ELFT HÍRADÓ

[Ferenc Csikor <csikor AT ncd201.elte.hu>]

Dear friends and colleagues,

I am quite sure that you already heard that the Austrian Federal  
Minister for Science and Research Johannes Hahn announced to end the  
membership of Austria at CERN.

Many persons and institutions in Austria and abroad are against this  
withdrawal and we hope that you will find the time to sign the  
petition.  You can find  the petition online at  http:// 
sos.teilchen.at/petition/ .

Austria has provided valuable intellectual and financial  
contributions during the past 50 years of CERN membership. CERNs  
role as a technology centre and as a bridge between nations and  
cultures goes far beyond merely scientific aims.

We kindly ask you to also give a short common statement on the matter  
if possible. Please submit your statement to http://www.hephy.at/cern- 
at/info/kommentare/

The Austrian Government will finally decide in June about this topic,  
therefore the reaction from an international forum is of the utmost  
urgency and importance. It would be a great honor to have your  
support and statement.

Please forward this email to interested colleagues. Thank you so much!

Best regards,


Helmuth Hffel


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University of Vienna
Faculty of Physics
Boltzmanngasse 5
A-1090 Vienna, Austria
Prof. Helmuth Hffel

TEL.: +43-1-4277-51514
FAX: +43-1-4277-9515
EMAIL: 
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