-2020
Reports from ACCU representatives on other Committees: Academic Training Committee
109September 2015Access control and parking news
60 years of Staff Association
The CERN Ombuds
Visits opportunities at CERN
108June 2015Collaboration between CERN and HUG
50th anniversary of the CERN Bulletin
Progress on Health Insurance Project for Users
Reports from ACCU representatives on other Committees: Restaurants’ Supervisory committee
107March 2015Change of the portable phone contract from Sunrise to Swisscom
Progress on Health Insurance Project for Users
Reports from ACCU representatives on other Committees: Scientific Information Policy Board (SIPB)
106December 2014CERNbox service
The new approach to the CERN Safety Policy and Safety Organisation
Recent developments in dosimetry + medical services support for Users
Progress on Health Insurance Project for Users
105September 2014Mobility: flow analysis for bikes, cars, bat. 33 access, Globe parking
Lync service – phone calls and collaboration
Progress on Health Insurance Project for Users
104June 2014Heartbleed and its consequences
Progress on Health Insurance Project for Users
Report from ACCU representatives on other Committees: Academic Training Committee
103March 2014Progress on Health Insurance Project for Users
Election of a new ACCU Chairperson
102December 2013Hotel Reservation System
The CERN Library: 24h/24, 365d/365 for all users
Progress on Health Insurance Project for Users
Report from ACCU representatives on other Committees: Accommodation Facilities Working Group
101September 2013Progress on Health Insurance Project for Users
Report from ACCU representatives on other Committees: Scientific Information Policy Board (SIPB), IT Service Review Meeting
100June 201325 years of ACCU
Status of the Health Insurance Project for Users
Public WiFi at CERN
Report from ACCU representatives on other Committees: Restaurants’ Supervisory Committee
99March 2013Overview on Service Desk and Management status
CHIS/UNIQA health insurance issues
CERN Team & Collaboration Accounts
Diversity at CERN
Report from ACCU representatives on other Committees: Academic Training Committee
98December 2012Status of Vidyo
Health insurance issues
Usage of Gate E for family members and opening times
97September 2012New CERN Authentication and Authorization, and CERN Data Protection Policy
Report from ACCU representatives on other Committees: Scientific Information Policy Board SIPB
96June 2012Experience with the Service Desk
Report from ACCU representatives on other Committees: IT Service Review Meeting
95March 2012Reports from ACCU representatives on other Committees: Restaurants’ Supervisory Committee, Accommodation Facilities Working Group
94December 2011Update on CHIS for users, including new rules 2012
Creche “Jardin de Capucine” – status
Report on Summer Students
Users Organization in the U.S. (US LUO)
European social security card
93September 2011New users pre-registration tool (PRT)
92June 2011Update on Safety at CERN
Reports from ACCU representatives on other Committees: Scientific Information Policy Board SIPB, IT Service Review Meeting ITSRM, GS User Commission
91March 2011New Service Desk
The new account management system
90December 2010The CERN Ombuds
Creche progress + Restaurants
89September 2010The CERN Summer Student program
Bringing library services to users
88June 2010CERN Global Network
CERN Code of Conduct
87March 2010Report on services from GS department
86December 2009Restaurant 1 extension
Election of the ACCU Chair
85September 2009Code of Conduct Equal
Opportunities at CERN
The CERN shuttle service
84June 2009Preliminary results of User survey
The CERN Social Affairs Service
User services in GS Department
83March 2009The CERN Press Office
The Burotel project
82December 2008Report from the new Director-General
Fellows and Associates programme
Reports from ACCU representatives on other committees (SIPB; Restaurant Committee; DTF)
81September 2008Reports from ACCU representatives on other committees (Accommodation Facilities Working group; Restaurant Committee;)
80June 2008Childcare initiative
Reports from ACCU representatives on other committees (Accommodation Facilities Working group; Restaurant Committee; SIPB; DTF)
79March 2008The CERN Ombudsperson proposal
Reports from ACCU representatives on other committees (Accommodation Facilities Working group)
78December 2007LHC 2008 start-up events
Emergency services at CERN
The Meyrin Tram project
Reports from ACCU representatives on other committees (Restaurant Committee; SIPB; DTF)
77September 2007Logistics and transport at CERN
Car sharing pilot project
Reports from ACCU representatives on other committees (Restaurant Committee; SIPB)
76June 2007Dosimetry at CERN
Status of collaborative tools at CERN
Reports from ACCU representatives on other committees (Restaurant Committee;
Academic Training Committee; SIPB; DTF)
Ombudsperson initiative
75March 2007Car sharing pilot project
Reports from ACCU representatives on other committees (Restaurant Committee;
SIPB)
74December 2006Safety at CERN
Car sharing project status
CERN Public Web Sites and Intranet
Reports from ACCU representatives on other committees (Restaurant Committee;
Establishing a sponsoring consortium for Open Access publishing in particle physics)
73September 2006Changes to the Fellows and Associates Programme
Reports from ACCU representatives on other committees (Restaurant Committee)
72June 2006Car sharing pilot project
The CERN Document Server: the portal to Open Access
Videoconferencing and collaborative tools at CERN
Reports from ACCU representatives on other committees (Restaurant Committee)
71March 2006Proposal for a centralised access control service
Report from PH Space Management Policy Board
Reports from ACCU representatives on other committees (Restaurant Committee, Academic Training Committee)
70December 2005Closure of computer accounts upon CERN contract expiry
Reports from ACCU representatives on other committees (Restaurant Committee, Desktop Forum)
69September 2005Open Access Publishing
Reports from ACCU representatives on other committees (Scientific Information Policy Board, Desktop Forum)
68June 2005New Service Desk
The new account management system
67March 2005Purchasing procedures at CERN
CERN clubs
Reports from ACCU representatives on other committees (Restaurant Supervisory Committee, Housing Fund Committee, Scientific Information Policy Board)
66December 2004The effects of the reorganization of CERN’s structure, one year on
Computer Security
The new CERN dosimeter
Reports from ACCU representatives on other committees (Restaurant Supervisory Committee, Housing Fund Committee)
Results from the Users’ Office questionnaire
65September 2004The Visits Service
Lifetime of Computer Accounts
Reports from ACCU representatives on other committees (Restaurant Supervisory Committee, Housing
64June 2004Update on CERN’s 50th anniversary celebrations
Report from the EPOG (European Particle Physics Outreach Group)
Reports from ACCU representatives on other committees (Desktop Forum, Scientific Information Policy Board)
63March 2004The Physics Department
Reports from ACCU representatives on other committees (Logistics Advisory Committee, Academic Training Committee, Scientific Information Policy Board)
62December 2003Report from the new Director General
CERN’s 50th anniversary
Report from IT division on Computing Matters
The Young Particle Physicists Association
Reports from ACCU representatives on other committees (Housing Fund Committee, Desktop Forum, and Restaurant Supervisory Committee)
Election of the ACCU Chair
61September 2003Reports from ACCU representatives on other committees (Academic Training Committee, Scientific Information Policy Board)
The CERN Education and Communication Group
Equal Opportunities at CERN
Registration plans for portables
60June 2003Reports from ACCU representatives on other committees (Housing Fund Committee, Desktop Forum, Scientific Information Policy Board)
Property Protection at CERN
59March 2003Reports from ACCU representatives on other committees (Housing Fund Committee, Restaurant Committee)
Health insurance news and survey
Equipment insurance on site
ACCU reporting mechanisms
58December 2002Fellows, Associates and Summer Student Programmes
Particle Data Book distribution
Revoking Computer accounts
Equipment insurance on site
Reports from ACCU representatives on other committees (Desktop Forum)
57September 2002Health Insurance Questionnaire
Host States Relations Service
Update on EP Space management
56June 2002CERN Cars
PIE procedures
EP Electronics Advisory Board
55March 2002CERN Health Insurance Scheme
Follow-up on Space management
Users’ Desktop needs
54December 2001Housing
Restaurant Supervisory Committee
53September 2001Logistics and self-service stores
EP Space management follow-up
How to improve IT User Support?
52June 2001EP Space management
Housing
EDH from the User’s point of view
VRVS
51March 2001Operational Circular No. 6
Fellows programme
Video-conferencing/recording
Update on Computing Issues
50December 2000Equal Opportunities at CERN
The Summer Student programme
CERN Programme for Physics High School Teachers
49September 2000Report from ETT Division: The Press Office
Report from the Scientific Information Policy Board
Update on Computing Issues
48June 2000Revoking Computer Accounts
The CERN Visits Service
Housing Fund report
47March 2000The structure and role of ETT Division
Revoking Computer Accounts
46December 1999Outsourcing for orders < CHF 5000
Radiation Protection
Scientific Information Policy Board
45September 1999Open Access Publishing
Reports from ACCU representatives on other committees (Scientific Information Policy Board, Desktop Forum)
44June 1999Radiation Protection
Electronic Document Handling
Social Security for Users
Use of CERN Computing Facilities
43March 1999Social Security for Users
Graduate Students at CERN
ACES News
42December 1998The CERN Stores
Physics Courses for Teachers
The CERN Kindergarten
41September 1998Policy for VMS and VXCERN
Funding for Basic Research in the EU
ACES
40June 1998WWW Access to Administrative Applications
Funding for the Library
Use of CERN Cars
Housing Fund report
39March 1998Report from SAPOCO
Outreach in Europe
Funding for the Library
Report from EPAC
Review of Written CERN Communications
Club Activities at CERN
38December 1997Desktop Forum report
News from Member States: the future
Open Meeting
37September 1997News from Member States
Travelling Exhibitions
Research Sector Restructuring
A future open meeting
36June 1997Software Standards
Video Conferencing
Report from the Housing Fund
News from Member States
35March 1997The CERN Library
Access Control
Telephone Equipment
Low Cost Accommodation
34December 1996News from Member States
Computer Aided Engineering
Building 40 Progress Report
33September 1996News from Member States
Low Cost Accommodation
CERN Exhibitions
Electronics Pool Advisory Committee
World Wide Web
32June 1996News from Member States
Low Cost Accommodation
Relations with the Host States
31March 1996News from Member States
Life after CERNVM
The CERN Library
The World Wide Web
30December 1995News from Member States
Staff Matters
The running down of CERNVM
29September 1995News from Member States
Publicity
Status Report on Building 40
General Safety Policy at CERN
Low Cost Accommodation
Staff Rules and Regulations
28June 1995Fellows and Associates
News from Member States
27March 1995News from Member States
Fellows and Associates
Telecommunications
26December 1994News from Member States
Stores Cards
Electronic Pool Advisory Committee
Medical Service
Video Conferencing
25September 1994News from Member States
Library
Electronic Pool Advisory Committee
Medical Service
Low cost accommodation
Antennae at CERN
24June 1994News from Member States
Migration (of Scientists in Europe)
Electronic Pool Advisory Committee
Restaurant Committee
Housing Fund Committee
23March 1994The States of ACCU
Relationship to the Staff Association
Electronic Pool Advisory Committee
Reports from ACCU Representatives on CERN Committees
CERN Annual Report
22December 1993Desktop Computing for Experiments + Divisional Responsibilities
The 1993 European Radiation Protection Directive
Use of CERN Cars
Finance and Accounting
21September 1993Restaurant No. 1 Upgrade
Use of CERN Cars
New Hostel and CERN Apartments
20June 1993Workshop Services at CERN
Telephone billing review
The work of the sub-group “Status of women at CERN”
19March 1993Restaurant No. 1
Library Matters
Computing at CERN
Status of women at CERN
Users’ Office Function
18December 1992New Hostel
Telephone billing
Cycle tracks
Creche
Academic Training
Electronics Pool Advisory Committee
Desk Top Publishing (DTP)
17September 1992Fellows and Associates
Safety at CERN
16May 1992Results of the Creche Survey
Academic Training Committee
Telephone billing
Insurance
The Evian LHC Meeting
Restaurant Supervisory Committee report
15March 1992Finance and Accounting for Visiting Teams
Overview of Computing at CERN
Club Activities at CERN
14November 1991Question and Answer session with the Director General
The CERN Housing Service
The CERN Medical Service
CERN Restaurant Committee Report
CERN Library
13September 1991The Role and Work of ACCU
Office Space
Access Cards
CERN Library
The CERN Housing Service
12June 1991The restructured PPE Division
The Fellows and Associates Service
Insurance
Research Sector Electronics Pool: new regulations
The CERN Library
11February 1991The CERN Nursery School and Garderie
The restructured CN Division
Report on the Desk Top Publishing Service
10December 1990The impact of CERN’s Financial Problems on
Services to Users
9October 1990Academic and Technical Training
The CERN Nursery School and Garderie
Safety at CERN
8July 1990Financial and Insurance Cover for Users
The Subsistence Survey
Divisional Restructuring
Fellows and Associates Programme
7March 1990Financial and Insurance Coverage for Users
Divisional Restructuring
The Research Sector
St. Genis Hostel
6December 1989Financial and Insurance Cover for Unpaid Associates
Typing, editing and drawing services at CERN
EP Electronics pool
Theft and security audit
5September 1989Computing
Transport
Housing
LEP
4June 1989Transportation
Computing
Library
Integration of family members
Links between ACCU members and their communities
3April 1989Instruments of understanding
Insurance cover and financial situation of users
Information to users
2January 1989Housing
Office space for users
Computing
User Office
Instruments of understanding
CERN identity card
1December 1988CERN at the service of its scientific users
Links between ACCU members and their communities
User representation on CERN Committees
Survey of topics to be discussed by ACCU