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From Tuesday 13^th to Thursday 15^th October 2026, the Conférence générale des poids et mesures (CGPM) was held at the Palais des Congrès in Versailles. This diplomatic conference, which takes place approximately every four years, aims to propose and vote on resolutions for the development of metrology at the international level.

Published on the occasion of its 70^th General Conference (Vienna, September 14–18, 2026), the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) Nuclear Technology Review 2026 provides an overview of the most significant advancements in nuclear technologies. This year, two topics are dedicated to instrumentation, highlighting research on artificial intelligence-assisted neutron spectrometry conducted by the Laboratoire national Henri Becquerel (LNE-LNHB).

The European Metrology Network for Mathematics and Statistics (EMN Mathmet) has published a revised version of its Strategic Research Agenda (SRA). This new edition is now available online.

The French National Metrology Network (RNMF), through the Data Science and Uncertainty Department of LNE, was involved in its revision.

RNMF metrology researchers contributed to the success of the 35^th edition of the CPEM which took place from 7 to 11 September 2026 in Madrid (Spain) by being authors or co-authors of 27 accepted communications.

The official closing ceremony of the European Metrology Programme for Innovation and Research (EMPIR) took place on 7 May 2026 in Brussels, in the presence of Maria Cristina Russo, Deputy Director-General of the European Commission's Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, and Christophe Salomon of the French Academy of Sciences. The French National Metrology Network (RNMF) was represented alongside delegates from the national metrology institutes that are members of EURAMET, representatives of the European Commission, and the programme's academic and industrial partners.

The SI Brochure is the reference document describing the International System of Units (SI), the only internationally recognized system of units. This new version of the brochure includes changes to the section on non-SI units and updates the presentation of explanatory notes throughout the publication.

On April 23 and 24 2026, LNE organized the 31st annual meeting of the Interdisciplinary Technical Committee (TC-IM). This event brought together 23 in-person participants, representing around twenty member countries, to discuss cross-cutting metrology issues and strengthen international collaboration.

From 28–30 April 2026, the 8th EMN Energy Gases General Meeting will bring together experts, partners and stakeholders for strategic discussions, joint workshops and the 3rd Stakeholders Council Meeting, under the organisation of LNE, LNE-LADG, EMN Energy Gases and the JRPs H2FlowTrace and MetHyTrucks.

To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Meter Convention, the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) organized a series of events in Paris and Versailles on May 20, 21, and 22, 2025.

The Laboratoire National Henri Becquerel (LNE-LNHB) is organising the 24th International Conference on Radionuclide Metrology and its applications from 19 to 23 May 2025. This conference, which will be held in Paris, is an event organised every two years that brings together experts from all over the world to discuss advances and challenges in the field of radioactivity metrology.