The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization

📣 Something new launched this week.

The first-ever She Shapes Science Fellowship, supported by Italy 🇮🇹, brought together 16 women from 16 countries for an online bootcamp focused on International Monitoring System data and International Data Centre product use and analysis. These are mid-career scientists at National Data Centres. They came together to deepen their technical skills. They're leaving with a network, and a voice in shaping the future of 's verification work.

The 66th Session of the Preparatory Commission is underway in Vienna. Opening the session, Executive Secretary Rob Floyd set the agenda for discussions on a shared responsibility to keep the Organization operationally effective, financially sustainable, and fully prepared to carry out its vital mandate.
“We’ve done that for 30 years. Let’s do it for many, many more years to come.”

successfully installed a Capacity Building System (CBS) at the National Data Centre (NDC) of Côte d’Ivoire, Station Géophysique de Lamto, N’Douci. This milestone strengthens the NDC’s ability to process and analyse International Monitoring System (IMS) data and International Data Centre (IDC) products, deepening our commitment to building technical capacity in States Signatories and supporting their contribution to our 🌏 verification efforts.

Are you a supplier with expertise in subsea cable systems, underwater acoustics, marine electronics, fiber-optic sensing or advanced monitoring solutions? 🌊

Join the procurement-focused Hydroacoustic Supplier Event 2026 to connect with experts, explore upcoming opportunities and contribute to the future of the International Monitoring System’s Hydroacoustic Network.

📅10 September 2026
📍Vienna International Centre
🔗More details: https://ctbto.info/4dWPSDm

Rob Floyd sat down with Vice Prime Minister Batyr Mammedov, who oversees Turkmenistan’s National Data Centre (NDC). The Executive Secretary also addressed participants of the regional Russian-language NDC training, recognising their vital contribution to the verification system.