Rencontres de Moriond
QCD and High Energy Interactions

New results indicate that particle discovered at CERN is a Higgs boson (CERN Press Release)

Scientists more certain that particle is Higgs boson (CNN)
LHC cements Higgs boson identification (BBC)
Higgs keeps mum about universe's secrets - for now (NewScientist)
Confirmed! Newfound Particle Is a Higgs Boson (LiveScience)
Physicists Look to Future After New Higgs Announcement (LiveScience)

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

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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 XLVIIIth Rencontres de Moriond session devoted to QCD AND HIGH ENERGY INTERACTIONS will take place in La Thuile from Saturday, March 9th to Saturday, March 16th, 2013. 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. Click here to locate La Thuile in Europe, here to locate La Thuile in the Alps, and here for a local map.

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.

Recent media coverage:

1. Daily report from the 2012 session in a Special Eddition of the CERN Bulletin (English, French).
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).