The Academy Assembly held its XLIInd Meeting December 13, 2012 in the Municipal House in Vinohrady. It is the supreme self-governing body of the Academy of Sciences responsible for the foremost priority decisions related to the ASCR. By a secret ballot, the Academy Council (executive body of the ASCR) and Council for Sciences (the ASCR’s policy body) were elected by the Academy Assembly for the period 2013–2017.