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Quantum Unplugged: Geneva's diplomatic community engages in dialogue on quantum technology with OQI and ITU

Quantum Unplugged: Geneva's diplomatic community engages in dialogue on quantum technology with OQI and ITU (Photos by OQI/ITU)

On 14th October, representatives from 40 Permanent Missions in Geneva attended the second edition of Quantum Unplugged, in collaboration with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), and with the support of the Permanent Mission of Belgium to the United Nations in Geneva (Wallonie-Bruxelles à Genève).



Ideas, collaboration, and lots of coding at the 2nd Next Generation Triggers hackathon

Participants of the 2nd NGT Hackathon at the Globe. Picture: Alex Lasa Lamarca

From 20 to 24 October 2025, more than 40 participants from NGT CMSATLAS, and other NGT work packages gathered at IdeaSquare for the second edition of the 



Design fiction workshop for hybrid prototyping

Join the workshop at IdeaSquare on Oct. 31!
Design Fiction Workshop for Hybrid Prototyping Join the workshop at IdeaSquare on Oct. 31!

CERN technology showcased in the context of UN Plastic Treaty discussions

AI data analysis techniques developed at CERN were showcased during a side event of INC-5.2 – the United Nations intergovernmental negotiating committee meeting in Geneva to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution
Sioni Summers from Edge SpAIce and Paola Catapano from Polarquest Association speaking at the event (Image: CERN) AI data analysis techniques developed at CERN were showcased during a side event of INC-5.2 – the United Nations intergovernmental negotiating committee meeting in Geneva to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution

Citizen Science and AI to combat plastic pollution

Side event of the UN Plastic Treaty INC-5.2
Citizen Science and AI to combat plastic pollution - side event of the UN Plastic Treaty INC-5.2 Side event of the UN Plastic Treaty INC-5.2

Tinker Lab in IdeaSquare open to the public

Tinker Lab in Ideasquare

What's the value of out-of-box thinking? 

Participants will explore, experiment, and reflect on the value of thinking out of the box in innovation and research, using simple and affordable materials.  

Then they will also get a short tour of IdeaSquare, CERN’s collaborative innovation space, showcasing how prototyping and playful exploration mirror the challenges and creative processes that drive technological advances at CERN.



Women in Motion: Exploring AI and movement analysis with hands-on training

Participants engage in hands-on AI training during the ‘Women in Motion’ workshop at CERN IdeaSquare
‘Women in Motion’ workshop at CERN IdeaSquare Participants engage in hands-on AI training during the ‘Women in Motion’ workshop at CERN IdeaSquare

ATTRACT celebrates successes at final conference

The initiative helped develop breakthrough detection and imaging technologies and tested a model for innovation in Europe
ATTRACT Final conference The initiative helped develop breakthrough detection and imaging technologies and tested a model for innovation in Europe

Hacking quantum materials for sustainable development

From 11-13 July, 35 students from over 20 countries came together at CERN IdeaSquare to take part in a hackathon co-organised by OQI and the University of Geneva (Geneva Responsible Entrepreneurship Center).
Quantum Materials Hackathon From 11-13 July, 35 students from over 20 countries came together at CERN IdeaSquare to take part in a hackathon co-organised by OQI and the University of Geneva (Geneva Responsible Entrepreneurship Center).

STELLAR – A voyage across the Universe with Nobel Laureates and Astronauts

STELLAR - A voyage across the Universe with Nobel Laureates and Astronauts

STELLAR



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