Itinerary. The following is a brief itinerary for the trip. We hope to include some time in the city of Geneva as well as the visit to CERN.

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2 Itinerary The following is a brief itinerary for the trip. We hope to include some time in the city of Geneva as well as the visit to CERN. Tuesday 27 th June 7.00 Depart College Fly out of Manchester Airport (EasyJet flight 1951) Arrive Geneva Airport and travel to Hotel Pax Walk to the Jet D eau for a great photo op! Dinner: Italian restaurant, Le Flore, in Geneva (Approx. CHF25) After dinner walk around the city.

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4 Itinerary Wednesday Morning Breakfast at the Hotel Public transport to the CERN Facility Look around the Microcosm and Globe interactive museum (and an opportunity to purchase items from the gift shop) Special presentation by one of the research groups at CERN Lunch at the CERN canteen (Approx. CHF 15-20)

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6 Itinerary Wednesday Afternoon 1:00pm Visit/Tour of CERN Introductory talk Film Tour of two experimental areas (Closed, flat shoes must be worn for the tour. This is for health and safety reasons and we will not be allowed in the experimental area if a party member has high heels. So no high heels or sandals, please!) Public Transport back to the City Visit to the fountains at the UN Building Passport must be carried with you as we cross the border into France

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8 Itinerary Wednesday Evening Public transport to Hotel Pax, then back into town for dinner at Holy Cow! Return to Hotel for the night

9 Itinerary Thursday Breakfast in hotel Pax Public transport to CERN site A lecture by a group working at the CERN facility 11:30 lunch in the CERN canteen (CHF15-20) Meeting/Talk with Lancaster Group 1-2 hours free time in the City Quick dinner in the city (eg Fast Food or Café)

10 Thursday Evening Itinerary 18:45 Train to Geneva airport 21:55 Depart Geneva Airport (EasyJet flight 1954) 22:45 Arrive Manchester Airport. 00:00 Estimated time of return to College

11 Spending Money You will need to bring something for Breakfast/Lunch on Tuesday or money to buy something at the airport We will need to buy dinner on Wednesday, lunch and dinner on Thursday and lunch and dinner on Friday, plus drinks, snacks, ice creams etc. Public transport costs have been included in the trip cost and will be provided. About 110 worth of Swiss Francs should cover the basics of the trip. (About 150CHF) Students must have cash as we might not have access to a cash machine until the second day.

12 Passports/ European Health Insurance Card Visitors to Switzerland will need a current passport. Participants will need to have their passport while we are at CERN itself, as part of the site is in Switzerland, part in France. The Swiss accept the European Health Insurance Card. Participants will need to bring one of these, an EHIC can be applied for online via The card takes up to seven days to be delivered, so could anyone who has not applied for the card yet do so urgently. We can not let students join the party without the card.

13 Travel Insurance Travel Insurance is needed, to supplement the protection offered by the EHIC, (which does not cover, for example, a flight home in an emergency). The College has taken out its own Travel Insurance to cover this and other risks.

14 Transport We will travel to and from Manchester Airport with Coastal Coaches Public transport will be used around Geneva. Travel cards will be provided.

15 Behaviour During the visit to CERN itself, and en route to and from the hotel, we expect students to remain as a party. There may be opportunities at other times for students to spend some time in Geneva independently of the group Students must not wander alone during the free time. They must stay in groups of at least three. We expect students to conduct themselves responsibly during this time: they are representing their College. No alcohol to be consumed at any time The trip will be entirely non-smoking

16 Clothing / Equipment Besides the stipulation regarding footwear mentioned earlier, there is no need for specialised or formal clothing. The weather is generally warm in June, but thunderstorms are common so both sun cream and a waterproof will be required. Pack a bag that you can carry for several hours. A rucksack is best.

17 Luggage Only hand luggage to be taken of a size less than 56 x 45 x 25cm. Sensible weight, as you will be carrying it all around for most of the day on Wednesday & ALL Friday Liquids - containers must hold no more than 100ml Maximum volume of liquid no greater than 1000ml (1 litre) containers should be in a single, transparent, re-sealable plastic bag, which measures approximately 20cm x 20cm

18 Sleeping Arrangements Shared rooms sleeping 3 or 4 students All rooms en-suite, towels provided Hairdryers available in rooms Swiss travel adaptor will be required for charging phones/ipods etc.

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20 To-do list: VR2b Consent forms need to be completed and returned. Copies of passports and EHIC cards for flight booking Student mobile phone numbers Staff contact I can be reached on ext 2020 (Physics) or ed at name@ .ac.uk On the trip itself we will have a college mobile phone number A number was here