1. ChildCare Initiative News Cigdem Issever with input from Pauline Gagnon, Mario Campanelli. for the CERN Child Care Initiative (CCCI) https://espace.cern.ch/childcare-initiative/default.aspx ChildCare Initiative Meeting, 09.03.2009

2. Cigdem Issever, University of Oxford 2 New Developments at CERN Rolf Heuer new DG  Asked for ACCU for a Priority List  More inclusive treatment of Users and Staff,  Improved infrastructure for Users New Equal Opportunities Officer at CERN:  Doris Chromek-Burckhart  Talked to her last week and got very good suggestions  She is supporting effort and will help us New head of Infrastructure  Thomas Pettersson  Pauline wrote a letter to him and we sent it to him 25/02/2009

3. Cigdem Issever, University of Oxford 3 ACCU Priority List Will be discussed this Wednesday 1.transport (new cars for users, frequency of navettes) 2.accommodation (additional beds in hostel, Web booking) 3.more conference rooms, increase rooms equipped with videoconferencing 4.increase office space, burotel 5.childcare initiative, including help from HR 6.consolidation of general infrastructure 7.enlarge restaurant(s) 8.safety and security 9.library, training 10.dosimeters and dosimeter distribution 11.accessing host countries (attestation de fonctions etc.) 12.access control to the site (contracts, cards, computer accounts, retired users in the area) 13.computing (using/extend Skype/EVO including phone conf., support from IT for individual users’ PCs, common PCs (ex terminals)). 14.logistics and stores 15.ombudsperson initiative.

4. Cigdem Issever, University of Oxford 4 Number of Places needed At least 40 places for < 2 years needed! Meyrin is not enough These are lower limits, because survey only reached fraction of parents at CERN. Redo survey with help of CERN management

5. Cigdem Issever, University of Oxford 5 Number of Places for Users At least 70 – 90 places needed Lower limit!! Survey reached only fraction of parents at CERN

6. Cigdem Issever, University of Oxford 6 How much Fee/month is affordable? 1240 CHF Jardin d’enfants 2000 CHF Meyrin

7. Cigdem Issever, University of Oxford 7 Length of Child Care

8. Cigdem Issever, University of Oxford 8 Draft Proposal for Child Care @ CERN Proposal summarizing our demands needs to be written  At most 2 pages Only the most important four points In prioritize list of action points or demands to CERN Preliminary list of action points: 1)More places for under 2 year olds at least 40 needed Full time places 2)More places for 2 – 5 year olds need at least 40 Full time 3)Location at CERN 4)Help with costs

9. Cigdem Issever, University of Oxford 9 Next steps Write CC proposal  Send it to equal opportunity officer  Head of infrastructure  ACCU  Staff Association Get in touch with staff association Update Report (e.g. take out Archamps) Equal Opportunity officer will follow up ESF funds…. Next meeting: 04. May at 16:00 CERN time