OPECST (Office parlementaire d’évaluation des choix scientifiques et technologiques) is a joint French National Assembly + Senate advisory body comprising 36 members tasked with informing Parliament on the scientific and technological implications of legislative choices. OPECST is the French analogue to congressional science-advisory structures (formerly OTA in the U.S.).
pierre-henriet is the current vice president and co-organizes the June 29, 2026 National Assembly UAP symposium with arnaud-saint-martin (src-france-national-assembly-uap-conference-2026-05).