CERN Alumni Weekly News | Second round of CERN Alumni Engagement Badges awarded, Regional group meetings, New Look Who I Bumped Into series, Virtual Company Showroom with Open Systems, CERN Alumni Online Escape Game

We’re excited to announce that the second round of CERN Alumni engagement badges has been awarded —this time recognising experiential involvement! Whether you’ve joined an event, taken part in mentoring, or stayed active on the platform, check your profile to see if you’ve earned a new badge: https://alumni.cern/news/2628924 And while you're there, why not take a moment to update your profile with your current education, professional role, industry, location, and photo? A complete profile helps others connect with you—and puts you in the running for the next badge release: https://alumni.cern/me/show.

When the Office for CERN Alumni Relations travels, we love reconnecting with the community. During her recent visit to Los Angeles, Rachel caught up with several alumni, including Michael Squires. Take a look at the second video in our Look Who I Bumped Into series to find out where life after CERN has taken him: https://alumni.cern/news/2628671 

Mark your calendar for 12 June at 11:00 CET for our next Virtual Company Showroom with Open Systems. This hybrid event offers a chance to learn about career opportunities at a global leader in managed SASE solutions. Tune in or join in person to meet the team, explore job roles, and ask your questions live: https://alumni.cern/events/178942.

We’ve got a fantastic line-up of upcoming regional group meetups—perfect opportunities to reconnect: 

• Porto – 7 May: https://alumni.cern/events/179075
• Barcelona – 16 May: https://alumni.cern/events/179160 - We are also looking for a second Barcelona Group Manager. If you are interested to take on the role, email us at [email protected] 
• Eindhoven – 16 May (Visit to Nikhef): https://alumni.cern/events/177566
• Milan–Turin – 20 May (Charity Gala Dinner for FIRA): https://alumni.cern/events/170048
• Munich – 25 May (Group Hike): https://alumni.cern/events/178393
• Copenhagen – 30 May (2nd Formal Event at NBI): https://alumni.cern/events/179641 

Feeling competitive? There’s still time to join the CERN Alumni Online Escape Game on 10 May, hosted by our 2024 summer students. Gather a team—or register solo and we’ll match you—to solve interactive puzzles in a virtual escape room. The top three teams will win mystery prizes: https://alumni.cern/events/178946.

On 20 May, the CERN Alumni Sustainability Group invites you to its next #SustainabilityAtWork webinar. CERN alumnus André Schneider will present Triple Bottom Line 2.0: Impact-driven Profitability, a talk that challenges businesses to go beyond just reporting and drive real social and environmental impact:  https://alumni.cern/events/176799.

Looking to turn research into entrepreneurship? On 13 May, don’t miss our next KT Seminar co-hosted with CERN Venture Connect. Alumni Andrea Apollonio and Tiago Neves will share how they transitioned from science to founding successful startups—Reshape and Fibersight: https://alumni.cern/events/178351.

From the CERN Courier, Karl Jakobs, secretary of the 2026 European Strategy Update, calls for strong community engagement to shape the future of particle physics: https://cerncourier.com/a/a-call-to-engage/

Finally, from Symmetry Magazine—Spot the Difference: LHCb’s latest findings on proton-like particles behaving differently from their antimatter counterparts bring us one step closer to understanding why the universe is dominated by matter: https://www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/spot-the-difference?language_content_entity=und.