On the 8th of June, CMS took part in the annual ‘Color Run’ in Cessy, France. This is a local event organised for the people of Cessy and surrounding areas, and features a fun run with powdered paint going past the CMS detector site. The run started and stopped in a communal hall hosting a “Pass’Sport” event, where different activities and groups in the area could exhibit their activities to get people involved,
From 10am to 4pm, CMS had a stand and spoke to many people from as young as 4 to 75! All were greatly interested in what CMS and CERN is doing, especially what is happening at the Cessy CMS site.
ABOVE: The CMS set up in the events hall
One person stayed for an hour asking questions - most passed by for about 10 minutes to learn about what was happening. Another 110 people from the local area subscribed to come and see CMS in a future dedicated evening!
Read about last year’s event here, which featured dedicated tours, wine, and cheese for the guests.
The stand featured a game where people can try to find which event display shows a Higgs boson decay, and a wordsearch about CMS, along with a whole host of freebies and prizes including magic cubes, magnets, hats, tattoos, brochures, mini models of CMS, and more.
Thank you to the Mairie and the inhabitants of Cessy for the warm welcome and all the curiosity shown!
And thank you to all the volunteers who came to look after the stall and speak to people: Dave Barney, Karla Peña, Attila Racz, Klaus Rabbertz, Wolfgang Adam, Tristan Loiseau, Anne-Marie Magnan, Mick Storr, Manfred Jeitler, Andre David, Maf Alidra, and Joel Lahaye.
It is truly invaluable to create open dialogue between members of the CMS collaboration and people living around the site.
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