The aim of this international conference was to delimit and define the space for women to assert themselves in public affairs and politics during the last three decades of the existence of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, under the First Czechoslovak Republic and Austrian Republic. It was organized by the Chamber of Deputies of Parliament of the Czech Republic, the Centre of Central European Studies (the joint department of the Masaryk Institute and Archive of the ASCR and CEVRO Institute College) and the Anna and Jaroslav Krejci Research Endowment Fund. It was held under the auspices of Miroslava Nerncova, the chairwoman of the Chamber of Deputies of Parliament of the Czech Republic. and Marie Behanská a Jana Malínská.
The project of restoration and preservation of the Bečov Castle, which received the Europa Nostra European Award in 2010, is described in another story. The project was awarded "for a thoroughly prepared conservation that would preserve the original architectonic element.' The educational part of the project offers a chance to see the development of architecture with concrete examples and the conservation methods applied to similar sights. and Marina Hužvárová, Gabriela Adámková a Markéta Pavlíková.
Featured in this issue is the Council for Sciences’ summary of experience of the Evaluation of Academic institutes 2005–2009 carried out for the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic under the supervision of foreign evaluators. Through this evaluation, the Academy Council provided a full report of the research effectiveness of Academy Institutes. and Vědecká rada Akademie věd ČR.