The tradition of International Congresses of Historical Sciences started in 1900. Except during the World War I and World War II, it has been held 21 times so far. Being the most influential academic activity of historical sciences, it enjoys a reputation of the “Olympics of Historical Sciences”. From 23 to 29 August, 2015, the 22nd ICHS was held in Jinan, China. It was the first time for the Congress to be held in Asia. The event, hosted by the International Committee of Historical Sciences, was organized by the Association of Chinese Historians and Shandong University. The Congress included four major themes: “China from Global Perspectives”, “Historicizing Emotions”, “Revolutions in World History: Comparisons and Connections” and “Digital Turn in History”. There were also a series of academic activities such as specialized theme discussions, joint sessions, round tables, evening discussions, and poster session for post- graduate and PhD students etc. Over 2000 historians from all over the world participated in those activities including 15 Czech historians from the Institute of History of the CAS, the Institute of Contemporary History of the CAS, Charles University, University of Pardubice and Palacký University Olomouc. and Jaroslav Pánek.
The 9th annual Science and Technology Week was organized for the public by the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic on November 2-8, 2009 and it took place in Brno, České Budějovice, Hradec Králové, Ostrava, Plzeň and Praha. The program included speeches by scientific professionals, presentations of noteworthy experiments, workshops, non-traditional exhibitions, science cafés, and visits to laboratories and academic workplaces. Science and Technology Week is one of the largest science communication efforts which presents the latest scientific achievements and results of current research. and Luděk Svoboda.
This was a comment during an interview with Professor Vaclay Pates, a renowned Czech biochemist, for a feature article in this issue. The Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (ASCR) has been observing the 20m anniversary of its inception, of which this is a part. Professor PaOes was President of the Academy (2005-2009) and also of the Learned Society of the Czech Republic (2010-2012). His scientific speciality is genomics. His research group was among the first to completely sequence a genome, namely, the DNA of a bacterial virus. In addition, he discovered a specific enzyme involved in the catabolism of the plant hormone cytokinine. He co-authored of the first Czech synthetic gene (the precursor of the neurotransmitter enkefaline). and Marina Hužvárová.
Institute of Art History of the ASCR in cooperation with British Archeological Association organized between 7th-12th July 2006 session, that had the character of an international conference, the topic was Medieval Art and Architecture in Prague and Bohemia. The lectures were completed by excursions into main Czech medieval monuments, such as Prague centre, Karlstejn Castle and Kutna Hora Centre. and Klára Benešovská.