##[Chat with us! ](https://kiwiirc.com/client/irc.gimp.org/#LHC)

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> ## [Welcome to /r/LHC](#icon-star)
> This is a sister subreddit to /r/CERN, with more of a focus on the technical aspects and day-to-day operation of the Large Hadron Collider.

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> ## [Useful resources](#icon-information)
> [LHC Portal](http://lhcportal.com/)  
> [OP Vistars](http://op-webtools.web.cern.ch/op-webtools/vistar/vistars.php) – Live status displays  
> [LHC Dashboard](http://lhcdashboard.web.cern.ch/lhcdashboard/)  
> [Live voice announcer](http://announcer.web.cern.ch/announcer/)  
> [2018 schedule](https://beams.web.cern.ch/sites/beams.web.cern.ch/files/schedules/LHC_Schedule_2018.pdf)  
> [Glossary of definitions](http://www.lhcportal.com/Portal/Info/LHCGlossaryDef.pdf)  
> [List of acronyms](http://lhccwg.web.cern.ch/lhccwg/Bibliography/UsefulAcronyms.htm)
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> More available in /r/LHC/wiki

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> ## [User flairs](#icon-error)
> Users are free to write their own flair text. Identities are not verified by the moderators.

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> ## [IRC channel](#icon-comments)
> Come and chat in the [LHC Portal](http://www.lhcportal.com/IRC.htm) IRC channel:  [#LHC](irc://irc.gimp.org:6667/#LHC) on [irc.gimp.org](https://www.gimp.org/irc.html)

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> ## [Related subreddits](#icon-eye)
> * /r/CERN
> * /r/ParticlePhysics
> * /r/Accelerators

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