Since their creation in 1966 by Jean Tran Thanh Van, the Rencontres de Moriond bring together physicists for in-depth discussions in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere. The 57th Rencontres de Moriond session devoted to QCD AND HIGH ENERGY INTERACTIONS will take place in La Thuile from Sunday, March 30th to Sunday, April 6th, 2025.


La Thuile is a pleasant winter sports resort located in the Italian Alps, at 1450 m alt., about 120 km from Geneva. The nearest international airport is Geneva.

The meeting is intended to promote fruitful collaboration between experimentalists and theorists and between various institutions, by bringing together a limited number of particle physicists in beautiful and inspiring surroundings



A Little bit of History…


1. March 14th, 2013: A Higgs-like particle became a Higgs boson at the Rencontres de Moriond QCD, see details here










Higgs session, Thursday, March 14th 2013 - click the images for higher resolution




2. CERN Courier article on the history and spirit of Moriond


3. Articles about the founder of the Rencontres de Moriond, Jean Tran Thanh Van in the Symmetry magazine and in the CERN Bulletin (English, French)

map of La Thuile

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