International Metrology Digest
May 1–12, 2026  ·  Issue #3
BIPM  ·  EURAMET  ·  PTB  ·  NPL  ·  EURACHEM  ·  OIML  ·  GAC  ·  UNESCO
Your digest of international metrology events, meetings and updates.
Stay informed on what matters across the global measurement community.
Latest news
BIPM · FORUM-MD
FORUM-MD 2026 keynotes published on YouTube
Six keynote presentations from the 3rd Forum on Metrology and Digitalization (FORUM-MD), held at BIPM Sèvres, are now available. Topics include Digital Calibration Certificates, FAIR data, machine-actionable CMCs, and AI in metrology.
bipm.org/forum-md
PTB · AI
PTB launches ChAmp: LLM-based assistant for metrological software documentation
PTB has launched the ChAmp project — an AI language model assistant for reviewing technical documentation of measuring devices under legal metrology. Aims to speed up software conformity verification without access to source code.
ptb.de/news
EURACHEM
Eurachem Week 2026 opens in Lisbon — MUWG webinar + Workshop + GA
Eurachem Week kicks off in Lisbon on 10 May. Programme: training on measurement uncertainty (10 May), MUWG Webinar (13 May), Workshop on uncertainty and PT (11–12 May), Working Group meetings (13 May), and General Assembly (14–15 May).
eurachem2026.events.chemistry.pt
EURAMET · Partnership
European Partnership on Metrology: Stage 2 Call opens 24 June
Following Stage 1 (closed February 2026), Stage 2 of the 2026 Metrology Partnership Call will open on 24 June and close 28 September 2026. Budget: €690M co-funded by EU Horizon Europe. Four research themes available for consortium submissions.
metpart.eu
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World Metrology Day — 20 May 2026
"Metrology: Building Trust in Policy Making"
UNESCO + BIPM Online Webinar · 13:00–14:30 CEST · Registration open now
#WorldMetrologyDay  ·  wmd@worldmetrologyday.org
Register at worldmetrologyday.org →
Coming up — Key Events
May 10–15
EURACHEM
Eurachem Week 2026 — Workshop + General Assembly
Lisbon, Portugal
NOW
May 20
BIPM · OIML
World Metrology Day 2026 — UNESCO webinar 13:00 CEST
Online (worldwide)
KEY
May 26–29
INRIM
ISPM 2026 — International Scanning Probe Microscopy
Genoa, Italy
Jun 1–5
EURAMET
20th EURAMET General Assembly
Tbilisi, Georgia
KEY
Jun 9–11
EURAMET EMN
EMN Pollution Monitoring Annual Meeting
Europe (TBD)
Jun 24
EURAMET
Metrology Partnership Stage 2 Call opens
Online — metpart.eu
Sep 6–11
EURAMET · BIPM
CPEM 2026 — Conference on Precision Electromagnetic Measurements
CEM, Madrid, Spain
KEY
Oct 13–15
BIPM
28th CGPM — Conférence Générale des Poids et Mesures
Versailles, France
KEY
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