From 1 to 11 mai 2025, CERN participated for the second year in a row at the Haute-Savoie Mont-Blanc International Fair in La Roche-sur-Foron, which celebrated its 100th anniversary this year. Following a successful participation in 2024, CERN returned this year to meet its neighbours in Haute-Savoie and invited visitors to explore its exhibition booth, to discover its mission and learn how particle physics research impacts our daily lives and helps shape our future.

Highlights at the booth included:
•   The "Seeing the Invisible" workshop, to explore what the eye cannot see;
•   The "Particle Identity" game, to find out which particle best matches your personality;
•   And most importantly, the chance to engage with passionate scientists from CERN and the Annecy Particle Physics Laboratory (LAPP), a long-standing partner of CERN, who were available to answer questions and satisfy the audience’s curiosity. Visitors also had the opportunity to talk to members of the team in charge of the Future Circular Collider (FCC) project.

With more than 100 000 visitors and 500 exhibitors, the fair provided CERN with a privileged opportunity to connect with its neighbours and the broader community. By renewing its participation, CERN reaffirmed its commitment to making science accessible to everyone, sharing the fruits of its research and demonstrating its concrete contribution to building a future grounded in knowledge, innovation and cooperation.

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This is an extract from this article published on the website “CERN and its neighbours”.