Join the Club

MusiClub members get access to:

Before you join

  • If you would like to play on a classical piano in building 568, please contact the Jazz Club.
  • Please inquire about the availability of our locales. We have many bands playing, and we want you to have a realistic idea when the rehearsal rooms are actually available before you pay a membership fee (check the Rooms and Equipment section).

Fees

CERN Staff Association

Annual fee: 50 CHF

Reduced rate for summer students: 10 CHF

Your membership is usually valid until the end of the year and there is no pro-rata discount for subscribing during the year. But, if you join from 1st of November onward, your membership will be valid until the end of the following year.

NEW: Members of the CERN Staff Association can get a 10 CHF refund. Thus, if you are a fully paid MusiClub member for this year, and you're a member of the Staff Association, and you would like the discount applied, then please e-mail a scan of your Staff Association member card together with your complete bank details to music.club@cern.ch and ask for your 10 CHF refund.

Membership

Please note that everyone playing in your band has to become a member of the MusiClub.

Please don't forget to renew your membership for the following year before the end of the year. Please add the name of the band and the name(s) of the band members in the comment field of the bank transfer and please send a scanned proof of payment to music.club@cern.ch with the name of the band and the name(s) of the band members.

There are several reminders and there is a grace period for renewing your membership. After that, the bookings made in advance are cancelled and the access to the booking sheet is revoked.

How become a member

Just send the list of members (first name, last name, e-mail address), pay your fee to UBS using the following IBAN/BIC information, either in person at UBS at CERN, or via online banking:

UBS account: C7-109,252.0 (clearing 279)
IBAN: CH97 0027 9279 C710 9252 0
BIC: UBSWCHZH80A
Address:
Musiclub Cern
CERN
385, rue de Meyrin
1211 Genève 23

Please add in the comment field of the money transfer the name of the band and the name(s) of the band members.

IMPORTANT: we strongly suggest to make the transfer from a Swiss account or, failing that, as a direct cash deposit at the UBS counter. International transfers to our account (including Revolut, etc) can incur significant bank fees which you will be asked to cover.

Next, please e-mail a scan of the proof of payment to music.club@cern.ch and we’ll get back to you with your new username/password, sign you up on our mailing list, provide you with information about accessing the locales, etc.

Access for external members

If you do not have a CERN badge, you will need to get an external access card. The external access card allows non-CERN employees to gain access to the locales and music events on site. Note that this process is managed by the CERN Access registration team and the MusiClub president acts as the guarantor. 

  1. Request: You will need to ask for an External Access Card by e-mail to music.club@cern.ch, specifying:
    • Your first name as stated on your passport or ID card
    • Your surname as stated on your passport or ID card
    • The email address you'd like to be associated with your application
  2. Form: Once the president makes the formal request, you will receive by e-mail a link to an online form. Note that it will sent from edh.system@cern.ch (Edh System) rather than the MusiClub. Please fill the form completely:
    • Nationality
    • Date and place of birth
    • Marital status
    • The details of your identity document: type, number, country of issue, validity dates.
    • If you previously had a CERN access card even if it expired (e.g. you were an employee or contractor at CERN), please also complete the "Person ID" (number below the barcode in the access card) in the form. If you never had a CERN access card, you may leave this blank. 
  3. Approvals and ID Check: After you submit the form, it will need to go through a series of approvals in the following sequence:
    • The MusiClub president who verifies the data is filled in is as expected
    • The access registration team who need to verify your identity:
      • Verification of identity. You will receive an email from noreply@ariadnext.com (IDNow application) asking you to scan your ID and take a photo of yourself. If you have trouble with this step, you may alternatively present yourself in person with your passport or ID card at CERN Community Support Centre at building 33 during working hours to have your identity verified
    • The CERN staff association who confirms the reason for the access request (member of a CERN club)
  4. Card collection: After these approvals are completed, you will be invited to take a photograph and collect your card at the CERN Community Support Centre at building 33, just opposite the CERN tram stop. You must visit during working hours to collect your access card. 
  5. Person ID: Once you have your card in hand, please send us your person ID (the number underneath the barcode at the bottom of the card) which is required to grant access to the electronic locks (access to the MusiClub locales)
  6. Renewal: Card validity is for a maximum of one year and typically will expire on 31st January. Please contact us a few months before expiry (e.g. November or begining of December) so we can start the process again for you (from step 1). Note that renewal is not automatic and requires action on your part.