The Academy Assembly, the highest body of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic responsible for the foremost priority decisions related to the ASCR, held its XLI Meeting in the Municipal House in Vinohrady December 13, 2012. By a secret ballot, Professor Jiří Drahoš was reelected by the Academy Assembly as the new candidate for the presidency of ASCR for the period 2013–2017. The president of Czech Republic will ratify this election and the nominee will be inducted as the new head of Academy at the XLII Meeting of Academy Assembly on March 19, 2013.