At the 52nd ACURIL conference held in Kingston, Jamaica, Gaelle Bequet, Director of the ISSN International Centre, was invited as keynote speaker to present a paper on identifiers and open science on June 6, 2023. The text of her paper is available online in French (https://zenodo.org/record/8027102) and English (https://zenodo.org/record/8026914). She was also received by Ms Beverly Lashley, Director of the National Library of Jamaica, and Ms Maxine Jones, Head of the Jamaican ISSN Center.

Ms Berverly Lashley, National Librarian of Jamaica, with Ms Gaelle Bequet, Director of the ISSN International Centre, and Ms Maxine Jones, ISSN Manager at the National Library of Jamaica.

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Technical Committee 46 Information and Documentation will meet from 22 to 26 May 2023 in Paris. The ISSN International Centre, which participates in the work of the committee, is helping to organize an event that will bring together experts from national delegations. They will visit the National Archives and the National Library of France (Richelieu Building). A reception will be held at the end of the day so that participants can enjoy French hospitality.

Koffi Attede, Director of the National Library of Benin, and his team organized a meeting with Gaëlle Béquet, Director of the ISSN International Centre in Porto Novo on 1 March 2023. The National Libraryof Benin has managed the Benin ISSN Centre since 2000.